Green and Sustainable Bond Fund
Green and Sustainable Bond Fund
About the fund
The Australian Ethical Altius Green and Sustainable Bond Fund underwent a name change on 1 October 2025. It was previously known as the Altius Green Bond Fund.
The Australian Ethical Altius Green and Sustainable Bond Fund is an investment in green, sustainable, sustainability-linked and social bonds with a primary aim of targeting labelled green bonds and other investments that will contribute to lower carbon emissions and support the transition to a low carbon economy. 
We take a diversified approach to cash and fixed-income funds management, combining both credit and duration strategies, and seek to deliver competitive returns for investors throughout all market conditions.
Our team’s breadth of experience in fixed interest markets enables us to manage market risk, while staying focused on responsible investing to shape a positive future.
Overview
Our investment objective is to achieve returns in excess of the Bloomberg AusBond1 Composite 0+ Yr Index after fees over the medium term1.
1 Bloomberg Finance LP and its affiliates (collectively ‘Bloomberg’) do not approve or endorse this material and disclaim all liability for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of the use of all or any part of this material.
Informed by environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, the Fund invests in a range of green, sustainable, sustainability-linked and social bonds with issuers that conduct their business and apply capital responsibly.
The Fund invests in a broad range of fixed interest securities, along with cash and similar investments. These may include direct or indirect international and domestic holdings of government, corporate and asset backed securities issued in Australian dollars or appropriately hedged.
The investment manager may also use derivatives for portfolio positioning and for managing market risk.
The Fund has the ability to borrow funds for day-to-day operational activities but does not use gearing in implementing portfolio positions.
The Fund may gain exposure to specific assets by investing through other investment vehicles, including those managed by a related entity.
The framework used to predominantly source green and sustainable bonds for the Fund is predominately guided by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) voluntary principles, including the Green, Social and Sustainability Bond Principles and Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles. Please note that at some time in the future, Australian Ethical may include other analytical frameworks and find additional sources of these types of securities.
The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) are a framework used by the market which assists in promoting integrity and transparency, and these bonds are evaluated against four core components:
- Use of proceeds
- Project evaluation and selection
- Management of proceeds
- Reporting
Australian Ethical’s investment assessment process considers relevant market frameworks, including the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) principles, alongside Australian Ethical’s Ethical Criteria and financial analysis.
Fund facts
| Overview | |
|---|---|
|
$97 mil
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$202 mil
|
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Fixed income
|
Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Yr Index
|
|
01/07/2020
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3 years
|
|
Low to medium
|
AUS0084AU
|
| Fees and costs | |
|---|---|
|
$100,000
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0.30% p.a.
|
|
0.00%
|
0.05% / 0.05%
|
| Distribution | |
|---|---|
|
Quarterly
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March, June, September and December
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A full explanation of all the Fund features including fees and costs that you may be charged for investing in the Fund is provided in the Fund’s Product Disclosure Statement and the fee information page. For further information about the Fund and how we assess investments using our Ethical Criteria, please read the Additional Information Document and the Ethical Guide.
1. The current benchmark may not have been the benchmark over all periods shown.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
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$0.15 mil
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$202 mil
|
|
Fixed income
|
Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+Yr Index
|
|
03/06/2021
|
3 years
|
|
Low to medium
|
AUS9041AU
|
| Fees and costs | |
|---|---|
|
$5,000
|
0.40% p.a.
|
|
0.00%
|
0.05% / 0.05%
|
| Distribution | |
|---|---|
|
Quarterly
|
March, June, September and December
|
A full explanation of all the Fund features including fees and costs that you may be charged for investing in the Fund is provided in the Fund’s Product Disclosure Statement and the fee information page. For further information about the Fund and how we assess investments using our Ethical Criteria, please read the Additional Information Document and the Ethical Guide.
1. The current benchmark may not have been the benchmark over all periods shown.
Portfolio
Investment commentary
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Ways to invest
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