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Australian Equities Fund (Wholesale)

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The objective of the wholesale fund is to generate long term returns above the Benchmark by investing in a range of Australian and New Zealand listed securities. It is a long only portfolio of 20-45 stocks. The Fund may own up to 10% of the portfolio in New Zealand listed securities (not listed in Australia).
Investment Strategy

The Manager will use CI’s VoF research framework to assess individual companies and industries and to construct a portfolio that aims to achieve the risk and return objectives.

The Manager will use CI’s VoF research framework to assess individual companies and industries and to construct a portfolio that aims to achieve the risk and return objectives. The focus is on providing tailored, high-quality investment opportunities for our investors. This means that we seek to invest in quality companies with a strong value proposition. The Fund will generally be fully invested and the level of exposure to specific companies, industries and markets will be selected by CI’s small, focused, experienced team using our VoF investment process. The CI Australian Equities Fund is designed to give investors access to a specialised portfolio of Australian and New Zealand equities.

Fund Managers
Andrew Swan
Andrew Swan
Director, Portfolio Manager - Australian Equities, Park Road Fund
LLB, BEc, MBA
Girish Nair
Girish Nair
Portfolio Manager – Asian Equities
Portfolio Strategist – Australian Equities
PhD, CESGA, M.B.A., B.B.A.
Andrew Swan

Andrew Swan

Director, Portfolio Manager - Australian Equities, Park Road Fund
LLB, BEc, MBA
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Andrew joined CI as a portfolio manager in August 2001. He has over 30 years of funds management experience.

Having spent a short period at Fidelity Investments in London, Andrew joined Merrill Lynch in 1994 where he managed Australian equity portfolios, including the number 1 performing portfolio from 1995 to 1999 (Intech Survey) with Peter Cooper. Andrew was a member of the team that received Australian Equity Fund Manager of the year in 1998. Andrew left Merrill Lynch to become Head of Australian Equities at AXA Australia in July 1999 where he was responsible for managing portfolios and overseeing a team managing $3.8 billion of Australian equities. Andrew was also a member of the Asset Allocation Committee at AXA.

Girish Nair

Girish Nair

Portfolio Manager – Asian Equities
Portfolio Strategist – Australian Equities
PhD, CESGA, M.B.A., B.B.A.
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Girish joined CI in October 2023.

With over 25 years of expertise spanning Research, Global Markets, and Fund Management, Girish is a seasoned financial professional. Prior to joining CI, Girish spent 19 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he held dual roles as the head of APAC ESG Research and Global/Asia Pacific Quantitative Strategist. In these capacities, Girish conducted macro, fundamental, and alternative research, providing systematic investment recommendations to long-only and hedge fund managers. Before his tenure at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Girish served as a Business Analyst at Ord Minnett, contributing significantly to financial advisors’ stock selection processes. Additionally, he gained valuable experience as a Financial Analyst at CIFAR Emerging Capital Markets.

Unit Prices
Buy 1.3654 / Sell 1.36 (as at 09-Mar-26)
Unit price history (CSV)
Date of Inception

04/07/2002

The Investment

Units in a unit trust – the CI Australian Equities Fund (the “Fund”)

Minimum Initial Investment

$100,000 (Wholesale investors only)

Manager

Cooper Investors Pty Limited (“CI” or the “Manager”)

Responsible Entity

Equity Trustees Limited

Custodian

Citigroup Pty Limited

Benchmark

S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index

APIR Code

CIP0005AU

Distributions

Income distributions will normally be paid half-yearly as at 31 December and 30 June (although the Manager has the discretion to distribute more frequently) and will automatically be invested in further units unless a unit holder elects otherwise.

Performance History

Performance & Reporting

Table Chart FY Return

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance
Inception Date: 4 July 2002
*Annualised

Source: Internal CI data reports, January 31, 2026

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance
Net of fees and expenses

Source: Internal CI data reports, January 31, 2026

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance
Inception Date: 4 July 2002
**Net of fees and expenses
#S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index
^Partial Year

Source: Internal CI data reports, January 31, 2026

Additional Information & Fees
Applications & Redemptions

Applications & Redemptions are processed on a daily basis.

Management Fee

0.75%pa. inclusive of GST of the net asset value (NAV) of the fund.

Performance Fee

10% (plus GST) of the amount by which the fund’s performance exceeds the benchmark. A high water mark applies.

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The Steps

How to invest.

The minimum initial investment in the Fund (and the minimum holding) is $100,000 and the minimum subsequent investment is $20,000.

01

Read the:

Product Disclosure Statement (PDS)

Reference Guide

NZ Product Disclosure Statement (PDS)

Target Market Determination (TMD)

02
Complete the Application Form.
Application Form

Wholesale funds.

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