Changes to Fund buy-sell spread

Effective 30 April 2025, the buy-sell spread for a number of Pendal funds (the Funds) will decrease as set out in the table below:

Table 1: Old and New Buy-Sell Spreads

The buy-sell spread is an additional cost to you and is generally incurred whenever you invest in or withdraw from a Fund. The buy-sell spread is retained by the Fund (it is not a fee paid to us) and represents a contribution to the transaction costs incurred by the Fund such as brokerage and stamp duty, when the Fund is purchasing and selling assets. The buy-sell spread also reflects the market impact of buying and selling the underlying securities in the market. Importantly, the buy-sell spread helps to ensure different unit holders are being treated fairly by attributing the costs of trading securities to those unit holders who are buying and selling units in the Funds.

Following the initial impact of the Trump tariff announcement, investment markets have experienced an improvement in market conditions. This has led to increasing liquidity and a reduction in market impact when selling Australian credit securities. Consequently, trading costs in these markets have decreased, leading to lower trading costs for the Pendal Income and Fixed Interest Funds (as set out in Table 1 above).

Pendal has determined to decrease the buy-sell spread for each of the Funds as set out in Table 1 above. The buy spread is payable on application to a Fund. The sell spread is payable on withdrawal from a Fund.

Pendal will continue to monitor market conditions and review and update the buy-sell spread regularly as required. You should therefore review the current buy-sell spread information before making a decision to invest or withdraw from a Fund.

Please refer to our website www.pendalgroup.com, click ‘Products’, select the Fund and click on ‘View fund information’ for the latest buy-sell spread for each Fund.