Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Value Opportunities Fund
The Fund is invested in companies listed (or expected to be listed) on an Australian securities exchange and is actively managed.
Our value-based investment philosophy underlies our approach to stock selection, driven by our bottom-up research process designed to maximise the opportunities to deliver income and long-term capital growth to our clients. We use several valuation screens to rank our investment universe and generate stock ideas. Our experienced team then undertakes detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify companies that are trading at a discount to our assessment of their underlying value.
The Fund is managed on a ‘benchmark unaware’ basis and provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of our highest conviction opportunities which we expect to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns over the long-term. We aim to invest in a combination of large, mid and small capitalisation stocks from across the available universe of Australian companies and will typically hold 25–40 stocks.
Investment objective
The Fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Total Return Index, after fees, over a four-year period.
| Fund facts | |
| Inception date01/04/2021 | Distribution frequencyQuarterly |
| BenchmarkS&P/ASX 300 Total Return Index | Minimum initial application$ 20,000 |
| APIR codeMPL1039AU | Management fees and costs %*^0.80 |
| Pricing frequency & cut-offDaily/2pm Sydney time on a Business Day | Buy/Sell spread %^0.19/0.19 |
Portfolio Manager
A team of experienced and dedicated investment professionals.
Dougal Maple-Brown
Head of Australian Value Equities
Fund performance^
as at 28/02/2025
| 1 mth % | 3 mths % | 1 yr % p.a. | 3 yrs % p.a. | Since inception % p.a.* | |
| Fund | -0.4 | -0.7 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| Benchmark | -3.8 | -2.6 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
^Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. No warranty can be given for future performance. Returns are volatile and may fluctuate quickly and significantly. Total return is based on the movement in net asset value per unit plus distributions and is before tax and after all fees and charges. Imputation credits are not included in the performance figures.
Source: Maple-Brown Abbott and S&P
* Inception date is 1 April 2021.
Unit price
as at 28/03/2025
| Application price | Net asset value | Redemption price |
| $ 0.9415 | $ 0.9397 | $ 0.9379 |
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Fund rating
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The Zenith Investment Partners (ABN 27 103 132 672, AFS Licence 226872) (“Zenith”) rating (assigned MPL1039AU June 2024) referred to in this piece is limited to “General Advice” (s766B 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, including target markets of financial products, where applicable, and is subject to change at any time without prior notice. 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. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Zenith usually charges the product issuer, fund manager or related party to conduct Product Assessments. Full details regarding Zenith’s methodology, ratings definitions and regulatory compliance are available on our Product Assessments and at Fund Research Regulatory Guidelines.
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