Moderate Fund
Moderate Fund
Overview
To provide a diversified portfolio that has an appropriate balance between income and capital growth investments with low to medium levels of risk.
The Fund aims to achieve returns 2.50% above inflation1 after management costs over a 10 year period.
1 The measure of inflation is the Consumer Price Index (Trimmed mean) released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on a quarterly basis.
The opportunity to invest in a diversified portfolio with exposure to growth and defensive assets. Asset classes include, but are not limited to, Australian and international shares, unlisted property, alternative assets and fixed income securities.
Fund facts
| Overview | |
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$14 mil
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$404 mil
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Mixed asset
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SAA Weighted Index
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15/09/2023
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6 years
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Low to medium
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AUG7454AU
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| Fees and costs | |
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$25,000 minimum in the Fund.
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0.75% p.a.
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0.04%
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0.05% / 0.05%
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| Distribution | |
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Up to twice per year
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30 June & 31 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 Booklet and the Ethical Guide.
1. The indices that compose the SAA Weighted Index can be found here. The current benchmark may not have been the benchmark for all periods.
Investment commentary
Check out our latest fund commentary for the 3 months to March 31, 2026
Portfolio
Our Multi-Asset fund range has been rated ‘Recommended’ by leading research house, Zenith Investment Partners.

The Zenith Investment Partners (ABN 27 103 132 672, AFS Licence 226872) (“Zenith”) rating (AUG0017AU, AUG0020AU, AUG7454AU, AUG6267AU assigned September 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.
Ratings and awards are only one factor to be taken into account when deciding to invest. To consider whether a financial product is right for you, read the relevant PDS and TMD at australianethical.com.au. Issued by Australian Ethical Investment Ltd (ABN 47 003 188 930, AFSL 229 949).
Resources
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Ways to invest
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