Realindex Australian Small Companies - Class A (Net of Fees) Factsheet 28 Feb 2019 Fund strategy Fund facts Realindex forms a universe of companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange that are Benchmark ASX Small Ords Accum outside both the ASX 100 and the 100 largest companies based on accounting measures. Factors Funds under management $1023.8 million such as quality, near-term value and momentum are applied to form a final portfolio of companies. Inception Date 17 November 2008 The resulting portfolio has a value tilt relative to the benchmark and provides the benefits of being lower in cost, lower turnover and highly diversified compared to traditional active investment strategies. By weighting the portfolio based on accounting measures and factors such as quality, value and momentum Realindex aims to generate higher returns versus the benchmark over the long term. Commentary The Realindex Australian Small Companies Fund returned 5.43% (net of fees) during February, versus the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries benchmark which returned 6.78%. From a style perspective, the S&P Australia Small Cap Growth Index (+6.7%) outperformed its Value (+4.4%) counterpart by 2.3%. This was a significant headwind for performance, given the methodology’s inherent tilt towards cheaper companies. Underweights within the expensive Information Technology sector were by far the largest detractors of performance. The portfolio does not hold many of these high growth market darlings including Appen (+46.9%) and Afterpay (+15.9%) and has a large underweight position in Altium (+32.3%). These three stocks collectively accounted for almost two-thirds of the entire underperformance. Stock selection within sectors had a large effect this month; this is typical during February as company earnings results sees stock-specific information lead price movements. Amongst the more high profile falls were Blackmores (-27.7%) and Bingo (-20.1%), both of which benefitted performance due to underweight positions. However overweights to Pact Group (-23.2%) and Macmillan Shakespeare (-21.0%) negated some of this benefit. An underweight allocation to the strong-performing Energy sector also detracted value, although this largely came from not holding Viva Energy (+31.0%) and Washington H. Soul Pattinson (11.9%). The portfolio does not hold these stocks as both are considered large companies under the strategy’s methodology. However this was mostly offset by the contribution from other ‘large companies’ not held by the portfolio including Nufarm (-16.0%), Mineral Resources (-4.9%) and Healius (-4.5%). Also positive for performance were overweight positions in iron ore miners Mount Gibson (+17.8%) and Grange Resources (+15.9%) after the price of iron ore rose 14.9% over the month. The portfolio offers a valuation discount to the market-cap benchmark, as measured by price-to-sales (3.3x vs. 4.2x) and price-to-book (2.5x vs. 3.0x), as well as a dividend yield higher than the benchmark (4.1% vs. 2.9%). Note: Percentage figures in parenthesis show total return in Australian dollars for the month ending 28 February 2019 unless otherwise noted. Since Net performance (After fees, before tax) 1 month 3 month 6 month 1 year2 year 3 year 5 year 7 year 10 year inception Realindex Australian Small Companies - Class A 5.43% 7.95% -1.23% 3.80%8.12% 14.88% 9.77% 11.22% 14.86% 12.19% ASX Small Ords Accum 6.78% 8.01% -3.06% 3.48%11.81% 13.44% 7.74% 4.55% 9.44% 7.83% Excess NET returns -1.35% -0.05% 1.84% 0.32%-3.69% 1.44% 2.03% 6.67% 5.42% 4.37% All returns are calculated on an annualised basis using exit price to exit price with distributions reinvested, net of management costs, transaction costs. All return calculations exclude any individual taxes payable by the investor and all other fees and rebates disclosed in the relevant product disclosure statements available on our website or by calling us. Top 10 holding comparison ASX Small ASX Small as at 28 Feb 2019 Fund Ords Accum Active Weight Sector Holding comparison Fund Ords Accum Active Weight Chorus Limited 1.93% 0.55% 1.38% Consumer Discretionary 20.16% 15.15% 5.01% Beach Energy Limited 1.83% 1.96% -0.14% Materials 16.64% 18.73% -2.09% OceanaGold Corp Shs Chess Depository Interests repr 1 shs 1.71% 0.17% 1.54% Real Estate 15.93% 11.07% 4.86% A.P. Eagers Limited 1.69% 0.00% 1.69% Communication Services 10.08% 5.87% 4.21% Super Retail Group Limited 1.65% 0.55% 1.10% Industrials 7.69% 7.41% 0.28% SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited 1.50% 0.57% 0.93% Financials 7.45% 7.99% -0.54% Platinum Asset Management Ltd 1.50% 0.64% 0.86% Consumer Staples 6.55% 7.79% -1.24% Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 1.47% 0.30% 1.17% Health Care 6.19% 6.43% -0.24% Monadelphous Group Limited 1.46% 0.88% 0.58% Information Technology 4.86% 11.89% -7.04% Vocus Group Limited 1.38% 1.24% 0.14% Energy 2.52% 7.24% -4.72% Utilities 1.93% 0.44% 1.49% Top 5 relative contributors for the month Value added Top 5 relative detractors for the month Value lost Nufarm Limited 0.22% Altium -0.36% A.P. Eagers Limited 0.20% Appen Ltd. -0.33% Nextdc Limited 0.18% VIVA ENERGY GROUP NPV -0.27% Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited 0.17% OceanaGold Corp Shs Chess Depository Interests repr 1 shs -0.24% Mineral Resources Limited 0.17% Webjet Limited -0.20% Contact To find out more, please contact us on 1300 809 204 or email [email protected]. Disclaimer This document has been prepared by Colonial First State Managed Infrastructure Limited (“CFSMIL”) ABN 13 006 464 428 AFS Licence 240550 (“CFSMIL”) and is intended to be provided to institutional clients and financial advisers only. A copy of the Financial Services Guide for CFSMIL is available from Colonial First State Global Asset Management on its website. This material contains general information only. It is not intended to provide you with financial product advice and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular investor. 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