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Australian Equities Portfolio NZD - IOOF QuantPlus - Quarterly update
IOOF QuantPlus

Australian Equities Portfolio NZD
Quarterly update
For the period ended 31 March 2015
Australian Equities Portfolio NZD - IOOF QuantPlus - Quarterly update
Contents
    Overview                                                                                                                          2
    Portfolio at glance                                                                                                               3
    Performance                                                                                                                       4
    Sector allocation                                                                                                                 6

    Overview
    At IOOF, we have been helping Australians secure their              The QuantPlus team at IOOF aims to achieve an optimal risk
    financial future since 1846. During that time we have grown         and return outcome through efficient exposure to a highly
    into one of Australia's leading providers of quality financial      diversified portfolio of assets. They seek to obtain a premium
    services. Through our investment management expertise,              from holding securities with different risk characteristics than
    we offer a range of highly rated investment products utilising      those provided by the most commonly used indices by
    a range of investment philosophies including multi-manager,         employing a quantitative process with a qualitative overlay,
    quantitative and qualitative investing as well as sector specific   together with a variety of trading strategies.
    investments expertise through Perennial Investment Partners.
                                                                        This report outlines the performance and asset allocation
                                                                        of the Australian Equities Portfolio – previously referred
                                                                        to as the Plan B, Australian Core Equities Portfolio.

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Australian Equities Portfolio NZD - IOOF QuantPlus - Quarterly update
IOOF QuantPlus | Australian Equities Portfolio NZD: Quarterly update – March 2015

Portfolio at a glance
The portfolio seeks to achieve long term capital growth                     Weighted average portfolio characteristics
through structured exposure to listed equities in Australian
markets. The Portfolio seeks returns by maintaining an                                                         Portfolio         Benchmark
exposure to firms with either smaller capitalisation or greater
                                                                               Market Cap ('000)                  52,936           63,515
value. To manage the risks associated with these exposures
the portfolio maintains a high level of diversification. At least              Price to Book                       1.8              2.1
80 per cent of net assets will be invested in securities or                    Price to Earnings                   15.4             15.9
depository receipts of companies and property trusts listed
                                                                               Price to Earnings FY1               15.9             16.9
on the Australian stock exchange.
                                                                               Dividend Yield (%)                  4.3              4.2
Fast facts
 Fund size               $525,694,811.05
 (NZD)

 Management             0.25%
 fees and
 expense"

 Inception date         Jun-05

 Number of              360
 holdings

 Benchmark              S&P/ASX 300 Index

 Tracking error         Upper tracking error limit for the portfolio
                        against its benchmarks is five per cent.

Composition of Australian Equities Portfolio versus benchmark by size

Large

 Mid

Small

         0%            10%           20%        30%           40%        50%         60%            70%     80%            90%

              Australian Equities Portfolio                S&P/ASX 300

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Australian Equities Portfolio NZD - IOOF QuantPlus - Quarterly update
Performance
    Gross performance
                                                               3 month             6 month       1 year         3 years         5 years
                                                                    %                   %            %            % pa            % pa
     Australian Equities Portfolio (gross return)                    7.49              2.95         8.49            5.96           3.08

     S&P/ASX 300                                                     7.33              3.05         8.63            7.30           3.27

     Outperformance                                                  0.16             -0.10        -0.14           -1.34           -0.19

    Net performance
                                                               3 month             6 month       1 year         3 years         5 years
                                                                    %                   %            %            % pa            % pa
     Australian Equities Portfolio (net return)                      7.42              2.82         8.22            5.70           2.82

     S&P/ASX 300                                                     7.33              3.05         8.63            7.30           3.27

     Outperformance                                                  0.09             -0.23        -0.41           -1.60          -0.45

    Performance figures are calculated using month end unit prices. Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

    Top ten holdings
                                                               % of portfolio allocation             % of benchmark allocation
     Commonwealth Bank of Australia                                         8.42                                  10.01

     Westpac Banking Corporation                                            7.76                                  8.12

     Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited                        6.71                                  6.69

     National Australia Bank Limited                                        6.03                                  6.17

     BHP Billiton Limited                                                   4.13                                  6.58

     Telstra Corporation Limited                                            3.81                                  5.10

     Macquarie Group Limited                                                1.60                                  1.68

     Wesfarmers Limited                                                     1.60                                  3.27

     Rio Tinto Limited                                                      1.55                                  1.65

     Insurance Australia Group Limited                                      1.39                                  0.94

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Contributors to the portfolio
 Top 10 contributors to return                             Total return of         Average portfolio          Contribution to
 for the quarter                                          share for quarter           allocation              portfolio return
                                                                  %                       %                          %
 Westpac Banking Corporation                                     15.55                     7.35                      1.08

 Commonwealth Bank of Australia                                  8.44                      8.34                      0.69

 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited                 11.09                     6.46                      0.69

 National Australia Bank Limited                                 11.63                     5.87                      0.66

 Macquarie Group Limited                                         27.98                     1.42                      0.35

 Telstra Corporation Limited                                     5.23                      3.94                      0.25

 BHP Billiton Limited                                            5.54                      4.18                      0.23

 Toll Holdings Limited                                           48.52                     0.50                      0.19

 Incitec Pivot Limited                                           24.14                     0.76                      0.17

 AGL Energy Limited                                              12.87                     1.19                      0.15

Detractors from the portfolio
 Top 5 detractors from return                              Total return of         Average portfolio          Contribution to
 for the quarter                                          share for quarter           allocation              portfolio return
                                                                  %                       %                          %
 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd                                      -29.55                    0.38                     -0.14

 Bluescope Steel Limited                                         -27.04                    0.33                     -0.10

 Woodside Petroleum Ltd                                          -6.97                     1.10                     -0.10

 Bradken Limited                                                -62.05                     0.09                     -0.09

 Metcash Limited                                                 -18.70                    0.23                     -0.06

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Sector allocation
    To ensure that the Australian Equities portfolio remains diversified and is not over exposed to any one sector, the active weight
    of each Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector to the benchmark is maintained within ±10 per cent.

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This document is issued by IOOF Investment Management Limited (IIML) ABN 53 006 695 021, AFS Licence No. 230524. IIML is a company within the IOOF Group of companies
which consists of IOOF Holdings Ltd ABN 49 100 103 722 and its related bodies corporate. IIML’s contact details can be found on www.ioof.com.au. Past performance is not a
reliable indicator of future performance. The information contained in this document is believed to be correct at the time of publication, however to the extent permitted by
law, no liability is accepted for any loss or damage as a result of any reliance on the information it contains. The information provided is general in nature and has been prepared
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own circumstances or consult a financial planner. QuantPlus is a trade mark of IOOF Investment Management Limited.
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