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19 Jan 2021 - Performance Report: Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date19 January 2021
ManagerPrime Value Asset Management Ltd
Fund NamePrime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateDecember 2020
Latest Return3.23%
Latest 6 Months24.60%
Latest 12 Months23.35%
Latest 24 Months (pa)27.57%
Annualised Since Inception15.08%
Inception Date08 October 2015
FUM (millions)AU$30.55
Fund OverviewThe Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund invests in companies in the diversified emerging companies sector. The Fund seeks to achieve superior total returns over the medium to long term without the constraints of a benchmark. It is a long only concentrated fund that leverages Prime Value's fundamental research capabilities while minimizing the risk of permanent capital loss.

The Fund is comprised of a concentrated portfolio of securities outside the ASX100. The fund may invest up to 10% in global equities but for this portion typically only invests in New Zealand. Investments are primarily made in ASX listed and other exchange listed Australian securities, however, it may also invest up to 10% in unlisted Australian securities.

The Fund is designed for investors seeking medium to long term capital growth who are prepared to accept fluctuations in short term returns. The suggested minimum investment time frame is 3 years.
Manager CommentsThe Prime Value Emerging Opportunities Fund rose +3.23% in December, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +2.17% and taking 12-month performance to +23.35% vs the Index's +1.40%. Since inception in October 2015, the Fund has returned +15.08% p.a. vs the Index's +9.60%. The Fund's capacity to outperform in falling and volatile markets is highlighted by its Sortino ratio (since inception) of 1.27 vs the Index's 0.72 and down-capture ratio (since inception) of 45.74%. The Fund's down-capture ratio indicates that, on average, it has fallen less than half as much as the market during the market's negative months.

Key positive contributors in December included City Chic, Pinnacle Investment and Mainfreight. Key detractors were Helloworld Travel, United Malt Group and Austal. Prime Value noted the Fund's return over CY20 were broad-based with downside protection. 18 stocks contributed more than +1% to returns while no stocks detracted more than -1%.

Prime Value remain positive on the outlook for 2021 while highlighting the challenge of forecasting the direction of markets in the short term. At the stock level they are still seeing many attractive investment opportunities and expect the coming year will provide more. To uncover these opportunities they continue to undertake an active company meeting program, averaging more than 2 meetings per day.
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