Australian Equity Trust | Maple-Brown Abbott

Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Equity Trust

The Fund is invested in companies listed (or expected to be listed) on an Australian securities exchange and is actively managed.

Our value-based investment philosophy underlies our approach to stock selection, driven by our bottom-up research process designed to maximise the opportunities to deliver income and long-term capital growth to our clients. We use several valuation screens to rank our investment universe and generate stock ideas. Our experienced team then undertakes detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify companies that are trading at a discount to our assessment of their underlying value.

The Fund provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of our highest conviction opportunities which we expect to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns over the long-term. We aim to invest across a broad universe of Australian companies and will typically hold 25–40 stocks.

Investment objective

The Fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Total Return Index, after fees, over a four-year period.

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Fund facts
Inception date31/12/1992	Distribution frequencyQuarterly
BenchmarkS&P/ASX 300 Total Return Index	Minimum initial application$ 500,000
APIR codeMPL0002AU	Management fees and costs %*^0.39
Pricing frequency & cut-offDaily/2pm Sydney time on a Business Day	Buy/Sell spread %^0.19/0.19

*Management fees and costs for the Fund are made up of the management fee, indirect costs (if any) and estimated recoverable expenses.

^Additional fees and costs may also apply in relation to an investment in the Fund. For a full description of the fees and costs refer to the Product Disclosure Statement and Additional Information Booklet for the Fund.

Portfolio Managers

A team of experienced and dedicated investment professionals.

Garth Rossler

Chief Investment Officer

Dougal Maple-Brown

Head of Australian Value Equities

Fund performance^

as at 31/08/2024

	1 mth %	3 mths %	1 yr % p.a.	3 yrs % p.a.	4 yrs % p.a.	5 yrs % p.a.	Since inception % p.a.*
Fund	0.0	4.6	13.9	9.7	15.0	8.8	10.8
Benchmark	0.4	5.6	14.6	6.4	11.5	8.1	9.7

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^Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. No warranty can be given for future performance. Returns are volatile and may fluctuate quickly and significantly. Total return is based on the movement in net asset value per unit plus distributions and is before tax and after all fees and charges. Imputation credits are not included in the performance figures.
Source: Maple-Brown Abbott and S&P
* Inception Date is 31 December 1992.