Suitability and risk
Suits members who want to invest in a specific asset class and are comfortable with the value of their investments fluctuating.
7 years
Suggested minimum investment time frame
High
Summary risk level
Sector
Option type
$1.2 billion
Option size1
As at 30 November 2023
Expected frequency of negative annual return
4 to less than 6 in 20 years
Total investment fees and costs and transaction costs (%)
Super: 0.44% | Pension: 0.36%
Objective and performance
The Global Companies in Asia investment option invests in a portfolio of global securities (including but not limited to, international shares) which may include Australian shares and securities that seeks to take advantage of the expected growth in consumption of emerging Asian economies by investing in well-established global brands.
Please refer to the PDS for the most up to date investment returns objective information.
Objective
To achieve returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 4% p.a. more than inflation (CPI) over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 7 years
As at 31 Dec 2023
CPI + 4% | Global Companies in Asia performance | Outperformance |
---|---|---|
7.1 | 12.5 | 5.4 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance against peers
2Compare performance against the median performance of the top funds as identified by SuperRatings.2
% p.a.
As at 31 Jan 2024
Timeframe | Global Companies in Asia performance | SuperRatings median performance | Outperformance |
---|---|---|---|
1 month | 3.70 | - | - |
3 months | 11.43 | - | - |
Financial year to date | 6.10 | - | - |
1 year | 19.35 | - | - |
3 years | 10.42 | - | - |
5 years | 13.02 | - | - |
7 years | 13.26 | - | - |
10 years | 12.30 | - | - |
Periods less than a year are not annualised. Some performance data are not yet available for this option.
Global Companies in Asia option performance ($)
2As at 18 Mar 2024
Objective
To achieve returns (after taxes and investment expenses, before deducting account-based fees) that are at least 4% p.a. more than inflation (CPI) over the suggested time frame.2
Performance against objective
2% p.a. over 7 years
As at 31 Dec 2023
CPI + 4% | Global Companies in Asia performance | Outperformance |
---|---|---|
7.1 | 13.5 | 6.4 |
Performance objectives are not promises or predictions of any particular rate of return.
Performance against peers
2Compare performance against the median performance of the top funds as identified by SuperRatings.2
% p.a.
As at 31 Jan 2024
Timeframe | Global Companies in Asia performance | SuperRatings median performance | Outperformance |
---|---|---|---|
1 month | 4.03 | - | - |
3 months | 12.51 | - | - |
Financial year to date | 6.67 | - | - |
1 year | 20.60 | - | - |
3 years | 10.96 | - | - |
5 years | 13.96 | - | - |
7 years | 14.30 | - | - |
10 years | 13.30 | - | - |
Periods less than a year are not annualised. Some performance data are not yet available for this option.
Global Companies in Asia option performance ($)
2As at 18 Mar 2024
Allocations
Strategic asset allocation
3As at 28 September 2023
Asset class | Allocation |
---|---|
International Shares
|
100.0% |
Regional allocation
As at 30 November 2023
Region | Allocation |
---|---|
USA
|
73.1% |
Europe
|
18.1% |
Asia ex Japan
|
4.1% |
Japan
|
3.0% |
Other
|
1.7% |
- Microsoft Corporation
- Apple Inc
- Alphabet Inc
- Amazon.com Inc
- Mastercard Inc
- Visa Inc
- McDonald's Corp
- JPMorgan Chase & Co
- ASML Holding NV
- Johnson & Johnson