Altius | Sustainable Bond Fund

This Fund offers daily withdrawals (subject to liquidity as more fully described in the Product Disclosure Statement) with exposure to a diversified portfolio of securities including qualifying green fixed interest securities.

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund is diversified Australian fixed interest fund designed to align with specific personal and social values, without compromising on long-term returns. Altius employs an active and diversified strategy that aims to capture the upside of the bond market, while avoiding returns less than cash in a rising rate or deteriorating credit environment. High conviction and high quality trades are used to exploit the mispricing of bonds at all stages of the economic cycle. An ethical overlay is used to ensure corporate issuers involved in certain activities identified by the Fund’s Sustainability Policy are not considered for inclusion in the Fund investment universe.

Altius seeks to optimise returns for investors in all market conditions by taking a diversified approach to fixed interest funds management, combining both credit and duration strategies.

Altius’ investment strategy applies a high conviction approach and seeks to take advantage of the mispricing of bonds at all stages of the economic cycle. It has tight controls around risk outcomes, with a philosophy that credit and rates duration must earn their way into the portfolio.

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Altius employs an active and diversified strategy that aims to capture the upside of the bond market, while avoiding returns less than cash in a rising rate or deteriorating credit environment.

Crucial in today’s environment, the Fund has a flexible mandate that enables it to shift duration and sector exposures. The team invests with high conviction and is willing to take significant positions away from the benchmark.

Risk management is embedded in strategy formulation and is a central driver of our investment process.

Why invest with Altius?

Altius was formed after the global financial crisis. A team of seasoned bond portfolio managers used their learning from those difficult years to hone an investment approach that’s designed to optimise returns for investors, while seeking to preserve capital in all market conditions.
Altius meets the requirements of a defensive asset class while offering more flexibility than most traditionally managed fixed income portfolios.
Fixed income investments are an important part of any balanced portfolio, and are here to stay. It’s all about picking the right manager—one that, when it comes to managing defensive assets, is focused as much on capital preservation as it is on growing wealth.

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** Approved rating by Zenith Research

Performance

	Gross total return¹	Net total return²	Benchmark*	Excess to benchmark⁴
1 month %	0.18	0.14	0.02	0.12
3 months %	2.08	1.96	1.83	0.13
1 year % pa	5.00	4.49	3.84	0.65
3 year % pa	1.08	0.57	0.32	0.25
5 year % pa	1.38	0.78	0.91	(0.13)
Since inception % p.a.	2.38	1.73	1.85	(0.12)

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Inception date for performance calculations is 21 November 2014.

Gross total returns are calculated before fees and expenses and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Net total returns are calculated after fees and expenses and assume the reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Effective 1 July 2016, Benchmark is 50% Reserve Bank of Australia Cash Rate and 50% Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Yr Index and applied retrospectively for all periods.

Excess to benchmark is calculated on Net total return.

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This chart assumes a notional investment of $10,000 ($25,000 for wholesale products). It uses entry to exit prices in its calculation, and assumes the reinvestment of distributions credited over the period. However, it does not allow for any application or exit fees which may apply to an actual client investment. You should note that any reliance upon historical value or past performance of an investment is not a reliable indicator of its likely future performance. Such information should be considered in the context of the overall performance of the relevant asset class over the stated period, and any economic or market changes recently occurring. You should also refer to the current details for this investment, and the Product Disclosure Statement, which are made available on this website.

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The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund is issued by Australian Unity Funds Management Limited ABN 60 071 497 115, AFS Licence No. 234454. The information contained above is not based on the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular investor. In deciding whether to acquire, continue to hold or dispose of the product you should obtain the Product Disclosure Statement (Altius Sustainable Bond Fund) and Target Market Determination (TMD) to consider whether the product is appropriate for you. The website was prepared in good faith and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

* The Lonsec Rating (assigned August 2021) presented in this document is published by Lonsec Research Pty Ltd ABN 11 151 658 561 AFSL 421 445. The Rating is limited to “General Advice” (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) and based solely on consideration of the investment merits of the financial product(s). Past performance information is for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of future performance. It is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold Australian Unity Funds Management Limited’s (Fund Manager) product(s), and you should seek independent financial advice before investing in this product(s). The Rating is subject to change without notice and Lonsec assumes no obligation to update the relevant document(s) following publication. Lonsec receives a fee from the Fund Manager for researching the product(s) using comprehensive and objective criteria. For further information regarding Lonsec’s Ratings methodology, please refer to our website at: Investment product ratings - Fund Manager

** The Zenith Investment Partners (“Zenith”) Australian Financial Services License No. 226872 rating (assigned June 2021) referred to in this document is limited to “General Advice” (s766B Corporations Act 2001) for Wholesale clients only. This advice has been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any individual and is subject to change at any time without prior notice. It is not a specific recommendation to purchase, sell or hold the relevant product(s). Investors should seek independent financial advice before making an investment decision and should consider the appropriateness of this advice in light of their own objectives, financial situation and needs. Investors should obtain a copy of, and consider the PDS or offer document before making any decision and refer to the full Zenith Product Assessment available on the Zenith website. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Zenith usually charges the product issuer, fund manager or related party to conduct Product Assessments. Full details regarding Zenith’s methodology, ratings definitions and regulatory compliance are available on our Product Assessments and at Regulatory Guidelines - Zenith Investment Partners

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