Fund Type: | Single | Discretionary/Quantitative: | Combination |
Strategy: | Equity Long | FUM (millions): | AU$97.2m |
Style: | Growth | Fund Inception Date: | Since 07 May 2015 |
Geographic Mandate: | Global | Latest Return Date: | October 2024 |
Fund Domicile: | Australia | Investor Type: | Wholesale & Retail |
Status: | Open | Reporting Status: | Current |
Manager: | Bell Asset Management | Total FUM for all funds: | AU$1,638m |
Manager Overview:
Bell Asset Management is boutique investment firm focused on delivering consistent performance outcomes and high quality service to our clients. They are an independently owned investment management company. Employees participate in both direct equity and profit share of the business.
The firm has two distinct business units - Active Equities Management & Fund Administration. The Active Equities business is where company research and management of client portfolios is undertaken by the Bell Asset Management investment team. Total assets under management as at 30 June 2018 are AUD$1.64bn. They have been a SEC registered Investment Advisor since 2008. Strategies managed are global and local equities. CIO, Ned Bell, was hired in 2000 and took over responsibility of the equity strategies in January 2003. They offer clients either segregated accounts or access to our stand alone US and Australian Pooled Trusts. |
Fund/Strategy Overview:
The Bell Global Equities Fund invests in a globally diversified portfolio of listed shares.
The Fund employs a long only investment strategy with a fundamental bottom up approach to stock picking. The Fund invests in a portfolio of global equity securities and aims to generally follow a strategic asset allocation guideline of 0 to 10% in cash and 90 to 100% in global equity securities. The Fund may hold derivatives if the RE considers doing so the most appropriate way to gain an exposure to underlying securities. |
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Other funds operated by manager: | |||
Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund, Bell Global Sustainable Fund (Hedged), Bell Global Sustainable Fund (Unhedged) |
Minimum Investment: | Minimum Additional Investment: | Minimum Term: | Investment Frequency: |
AU$25,000 | AU$1,000 | Daily | |
Regular Savings Option: | Regular Savings Min. Amount : | Regular Savings Max. Amount : | Regular Savings Freq.: |
No | N/A | ||
Redemption Notice: | Redemption Frequency: | Notes: | |
Daily |
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Distributions: | Distribution Frequency: | Last Distribution Date: | Last Distribution Amount: |
Yes | Annually | AU$ |
Offshore/Onshore: | Fund Structure: | Share Classes: | Trustee/Responsible Entity: |
Onshore | Unit Trust | Bell Asset Management | |
Administrator: | Prime Broker: | Custodian: | Legal: |
Bell Asset Management | N/A | National Australia Bank Limited | N/A |
Management Fee: | Performance Fee: | High Water Mark: | Hurdle: |
0.76% | 0% | N/A | N/A |
Buy Spread: | Sell spread: | Early Redemption Fee: | Fees Notes: |
0.140% | 14.000% | No |
Latest Return Date: | Latest Result: | Fund Inception Date: | Annualised Return: |
October 2024 | 1.95% | 07 May 2015 | 12.01% |
Latest 3 Months: | Latest 6 Months: | Latest 12 Months: | Latest 2 Years p.a.: |
1.06% | 7.87% | 19.97% | 13.66% |
Latest 3 Years p.a.: | Latest 4 Years p.a.: | Latest 5 Years p.a.: | Latest 7 Years p.a.: |
6.57% | 12.03% | 10.37% | 12.23% |
% Positive Months (S.I.): | Average Return: | Average +ve Return: | Average -ve Return: |
64.00% | 1.00% | 3.05% | -2.64% |
Best Month: | Worst Month: | Up Capture Ratio (S.I.): | Down Capture Ratio (S.I.): |
7.68% | -7.10% | 95.68% | 101.83% |
Largest Drawdown (S.I.): | Longest Drawdown (S.I.): | Current Drawdown (%): | Current Drawdown (Months): |
-18.00% | 19 months | 0.00% | N/A |
Annualised Standard Deviation (S.I.): | Downside Deviation (S.I.): | Sortino Ratio (S.I.): | - |
11.36% | 6.69% | 1.45 | - |
Sharpe Ratio (12 months): | Sharpe Ratio (3 years): | Sharpe Ratio (5 years): | Sharpe Ratio (S.I.): |
1.65 | 0.35 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
Please note, Sharpe and Sortino ratios are calculated using the Australian Risk Free Rate |
AFM's Quintile Rankings show performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) of Bell Global Equities Fund (Platform Class) compared to a peer group of funds with a similar strategy and geographic mandate. Each green square places a fund in one quintile (or 20%) of its peer group - five indicating that the fund is in the top (best) quintile for the corresponding KPI.
