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25 Mar 2021 - Performance Report: Atlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date25 March 2021
ManagerAPSEC Funds Management
Fund NameAtlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateFebruary 2021
Latest Return-1.66%
Latest 6 Months-0.21%
Latest 12 Months24.11%
Latest 24 Months (pa)9.40%
Annualised Since Inception8.71%
Inception Date01 June 2013
FUM (millions)AU$44
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 Equities Fund has risen +24.11% over the past 12 months vs the ASX200 Accumulation Index's +6.48%. Over that period, the Fund has exhibited lower volatility (standard deviation of 18.76% vs the Index's 25.58%) and has achieved a down-capture ratio of -81.01%, highlighting significant outperformance during the market's negative months. A negative down-capture ratio indicates that, on average, the Fund has risen during the months the market has fallen; the Fund returned +17.19% in March 2020 when the Index fell -20.65%.

Since inception in June 2013, the Fund has returned +8.71% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 10.09%. The Fund's capacity to significantly outperform in falling and volatile markets is highlighted by the following statistics (since inception): Sortino ratio of 1.44 vs the Index's 0.64, maximum drawdown of -7.10% vs the Index's -26.75%, and down-capture ratio of 21.15%. The Fund has also outperformed the Index in 9 out of 10 of the Index's worst months since the Fund's inception.
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