Ausbil Australian Active Equity (AAP0103AU) Report & Performance

What is the Ausbil Australian Active Equity fund?

Ausbil Australian Active Equity aims to achieve returns (before fees and taxes) in excess of the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index over the medium to long term with moderate tax effective income. The Fund predominantly invests in a portfolio of listed large cap Australian equities which are primarily chosen from the S&P/ASX 300 Index. The Fund is designed for investors with at least a five year investment time horizon, who wish to benefit from the long-term capital gains available from share investments and who are comfortable with fluctuations in capital value in the short to medium term.

Growth of $1000 Investment Over Time

Performance Report

Peer Comparison Report

Peer Comparison Report

Latest News & Updates For Ausbil Australian Active Equity

Ausbil Australian Active Equity Fund Commentary September 30, 2023

Fund performance for the quarter ending September 2023 was -1.04% (net of fees), versus the benchmark return of -0.84%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

Over the quarter, at a sector level, the overweight positions in the Consumer Staples and Communication Services sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials, Utilities and Real Estate sectors also added value. Conversely, the overweight positions in the Energy, Materials, Health Care and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in Worley, Treasury Wine Estates, National Australia Bank, Santos, Computershare, Goodman Group, James Hardie and Aristocrat Leisure contributed to relative performance. The nil positions in Transurban Group and Coles Group added value over the quarter. Conversely, the overweight positions in Allkem, Block, ResMed, IGO, CSL and Xero detracted from relative performance. The underweight position in Woodside Energy Group and the nil positions in Wesfarmers, Cochlear and Carsales.com also detracted value.

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Product Snapshot

  • Product Overview
  • Performance Review
  • Peer Comparison
  • Product Details

Product Overview

Fund Name APIR Code
? A Product Code is unique a identifier code issued by a group or governing body, to reference products in a large group. For an example, APIR codes are commonly used for Funds and Ticker codes are commonly used for Securities such as ETFs and Stocks.
Structure
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Asset Class
? An Asset Class breakdown provides the percentages of core asset classes found within a mutual fund, exchange-traded fund, or another portfolio. Asset classes (in microeconomics and beyond) generally refer to broad categories such as equities, fixed income, and commodities.
Asset Category
? An Asset Category is a grouping of investments that exhibit similar characteristics and are subject to the same laws and regulations. Asset categories (or a sub-asset class) are made up of instruments which often behave similarly to one another in the marketplace, looking down to the Asset Category level is important if looking to build a diversified portfolio.
Peer Benchmark Name
? A Peer Index (benchmark) refers to a peer group of investment managers who have the same investment style or category. It is used to compare the performance of one manager to their peer group, which makes it simpler for investors to choose between the vast number of investment managers.
Broad Market Index
? A Market Index (benchmark) refers to a hypothetical portfolio of investments that represents a segment, asset or category of an investable market. Market Indices are used to benchmark managers performance, to assist their style reliability and ability to provide excess returns.
FUM
? Funds/Assets under management (AUM) is the total market value of the investments that a person or entity manages on behalf of clients. Assets under management definitions and formulas vary by company.
Management Fee
? A management fee is a charge levied by an investment manager for managing an investment fund. The management fee is intended to compensate the managers for their time and expertise for selecting finanical products and managing the portfolio.
Performance Fee
? A performance fee is a payment made to an investment manager for generating positive returns. This is as opposed to a management fee, which is charged without regard to returns. A performance fee can be calculated many ways. Most common is as a percentage of investment profits, often both realized and unrealized. It is largely a feature of the hedge fund industry, where performance fees have made many hedge fund managers among the wealthiest people in the world.
Spread
? A spread can have several meanings in finance. Basically, however, they all refer to the difference between two prices, rates or yields. In one of the most common definitions, the spread is the gap between the bid and the ask prices of a security or asset, like a stock, bond or commodity. This is known as a bid-ask spread.
Ausbil Australian Active EquityAAP0103AUManaged FundsDomestic EquityAustralia Large GrowthDomestic Equity - Large Growth IndexASX Index 200 Index1.55 BN0.9%0.00%0.2%