As a reference point the equivalent "quintile" performance of the peer group's underlying market index is also indicated by the red dot.
No Quintile data found for peer group benchmark All Countries World Index (AUD)
Lonsec: | Recommended, March 2018 |
Historical Performance (all figures shown here are net of fees unless otherwise stated)
Year | Jan % | Feb % | Mar % | Apr % | May % | Jun % | Jul % | Aug % | Sep % | Oct % | Nov % | Dec % | YTD % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 3.75 | 3.91 | 1.80 | -3.77 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 6.28 | -1.00 | 0.13 | 1.95 | N/R | N/R | 13.92 |
2023 | 2.80 | 0.32 | 5.07 | 3.62 | -0.52 | 2.07 | 0.12 | 1.97 | -4.37 | -1.87 | 3.22 | 2.02 | 15.02 |
2022 | -4.14 | -5.45 | -2.18 | -2.62 | -1.79 | -2.61 | 7.68 | -4.35 | -3.59 | 7.21 | 3.53 | -4.77 | -13.33 |
2021 | -1.78 | -0.01 | 6.87 | 4.87 | 0.54 | 4.90 | 6.73 | 2.70 | -4.34 | 2.14 | 3.60 | 2.87 | 32.50 |
2020 | 5.06 | -3.82 | -7.10 | 3.77 | 4.11 | -2.34 | 2.43 | 0.47 | 0.98 | -1.80 | 5.38 | -0.65 | 5.82 |
2019 | 3.37 | 5.59 | 3.02 | 3.81 | -2.42 | 4.67 | 2.42 | 1.80 | 0.59 | -0.40 | 4.68 | -1.74 | 28.10 |
2018 | 1.62 | -0.34 | 0.16 | 2.24 | 0.74 | 3.76 | 2.26 | 5.00 | 0.55 | -5.10 | -0.56 | -3.17 | 6.95 |
2017 | -2.12 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 4.51 | 3.62 | -3.86 | -2.51 | 0.63 | 1.99 | 3.57 | 4.40 | -1.52 | 13.41 |
2016 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 2.56 | -0.11 | -3.23 | -2.97 | 4.35 | 3.58 | 3.99 |
Historical Financial Year Performance (all figures shown here are are percentage per month net of fees unless otherwise stated)
Year | Jul % | Aug % | Sep % | Oct % | Nov % | Dec % | Jan % | Feb % | Mar % | Apr % | May % | Jun % | FYTD % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024/2025 | 6.28 | -1.00 | 0.13 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.41 |
2023/2024 | 0.12 | 1.97 | -4.37 | -1.87 | 3.22 | 2.02 | 3.75 | 3.91 | 1.80 | -3.77 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 7.01 |
2022/2023 | 7.68 | -4.35 | -3.59 | 7.21 | 3.53 | -4.77 | 2.80 | 0.32 | 5.07 | 3.62 | -0.52 | 2.07 | 19.66 |
2021/2022 | 6.73 | 2.70 | -4.34 | 2.14 | 3.60 | 2.87 | -4.14 | -5.45 | -2.18 | -2.62 | -1.79 | -2.61 | -5.75 |
2020/2021 | 2.43 | 0.47 | 0.98 | -1.80 | 5.38 | -0.65 | -1.78 | -0.01 | 6.87 | 4.87 | 0.54 | 4.90 | 24.03 |
2019/2020 | 2.42 | 1.80 | 0.59 | -0.40 | 4.68 | -1.74 | 5.06 | -3.82 | -7.10 | 3.77 | 4.11 | -2.34 | 6.42 |
2018/2019 | 2.26 | 5.00 | 0.55 | -5.10 | -0.56 | -3.17 | 3.37 | 5.59 | 3.02 | 3.81 | -2.42 | 4.67 | 17.62 |
2017/2018 | -2.51 | 0.63 | 1.99 | 3.57 | 4.40 | -1.52 | 1.62 | -0.34 | 0.16 | 2.24 | 0.74 | 3.76 | 15.51 |
2016/2017 | 2.56 | -0.11 | -3.23 | -2.97 | 4.35 | 3.58 | -2.12 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 4.51 | 3.62 | -3.86 | 10.69 |