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If you are a long-term investor and want exposure to investment groups that will potentially give higher returns, the International Shares option may be for you. You need to be prepared to accept that this option could experience negative returns over the short to medium term.

 

Objective

To match the return of the MSCI World Developed Markets ex-Australia net dividends reinvested accumulation index, hedged after fees and tax.1

Timeframe

10 years

Suited to investors with an investment timeframe of more than 10 years.

Total fee2

0.24% p.a.

Total fee includes administration fees (0.16%), investment fees and indirect cost ratio. View detailed fee breakdown

Risk level

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Investors should be aware that a negative annual return is expected greater than six times in every 20 years. Read more about the standard risk measure.


Performance

As at 31 December 2020 (updated monthly)
Account 1 month 3 months 1 year 3 years p.a. 5 years p.a. 7 years p.a. 10 years p.a.
Accumulation 2.66% 10.58% 9.59% 8.80% 10.37% 9.92% 10.81%
Income 2.86% 11.49% 10.98% 9.75% 11.32% 10.57% 11.83%
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.3

Asset allocation

As at 31 December 2020 (updated quarterly)
Assets Allocation 4 Ranges 5
Cash* 0.8% 0 - 10%
International shares^ 99.2% 90 - 100%

Fund managers

As at 31 December 2020 (updated quarterly)

The portfolio is passively managed by State Street Global Advisors, with currency exposures fully hedged back to Australian dollars.

Geographic breakdown and composition

The geographic breakdown and composition of the international shareholdings managed by State Street Global Advisors was:

Region %
North America 70.1%
Europe 19.5%
Japan 7.9%
Asia-Pacific ex Japan 1.4%
Cash/liquidity 0.9%
Other 0.1%
Futures 0.0%

Shareholdings

As at 31 December 2020 (updated quarterly)

International shares - top 20 by value

The International Shares option invests in shares listed in the MSCI World Developed Markets ex-Australia index.

No. Stock
1 Apple Incorporated
2 Microsoft Corporation
3 Amazon.com Incorporated
4 Alphabet Incorporated
5 Facebook
6 Tesla
7 Johnson & Johnson
8 JPMorgan Chase & Company
9 Visa Incorporated
10 Proctor & Gamble Company
11 UnitedHealth Group
12 Disney Company
13 Nvida Corporation
14 Nestle
15 Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
16 Mastercard Incorporated
17 Home Depot
18 Paypal Holdings
19 Roche Holdings
20 Verizon Communications

1. An index designed to measure the equity market performance of 22 developed market country indices. This index is market capitalisation weighted index.
2. Our total fee includes administration fees, investment fees, and indirect cost ratio, which are based on the fees and costs for the financial year ended 30 June 2020. The total fees and any other applicable fees are deducted daily from the unit price before the unit price is declared and may differ from future fees and costs. Other fees may apply.
3. For periods of one year or less, the return is net of fees and tax. For periods greater than one year, the return is a compound annualised return, net of fees and tax.
4. These figures have been rounded for member reporting.
5. QSuper has the flexibility to invest within these predetermined ranges.

* This option is fully invested in international shares, however, it may be appropriate to hold up to 10% in cash to accommodate market changes and timing of transactions.
^ The international shares asset class is passively managed by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).The funds managed by SSgA include an allocation to cash. SSgA's allocation to cash is captured in the international shares asset allocation range of 90%-100%.

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