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1 Jun 2021 - Performance Report: Insync Global Quality Equity Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date01 June 2021
ManagerInsync Fund Managers
Fund NameInsync Global Quality Equity Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateApril 2021
Latest Return5.59%
Latest 6 Months9.58%
Latest 12 Months22.05%
Latest 24 Months (pa)17.61%
Annualised Since Inception14.00%
Inception Date01 July 2018
FUM (millions)AU$23.8234
Fund OverviewInsync's investment strategy is driven by fundamentals combined with active risk management with the aim of investing in high quality, large cap global companies at attractive prices. Insync looks for companies that can consistently pay rising dividends and earn high returns on invested capital. Insync aims to provide investors with long-term capital growth and some income.

Insync employs four simple screens to narrow the universe of over 40,000 listed companies globally to a focus group of high-quality companies that it believes have the potential to consistently grow their profits and dividends. These screens are: size of the company, balance sheet performance, valuation and dividend quality. Companies that pass this due diligence process are then valued using dividend discount models, free cash flow yield and proprietary implied growth and expected return models. The end result is a high conviction portfolio typically of 15-30 stocks.

The principal investments will be in shares of companies listed on international stock exchanges (including the US, Europe and Asia). The Fund may also hold cash, derivatives (for example futures, options and swaps), currency contracts, American Depository Receipts and Global Depository Receipts. The Fund may also invest in various types of international pooled investment vehicles.
Manager CommentsThe Insync Global Quality Equity Fund rose +5.59% in April, outperforming AFM's Global Equity Index by +2.85% and taking 12-month performance to +22.05%. Since inception in October 2009, the Fund has returned +14.00% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 10.66%. Over the same period, the Index has returned +11.61% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 10.21%.

The Fund's capacity to protect investors' capital in falling and volatile markets is highlighted by the following statistics (since inception): Sortino ratio of 2.00 vs the Index's 1.45 and down-capture ratio of 69.16%.

At month-end, the portfolio's top 10 holdings included PayPal, Qorvo Inc, Domino's Pizza, Walt Disney, S&P Global, Nvidia, Facebook, Accenture, Visa and Qualcomm. The portfolio was most heavily weighted towards the 'Contactless Economy' and 'Workplace Automation' megatrends. By sector, the portfolio was significantly overweight the IT sector relative to the MSCI.
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