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 electronic transfer or direct debit
Redemptions

Each business day²
APIR code

UGF1996AU
Inception date

1 August 2019³
Fund size

28.70m
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 3.00 p.m. on a business day will be processed the next business day 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.

*United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Resources

Trust Holdings

Alphabet	Amgen	Apple	Bristol Myers
BT Group	Cisco Systems	Citrix Systems	CME
Danone	Deutsche Post	Ecolab	GlaxoSmithKline
Home Depot	Inditex	Kimberly Clark	Kingspan
Koninklijke Philips	Mastercard	Microsoft	Novo-Nordisk
SAP SE	Shionogi & Co	TJX	Unilever
Union Pacific	United Parcel Service	Varian Medical Systems	Vestas Wind Systems
VMWare

As at 31 December 2020

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U Ethical International Equities Trust performance

For 31 December 2020

Fund	3 months %	6 months %	1 year %	5 year % p.a.	10 years % p.a.	20 years % p.a.	Inception % p.a.	Inception date	Fund size (million)
International Equities Trust³	-2.08	4.02	5.40	12.68	-	-	15.65	1 Sept 2013	29.49
Benchmark*	5.68	9.68	5.75	10.98	-	-	13.08	-	-

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

Transaction prices for 26 Feb 2021

Funds	Entry	Exit
U Ethical International Equities Trust	0.9974	0.9924

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