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Pendal Focus Australian Equities - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to provide a return (before fees, costs and taxes) that significantly exceeds the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over the medium to long term.
Fund Strategy
This Fund is designed for investors who want the potential for long term capital growth and tax effective income from a concentrated portfolio of primarily 15-30 Australian shares and are prepared to accept higher variability of returns. The Fund may also hold cash and may use derivatives.

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 -1.33% -0.17% 8.65% 10.53% 17.79% 12.73% 12.55% -%
Growth return -1.33% -0.17% 3.6% 4.03% 12.04% 7.42% 6.19% -%
Income return 0% 0% 5.05% 6.5% 5.75% 5.31% 6.36% -%
Market index (S&P/ASX 200 TR AUD)
Total return 0.39% 2.7% 11.09% 12.46% 18.51% 13.08% 12.64% 9.68%
As at 31 Oct 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Pendal Focus Australian Equities
Australian Equities
96.02%
Cash
3.98%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
95%
Cash
-0.57%
International Equities
4.72%
Property & Infrastructure
1.40%
Fixed Interest
-0.49%
Alternatives
-0.06%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Pendal Focus Australian Equities
PDL0422AU
Equity Australia Large Blend
starstarstarstar (as at 31 Oct 2025)
Investment Fund
1 May 2020
$260.55 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$1.2701 (as at 12 Nov 2025)
$1.2645 (as at 12 Nov 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.60% (as at 14 Feb 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) - Estimated 0.88% (as at 30 Jun 2025) (Estimated)
Performance fee (included in ICR) 0.28
Minimum initial investment

FAQs about the Pendal Focus Australian Equities

The objective of the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund is The Fund aims to provide a return (before fees, costs and taxes) that significantly exceeds the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over the medium to long term.

The strategy of the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund is This Fund is designed for investors who want the potential for long term capital growth and tax effective income from a concentrated portfolio of primarily 15-30 Australian shares and are prepared to accept higher variability of returns. The Fund may also hold cash and may use derivatives.

The APIR code of the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund is PDL0422AU.

Pendal Focus Australian Equities’s total return last month was -1.33%. This was made up of a growth return of -1.33% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

Pendal Focus Australian Equities’s total return for the last three months was -0.17%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.17% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

Pendal Focus Australian Equities’s one-year total return is 10.53%. This was made up of a growth return of 4.03% and an income return of 6.5%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

Pendal Focus Australian Equities’s one-year total return is 12.73%. This was made up of a growth return of 7.42% and an income return of 5.31%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Oct 2025.

The asset allocation of the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund is :

Australian Equities
96.02%
Cash
3.98%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund belongs to the Equity Australia Large Blend sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund was $260.55 million.

The Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund has an inception date of 1 May 2020.

The current entry price of the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund is $1.2701 per unit and the current exit price is $1.2645 per unit (as at 12 Nov 2025).

The current exit price of the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund is $1.2645 per unit and the current entry price is $1.2701 per unit (as at 12 Nov 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Pendal Focus Australian Equities managed fund is $0.

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.