Performance Review

Fund Name Last Month
? Returns after fees in the most recent (last) month).
3 Months Return
? Returns after fees in the most recent 3 months.
1 Year Return
? Trailing 12 month returns.
3 Years Average Return
? Average Annual returns from the last 3 years.
Since Inc. Average Return
? Average (annualised) returns since inception
1 Year Std. Dev. (Annual)
? The standard deviation (or annual volatility) of the last 12 months.
3 Years Std. Dev. (Annual)
? The average standard deviation (or annual volatility) from the last 3 years.
Since Inc. Std. Dev. (Annual)
? The average standard deviation (or annual volatility) since the fund inception.
1 Year Max Drawdown
? The maximum drawdown in the last 12 months - a drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific period for an investment, trading account, or fund.
3 Year Max Drawdown
? The maximum drawdown in the last 36 months - a drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific period for an investment, trading account, or fund.
Since Inc. Max Drawdown
? The maximum drawdown since inception - a drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific period for an investment, trading account, or fund.
Ausbil Australian Active Equity7.22%7.47%11.59%11.12%9.68%12.84%13.78%14.29%-8.04%-11.98%-43.42%

Peer Comparison

Fund Name Peer Index Name
? A group of individuals who share similar characteristics and interests are called peer groups. Peer group analysis is an essential part of assessing a price for a particular stock in investment research. The emphasis here is on making a comparison, meaning that the peer group constituents should be more or less identical to the company being examined, especially in terms of their main business and market capitalization areas.
12 Months Excess Return
? Excess returns are an important metric that helps an investor to gauge performance in comparison to other investment alternatives. In general, all investors hope for positive excess return because it provides an investor with more money than they could have achieved by investing elsewhere.
Excess Return Annualised Since Inception
? Excess returns are an important metric that helps an investor to gauge performance in comparison to other investment alternatives. In general, all investors hope for positive excess return because it provides an investor with more money than they could have achieved by investing elsewhere.
12 Months Alpha
? Alpha is used in finance as a measure of performance, indicating when a strategy, trader, or portfolio manager has managed to beat the market return over 12 months. Alpha, often considered the active return on an investment, gauges the performance of an investment against a market index or benchmark that is considered to represent the market’s movement as a whole.
Alpha Annualised Since Inception
? Alpha is used in finance as a measure of performance, indicating when a strategy, trader, or portfolio manager has managed to beat the market annualized since inception. Alpha, often considered the active return on an investment, gauges the performance of an investment against a market index or benchmark that is considered to represent the market’s movement as a whole.
12 Months Beta
? Rolling 12Month Beta is a measure of the volatility—or systematic risk—of a security or portfolio compared to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), which describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets (usually stocks).
Beta Annualised Since Inception
? Beta is a measure of the volatility—or systematic risk—of a security or portfolio compared to the market as a whole. Beta is used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), which describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets (usually stocks).
12 Months Tracking Error
? 12Month Tracking error is the difference in actual performance between a position (usually an entire portfolio) and its corresponding benchmark over the last 12 months. The tracking error can be viewed as an indicator of how actively a fund is managed and its corresponding risk level. Evaluating a past tracking error of a portfolio manager may provide insight into the level of benchmark risk control the manager may demonstrate in the future.
Tracking Error Since Inception
? Since Inception tracking error is the difference in actual performance between a position (usually an entire portfolio) and its corresponding benchmark since inception. The tracking error can be viewed as an indicator of how actively a fund is managed and its corresponding risk level. Evaluating a past tracking error of a portfolio manager may provide insight into the level of benchmark risk control the manager may demonstrate in the future.
12 Months Correlation
? Correlation, in the finance and investment industries, is a statistic that measures the degree to which two securities move in relation to each other. Correlations are used in advanced portfolio management, computed as the correlation coefficient, which has a value that must fall between -1.0 and +1.0.
Correlation Since Inception
? Correlation, in the finance and investment industries, is a statistic that measures the degree to which two securities move in relation to each other. Correlations are used in advanced portfolio management, computed as the correlation coefficient, which has a value that must fall between -1.0 and +1.0.
Ausbil Australian Active EquityDomestic Equity - Large Growth Index-2.45%0.67%-0.16%0.04%0.04%0.952.1%3.23%0.990.98

Product Details

Fund Name Verifed by SMSF Mates Manager Address Phone Website Email
Ausbil Australian Active EquityYesGrosvenor Place, Level 27, 225 George Street,Sydney NSW 2000+61 02 9259 0200https://www.ausbil.com.au/contactus@ausbil.com.au

Product Due Diligence

What is Ausbil Australian Active Equity

Ausbil Australian Active Equity is an Managed Funds investment product that is benchmarked against ASX Index 200 Index and sits inside the Domestic Equity - Large Growth Index. Think of a benchmark as a standard where investment performance can be measured. Typically, market indices like the ASX200 and market-segment stock indexes are used for this purpose. The Ausbil Australian Active Equity has Assets Under Management of 1.55 BN with a management fee of 0.9%, a performance fee of 0.00% and a buy/sell spread fee of 0.2%.

How has the investment product performed recently?

