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Macquarie Core Global Equity Fund (ASX:MQE) reported a sharp rise in FY2026 operating profit as net assets more than tripled and the portfolio expanded. The result reflects both substantial new applications and investment gains, rather than investment performance alone.

Ausbil Global SmallCap Fund reported A$19.38 million in total comprehensive income for the year ended 30 June 2026, up from A$14.67 million. Net assets rose to A$133.75 million while the fund’s management fee was reduced from 1.20% to 0.90% per annum during the year.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call Complex ETF reported a sharp improvement in annual profit, helped by a swing to fair-value gains and continued investor applications. The ASX-listed feeder fund paid or accrued $2.731 million in distributions, but the result does not show whether investors achieved a positive total return after unit-price movements.

Lanyon Investment Fund Active ETF (ASX:LNY) reported a sharp turnaround to a $30.3 million operating profit for the year ended 30 June 2026, driven overwhelmingly by gains on listed investments. Net assets rose to $146.2 million despite continued investor redemptions and a lower distribution than the prior year.

Intelligent Investor Australian Equity Income Fund (ASX:INIF) more than quadrupled its annual profit to $8.701 million, lifting distributions to 32.62 cents per unit. But $14.443 million of redemptions exceeded new applications, while the proposed sale of the Intelligent Investor business to Teaminvest Private Group remains conditional.

Intelligent Investor Ethical Share Fund (ASX: INES) swung from a $9.394 million profit to a $6.448 million loss in the year to 30 June 2026, as unrealised investment losses overwhelmed income. Net assets fell to $58.670 million while distributions rose sharply to 26.49 cents per unit, and a proposed change in ownership of its investment manager remains unresolved.

Intelligent Investor Equity Growth Fund returned to a $4.769 million operating profit in the year to 30 June 2026, after recording a $242,000 loss a year earlier. The improvement came with sharply higher distributions, but substantial redemptions reduced net assets and the fund faces an unresolved change of investment-manager ownership.

Global X China Tech ETF reported an AUD15.727 million profit for the year ended 30 June 2026, powered by gains in listed Chinese technology investments. But the fund disclosed that its net asset value has since fallen by more than 10%, leaving the audited result looking increasingly historical.

Financial Income Fund delivered a 6.78% net return in the year to 30 June 2026, beating its hybrid securities benchmark by 0.92 percentage points. The audited report also records the launch of an ETF class, higher distributions and a shift away from convertible notes.

WAM Capital reported a 10.5% decline in investment portfolio performance for FY2026, but retained its full-year dividend at 15.5 cents per share. The listed investment company is targeting an 8.0-cent dividend for FY2027, backed by a profits reserve of 5.7 cents per share after the latest payout.

First Sentier Active Cash Fund reported a 56.9% rise in operating profit to $29.1 million for the year ended 30 June 2026, while net assets nearly doubled to $964.1 million. The fund also began trading on the ASX as FSCF during the year, but distributions per unit fell to 4.10 cents from 4.41 cents.

Cadence Capital delivered a sharply stronger FY2026, with profit after tax rising to $33.4 million and its portfolio returning 20.1% against the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index. The listed investment company also moved decisively away from gold and resources, ending the year with $153.5 million in cash and a further 1.0 cent fully franked special dividend on the way.