Latest Fund Factsheet
Updated: 31.03.2025
Global 100
Own your piece of 100 blue chip companies across major equity markets. The biggest household names, they provide global diversification and long-term capital growth.
5-10 Years
Minimum suggested investment time frame
20.09%
5 year p.a index return as at 31 March 2025
1.60%
Indicative dividend yield as at 31 March 2025
0.25%
Management fee p.a.
Overview
This fund provides exposure to blue-chip companies, being those which are large, stable and profitable. This includes household names such as Apple, Nike, Amazon, Nestle and Microsoft.
With global diversification across all sectors, this fund provides reliable long-term capital growth. All blue-chip companies in this fund have global exposure, meaning they generate a significant amount of their revenues and hold a large amount of their assets abroad.
The global presence, combined with their large nature and competitive positioning, means these companies will be more resilient to the business cycle and domestic shocks.
This fund tracks the S&P Global 100 Ex-Controversial Weapons Index with key criteria for selection being market capitalisation. The index includes transnational companies that have a minimum float-adjusted market cap of USD 5 billion.
Where is my money?
Take comfort in knowing which companies and locations your money is invested in.
holdings
Fund holdings as at 31 March 2025
| Company | Country | Industry | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
Apple Inc | US | Information Technology | 12.04% |
Microsoft | US | Information Technology | 10.07% |
NO Nvidia Ord | US | Information Technology | 9.58% |
 Amazon.com Inc | US | Consumer Discretionary | 6.48% |
Alphabet Inc Class A | US | Communication Services | 3.26% |
BI Broadcom Inc | US | Information Technology | 2.83% |
Country weightings
This graph shows the fund allocation according to the countries.
United States (78.4%)
Great Britain (4.6%)
Germany (3.6%)
Switzerland (3.5%)
France (2.9%)
Japan (2.4%)
China (1.4%)
Other (3.0%)
Sector composition
This graph shows the fund allocation according to the type of industry.
Information Technology (41.9%)
Financials (10.7%)
Health Care (10.4%)
Consumer Discretionary (10.0%)
Consumer Staples (8.0%)
Communication Services (7.8%)
Energy (4.5%)
Other (6.4%)
Country and Sector composition as at 31 March 2025.
Returns
As at 31 March 2025
-5.72%
3 months
15.00%
1 year
N/A
3 years
N/A
5 years
17.61%
Since inception
Fund returns are after fees and at 0% PIR tax. Returns for periods more than a year are annualised to be per annum (p.a.). See our full performance disclaimer for more details.
Risk
The risk indicator reflects how much the value of the Fund’s assets goes up and down (volatility). A higher risk generally means higher potential returns over time, but more ups and downs along the way. The lowest risk rating doesn’t mean “risk-free” and this risk indicator is not a guarantee of a Fund’s future performance.
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Performance
Range of Returns
-11.62% vs 41.34%
The lowest and highest 12 month returns, in 5 years as at 31 March 2025*
Growth of 10K
$24,977.07
For the 5 years as at 31 March 2025, an investment of $10,000 would be up 149.77%*
Investment objective
Growth & Diversification
The fund is designed to provide long-term capital growth and diversification.
*These are the gross benchmark returns, not including fees or taxes.
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