International Equities Trust - W
A high-conviction and actively managed portfolio of international equities designed to combine positive impact with competitive financial returns.
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
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Who can invest?
- Entities registered as a Tax Concession Charity
- Companies
- Trustees (including superannuation trustees)
- Partnerships
- Individuals
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Minimum investment
$500,000
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Management costs
Estimated up to 0.90% p.a.1
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Buy/sell spread
0.25% / 0.25%
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Income distributions
Half yearly (30 June, 31 December)
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Additional contributions
Anytime by BPAY or recurring direct debit
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Redemptions
Each business day2
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APIR code
UGF1996AU
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Inception date
1 August 2019³
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Fund size
$34.84m (as at 30 April 2022)
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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.
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 Corporation | GlaxoSmithKline | Home Depot | Inditex |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation | Mastercard | Mercedes-Benz | Microsoft Corporation |
Novo-Nordisk | Pandora | SAP SE | ServiceNow |
Shionogi & Co | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | Taylor Wimpey | TJX |
Unilever | Union Pacific Corporation | United Parcel Service | Vestas Wind Systems |
VMware |
As at 31 March 2022.
Good Returns news
U Ethical International Equities Trust performance
For 30 April 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) |
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International Equities Trust | -10.53 | -5.90 | -0.35 | 8.04 | 12.14 | N/A | N/A | 13.87 | 1 August 2019** | 34.84 |
Benchmark* | -9.33 | -6.49 | 4.73 | 10.14 | 11.40 | N/A | N/A | 12.76 | - | - |
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 18 May 2022
Funds | Entry | Exit |
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U Ethical International Equities Trust | 1.0182 | 1.0132 |
Quarterly performance review
Our Quarterly performance reviews include fund performance, an asset allocation breakdown and commentary from portfolio managers.
- U Ethical International Equities Trust - Wholesale March 2022 Quarterly Performance Review pdf, 584.33 KB
- U Ethical International Equities Trust - Wholesale December 2021 Quarterly Performance Review pdf, 452.29 KB
- U Ethical International Equities Trust - Wholesale September 2021 Quarterly Performance Review pdf, 580.66 KB
- U Ethical International Equities Trust - Wholesale June 2021 Quarterly Performance Review pdf, 464.94 KB
International Equities Trust - Wholesale Distributions
Period To | Cash cents per unit paid | Non-cash cents per unit paid | Total distribution cents per unit |
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31 December 2021 | 1.10 | N/A | 1.10 |
30 June 2021 | 4.10 | 0.20 | 4.30 |
For the full break down of all individual income components please refer to your tax statement.
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