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AFM Fund Profile — Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund

Fund & Manager Details

Key Facts

Fund Type: Single Discretionary/Quantitative: Discretionary
Strategy: Equity Long This Funds FUM (millions): AU$24.53m
Style: Growth Fund Inception Date: Since 02 December 2015
Geographic Mandate: Australia Latest Return Date: May 2026
Fund Domicile: Australia Investor Type: Retail
Status: Open Reporting Status: Current

Manager Details and Fund Description

Manager: Bennelong Australian Equity Partners Total FUM for all funds: AU$6,533.52m
Manager Overview:
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) is a boutique fund manager focused on Australian equities. It was founded in 2008 in partnership with Bennelong Funds Management. BAEP is a genuinely active fund manager with a consistent, disciplined and proven investment approach.

BAEP's investment philosophy is to selectively invest in high quality companies with strong growth outlooks and underestimated earnings momentum and prospects. BAEP's investment process is research-intensive with a focus on proprietary field research and is supported by macro-economic and quantitative insights.
Fund/Strategy Overview:
The Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund provides exposure to the S&P/ASX300 universe through a combination of actively managed ex-20 stocks and a passive exposure to the top 20 stocks. It aims to give investors a cost-effective opportunity to access BAEP's proven ex-20 strategy combined with an index position in the top 20.
Other funds operated by manager:
Bennelong Australian Equities Fund, Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund, Bennelong Emerging Companies Fund, Bennelong ex-20 Australian Equities Fund

Investment Details

Investment Terms

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
Distributions: Distribution Frequency: Last Distribution Date: Last Distribution Amount:
Yes 6 Monthly 31 December 2016 AU$0.007382

Structure

Offshore/Onshore: Fund Structure: Share Classes: Trustee/Responsible Entity:
Onshore Unit Trust AU$ Bennelong Funds Management
Administrator: Prime Broker: Custodian: Legal:
RBC Investor Services Trust N/A Citibank NA, Australia N/A

Fund Fees

Management Fee: Performance Fee: High Water Mark: Hurdle:
0.39% 15% No The return generated by the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index
Buy Spread: Sell spread: Early Redemption Fee: Fees Notes:
0.200% 0.200% No

Performance & Risk

Returns

Latest Return Date: Latest Result: Fund Inception Date: Annualised Return:
May 2026 0.21% 02 December 2015 8.74%
Latest 3 Months: Latest 6 Months: Latest 12 Months: Latest 2 Years p.a.:
-5.99% -1.20% -2.89% 3.74%
Latest 3 Years p.a.: Latest 4 Years p.a.: Latest 5 Years p.a.: Latest 7 Years p.a.:
7.18% 5.00% 2.31% 7.05%

Performance Statistics

% Positive Months (S.I.): Average Return: Average +ve Return: Average -ve Return:
60.80% 0.79% 3.29% -3.14%
Best Month: Worst Month: Up Capture Ratio (S.I.): Down Capture Ratio (S.I.):
10.78% -21.44% 118.43% 100.91%
Largest Drawdown (S.I.): Longest Drawdown (S.I.): Current Drawdown (%): Current Drawdown (Months):
-26.09% 30 months -9.86% 9 months

Risk

Annualised Standard Deviation (S.I.): Downside Deviation (S.I.): Sortino Ratio (S.I.): -
14.07% 9.95% 0.59 -
Sharpe Ratio (12 months): Sharpe Ratio (3 years): Sharpe Ratio (5 years): Sharpe Ratio (S.I.):
-0.47 0.29 0.03 0.49
Please note, Sharpe and Sortino ratios are calculated using the Australian Risk Free Rate

Ranking, Research & Availability

Fund Quintile in its Peer Group (Equity Long - Large Cap - Australia) as at April 2026

AFM's Quintile Rankings show performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) of Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund 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.

1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
7 Year
Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund
ASX200 Total Return

External Research and Ratings: As reported by each Fund Manager.

Morningstar Star Rating: 2 stars, March 2026
Lonsec: Recommended, October 2025
Zenith: Recommended, February 2026

Availability:As reported by each Fund Manager.

Available on Investment Platforms:
Macquarie Wrap, Powerwrap, North, Colonial FirstWrap

News & Insights

Performance Report: Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund
11 Jun 2026 - FundMonitors.com
The Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund rose by +0.21% in May. Since inception in November 2009, the fund has returned +8.74% per annum, an outperformance of +0.50% relative to the benchmark which has returned +8.24% on an annualised basis over the same period.
Read more...
Performance Report: Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund
11 May 2026 - FundMonitors.com
The Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund rose by +2.27% in April, outperforming the ASX 200 Total Return benchmark by +0.09%. Since its inception in November 2009, the fund has returned +8.78% per annum, an outperformance of +0.57% relative to the benchmark which has returned +8.21% on an annualised basis over the same period.
Read more...
Performance Report: Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund
1 May 2026 - FundMonitors.com
The Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund has delivered positive returns 93% of the time since inception in November 2009, in months when the market was positive.
Read more...
Performance Report: Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund
23 Mar 2026 - FundMonitors.com
The Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund rose by +3.24% in February. Since its inception in November 2009, the fund has returned +9.30% per annum, an outperformance of +0.66% relative to the ASX 200 Total Return benchmark which has returned +8.64% on an annualised basis over the same period.
Read more...