The recent investment performance of the investment product shows that the Ausbil Australian Active Equity has returned 7.22% in the last month. The previous three years have returned 11.12% annualised and 14.29% each year since inception, which is when the Ausbil Australian Active Equity first started.

How is risk measured in this investment product?

There are many ways that the risk of an investment product can be measured, and each measurement provides a different insight into the risk present. They can be used on their own or together to perform a risk assessment before investing, but when comparing investments, it is common to compare like for like risk measurements to determine which investment holds the most risk. Since Ausbil Australian Active Equity first started, the Sharpe ratio is 0.48 with an annualised volatility of 14.29%. The maximum drawdown of the investment product in the last 12 months is -8.04% and -43.42% since inception. The maximum drawdown is defined as the high-to-low decline of an investment during a particular time period.

What is the relative performance of the investment product?

Relative performance is what an asset achieves over a period of time compared to similar investments or its peers. Relative return is a measure of the asset's performance compared to the return to the other investment. The Ausbil Australian Active Equity has a 12-month excess return when compared to the Domestic Equity - Large Growth Index of -2.45% and 0.67% since inception.

Does the investment product produce Alpha over its Peers?

Alpha is an investing term used to measure an investment's outperformance relative to a market benchmark or peer investment. Alpha describes the excess return generated when compared to peer investment. Ausbil Australian Active Equity has produced Alpha over the Domestic Equity - Large Growth Index of -0.16% in the last 12 months and 0.04% since inception.

What are similar investment products?

For a full list of investment products in the Domestic Equity - Large Growth Index category, you can click here for the Peer Investment Report.

What level of diversification will Ausbil Australian Active Equity provide?

Ausbil Australian Active Equity has a correlation coefficient of 0.98 and a beta of 0.95 when compared to the Domestic Equity - Large Growth Index. Correlation measures how similarly two investments move in relation to one another. This establishes a 'correlation coefficient', which has a value between -1.0 and +1.0. A 100% correlation between two investments means that the correlation coefficient is +1. Beta in investments measures how much the price moves relative to the broader market over a period of time. If the investment moves more than the broader market, it has a beta above 1.0. If it moves less than the broader market, then the beta is less than 1.0. Investments with a high beta tend to carry more risk but have the potential to deliver higher returns.

How do I compare the investment product with its peers?

For a full quantitative report on Ausbil Australian Active Equity and its peer investments, you can click here for the Peer Investment Report.

How do I compare the Ausbil Australian Active Equity with the ASX Index 200 Index?

For a full quantitative report on Ausbil Australian Active Equity compared to the ASX Index 200 Index, you can click here.

Can I sort and compare the Ausbil Australian Active Equity to do my own analysis?

To sort and compare the Ausbil Australian Active Equity financial metrics, please refer to the table above.

Has the Ausbil Australian Active Equity been independently verified by SMSF Mate?

This investment product is in the process of being independently verified by SMSF Mate. Once we have verified the investment product, you will be able to find more information here.

How can I invest in Ausbil Australian Active Equity?

If you or your self managed super fund would like to invest in the Ausbil Australian Active Equity please contact Grosvenor Place, Level 27, 225 George Street,Sydney NSW 2000 via phone +61 02 9259 0200 or via email contactus@ausbil.com.au.

How do I get in contact with the Ausbil Australian Active Equity?

If you would like to get in contact with the Ausbil Australian Active Equity manager, please call +61 02 9259 0200.

Comments from SMSF Mates

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Historical Performance Commentary

Performance Commentary - June 30, 2023

Fund performance for the quarter ending June 2023 was +1.90% (net of fees), versus the benchmark return of 0.99%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

Over the quarter, at a sector level, the overweight positions in the Health Care, Information Technology and Communication Services sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight position in the Consumer Discretionary sector also added value. Conversely, the overweight positions in the Energy and Materials sectors detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials, Consumer Staples, Financials, Utilities and Real Estate sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in Allkem, Xero, James Hardie, IGO, Santos, NextDC, Worley, Goodman Group and Aristocrat Leisure contributed to relative performance. The nil position in South32 added value over the quarter.

Conversely, the overweight positions in Treasury Wine Estates, IDP Education, Ramsay Health Care, Block, Qantas, 29Metals and Sandfire Resources detracted from relative performance. The nil positions in Pilbara Minerals, WiseTech Global and Insurance Australia Group also detracted value.

