Fund Manager of the Year 2026 finalists announced
The finalists for Financial Newswire‘s Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2026 were released yesterday, recognising 89 individual managers across 20 asset class categories for their quality and consistent performance in the financial year to 31 May.
Together with research partner, SQM Research, and Lifetime Achievement Award sponsor, Fiducian Group, all finalists are set to be honoured at a gala dinner on 3 September at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sydney.
This year’s awards has recognised 158 investments funds, with the Overall Fund Manager of the Year 2026 to be awarded at the gala dinner, and is still collecting nominations for the BDM of the Year award which was first introduced in 2025.
View the full list of finalists below, and find out more about BDM award nominations and tickets to attend the gala dinner via the event website.
Australian Equities – Large Cap
- Acadian Australian Equity Long Short Fund
- Alphinity Australian Share Fund
- BlackRock Australian Alpha Tilts Fund – Class S
- Morningstar Australian Shares Fund
- Perennial Strategic Natural Resources Trust
- Schroder Wholesale Australian Equity Fund – Wholesale Class
- Sterling Fund
- Vinva Australian Equities Extension Fund
Australian Equities – Micro, Small & Mid Cap
- Ausbil MicroCap Fund
- EGG Emerging Companies Fund
- Firetrail Australian Small Companies Fund
- Investors Mutual Small Cap Fund
- Ironbark Renaissance Australian Small Companies Fund
- OnePath Wholesale Emerging Companies Trust
- Perennial Microcap Resources Trust
- SGH Opportunities Fund
International Equities – Large Cap
- AMP Specialist International Share Fund
- Arrowstreet Global Equity Fund
- BlackRock Advantage International Equity Fund
- BlackRock Global Equity Signals Fund – Class D
- CFS Wholesale Indexed Global Shares Fund
- Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund
- Plato Global Alpha Fund
- Plato Global Shares Income Fund
International Equities – Small & Mid Cap
- Antipodes Global SMID Fund – Class P
- CFS Wellington Global Small Companies Fund
- Ellerston Global Mid Small Cap Fund
- Ironbark Apis Global Small Companies Fund
- Lazard Global Small Cap Equity Advantage Fund
- Mercer Global Small Companies Shares Fund
- Pengana High Conviction Equities Fund
- Vanguard MSCI International Small Companies Index ETF
Global Emerging Markets Equities
- Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Trust
- Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Fund
- Mercer Emerging Markets Shares Fund
- MFS Emerging Markets Equity Trust
- Ninety One Emerging Markets Equity Strategy
- RQI Emerging Markets Value – Class A
- VanEck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF
- Z Series Emerging Markets Equity Fund
A-REITs
- CFS Property Securities Fund
- Charter Hall Maxim Property Securities Fund
- MLC Wholesale Property Securities Fund
- Pendal Property Securities Fund
- Pengana High Conviction Property Securities Fund
- Resolution Capital Core Plus Property Securities Fund – Series II
- Z Series Australian Property Securities Fund
G-REITs
- Advance Property Securities Multi-Blend Fund – Wholesale
- Dexus Global REIT Fund
- JANA Global Property Trust
- LaSalle Concentrated Global Property Fund M Series – Unhedged
- Nomura Global Listed Real Estate Fund
- Perpetual Implemented Real Estate Portfolio
- Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund
- SGH LaSalle Concentrated Global Property Fund
Global Listed Infrastructure
- ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Value Fund – Hedged
- Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure Fund
- Macquarie Wholesale Plus International Infrastructure Securities Fund – Hedged
- MFG Core Infrastructure Strategy (AUD Hedged)
- MFG Select Infrastructure Strategy (AUD Hedged)
- Morningstar Global Listed Infrastructure Fund – Hedged
- Nomura Global Listed Infrastructure Securities Fund – Hedged
