International Equities Trust - W

Aim

To achieve competitive risk adjusted returns over the medium to long term while limiting harm and creating positive impact through the implementation of U Ethical’s ethical investment policy.

Objective

Outperform benchmark after fees over rolling 5-year periods while delivering a high conviction bias to socially responsible investments.

Benefits and risks

Suggested minimum investment horizon - 7 to 10 years
A high-conviction, ethically screened and actively managed portfolio of international shares
Targeted portfolio alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings
High-risk profile

Who can invest?
- Entities registered as a Tax Concession Charity
- Companies
- Trustees (including superannuation trustees)
- Partnerships
- Individuals
Minimum investment

$500,000
Management costs

Estimated up to 0.90% p.a.¹
Buy/sell spread

0.25% / 0.25%
Income distributions

Half yearly (30 June, 31 December)
Additional contributions

Anytime by BPAY or recurring direct debit
Redemptions

Each business day²
APIR code

UGF1996AU
Inception date

1 August 2019³
Fund size

$34.39m (as at 30 June 2022)
Benchmark

MSCI World Ex Australia Net Total Return Index AUD (unhedged)

¹ No fees for establishment, contributions, redemptions or exit. Management fees are 0.85% p.a. and recoverable expenses are 0.05% p.a.

² Subject to conditions. Please read the Information Memorandum (IM). Valid redemption requests received before 1.00 p.m. on a business day will be processed within 2 business days at the price applicable on the day of receipt of the request, subject to the Trust's liquidity.

³ On 1 August 2019, the International Equities Portfolio was transferred from a sub-account of the U Ethical Growth Portfolio into a unit trust, the U Ethical International Equities Trust (Trust). The Trust retains the same investment manager and investment strategy, and charges management cost of 0.90% p.a.

Resources

Trust Holdings

Alphabet	Alstom	Amgen	Apple
Bank New York Mellon	Bristol Myers Squibb	BT Group	Citrix Systems
CME Group	Danone	Deutsche Post	Ecolab
Edwards Lifesciences	GlaxoSmithKline	Home Depot	Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mastercard	Mercedes-Benz	Microsoft Corporation	Nordea Bank
Novo-Nordisk	Pandora	SAP SE	ServiceNow
Shionogi & Co	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	TJX	Unilever
Union Pacific Corporation	United Parcel Service	Vestas Wind Systems	VMware

As at 30 June 2022.

How to invest

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Good Returns news

U Ethical International Equities Trust performance

For 30 June 2022

Fund	3 months %	6 months %	1 year %	3 year % p.a.	5 years % p.a.	10 years % p.a.	20 years % p.a.	Since inception % p.a.	Inception date	Fund size (million)
International Equities Trust	-3.41	-13.99	-6.82	6.62	11.46	N/A	N/A	13.22	1 August 2019**	34.39
Benchmark*	-8.42	-16.13	-6.52	7.83	10.17	N/A	N/A	11.79	-	-

Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Based on exit price with distributions reinvested, and are net of all fees.
On 1 August 2019, the International Equities Portfolio was transferred from a sub-account of the U Ethical Growth Portfolio into a unit trust, the U Ethical International Equities Trust (Trust). The Trust retains the same investment manager and investment strategy, and charges management cost of 0.90% p.a.
*Benchmark demonstrates MSCI World Ex Australia Net TR (AUD).

Unit price

As at 27 Sep 2022

Funds	Entry	Exit
U Ethical International Equities Trust	0.9752	0.9704

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