Performance Commentary - March 31, 2023

Fund performance for the quarter ending March 2023 was +2.97% (net of fees) versus the benchmark return of +3.33%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

At a sector level, the overweight positions in the Energy, Materials, Health Care and Information Technology sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight positions in the Financials, Utilities and Real Estate sectors also contributed to performance. Conversely, the overweight position in the Communication Services sector detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in Xero, Aristocrat Leisure, BlueScope Steel, QBE Insurance, Qantas, Seek, Block and James Hardie contributed to relative performance. Not holding Westpac Bank and Whitehaven Coal also contributed to relative value. Conversely, the overweight positions in Lynas Rare Earths, Computershare, National Australia Bank, 29Metals, OZ Minerals and IGO detracted from relative performance. The nil holdings in Newcrest Mining, Wesfarmers, Fortescue Metals and Liontown Resources also detracted value.

Performance Commentary - January 31, 2023

Fund performance for January 2023 was +7.01% (net of fees) versus the benchmark return of +6.29%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

At a sector level, the overweight positions in the Energy, Materials and Communication Services sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials, Consumer Staples, Financials and Utilities sectors also contributed to performance. Conversely, the overweight positions in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in Lynas Rare Earths, Block, Allkem, Goodman Group, IDP Education, BlueScope Steel, Macquarie Group, Seek and James Hardie contributed to relative performance. Not holding Westpac Bank also contributed to relative value. Conversely, the overweight positions in OZ Minerals, Computershare, Santos, QBE Insurance, CSL and Worley detracted from relative performance. The nil holdings in Pilbara Minerals, South32, Mineral Resources and WiseTech Global also detracted value.

Performance Commentary - December 31, 2022

Fund performance for the quarter ending December 2022 was +7.15% (net of fees) versus the benchmark return of +9.13%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

At a sector level, the overweight positions in the Energy, Materials and Communication Services sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Real Estate sectors also contributed to performance. Conversely, the overweight positions in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Financials and Utilities sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in Qantas, Webjet, QBE Insurance, Worley and Suncorp contributed to relative performance. The nil holdings in Pilbara Minerals, Medibank, ASX, Coles Group and Sonic Healthcare also contributed to relative value. Conversely, the overweight positions in Allkem, ResMed, CSL, Aristocrat Leisure, Santos and IGO detracted from relative performance. The nil holdings in Westpac Bank, Fortescue Metals, Origin Energy and Northern Star Resources also detracted value.

Performance Commentary - September 30, 2022

Fund performance for the quarter ending September 2022 was +2.38% (net of fees) versus the benchmark return of +0.45%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

At a sector level, the overweight positions in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials, Consumer Staples, Financials, Utilities and Real Estate sectors also contributed to performance. Conversely, the overweight positions in the Energy and Materials sectors detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in OZ Minerals, IGO, Allkem, Qantas, CSL, Treasury Wine Estates, ResMed and 29Metals contributed to relative performance. The nil holdings in Transurban Group and Newcrest Mining also contributed to relative value. Conversely, the overweight positions in Lynas Rare Earths, Ramsay Health Care, QBE Insurance, Worley, NextDC and Santos detracted from relative performance. The nil holdings in Pilbara Minerals, Whitehaven Coal, Westpac Bank and Mineral Resources also detracted value.

Performance Commentary - June 30, 2022

Fund performance for the quarter ending June 2022 was -12.02% (net of fees), versus the benchmark return of -12.22%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

Over the quarter, at a sector level, the overweight positions in the Energy and Health Care sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors also added value. Conversely, the overweight positions in the Materials, Financials and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Consumer Staples, Communication Services and Utilities sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in QBE Insurance, Worley, CSL, Ramsay Health Care, Santos and Computershare contributed to relative performance. The nil positions in Westpac Bank, Northern Star Resources, Evolution Mining and Wesfarmers also added value over the quarter. Conversely, the overweight positions in OZ Minerals, IGO, Block, BlueScope Steel, Lynas Rare Earths, Seek and 29Metals detracted from relative performance. The underweight position in Transurban Group and the nil positions in Amcor and Brambles also detracted value.

Performance Commentary - March 31, 2022

Fund performance for the quarter ending March 2022 was +3.02% (net of fees) versus the benchmark return of +2.08%, as measured by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

At a sector level, the overweight positions in the Energy, Materials and Financials sectors contributed to relative performance. The underweight positions in the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Communication Services and Real Estate sectors also contributed to performance. Conversely, the overweight positions in the Health Care and Information Technology sectors detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in the Industrials and Utilities sectors also detracted value.

At a stock level, the overweight positions in BHP, IGO, Santos, National Australia Bank, Computershare, Lynas Rare Earths and Allkem contributed to relative performance. The nil positions in Wesfarmers, James Hardie and Reece also added value. Conversely, the overweight positions in Aristocrat Leisure, CSL, OZ Minerals, Xero, Goodman Group and Ramsay Health Care detracted from relative performance. The underweight positions in Westpac Bank, Woodside Petroleum, South32 and Fortescue Metals also detracted value.

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