MLC Wholesale Horizon 4 - Balanced Portfolio
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Investment objective
The portfolio aims to outperform its benchmark, after fees, over 5 year periods. It aims to achieve this by actively managing the portfolio. This includes changing the portfolios asset allocation to capitalise on investment opportunities or reduce risk if market risk is high.
Investment strategy
The MLC Multi-Manager Funds (the Funds) have exposure to a wide range of underlying investment managers. MLC has tailored individual mandates for almost all managers within the portfolios. The Multi-Asset Class Funds are designed around a long term Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA). A Strategic Overlay may also be applied at times, to improve risk-adjusted returns over the medium term. Manager research, manager selection, capital markets research and portfolio construction are all conducted in-house by the MLC Investment Team.
Investor profile
The fund is intended to be suitable for investors who:
- want long-term capital growth and are seeking a portfolio that has a strong bias to growth assets
- want a portfolio that's diversified across asset classes, investment managers, and securities, and
- understand that there can be large fluctuations in income and the value of your investment.
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Our impressive investment capabilities are driven by our investment team and structure. Our unified team has had a long association with creating and managing multi-manager portfolios for investors and draws on the very best of our individual corporate heritages, honed over multiple investment cycles. We have created an investment capability of significant depth and breadth in the industry – leveraging a powerful common engine room working for the benefit of our clients. Using our market-leading investment approach, we structure our portfolios to deliver more reliable returns across many potential market environments.
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Important information:
Other fees and costs may apply to this fund. To obtain this information please refer to the latest Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for the fund available at mlc.com.au/findafund, speak to your Financial Adviser or call MLC on 132 652 between 8am and 6pm (AEST/AEDT), Monday to Friday.
Cumulative performance
| 3 months | 6 months | Year to date | 1 year | 3 years pa | 5 years pa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | -1.07% | 0.95% | -1.07% | 5.55% | 5.50% | 9.18% | |
| FE Sector | -0.84% | 0.79% | -0.84% | 4.77% | 5.36% | 9.20% |
Calendar Performance
| 31/12/2024 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | 12.18% | 11.66% | -7.89% | 13.94% | 2.87% | |
| FE Sector | 12.09% | 10.78% | -7.79% | 14.66% | 2.51% |
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Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Returns are not guaranteed and may vary from any target described in this document. The capital value, payment of income, and performance of any financial product referred to in this communication are not guaranteed. An investment in any such financial product referred to in this communication is subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment of capital and loss of income and principal invested. Actual returns may vary from any target return described in this communication and there is a risk that the investment may achieve lower than expected returns.
Net returns are calculated after deducting management fees and assume reinvestment of all distributions.
Gross returns are calculated before deducting management fees.
The performance data has been sourced by FE fundinfo.
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Asset allocation as at 31/3/2025
| Australian shares | 24.13% | |
| Global Shares | 27.96% | |
| Australian property | 3.08% | |
| Global property | 2.74% | |
| Infrastructure | 3.54% | |
| Australian fixed interest | 9.00% | |
| Global fixed interest | 16.66% | |
| Cash and short-term securities | 2.79% | |
| Alternative - growth | 7.58% | |
| Alternative - defensive | 2.53% |
Asset allocation range
| Asset class | Asset range |
|---|---|
| Cash | 0-20% |
| Fixed Income | 5-40% |
| Alternatives | 0-20% |
| Australian Shares | 10-40% |
| Global Shares | 10-45% |
| Property | 0-20% |
| Infrastructure | 0-15% |
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Top holdings - Australian shares as at 31/3/2025
| BHP Group Ltd | 1.72% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 1.31% |
| CSL Limited | 1.31% |
| National Australia Bank Limited | 0.78% |
| ANZ Group Holdings Limited | 0.73% |
| Macquarie Group, Ltd. | 0.69% |
| Westpac Banking Corporation | 0.54% |
| Telstra Group Limited | 0.54% |
| Goodman Group | 0.47% |
| Aristocrat Leisure Limited | 0.45% |
Top holdings - International shares as at 31/3/2025
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.10% |
| Apple Inc. | 0.77% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 0.51% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 0.50% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR | 0.48% |
| Resmed Inc CHESS Depositary Interests on a ratio of 10 CDIs per ord.sh | 0.38% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 0.37% |
| Visa Inc. Class A | 0.36% |
| Linde plc | 0.34% |
| Mastercard Incorporated Class A | 0.34% |
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Portfolio highlights
Contributors to performance
Key contributors to performance for the quarter ended 31 March 2025 were:
- There were weak returns in Australian shares (-4.2%) and global shares (-1.1%).
- The exposure to listed infrastructure (+5.1%) and private equity (+2.1%) generated positive returns.
- Exposure to short-maturity bonds and corporate bonds contributed positively to performance. The short maturity strategy returned +1.6% and extended credit strategy returned +1.2%.
Note: Returns for the asset classes above are before fees and tax.
Portfolio positioning:
Australian and global shares have drifted underweight with the recent sell-off. An underweight to the US has helped recent performance vs benchmark and we have been using cashflows to add to shares opportunistically.
Underweight position to unlisted property. Whilst unlisted property provides a relatively stable income yield, some inflation protection and the potential for capital growth, the shorter-term return outlook for some sectors is below long-term averages.
Overweight position to alternatives. The real return strategy and derivatives provide the portfolio with more liquid sources of real asset like exposures to offset the underweight to property.
The overweight to fixed income includes an overweight to credit via short maturities and private debt. A modest overweight to credit remains one of our highest conviction positions. Given the stage of the cycle, we prefer higher quality and shorter duration credit.
Duration positioning within fixed income has increased to provide additional protection to the portfolio.
Underweight position to cash and all maturities to fund the fixed income overweights.
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