Uses systematic modelling to capture a balanced combination of various market themes. A dynamic risk parity technique is used to maximise diversification across these themes, aiming to generate a stable return profile, irrespective of market conditions which is lowly correlated to traditional asset classes.
Consistent
Consistent absolute returns that are independent of movements in traditional equity and bond markets.
Valued daily
The Fund’s underlying assets are valued daily using transparent, independent and publicly available pricing sources.
Process
Quantitative process analyses market data and determines return opportunities across markets.
Fund facts
Investment objective: To produce consistent absolute returns that are independent of overall movements in traditional stock and bond markets. The Fund aims to provide a return greater than the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate over rolling three-year periods after fees and taxes.
5 December 2017
Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate
Absolute return alternative investments
To produce consistent absolute returns that are independent of overall movements in traditional equity and bond markets. The fund aims to provide a return greater than the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate over rolling three-year periods after fees and taxes.
At least 5 years
>230 liquid futures, FX forwards and cleared OTC swaps
N/A
0.60% p.a. Class A
0.83% p.a. FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super and Pension
0.80% p.a. FirstChoice Wholesale Investment
10% on the dollar value of positive performance after management fees (less carried forward negative performance) above the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate. For more information, refer to the PDS.
Nil
Nil
$25,000 Class A
$20,000 FirstChoice Wholesale Pension
$1,000 FirstChoice Wholesale Investments
Nil FirstChoice Wholesale Super
FSF3532AU Class A
FSF5242AU FirstChoice Wholesale Investments FSF2832AU FirstChoice Wholesale Pension
FSF9679AU FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super
*Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for further details on fees and other costs that may apply.
#On the dollar value of positive performance after management fees (less carried forward negative performance) above the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate. For more information, refer to the PDS.
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