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Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (Total Return) Index (Benchmark), after fees, over a five-year period.
Fund Strategy
The Fund is an actively managed fund that is primarily invested in companies listed (or expected to be listed) on an Australian securities exchange which, at the time they are first invested, are not included in the S&P/ASX 100 Index and have a minimum market capitalisation of $100 million.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fund performance

  1M 3M 6M 1Y p.a. 2Y p.a. 3Y p.a. 5Y p.a. 10Y p.a.
Total return 1.21% 14.5% 30.45% 33.59% 29.32% 24.09% -% -%
Growth return 1.21% 14.5% 29.95% 33.08% 29.07% 23.93% -% -%
Income return 0% 0% 0.5% 0.51% 0.25% 0.16% -% -%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return 3.44% 15.31% 25.25% 21.5% 20.14% 15.54% 9.27% 9.62%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies
Australian Equities
95.34%
Cash
4.66%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
90.89%
Cash
4.21%
International Equities
4.07%
Property & Infrastructure
0.23%
Fixed Interest
0.01%
Alternatives
0.60%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies
Maple-Brown Abbott Limited
MPL1241AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend
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Investment Fund
24 Jun 2022
$81.81 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$2.0569 (as at 28 Oct 2025)
$2.0467 (as at 28 Oct 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 2.70% (as at 16 May 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 1.10% (as at 30 Jun 2024) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Dec 2024)

Holding (as at 31 Dec 2024) Type % of Portfolio
Mar 2025 Spi Futures (X25) Equity Index - Future 3.79%
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FAQs about the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies

The objective of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is The Fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries (Total Return) Index (Benchmark), after fees, over a five-year period.

The strategy of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is The Fund is an actively managed fund that is primarily invested in companies listed (or expected to be listed) on an Australian securities exchange which, at the time they are first invested, are not included in the S&P/ASX 100 Index and have a minimum market capitalisation of $100 million.

The APIR code of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is MPL1241AU.

Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies’s total return last month was 1.21%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.21% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies’s total return for the last three months was 14.5%. This was made up of a growth return of 14.5% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies’s one-year total return is 33.59%. This was made up of a growth return of 33.08% and an income return of 0.51%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies’s one-year total return is 24.09%. This was made up of a growth return of 23.93% and an income return of 0.16%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is :

Australian Equities
95.34%
Cash
4.66%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is Maple-Brown Abbott Limited.

The Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund was $81.81 million.

The Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund has an inception date of 24 Jun 2022.

The current entry price of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is $2.0569 per unit and the current exit price is $2.0467 per unit (as at 28 Oct 2025).

The current exit price of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is $2.0467 per unit and the current entry price is $2.0569 per unit (as at 28 Oct 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies managed fund is $20,000. Minimum additional investment is $5000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.