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19 Feb 2021 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date19 February 2021
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateJanuary 2021
Latest Return2.69%
Latest 6 Months26.63%
Latest 12 Months19.55%
Latest 24 Months (pa)24.64%
Annualised Since Inception14.72%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$711.36
Fund OverviewBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) is a boutique asset manager offering Australian equities solutions for institutional and retail clients. The business was founded in 2008 by Paul Cuddy and Mark East, in partnership with Bennelong Funds Management. Prior to establishing BAEP, Paul and Mark were Co-Heads of Australian Equities at ING Investment Management.

The Bennelong Australian Equities Fund seeks quality investment opportunities which are under-appreciated and have the potential to deliver positive earnings.

The investment process combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with proprietary investment tools that are used to build and maintain high quality portfolios that are risk aware. The investment team manages an extensive company/industry contact program which helps identify and verify various investment opportunities.

The companies within the portfolio are primarily selected from, but not limited to, the S&P/ASX 300 Index. The Fund may invest in securities listed on other exchanges where such securities relate to the ASX-listed securities. The Fund typically holds between 25-60 stocks with a maximum net targeted position of an individual stock of 6%.
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Australian Equities Fund rose +2.69% in January, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +2.38% and taking 12-month performance to +19.54% vs the Index's -3.11%. Since inception in February 2009, the Fund has returned +14.72% p.a. vs the Index's +9.95%. The Fund's up-capture ratio (since inception) of 144% highlights its capacity to significantly outperform in rising markets. The Fund has achieved up-capture ratios greater than 135% over the past 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months.

As at the end of January, the portfolio's weightings had been increased in the Discretionary, IT, Communication and Industrials sectors, and decreased in the Health Care, REIT's and Financials sectors. Relative to the ASX300 Index, the portfolio was significantly overweight the Discretionary sector (Fund weight: 44.0%, benchmark weight: 8.0%) and underweight the Financials sector (Fund weight: 8.2%, benchmark weight: 27.6%).
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