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General Information
Fund Name PIMCO EQT Australian Bond
Manager Equity Trustees Limited
APIR Code ETL0008AU  
Sector/Asset Class Bonds - Australia  
Morningstar Rating  (as at 30th Apr 2013)  
Morningstar Recommendation Login now to view this recommendation.  
Legal Structure Investment Fund  
Fund Inception 31st Jul 1999
Fund Size $25.47 million (as at 31st Mar 2013) 
Entry Price $1.0037 (as at 16th May 2013) 
Exit Price $1.0026 (as at 16th May 2013) 
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Fund Performance (as at 30th Apr 2013)   NOTE : returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised
  1 Month
%		 3 Month
%		 6 Month
%		 1 Year
% p.a.		 2 Year
% p.a.		 3 Year
% p.a.		 5 Year
% p.a.		 10 Year
% p.a.
Total Return 1.71 2.31 2.24 7.93 9.28 8.87 10.04 6.82
Growth Return 1.71 1.54 0.61 -0.15 1.09 -0.92 1.02 0.21
Income Return 0.00 0.77 1.63 8.08 8.19 9.79 9.02 6.61
Morningstar Index
(Mstar PG ITr Bonds - Australia Idx)  
Total Return 1.47 1.83 1.95 6.91 8.33 7.78 7.79 5.79
Market Index
(UBS Composite 0+ Yr TR AUD)
Total Return 1.54 1.94 1.90 6.99 9.08 8.31 8.15 6.37


Asset Allocation (as at 31st Mar 2013)  
Domestic Shares 0%
International Shares 0%
Cash 0%
Listed Property 0%
Direct Property 0%
Domestic Fixed Interest 94.1%
International Fixed Interest 5.9%
Mortgage 0%
Other 0%
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Objectives and Strategy
Fund Objective To maximise total returns by investing in fixed interest securities predominantly denominated in Australian or New Zealand currencies and to seek to preserve capital through prudent investment management.
Fund Strategy The PIMCO Australian Bond Fund primarily invests in government, semi-government, corporate, mortgage and other fixed interest securities denominated in Australian and New Zealand dollars. In pursuing the Fund investment objective, PIMCO applies a wide range of diverse strategies including Duration analysis, Credit Analysis, Relative Value analysis, Sector Allocation and Rotation and security selection.

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Offer Information
Entry Fee via InvestSMART 0%
Indirect Cost Ratio (ICR) 0.7% (as at 30th Jun 2012)
Minimum Initial Investment $5,000
Minimum Additional Investments $1,000
Minimum Redemption Amount $1,000

Top 10 Holdings (as at 31st Jan 2013)
Holding Type % of Portfolio
Australia(Cmnwlth) 5.5% Bond - Gov't/Treasury 10.82
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MorningstarThe data is provided by Morningstar. For further information on managed funds, including Research Reports, please visit www.morningstar.com.au

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