Fund Documents

Manager's Report

Product disclosure/IM

AFM Research Report

Target Market Determination



Fund Performance

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 %
2026 2.12 3.24 -8.27 2.27 0.21 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R -0.89
2025 4.85 -5.25 -4.70 3.24 3.57 1.60 3.93 2.02 -2.54 -0.05 -6.34 -0.31 -0.81
2024 1.77 1.24 2.03 -4.05 -0.03 1.06 5.25 1.15 2.49 -1.58 4.49 -3.46 10.38
2023 8.43 -2.30 -0.37 2.06 -4.11 1.79 5.86 0.71 -4.32 -4.64 5.78 8.34 17.20
2022 -7.94 -1.86 4.66 -3.49 -6.00 -8.49 8.61 -0.75 -6.58 5.55 3.79 -5.33 -18.01
2021 2.80 1.76 1.65 5.32 2.08 2.47 1.23 4.68 -0.92 0.17 -0.05 -0.18 22.92
2020 5.21 -5.92 -21.44 10.78 6.58 2.23 1.48 6.57 -4.15 4.07 8.41 2.59 12.62
2019 2.67 4.95 0.64 3.46 0.40 3.82 2.75 -0.44 3.13 0.29 3.82 -2.14 25.71
2018 -0.27 0.54 -3.21 2.88 3.98 3.12 0.66 1.02 -2.84 -6.81 -1.80 -1.44 -4.62
2017 -0.48 2.03 3.43 1.25 -2.22 1.07 -0.34 1.01 1.06 4.56 1.08 2.95 16.33
2016 -5.19 -2.67 4.07 2.31 4.48 -3.49 6.43 -0.74 0.07 -2.20 2.19 2.62 7.42
2015 3.66 7.10 1.63 -1.98 0.91 -6.42 6.73 -5.12 -0.66 4.37 -0.68 1.92 10.99
2014 -3.97 6.67 0.29 -0.28 -0.51 -2.57 3.28 1.38 -4.83 4.05 -2.11 1.12 1.92
2013 5.42 4.80 -0.87 4.25 -2.39 -1.96 4.70 3.48 3.00 2.71 -0.72 1.12 25.72
2012 7.52 5.59 3.17 0.76 -8.83 0.00 2.62 1.46 1.10 4.13 0.09 4.24 23.05
2011 -0.48 3.86 2.23 -1.05 -1.30 -1.96 -2.96 -1.68 -5.63 6.38 -2.80 -2.27 -7.94
2010 -5.56 2.52 5.89 -0.04 -8.28 -0.94 3.24 -0.02 6.54 2.32 -0.85 4.85 8.92
2009 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R 1.94 3.81 5.82

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 %
2025/2026 3.93 2.02 -2.54 -0.05 -6.34 -0.31 2.12 3.24 -8.27 2.27 0.21 N/A -4.42
2024/2025 5.25 1.15 2.49 -1.58 4.49 -3.46 4.85 -5.25 -4.70 3.24 3.57 1.60 11.42
2023/2024 5.86 0.71 -4.32 -4.64 5.78 8.34 1.77 1.24 2.03 -4.05 -0.03 1.06 13.59
2022/2023 8.61 -0.75 -6.58 5.55 3.79 -5.33 8.43 -2.30 -0.37 2.06 -4.11 1.79 9.80
2021/2022 1.23 4.68 -0.92 0.17 -0.05 -0.18 -7.94 -1.86 4.66 -3.49 -6.00 -8.49 -17.63
2020/2021 1.48 6.57 -4.15 4.07 8.41 2.59 2.80 1.76 1.65 5.32 2.08 2.47 40.54
2019/2020 2.75 -0.44 3.13 0.29 3.82 -2.14 5.21 -5.92 -21.44 10.78 6.58 2.23 0.91
2018/2019 0.66 1.02 -2.84 -6.81 -1.80 -1.44 2.67 4.95 0.64 3.46 0.40 3.82 4.20
2017/2018 -0.34 1.01 1.06 4.56 1.08 2.95 -0.27 0.54 -3.21 2.88 3.98 3.12 18.49
2016/2017 6.43 -0.74 0.07 -2.20 2.19 2.62 -0.48 2.03 3.43 1.25 -2.22 1.07 13.94
2015/2016 6.73 -5.12 -0.66 4.37 -0.68 1.92 -5.19 -2.67 4.07 2.31 4.48 -3.49 5.29
2014/2015 3.28 1.38 -4.83 4.05 -2.11 1.12 3.66 7.10 1.63 -1.98 0.91 -6.42 7.19
2013/2014 4.70 3.48 3.00 2.71 -0.72 1.12 -3.97 6.67 0.29 -0.28 -0.51 -2.57 14.27
2012/2013 2.62 1.46 1.10 4.13 0.09 4.24 5.42 4.80 -0.87 4.25 -2.39 -1.96 24.95
2011/2012 -2.96 -1.68 -5.63 6.38 -2.80 -2.27 7.52 5.59 3.17 0.76 -8.83 0.00 -2.10
2010/2011 3.24 -0.02 6.54 2.32 -0.85 4.85 -0.48 3.86 2.23 -1.05 -1.30 -1.96 18.35
2009/2010 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.94 3.81 -5.56 2.52 5.89 -0.04 -8.28 -0.94 -1.46

General Notes

Note that performance statistics for this fund since Nov 2009 to Nov 2015 are based on the past performance of the Bennelong ex-Top 20 Fund, combined with the index performance of the S&P/ASX 20 Leaders Index. Performance since December 2015 are actual.
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