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4 Jan 2021 - Performance Report: Laureola Investment Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date04 January 2021
ManagerLaureola Advisors
Fund NameLaureola Investment Fund
StrategyLife Settlements
Latest Return DateNovember 2020
Latest Return0.15%
Latest 6 Months5.19%
Latest 12 Months9.87%
Latest 24 Months (pa)5.53%
Annualised Since Inception16.42%
Inception Date01 May 2013
FUM (millions)US$64
Fund OverviewA 'Life Settlement' is the transfer of the ownership and beneficial interest in a life insurance policy to a third party. The policy owner transfers their rights to the policy in return for an immediate cash payment. The buyer of the policy is then responsible for its maintenance and will be entitled to receive the policy benefits from the insurance company upon maturity.

The investment strategy of The Laureola Investment Fund is dynamic and flexible, designed to take advantage of the frequent but temporary pricing anomalies of an asset class that is not yet fully understood by the majority of participants.

Laureola Advisors applies 'best practices' common in the management of traditional assets, particularly the use of independent, in-house, proprietary research.
Manager CommentsThe Laureola Investment Fund rose +0.15% in November, taking performance since inception to +16.42% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 5.63%. By contrast, the S&P500 Accumulation Index has returned +13.69% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 13.80% over the same period. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios (since inception), 2.48 and 7.45 respectively, by contrast with the Index's Sharpe of 0.88 and Sortino of 1.30, highlight its capacity to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns while avoiding the market's downside volatility.

The Fund's returns in November were helped by the maturity of a small policy and a resale at a price higher than the NAV value - again confirming the conservative valuation. Laureola noted the Fund's flat return for the month illustrates that the Fund is being managed and value properly, and that the manager has resisted the temptation to boost valuations artificially.

Laureola are confident the Fund can achieve 8% - 12% annually as the portfolio is well diversified with 187 policies, several of which are expected to mature in the coming months.
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