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Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to outperform its benchmark on a total return basis over the medium to long term.
Fund Strategy
Merlon believes that stocks trading below fair value will outperform through time. Merlon measures value by sustainable free cash flow yield. Merlon's investment approach is to build a portfolio invested in companies with valuation upside on a broadly equal weight basis. Merlon aims for the Fund to be fully invested in a concentrated number of large and mid-cap companies listed on the ASX. Merlon views franking credits similarily to cash and takes a medium to long term view for investments in the Fund.

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 1.99% 6.93% 8.21% 13.17% 12.41% 13.26% 15.17% -%
Growth return 1.99% 1.3% 1.8% 4.91% 1.75% 3.45% 7.93% -%
Income return 0% 5.63% 6.41% 8.26% 10.66% 9.81% 7.24% -%
Market index (S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries TR AUD)
Total return 8.41% 12.42% 16.72% 23.4% 15.71% 9.81% 7.91% 9.19%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A
Australian Equities
95.26%
Cash
4.74%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
91.26%
Cash
3.90%
International Equities
3.88%
Property & Infrastructure
0.34%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0.60%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A
Fidante Partners Limited
HOW2217AU
Equity Australia Mid/Small Value
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Investment Fund
1 Feb 2018
$45.13 million (as at 31 Jul 2025)
$1.1658 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
$1.1612 (as at 12 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 1.12% (as at 21 Nov 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 1.12% (as at 30 Jun 2024)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0.6
Minimum initial investment $10,000.00
Minimum additional investments $1,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Apr 2025)

Holding (as at 30 Apr 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Woolworths Group Ltd Equity 5.44%
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FAQs about the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A

The objective of the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is The Fund aims to outperform its benchmark on a total return basis over the medium to long term.

The strategy of the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is Merlon believes that stocks trading below fair value will outperform through time. Merlon measures value by sustainable free cash flow yield. Merlon's investment approach is to build a portfolio invested in companies with valuation upside on a broadly equal weight basis. Merlon aims for the Fund to be fully invested in a concentrated number of large and mid-cap companies listed on the ASX. Merlon views franking credits similarily to cash and takes a medium to long term view for investments in the Fund.

The APIR code of the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is HOW2217AU.

Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A’s total return last month was 1.99%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.99% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A’s total return for the last three months was 6.93%. This was made up of a growth return of 1.3% and an income return of 5.63%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A’s one-year total return is 13.17%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.91% and an income return of 8.26%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A’s one-year total return is 13.26%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.45% and an income return of 9.81%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is :

Australian Equities
95.26%
Cash
4.74%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is Fidante Partners Limited.

The Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Mid/Small Value sector/asset class.

As at 31 Jul 2025, the size of the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund was $45.13 million.

The Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund has an inception date of 1 Feb 2018.

The current entry price of the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is $1.1658 per unit and the current exit price is $1.1612 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is $1.1612 per unit and the current entry price is $1.1658 per unit (as at 12 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Merlon Concentrated Australian Share A managed fund is $10,000. Minimum additional investment is $1000.

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.