Income Trust

Minimum investment: 
  • Initial investment and minimum balance: $5000
  • Minimum additional investments: $500

Objective

The Income Trust aims to generate a competitive income stream while minimising the risk of capital loss and supporting the Australian Ethical Charter.

Overview

  • The Trust’s returns tend to move in line with the general level of interest rates
  • Invests in floating rate and short-dated securities, short-dated bank deposits, bank accepted bills of exchange and high-grade mortgage-backed securities typically on a floating rate basis with maturities one year or less
  • Returns are almost exclusively taxable income
  • Changes in interest rates can have a positive or negative impact on the investment value or the Trust’s returns.

Established

September 1997

Recommended minimum timeframe

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7+
  • Years

Asset Mix

0% Growth 100% Defensive

Investment risk

Investment risk illustration Low High

Asset Allocation

  • Cash
  • Interest bearing (general)
  • Interest bearing (loans)
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Income Trust portfolio

Unit Prices

  • 29 July 2010
    $0.9655
    $0.9655
    $0.9655
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Returns

To 30 June 2010 6 months 1 year 2 years 3 years 5 years 10 years Since Inception
Income Trust 2.29% 5.06% 4.21% 4.48% 4.73% 4.80% 4.59%
Benchmark: Australian 90 Day Bank Bill 2.27% 4.13% 4.49% 5.50% 5.77% 5.55% 5.53%