Fidelity Australian High Conviction Fund

Fidelity Australian High Conviction Fund
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About this fund

A diversified and concentrated portfolio of 20-40 Australian high-quality stocks

Uses a bottom-up research approach to invest in companies with a sustainable competitive advantage, strong pricing market power, supportive industry structure, and strong management quality.

Strong risk management is at the core of our investment approach

 

Why this fund

A 'best ideas' concentrated portfolio, with a strong focus on risk management

A diversified fund of some of Australia's most promising companies

 

Access to our 20+ years' expertise investing in the Australian market

Key facts

Unit prices (at 19/06/25)
Buy 20.1017 / Sell 20.0215
Unit price history
Buy/sell spread
0.20%/0.20%

At a glance

Objective
To achieve returns in excess of the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index over the medium to long term.
Benchmark
S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index
Management costs1
0.85% p.a
Fund size (at 19/06/25)
A$136.74M
Inception date
31 July 2012
Distribution frequency
Quarterly
Currency
Australian dollar

Unique identifiers

APIR code
FID0021AU
ARSN code
159055722
mFund code
FIL21

Fund manager

Zara Lyons
Australia

Performance2

See for yourself how the fund has performed since inception. The chart below represents the value now of $10,000 invested in the Fidelity Australian High Conviction Fund in July 2012 compared with $10,000 invested in the S&P/ ASX 200 Accumulation Index.

Chart as at: 31 May 2025

Total net returns 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. Benchmark: S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index.

Net returns as at 31 May 2025

Timeframe 1 yr
%
3 yr
% pa
5 yr
% pa
7 yr
% pa
10 yr
% pa
Since inception
(31/07/12) % pa
Fund 6.59 6.23 9.30 7.11 7.82 10.05
Benchmark 13.36 9.62 12.11 9.06 8.12 9.92
Active return -6.77 -3.39 -2.81 -1.95 -0.30 0.13

Total net returns 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. Benchmark: S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index.

Net as at 31 May 2025

1 yr
%
3 yr
% pa
5 yr
% pa
7 yr
% pa
10 yr
% pa
Since inception
(31/07/12) % pa
Total return 6.59 6.23 9.30 7.11 7.82 10.05
Growth -5.74 -1.21 3.94 2.61 3.41 5.46
Income 12.33 7.44 5.36 4.50 4.41 4.59

Growth return is the unit price movement on exit to exit basis. Income is expressed as Total Return less growth component.

Total net returns 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. Benchmark: S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index.

DistributionDistribution (CPU)Reinvestment price
31-Mar-254.9946$18.3760

CPU = cents per unit. The above cash CPU excludes imputation credits and foreign income tax offsets which are non-cash components and are reported in the end of year tax statement. If the Distribution CPU column is 0.0000 it means that nothing was distributed. 

Sectors and holdings

As at 31 May 2025

As at 31 May 2025

% total net assets
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD 10.9%
COMMONWEALTH BANK AUSTRALIA 8.8%
BHP GROUP LTD 8.3%
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 6.2%
QBE INS GROUP LTD 5.5%
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD 5.3%
GOODMAN GROUP 4.9%
ORICA LTD 4.4%
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 3.4%
XERO LTD 3.0%

As at 31 May 2025

Fund % Benchmark % Relative %
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD 10.9 4.6 6.3
QBE INS GROUP LTD 5.5 1.4 4.1
ORICA LTD 4.4 0.4 4.1
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD 5.3 1.5 3.8
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 6.2 3.0 3.2

As at 31 May 2025

Fund % Benchmark % Relative %
WESTPAC BANKING CORP 0.0 4.4 -4.4
WESFARMERS LTD 0.0 3.7 -3.7
ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 0.0 3.4 -3.4
CSL LTD 1.6 4.7 -3.2
COMMONWEALTH BANK AUSTRALIA 8.8 11.6 -2.8

Fund ratings3

Organisation Rating / Recommendation
Zenith  Approved4

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.

1Management 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.

2Total returns (net) have been calculated using exit prices and take into account the applicable buy/sell spread and are net of Fidelity’s management costs, transactional and operational costs and assumes reinvestment of distributions. No allowance has been made for tax. Returns of more than one year are annualised. The return of capital is not guaranteed. 

3You should refer to respective research houses (and their disclaimers below) to obtain further information about the meaning of the rating and the rating scale. Ratings are only one factor to be taken into account when deciding whether to invest. Ratings are subject to change without notice and may not be regularly updated. Ratings are current as at date (s) stated below. Fidelity pays a fee to some research houses for rating our funds.

4The Zenith Investment Partners (“Zenith”) Australian Financial Services License No. 226872 rating (assigned June 2024) referred to in this document is limited to “General Advice” (as defined by the Corporations Act 2001) for Wholesale clients only. This advice has been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any individual. It is not a specific recommendation to purchase, sell or hold the relevant product(s). Investors should seek independent financial advice before making an investment decision and should consider the appropriateness of this advice in light of their own objectives, financial situation and needs. Investors should obtain a copy of, and consider the PDS or offer document before making any decision and refer to the full Zenith Product Assessment available on the Zenith website. Zenith usually charges the product issuer, fund manager or a related party to conduct Product Assessments. Full details regarding Zenith’s methodology, ratings definitions and regulatory compliance are available on our Product Assessment’s and at http://www.zenithpartners.com.au/RegulatoryGuidelines

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