- Resolution Capital Global Listed Infrastructure Fund
Multi-Sector Growth
- Allan Gray Australia Balanced Fund
- AMP Super Pension Future Directions Balanced Option
- Bendigo Growth Index Fund
- BlackRock Diversified ESG Growth Fund
- BlackRock Growth Multi-Index Fund
- BlackRock Tactical Growth Fund\
- CFS Enhanced Index Balanced – Class A
- Dimensional World Allocation 70/30 Trust
Multisector Growth – SMAs
- Betashares Dynamic Growth ETF Portfolio
- Innova Active 100 Growth Portfolio
- iShares Enhanced Strategic Growth Portfolio
- Lonsec Managed Portfolio – Multi-Asset Growth
- Macquarie Access Growth Multi Asset Portfolio
- Macquarie Evolve Growth Multi Asset Portfolio
- Morningstar Multi-Sector Series Growth Portfolio
- Russell Investments Managed Portfolio – Balanced
Other Alternatives
- Acadian Australian Defensive Income Fund
- Atrium Alternatives Fund
- BlackRock Global Liquid Alternatives Fund
- BlackRock Systematic Style Factor Absolute Return Fund
- Cor Capital Fund
- Fermat ILS Yield Fund – Class IA
- Firetrail Absolute Return Fund
- Smarter Money Long-Short Credit Fund (USD)
Direct Property
- Barwon Disability Accommodation Fund
- Castlerock Government Property Fund
- Centuria Agriculture Stapled Fund
- Charter Hall Direct Long WALE Fund
- Dexus Wholesale Australian Property Fund
- GDA Diversified Property Trust
- MA Redcape Hotel Fund
- Trilogy Industrial Property Trust
ETF Product
- Antipodes Global SMID Active ETF
- Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF
- Betashares Global Banks Currency Hedged ETF
- Betashares Gold Bullion Currency Hedged ETF
- Munro Climate Change Leaders Active ETF
- Perth Mint Gold Structured Product
- VanEck Gold Bullion ETF
- VanEck MSCI International Value ETF
Australian Fixed Income
- Altius Sustainable Short Term Income Fund
- Janus Henderson Conservative Fixed Interest Fund – Institutional
- Pendal Dynamic Income Fund
- Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund
- Perpetual High Grade Floating Rate Fund – Class R
- Prime Value Enhanced Income Fund
- Schroder Australian Investment Grade Credit – IC
- Smarter Money Fund – Assisted Investor Class
Global Fixed Income
- abrdn Global Corporate Bond Fund
- Capital Group Global Corporate Bond Fund – Hedged
- CFS Index Global Bond
- CFS-Loomis Sayles Global Credit Fund
- Franklin Templeton Global Aggregate Bond Fund – Class M
- iShares Global Bond Index Fund
- PIMCO Global Bond Fund – Wholesale
- Specialist Diversified Fixed Interest Fund
Emerging Funds
- ALC Global Credit Fund
- Ares Global Credit Income Fund
- Euree Multi Asset Growth Fund
- Infinity SMID Australian Equity Portfolio
- La Trobe US Private Credit Fund
- Pallas Senior Income Fund
- Real Income Fund – Class A1
- Woodbridge Secured Income Fund
Responsible Investments (ESG)
- Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund
- Australian Ethical High Growth Fund
- BlackRock Diversified ESG Growth Fund
- Magellan Global Sustainable Composite Strategy
- Schroder Global Sustainable Equity Fund
- Schroder Sustainable Growth Fund – Wholesale
- Terra Capital Green Metals Fund
- U Ethical International Equities Trust – Wholesale
Managed Accounts Manager
- Betashares
- iShares by BlackRock
- Macquarie Asset Management
- MLC Asset Management
- Morningstar Investment Management
- North
- Russell Investments
- State Street Investment Management
Private Equity
- Ellerston JAADE Australian Private Assets Fund
- GAM LSA Private Shares AU Fund
- Hamilton Lane Global Private Assets Fund
- MLC Global Private Equity Fund
- Partners Group Global Value Fund
- StepStone Private Venture and Growth Australia Fund
- Vantage Private Equity Secondaries Opportunities Fund
Private Debt/Credit
- AVARI 1st Mortgage Real Estate Fund
- Balmain Opportunity Trust – Class A
- Epsilon Direct Lending Fund
- Mosaic Capital Fund – Opportunity Class
- Pallas Warehouse Trust No.3
- Remara Private Credit Income Fund
- Rixon Income Fund
- RMC Enhanced Income Fund
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