Green Shares

What is it?

If you’re concerned about the state of our world, this could be a super idea. You invest predominantly in assets listed on Australian and major international stock exchanges, with companies that exercise social and/or environment responsibility.

Historical financial performance

Investment return to 31 December 2011
1 month  -0.95%
3 months  1.14%
Financial year to date -8.72%
1 year  -8.94% pa
3 years 3.61% pa
5 years -2.97% pa
7 years 2.41% pa
10 years 2.64% pa

The above table shows the net return after investment fees, tax and the asset-based fee. 

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Asset allocation
  Benchmark Range
Australian Shares 60% 50-70%
International Shares 40% 30-50%
Total Growth Assets 100% 85-100%
Cash 0% 0-15%
Total Defensive Assets 0% 0-15%
Foreign Currency 40% 30-50%

How it works

Investment performance objective
Target = CPI + 4%
To achieve a return of 4% above inflation per annum over rolling 7 year periods.

Investment time frame
Long term, 7 years+. If you’re looking for capital growth over the longer term, this could be your choice.

Risk profile
Medium to high risk. Likelihood of a negative return in any year is approximately 1 in 3.

Date introduced
November 2001.

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