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16 Mar 2021 - Performance Report: Surrey Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date16 March 2021
ManagerSurrey Asset Management
Fund NameSurrey Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateFebruary 2021
Latest Return3.16%
Latest 6 Months12.71%
Latest 12 Months33.06%
Latest 24 Months (pa)17.68%
Annualised Since Inception11.10%
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 +3.16% in February, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +1.71% and taking 12-month performance to +33.06% vs the Index's +6.48%. Since inception in June 2018, the Fund has risen +11.10% p.a. vs the Index's +7.66%. The Fund's 12-month up-capture and down-capture ratios, 169.6% and 85.6% respectively, indicate that, on average, the Fund outperformed during both the market's positive and negative months. The Fund has an up-capture ratio since inception of 128.5%, highlighting its capacity to significantly outperform in rising markets over the long-term.

Top contributors in February included Sealink (SLK), Betmakers (BET) and Uniti Wireless (UWL). On the negative side, Cleanspace (CSX) and Domain Holdings (DHG) detracted from performance. Despite the negative share price performance of these two companies, Surrey remain confident in their long-term prospects and continue to hold their shares.

The Fund ended the month with 4% in cash and 31 individual stock positions. By sector, the Fund was most heavily weighted towards the Industrials and IT sectors. Top holdings included Auckland International Airports, Omni Bridgeway, Pointsbet, Sealink and Uniti Wireless.
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