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Vertium Equity Income Fund - Managed Fund

Fund Objective
The Fund aims to achieve superior outcomes across three investment objectives: 1. Greater income than the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index (after fees) yearly 2. Lower absolute risk* than the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index yearly 3. Greater total return than the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index (after fees) over rolling five-year periods.
Fund Strategy
Vertium's investment process is based on using bottom-up fundamental analysis to determine the value of companies. The cornerstone of Vertium's investment philosophy is loss avoidance, with the team's research process placing an enormous amount of effort in mitigating downside risks by attempting to pay less than the fundamental value of a security (margin of safety). Vertium will wait patiently and only buy stocks when the margin of safety is expected to be sufficient and sell stocks when the margin of safety disappears.

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 -0.35% 2.67% 8.17% 1.88% 6.91% 8.47% 8.75% -%
Growth return -0.35% 2.67% 4.8% -3.32% 1.39% 2.93% 3.13% -%
Income return 0% 0% 3.37% 5.2% 5.52% 5.54% 5.62% -%
Market index (S&P/ASX 200 TR AUD)
Total return -0.78% 4.71% 14.66% 10.56% 16.03% 15.17% 12.98% 10.11%
As at 30 Sep 2025. Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

Vertium Equity Income Fund
Australian Equities
83.65%
Cash
16.35%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%
Average Allocation of Peers
Australian Equities
93.38%
Cash
-0.73%
International Equities
5.10%
Property & Infrastructure
1.41%
Fixed Interest
0.26%
Alternatives
0.58%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
Vertium Equity Income Fund
Copia Investment Partners Ltd
OPS1827AU
Australia Equity Income
starstar (as at 31 Aug 2025)
Investment Fund
30 Apr 2017
$52.25 million (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$0.9879 (as at 30 Sep 2025)
$0.9829 (as at 30 Sep 2025)
Open
Offer information
Type Description
MER 0.97% (as at 2 Dec 2024)
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.97% (as at 30 Jun 2023)
Performance fee (not included in ICR) 0
Minimum initial investment $20,000
Minimum additional investments $5,000.00

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 Aug 2025)

Holding (as at 31 Aug 2025) Type % of Portfolio
BHP Group Ltd Equity 8.86%
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FAQs about the Vertium Equity Income Fund

The objective of the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund is The Fund aims to achieve superior outcomes across three investment objectives: 1. Greater income than the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index (after fees) yearly 2. Lower absolute risk* than the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index yearly 3. Greater total return than the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index (after fees) over rolling five-year periods.

The strategy of the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund is Vertium's investment process is based on using bottom-up fundamental analysis to determine the value of companies. The cornerstone of Vertium's investment philosophy is loss avoidance, with the team's research process placing an enormous amount of effort in mitigating downside risks by attempting to pay less than the fundamental value of a security (margin of safety). Vertium will wait patiently and only buy stocks when the margin of safety is expected to be sufficient and sell stocks when the margin of safety disappears.

The APIR code of the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund is OPS1827AU.

Vertium Equity Income Fund’s total return last month was -0.35%. This was made up of a growth return of -0.35% and an income return of 0%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Vertium Equity Income Fund’s total return for the last three months was 2.67%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.67% and an income return of 0%%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Vertium Equity Income Fund’s one-year total return is 1.88%. This was made up of a growth return of -3.32% and an income return of 5.2%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

Vertium Equity Income Fund’s one-year total return is 8.47%. This was made up of a growth return of 2.93% and an income return of 5.54%. These returns were calculated as at 30 Sep 2025.

The asset allocation of the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund is :

Australian Equities
83.65%
Cash
16.35%
International Equities
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%
Alternatives
0%

The Responsible Entity for the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund is Copia Investment Partners Ltd.

The Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund belongs to the Australia Equity Income sector/asset class.

As at 30 Sep 2025, the size of the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund was $52.25 million.

The Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund has an inception date of 30 Apr 2017.

The current entry price of the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund is $0.9879 per unit and the current exit price is $0.9829 per unit (as at 30 Sep 2025).

The current exit price of the Vertium Equity Income Fund managed fund is $0.9829 per unit and the current entry price is $0.9879 per unit (as at 30 Sep 2025).

The minimum initial investment amount for the Vertium Equity Income Fund 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.