Fidelity Australian Equities Fund

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Fund facts

Portfolio manager

Paul Taylor

Fund size (as at 06/01/09)

$660,199,147

Inception date

30/06/03

Benchmark index

S&P / ASX 200 Accumulation Index

Management costs (fees)^

Management Costs: 0.85% p.a. (including GST) excluding abnormal expenses and transaction charges.

Buy sell spread

0.25%/0.25%. The buy/sell spread represents an allowance for brokerage and other transaction costs.

APIR code

FID0008AU

ARSN code

103420088

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Unit prices
Application/Redemption^^

(as at 06/01/09)
15.4917/15.4145
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Investment objective

To produce long-term capital appreciation greater than the S&P / ASX 200 Accumulation Index over a rolling three year period.

Key features

  • Invests in a diversified selection of around 30-50 Australian companies
  • Sydney based investment team backed by one of the world's most extensive research networks: globalisation means that understanding Australian companies in an international context is vital
  • In-depth company research drives stock selection

Past performance % (as at 30/11/08)

  1 mth 3 mths 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Since 30/06/03
Fund * -6.57 -25.32 -36.71 2.16 12.66 N/A 13.33
Benchmark ** -6.20 -26.10 -39.95 -2.83 7.75 N/A 8.53
Active return -0.37 0.78 3.24 4.99 4.91 N/A 4.80
The returns shown represent past performance only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns of the Fund can be volatile and in some periods may be negative. The return of capital is not guaranteed.
* The returns shown have been calculated using the net asset value of the Fund from one period to the next. The returns include any re-invested distributions and are after fees and expenses. No allowance has been made for taxation. For periods greater than one year returns have been annualised.
** S&P / ASX 200 Accumulation

Distributions

Latest
Distribution		 Distribution
(CPU)*		 Reinvestment
Price
30/06/2008 26.7540 $20.9973
Please note: This information assumes that a unit in the relevant fund was held for an entire distribution period. The above distribution excludes imputation and foreign tax credits.
* cpu = cents per unit

Sector breakdown as at 31/10/08

This Fund is subject to the risk of stock market fluctuations. Investors accessing the Fund through a master trust or wrap account will also bear any fees charged by the operator of such master trust or wrap account. Any apparent discrepancies in the numbers are due to rounding.
^Management Costs and buy/sell spread are current as at the date of publication of this website. These fees may be subject to change in the future.
^^These application and redemption prices are current as at the time of this communication, but are not the guaranteed prices you will receive should you apply for or redeem any units on or after the time of this communication, because the actual price may be calculated by reference to a different date.
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