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31 Aug 2020 - Performance Report: Surrey Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date31 August 2020
ManagerSurrey Asset Management
Fund NameSurrey Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateJuly 2020
Latest Return3.40%
Latest 6 Months-1.06%
Latest 12 Months1.58%
Latest 24 Months (pa)4.12%
Annualised Since Inception4.60%
Inception Date01 June 2018
FUM (millions)
Fund OverviewThe Investment Manager will be primarily focussed on investing in companies listed in the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index while retaining capacity to invest up to 30% of the Fund in ASX listed companies outside this benchmark. The Investment Manager believes this approach offers attractive, under researched investment opportunities that can provide capital upside and growing dividend income over rolling 5-year periods.

The Investment Manager follows a defined investment process which is underpinned by detailed bottom up fundamental analysis, overlayed with sectoral and macroeconomic research. This is combined with an extensive company visitation program where we endeavour to meet with company management and with other stakeholders such as suppliers, customers and industry bodies to improve our information set.

Surrey Asset Management defines its investment process as Qualitative, Quantitative and Value Latencies (QQV). In essence, the Investment Manager thoroughly researches an investment's qualitative and quantitative characteristics in an attempt to find value latencies not yet reflected in the share price and then clearly defines a roadmap to realisation of those latencies.

Developing this roadmap is a key step in the investment process. By articulating a clear pathway as to how and when an investment can realise what the Investment Manager sees as latent value, defines the investment proposition and lessens the impact of cognitive dissonance. This is undertaken with a philosophical underpinning of fact-based investing, transparency, authenticity and accountability.
Manager CommentsThe Surrey Australian Equities Fund rose +3.40% in July, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +2.9% and taking 12-month performance to +1.58% versus the Index's -9.87%. Since inception in June 2018, the Fund has returned +4.60% p.a. against the Index's annualised return over the same period of +3.12%. The Fund's up-capture ratio for performance since inception of 125.16% highlights its capacity to significantly outperform in rising markets over the long-term.

The Fund's July return was largely achieved across the board with most holdings performing well. Surrey noted much of this is a consequence of the portfolio being structured toward companies with low or even positive correlation to COVID-19. They were particularly pleased with the returns provided by Catapult Group (CAT) and Sezzle (SZL) which they discuss in detail in their latest report.

The Fund ended the month with 3% in cash and a diversified portfolio of 27 individual stock positions. By sector, it was most heavily weighted towards the IT and Industrials sectors. Top holdings included Appen Limited, Austal Limited, Imricor Medical Systems, Omni Bridgeway and Xero Limited.
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