The Aspect Diversified Futures Fund uses systematic modelling and tactical allocation to opportunistically profit from market trends as they arise. The fund is equipped to capture profit in both rising and falling market environments, while simultaneously delivering returns that have a low correlation to the returns of traditional asset classes over the long term.
Fund approach
The Aspect Diversified Futures fund leverages advanced trend-following techniques and hypothesis-driven research to achieve liquid diversification to traditional assets.
No market preference
No market sector or directional preference. Markets are selected for their diversification, liquidity and transaction costs.
Highly diversified
Highly diversified managed futures investments with low correlation to traditional asset classes over the long term.
Quantitative process
Quantitative process identifies market opportunities while model and proprietary statistical tools exploit market behaviour.
Fund facts
Established
8 March 2010
Benchmark
Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate
Style
Alternative investments, managed futures
Investment objective
To generate significant medium-term capital growth independent of overall movements in traditional equity and bond markets within a rigorous risk management framework. To provide a return greater than the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate over rolling three-year periods after fees and taxes.
Investment horizon
At least 5 years
Investible universe
>230 liquid futures, FX forwards and cleared OTC swaps
Cash limit
N/A
Management fee*
1.20% p.a. Class A
1.43% p.a. FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super and Pension
1.40% p.a. FirstChoice Wholesale Investment
Performance fee
20% of the dollar value of positive performance after management fees (less carried forward negative performance) above the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate. For more information, refer to the PDS.
Buy/sell spread
Nil
Entry/exit fees
Nil
Minimum investment
$25,000 Class A
$20,000 FirstChoice Wholesale Pension
$1,000 FirstChoice Wholesale Investments
Nil FirstChoice Wholesale Super
APIR code
FSF1086AU Class A
FSF1081AU FirstChoice Wholesale Investments FSF1089AU FirstChoice Wholesale Pension
FSF1095AU FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super
Please refer to the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for further details on fees and other costs that may apply.
*On the dollar value of positive performance after management fees (less carried forward negative performance) above the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate. For more information, refer to the PDS.
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