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GCQ Flagship Fund recorded a $449.8 million loss before finance costs for the year ended 30 June 2026, as its main ETF class fell 22.8% after fees. Net assets still climbed to $1.607 billion, supported by substantial unit-holder applications, while the newly listed hedged ETF also finished below its launch price.

GCQ Flagship Fund recorded a $449.8 million loss before finance costs after a sharp fall in the value of its global equity portfolio. The fund’s established classes declined between 17.6% and 22.8% net, despite net assets rising to $1.61 billion on strong investor applications.

Macquarie Global Small Companies Fund reported a A$561,000 operating profit in its first financial period after launching three unit classes in June. The fund ended the period with A$11.757 million in net assets, although its short start-up period offers little basis for judging full-year performance.

Macquarie Core Australian Equity Active ETF more than doubled its net assets to $1.138 billion in the year to 30 June 2026, powered by $676.067 million of new applications. Profit rose 50% to $33.876 million, while distributions increased to 30.93 cents per unit.

Walter Scott Global Equity Fund’s operating profit fell to A$4.1 million in 2026 from A$349.5 million, while net assets dropped by about A$1.1 billion. The audited report points to weaker investment gains and substantial redemptions, although the fund remained fully invested in quoted equities and received an unmodified audit opinion.

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.

GWR Group has swung to a $26.84 million FY2026 loss after impairing Gold Valley receivables and booking a $10.19 million rehabilitation provision linked to Wiluna West. The company still holds $37.13 million in cash, but its accounts warn of material uncertainty after a $19.85 million capital distribution to shareholders.

Tempest Minerals has reported a $4.62 million FY2026 loss after impairing $3.28 million of exploration assets, while cash fell to $969,693. The company retains exposure to Range gold drilling, the Remorse iron deposit and a $3.08 million Capricorn Metals shareholding, but says further funding will be needed to sustain exploration.

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.

Global X US Infrastructure Development ETF delivered a sharp rise in annual profit and nearly doubled its asset base, but disclosed that its net asset value has since fallen more than 10%. The filing leaves the size and drivers of that post-year-end decline unspecified.

Global X Artificial Intelligence ETF reported a sixfold increase in annual profit, driven overwhelmingly by gains in the value of its listed technology portfolio. Net assets more than tripled as investor applications and market gains lifted the fund to AUD 273.1 million.

Global X Rare Earth and Critical Metals ETF delivered a sharp lift in audited profit for the year ended 30 June 2026, while net assets more than tripled as investors added capital. The result was driven mainly by realised gains on listed critical-metals equities, alongside a distribution of 112.44 cents per unit.