International Country Allocations
AustralianSuper, through its investment managers, invests in over 50 global markets.
The countries in the AustralianSuper international shares portfolio, and their approximate weighting compared to the MCSI benchmark, are listed below.
This list is indicative only and is current as at 31 October 2009.
| International Equity Country Exposure as at 31 May 2010 |
| |
Actual weights |
Benchmark weights |
|   |
  |
  |
| Total Equity |
100.00% |
100.00% |
|   |
  |
  |
| Asia |
3.44% |
1.66% |
| Hong Kong |
2.97% |
0.97% |
| New Zealand |
0.01% |
0.04% |
| Singapore |
0.47% |
0.64% |
|   |
  |
  |
| Japan |
4.02% |
9.31% |
|   |
  |
  |
| Europe |
12.01% |
16.63% |
| Austria |
0.09% |
0.13% |
| Belgium |
0.12% |
0.38% |
| Denmark |
0.76% |
0.39% |
| Europe Other |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Finland |
0.18% |
0.43% |
| France |
2.84% |
3.91% |
| Germany |
1.52% |
3.08% |
| Greece |
0.22% |
0.12% |
| Ireland |
0.57% |
0.11% |
| Italy |
0.72% |
1.13% |
| Netherlands |
0.64% |
1.05% |
| Norway |
0.10% |
0.29% |
| Portugal |
0.03% |
0.11% |
| Spain |
0.93% |
1.37% |
| Sweden |
1.25% |
1.12% |
| Switzerland |
2.05% |
3.02% |
|   |
  |
  |
| United Kingdom |
5.16% |
8.45% |
|   |
  |
  |
| North America |
37.65% |
50.19% |
| Canada |
1.69% |
4.73% |
| United States |
35.97% |
45.46% |
|   |
  |
  |
| Other Markets |
34.81% |
13.76% |
| Argentina |
0.03% |
0.02% |
| Bermuda |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Brazil |
6.21% |
2.12% |
| Chile |
0.43% |
0.20% |
| China |
3.67% |
2.50% |
| Colombia |
0.13% |
0.10% |
| Czech |
0.19% |
0.06% |
| Egypt |
0.36% |
0.07% |
| Hungary |
0.26% |
0.06% |
| India |
3.59% |
1.06% |
| Indonesia |
0.72% |
0.31% |
| Israel |
1.05% |
0.34% |
| Jordan |
0.00% |
0.01% |
| Korea |
4.33% |
1.78% |
| Malaysia |
0.79% |
0.38% |
| Mexico |
1.76% |
0.62% |
| Morocco |
0.00% |
0.03% |
| Pakistan |
0.01% |
0.02% |
| Peru |
0.08% |
0.08% |
| Philippines |
0.45% |
0.06% |
| Poland |
0.30% |
0.19% |
| Russia |
1.98% |
0.87% |
| South Africa |
2.93% |
0.99% |
| Taiwan |
3.81% |
1.47% |
| Thailand |
0.94% |
0.20% |
| Turkey |
0.76% |
0.22% |
|   |
  |
  |
| Venezuela |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|   |
  |
  |
| Other |
3.32% |
0.00% |
| Qatar |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| South Korea |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| United Arab Emirates |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|   |
  |
  |
| International EQ-Other (UUTs) |
2.91% |
0.00% |
| Nigeria |
0.02% |
0.00% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.02% |
0.00% |