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24 Sep 2020 - Performance Report: Atlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date24 September 2020
ManagerAPSEC Funds Management
Fund NameAtlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateAugust 2020
Latest Return0.93%
Latest 6 Months24.36%
Latest 12 Months21.82%
Latest 24 Months (pa)10.81%
Annualised Since Inception9.37%
Inception Date01 June 2013
FUM (millions)AU$37
Fund OverviewThe Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of small to large cap Australian listed securities, and securities in respect of which listing has been proposed. Cash, cash equivalents, convertible notes and derivatives may also be included.

The primary objective of the Atlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund is to generate a mixture of capital and income returns for investors with a high risk profile, over a 5 to 7 year investment period.

The Investment Manager believes that markets are fundamentally inefficient and that active investment management will result in higher than 'benchmark' returns. The Fund has adopted the S&P/ASX200 Accumulation Index as the benchmark for its performance. The Investment Manager also believes that, on review of many markets globally, no individual style or method of investing will always ensure outperformance in terms of return on investment.

In light of this, the Investment Manager may adopt a 'value', 'growth' or 'momentum' style bias, for example, depending on where the market is in its investment cycle. Further, the Investment Manager believes that actual and forecasted events underpin absolute and relative price movements of securities.

The Investment Manager will utilise a number of frameworks to assist in positioning the Fund's portfolio of investments. These include fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and macro and catalyst research.
Manager CommentsThe Atlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund rose +0.93% in August, taking 12-month performance to +21.82% vs the ASX200 Accumulation Index's -5.08%. Since inception in June 2013, the Fund has returned +9.37% p.a. against the Index's annualised return over the same period of +7.35%. These returns have been achieved with lower volatility than the market.

The following statistics (since inception) highlight the Fund's capacity to protect investors' capital in falling markets: Sortino ratio of 1.61 vs the Index's 0.52, maximum drawdown of -7.10% vs the Index's -26.75%, and down-capture ratio of 23.70%.

Positive contributors in August included long positions in Adairs, Citadel Group, Mesoblast and Ooh Media. Key detractors included long positions in A2 Milk, Resmed and Terracom, as well as a short position in Altium.

Altium noted the portfolio remains conservatively positioned with a continuation of weekend hedges.
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