International shares
The International Shares Investment Option is one of nine DIY Mix Investment Options available to AustralianSuper members.
Investment results for International Shares
Investment result
| Period |
Credit rate |
| Daily rate (26.08.08) |
0.48% |
| Financial Year To Date (01.07.08 - 26.08.08) |
2.29% |
| 6 months to 30.06.08 |
-17.00% |
| 1 year to 30.06.08 |
-18.21% |
| 3 year Avg to 30.06.08 |
3.19% |
| 5 year Avg to 30.06.08 |
5.97% |
| 10 year Avg to 30.06.08 |
n/a |
| Since inception 01.10.99 |
1.83% |
FYTD history
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Monthly rates history
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Investment description
The International Shares Investment Option is offered to investors who seek exposure to a broad range of stocks in companies listed on stock exchanges around the globe, including emerging markets.
Investments are sourced from a selection of 1,400 companies listed on stock markets around the world, including emerging markets.
Investment objective
To outperform (after tax and after fees) the MSCI World All Countries (ex-Australia) Index over the medium to longer term.
Investment management
To invest most of this asset class with active-style managers and a proportion with enhanced indexed-style managers to produce strong investment performance within a cost-effective structure.
Currency hedging is not used, meaning the option is fully exposed to foreign exchange movements.
Investment period
Medium to longer term
Investment risk
High
Date of inception
01/10/1999
| Investment management fee: |
|
2007
0.58%
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* Please note that the returns quoted are net of fees and tax. The 1 year, 3 year, 5 year and since inception figures, where they appear, are rolling returns as at 30 June 2008. These historical returns are the combined return information from previous ARF and STA investment options.
Where only one of the merging funds previously offered an equivalent to an option in the new product suite, the returns of that option have been used. Where both funds offered an equivalent option, the returns have been asset weighted across both options on a monthly basis, as per industry best practice. Where data isn’t available for one or both of the equivalent options, the monthly returns have been averaged. The same process has been used for calculating historical investment fees. Investment returns are not guaranteed as all investments carry some risk. Past performance gives no indication of future returns.
The strategic asset allocation and other information shown in this section is current as at 31 December 2007. The Trustee may alter the strategic asset allocation or the composition of individual asset classes from time to time to suit prevailing market circumstances.
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