Australian Property Securities Fund documents
Australian Property Securities Fund
The Zurich Investments Australian Property Securities Fund offers investors access to some of the best value listed property trusts in Australia and is actively managed by one of the most experienced investment teams in the industry.
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How the fund works
The Zurich Australian Property Securities Fund invests in a range of listed property securities, spread primarily across retail, commercial, industrial and residential property sectors.
The Fund aims to:
- provide exposure to a range of property securities, including retail, commercial and industrial property sectors
- outperform the benchmark over a period of five years, providing capital growth and some income over the medium to long-term.
Watch the following short videos to find out how Zurich’s Australian Property Securities Fund works.
Zurich Investments provides exclusive access to specialist managers recognised as being amongst the best in their area of expertise. Zurich Investments appointed Renaissance Property Securities Pty Ltd (Renaissance) as the strategic investment partner for the fund in November 2005.
Established in April 2003 as a division of Renaissance Asset Management, Renaissance is renowned for its vast experience and knowledge in Australian property securities investment management.
Performance returns quoted are compound rates of return calculated on exit prices and assume reinvestment of distributions. Returns are calculated net of all ongoing fees and any taxes payable by the fund. The benchmark return shown is a gross return. Figures shown are rounded to two decimal places.
The full name of the benchmark in the performance table is S&P/ASX 300 AREIT Accumulation Index.
*Inception date is 28 February 2000
Australian Property Securities Fund's recent performance
Recommended by
The Australian Property Securities Fund is recommended by these leading research houses:
Gold as at 23 July 2023
Funds with a Gold rating are our highest conviction recommendations and stand out as best of breed for their investment mandate.#
Highly Recommended
Zenith believes that the Fund (or Product) has a very high probability of meeting its stated investment objectives. In a relative context, the Fund (or Product) scores highly across each of Zenith's key areas of assessment.^
Award winning
Zenith Fund Awards Winner: AREIT
Zurich and Renaissance Property Securities are the Zenith Fund Awards Winner for 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the AREIT category.~
Fund Manager of the Year: Property & Infrastructure
Zurich and Renaissance Property Securities win 2017 Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year in Property & Infrastructure Category.°
Best Property Securities Fund
The Zurich Australian Property Securities Fund was awarded Best Property Securities Fund category in Money magazine’s 2018 and 2019 Best of the Best awards
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^ The Zenith Investment Partners (ABN 27 103 132 672, AFS Licence 226872) (“Zenith”) rating (assigned ZUR0064AU July 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 http://www.zenithpartners.com.au/RegulatoryGuidelines
~ The Zenith Fund Awards were issued 11 October 2019 by Zenith Investment Partners (ABN 27 130 132 672, AFSL 226872) and are determined using proprietary methodologies. The Fund Awards are solely statements of opinion and do not represent recommendations to purchase, hold or sell any securities or make any other investment decisions. To the extent that the Fund Awards constitutes advice, it is General Advice for Wholesale clients only without taking into consideration the objectives, financial situation or needs of any specific person. Investors should seek their own independent financial advice before making any investment decision and should consider the appropriateness of any advice. Investors should obtain a copy of and consider any relevant PDS or offer document before making any investment decisions. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Fund Awards are current for 12 months from the date awarded and are subject to change at any time. Fund Awards for previous years are referenced for historical purposes only.
° Morningstar Awards 2017©. Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Awarded to Zurich / Renaissance Property Securities for Fund Manager of the Year Property & Infrastructure Category, Australia 2017.
Important information: This information is current as at July 2023 and may be subject to change. It is derived from sources believed to be accurate as at this date. Zurich Investment Management Limited (Zurich Investments) ABN 56 063 278 400, AFSL 232511, GIIN XYY9MQ.00000.SP.036, is the issuer and responsible entity of the Zurich Investments Australian Property Securities Fund ARSN 089 663 025.
This information does not take into account an investor’s personal objectives, financial situation or needs and an investor should consider these factors and the appropriateness of the information and consider seeking advice specific to their individual circumstances from an appropriate professional.
Investors should also consider the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for the product available at zurich.com.au or by calling 131 551 in deciding whether to acquire or to continue to hold the product. Furthermore, this product has been designed to meet certain objectives, financial situations and needs, which are described in its Target Market Determination available at zurich.com.au/tmd. The information is a summary only and there are relevant conditions and exclusions that are explained in the PDS.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Investments are subject to risk – returns can go up and down and may be positive or negative.
Any performance returns quoted are compound rates of return calculated on exit prices. They include growth and distributions (assumes reinvestment of distributions), are net of fees and taxes and are rounded to two decimal places. Any benchmark returns shown are gross returns.