Core Australian Equity

This strategy aims to deliver attractive long-term returns by actively investing in a diversified portfolio of listed Australian companies.

INVESTMENT UNIVERSE

1000+ Australian stocks (includes ex-index stocks to maximise the opportunity set)

RETURN FORECAST

Daily analysis at stock-specific, peer group, and macro level results in objective risk and return forecast

PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION & TRADING

Forecasts enter proprietary portfolio optimisation system, weighing expected return against risk, liquidity, T-costs, real-world frictions

Investment philosophy

Financial assets are often mispriced due to behavioural errors, such as incorrectly processing information or acting on incomplete information.

Top-performing companies display many qualities. Their success is multi-faceted and cannot be attributed to any single factor.

Market inefficiencies and attractive opportunities are best captured using systematic processes.

Curated application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology can help extract pertinent information from large, complex datasets.

Investment processes must be dynamic and adapt to changes in investor behaviour and the investment environment.

Acadian’s edge comes from embracing innovative ideas and continuously investing in people, technology, and data.

Christian Holzinger

Why Acadian for Australian equities?

  • As a systematic manager, Acadian covers a much broader and deeper investment universe than fundamental management styles, exposing investors to a bigger opportunity set.

  • Our systematic process delivers diversified portfolios that are constructed and managed in a disciplined, risk-controlled way to maximise returns.

  • This strategy is suitable for long-term investors seeking broad exposure to the Australian equity market.

As of October 2024

APIR Code FSF0787AU
 Inception Date 15 November 2005
 Management Cost 0.81%
 Buy / Sell spread 0.10/0.10%
 Product Size  $67 million
 Benchmark  S&P / ASX 300 Accumulation Index
Colonial First State Investments Limited (“CFS”) is the responsible entity for this fund, ABN 98 002 348 352, AFS Licence 232468. You can find the target market determinations (TMD) for this fund at www.cfs.com.au/tmd, which include a description of who a financial product might suit. You should also read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Financial Services Guide (FSG) carefully, assess whether the information is appropriate for you, and consider talking to a financial adviser before making an investment decision. You can get the PDS and FSG at www.cfs.com.au or by calling CFS on 13 13 36. All Fund (NAV) returns are calculated on an annualised basis using exit price to exit price with distributions reinvested, net of management costs, transaction costs. All return calculations exclude any individual taxes payable by the investor and all other fees and rebates disclosed in the relevant product disclosure statements available on our website or by calling us. The ‘distribution’ component is the amount paid by the way of distribution, which may include net realised capital gains. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities. Reference to the benchmark is for comparative purposes only and is not intended to indicate that the Fund will contain the same investments as the benchmark. Investors have the opportunity for losses as well as profits. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index Source: Copyright © 2024, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. All rights reserved.

As of October 2024

October 2024

Column Fund (Gross)  Fund (NAV)  Benchmark  Value-Added vs. Benchmark
One-Month Return -0.2 -0.3 -1.3 1.0
Three-Month Return 3.8 3.6 2.2 1.4
Year-to-Date Return 16.1 15.3 10.8 4.5
One Year Annualized Return 30.7 29.7 24.9 4.8
Three Year Annualized Return 10.1 9.2 7.6 1.6
Five Year Annualized Return 9.9 8.9 8.1 0.8
Ten Year Annualized Return 10.2 9.2 8.3 0.9
Since Inception Annualized Return 8.2 7.1 7.5 -0.4
Colonial First State Investments Limited (“CFS”) is the responsible entity for this fund, ABN 98 002 348 352, AFS Licence 232468. You can find the target market determinations (TMD) for this fund at www.cfs.com.au/tmd, which include a description of who a financial product might suit. You should also read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Financial Services Guide (FSG) carefully, assess whether the information is appropriate for you, and consider talking to a financial adviser before making an investment decision. You can get the PDS and FSG at www.cfs.com.au or by calling CFS on 13 13 36. All Fund (NAV) returns are calculated on an annualised basis using exit price to exit price with distributions reinvested, net of management costs, transaction costs. All return calculations exclude any individual taxes payable by the investor and all other fees and rebates disclosed in the relevant product disclosure statements available on our website or by calling us. The ‘distribution’ component is the amount paid by the way of distribution, which may include net realised capital gains. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities. Reference to the benchmark is for comparative purposes only and is not intended to indicate that the Fund will contain the same investments as the benchmark. Investors have the opportunity for losses as well as profits. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index Source: Copyright © 2024, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. All rights reserved.

Top Ten Holdings

As of October 2024

Column % of Portfolio
BHP GROUP LTD 9.6
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 8.4
WESTPAC BANKING CORP 5.4
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED 4.7
CSL LTD 4.4
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 4.2
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD 3.8
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD 2.7
WESFARMERS LTD 2.0
GOODMAN GROUP 2.0
NUMBER OF SECURITIES 127
% OF PORTFOLIO FOR TOP 10 CURRENT HOLDINGS 47.2
% OF NON-BENCHMARK PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS 2.5

To view a full list of quarterly holdings in the Fund, visit Colonial First State.

Colonial First State Investments Limited (“CFS”) is the responsible entity for this fund, ABN 98 002 348 352, AFS Licence 232468. You can find the target market determinations (TMD) for this fund at www.cfs.com.au/tmd, which include a description of who a financial product might suit. You should also read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Financial Services Guide (FSG) carefully, assess whether the information is appropriate for you, and consider talking to a financial adviser before making an investment decision. You can get the PDS and FSG at www.cfs.com.au or by calling CFS on 13 13 36. All Fund (NAV) returns are calculated on an annualised basis using exit price to exit price with distributions reinvested, net of management costs, transaction costs. All return calculations exclude any individual taxes payable by the investor and all other fees and rebates disclosed in the relevant product disclosure statements available on our website or by calling us. The ‘distribution’ component is the amount paid by the way of distribution, which may include net realised capital gains. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities. Reference to the benchmark is for comparative purposes only and is not intended to indicate that the Fund will contain the same investments as the benchmark. Investors have the opportunity for losses as well as profits. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index Source: Copyright © 2024, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. All rights reserved.

Current Positioning - Sector

Colonial First State Investments Limited (“CFS”) is the responsible entity for this fund, ABN 98 002 348 352, AFS Licence 232468. You can find the target market determinations (TMD) for this fund at www.cfs.com.au/tmd, which include a description of who a financial product might suit. You should also read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Financial Services Guide (FSG) carefully, assess whether the information is appropriate for you, and consider talking to a financial adviser before making an investment decision. You can get the PDS and FSG at www.cfs.com.au or by calling CFS on 13 13 36. All Fund (NAV) returns are calculated on an annualised basis using exit price to exit price with distributions reinvested, net of management costs, transaction costs. All return calculations exclude any individual taxes payable by the investor and all other fees and rebates disclosed in the relevant product disclosure statements available on our website or by calling us. The ‘distribution’ component is the amount paid by the way of distribution, which may include net realised capital gains. Portfolio holdings are subject to change and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell individual securities. Reference to the benchmark is for comparative purposes only and is not intended to indicate that the Fund will contain the same investments as the benchmark. Investors have the opportunity for losses as well as profits. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index Source: Copyright © 2024, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. All rights reserved.

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