Month-end marks

The valuations held, with their source and note. The recurring entry flow — new unit prices with date and source, a new custodian statement, recomputed returns — is Part 2 of the build.

Mark dates

Fund	Unit price	Published	Value	Source	Note
First Sentier	1.1874	1.1875	$49,194	published	InvestSMART exit 1.1875 (29 Oct) v 31 Aug statement 1.2270, Sep estimate removed — verify with First Sentier
Macquarie Small Cos	3.4412	3.4396	$55,119	published	InvestSMART exit 3.4396 (29 Oct) v 31 Aug statement 3.7397, Sep estimate removed
MQAE	12.0487	12.0500	$82,799	published	ASX close 12.05 (30 Oct) v implied 11.894 (25 Sep); ~8c distribution ex ~1 Oct not in value (total return ≈ +2.0%)
Perennial	1.9467	1.9095	$40,301	published	Perennial redemption 1.9095 (28 Oct): published Sep −4.3% and Oct −16.3% against the +2.0% Sep estimate
Spheria	1.7901	1.8064	$29,884	published	Spheria NAV 1.8064 (29 Oct) v 1.8373 (24 Sep)
Lazard Infra	5.4268	5.4264	$62,155	published	InvestSMART exit 5.4264 (29 Oct) v 31 Aug statement 5.2335, Sep estimate removed
Quay	5.0395	5.0388	$57,712	published	Quay redemption 5.0388 (28 Oct) v exit 4.9651 (24 Sep)
Barwon	1.3223	1.3226	$48,722	published	InvestSMART exit 1.3226 (29 Oct) v 31 Aug statement 1.3742, Sep estimate removed
Talaria	5.0059	5.0087	$40,832	published	Talaria NAV 5.0087 (29 Oct) v 31 Aug 4.9282, Sep estimate removed; 7.2c distribution ex 30 Sep not in value (total return ≈ +4.1%)
Ashmore EM	1.3317	1.3318	$56,805	published	InvestSMART exit 1.3318 (29 Oct) v 31 Aug statement 1.4258, Sep estimate removed
Langdon	1.4807	1.4830	$78,906	published	Langdon NAV 1.4830 (29 Oct) v 1.4183 (24 Sep)
MFS Contrarian	1.2184	1.2186	$110,601	published	MFS exit 1.2186 (29 Oct) v 31 Aug statement 1.2137, Sep estimate removed
Plato	2.8082	2.8100	$102,570	published	Plato exit 2.81 (29 Oct) v 2.836 (24 Sep)
VGAD	131.1862	131.2200	$93,011	published	ASX close 131.22 (30 Oct) v 133.18 (23 Sep); any October distribution not included

Quarterly: distributions go ex in early October, January, April and July — check prices are ex-distribution and apply total-return adjustments. MQAE (~8c) and Talaria (7.2c) went ex in late September / early October; the cash is not yet in the CMA figure.

Headlines — October 2026

One per line; these are the dashboard's 'month in brief'.

AI capex scare: Alphabet −12.6% on 29 Oct (its worst day on record) after a Q3 miss and US$51.4bn of capex; Intel −29% on 30 Oct. Nasdaq −5.3%, its worst month in over a year; the semiconductor index −15%.
Perennial −16.3% in October after −4.3% in September as gold fell to a 12-month low (−6% in Oct) and ASX materials lost 6% — the portfolio's largest detractor, and the +2.0% September estimate is corrected.
Oil shock: Brent +11–13% to ~US$114–118 on strikes on Saudi infrastructure and Hormuz threats; energy the standout sector.
RBA hiked to 4.60% on 29 Sep; Q3 trimmed-mean CPI 3.7% y/y has a 3 Nov hike ~85–90% priced. US Fed held 3.75–4.00% on 28 Oct with two hawkish dissents; the US 10-year fell from 5.29% to 4.94% on a late-month flight to safety.
ASX 200 +1.35% on rotation — Utilities +10.4%, Financials +9.2%, Health +9.0%, Materials −6.0%; Small Ordinaries ≈ −6.5%. AUD +0.9% to 70.4 US cents.
Emerging markets −8% (Taiwan and Korea chips): Ashmore −6.6% on its published price. Langdon +4.6% and Lazard +6.9% led; MQAE went ex an ~8c distribution.
All fourteen funds are now on published prices; six (First Sentier, Macquarie Small, Lazard, Barwon, Ashmore, MFS) via InvestSMART exit prices — verify against the managers' own pages.

Analysis and modelling for discussion, not personal financial advice.