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Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
Aims to: - provide investors with regular income by investing in fixed income securities, primarily corporate bonds - outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index (before fees and taxes) on an ongoing basis.
Fund Strategy
The fund aims to enhance return by: diversifying the fund among different securities issued by various borrowers, actively managing for changes in market-wide and securities-specific credit margins, identifying and investing in relative value within the universe of the credit securities, actively managing the portfolio with respect to interest rates, swap and credit margins and managing the portfolio's sensitivity to changes in these.

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 0.52% 1.45% 3.63% 5.37% 6.09% 5.11% 0.77% -%
Growth return 0.52% 0.22% 1.74% 2.35% 3.54% 3.2% -0.97% -%
Income return 0% 1.23% 1.89% 3.02% 2.55% 1.91% 1.74% -%
Market index (Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Y TR AUD)
Total return 0.33% 1.05% 3.11% 4.31% 4.73% 3.74% -0.03% 2.14%
As at 31 Aug 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A
Cash
3.68%
Fixed Interest
96.32%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Cash
6.57%
Fixed Interest
92.51%
Australian Equities
0.63%
International Equities
0.02%
Property & Infrastructure
0.02%
Alternatives
0.25%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A
Perpetual Investment Management Ltd
PER8045AU
Bonds - Australia
starstarstarstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
1 Feb 2017
$243.28 million (as at 30 Jun 2025)
$1.01245 (as at 17 Sep 2025)
$1.01063 (as at 17 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
Standard entry fee 5%
MER 0.40% (as at 12 May 2025)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.40% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $25,000
Minimum additional investments $2,000.00
Minimum redemption amount

Top 10 holdings (as at 30 Jun 2025)

Holding (as at 30 Jun 2025) Type % of Portfolio
Pacific National Finance Pty Ltd 3.8% Bond - Corporate Bond 1.50%
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FAQs about the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A

The objective of the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is Aims to: - provide investors with regular income by investing in fixed income securities, primarily corporate bonds - outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index (before fees and taxes) on an ongoing basis.

The strategy of the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is The fund aims to enhance return by: diversifying the fund among different securities issued by various borrowers, actively managing for changes in market-wide and securities-specific credit margins, identifying and investing in relative value within the universe of the credit securities, actively managing the portfolio with respect to interest rates, swap and credit margins and managing the portfolio's sensitivity to changes in these.

The APIR code of the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is PER8045AU.

Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A’s total return last month was 0.52%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.52% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A’s total return for the last three months was 1.45%. This was made up of a growth return of 0.22% and an income return of 1.23%%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A’s one-year total return is 5.37%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.35% and an income return of 3.02%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A’s one-year total return is 5.11%. This was made up of a growth return of 3.2% and an income return of 1.91%. These returns were calculated as at 31 Aug 2025.

The asset allocation of the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is :

Cash
3.68%
Fixed Interest
96.32%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is Perpetual Investment Management Ltd.

The Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund belongs to the Bonds - Australia sector/asset class.

As at 30 Jun 2025, the size of the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund was $243.28 million.

The Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund has an inception date of 1 Feb 2017.

The current entry price of the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is $1.01245 per unit and the current exit price is $1.01063 per unit (as at 17 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is $1.01063 per unit and the current entry price is $1.01245 per unit (as at 17 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund A managed fund is $25,000. Minimum additional investment is $2000.

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.