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14 May 2021 - Performance Report: Equitable Investors Dragonfly Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date14 May 2021
ManagerEquitable Investors
Fund NameEquitable Investors Dragonfly Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateApril 2021
Latest Return1.43%
Latest 6 Months34.90%
Latest 12 Months84.31%
Latest 24 Months (pa)13.48%
Annualised Since Inception2.76%
Inception Date01 September 2017
FUM (millions)
Fund OverviewThe Equitable Investors Dragonfly Fund aims to deliver a total return greater than the annual five year government bond rate + 5% pa over the medium-to-long term.

The Fund is an open ended, unlisted unit trust investing predominantly in ASX listed companies. Hybrid, debt & unlisted investments are also considered. The Fund is focused on investing in growing or strategic businesses and generating returns that, to the extent possible, are less dependent on the direction of the broader sharemarket. The Fund may at times change its cash weighting or utilise exchange traded products to manage market risk.

Investments will primarily be made in micro-to-mid cap companies listed on the ASX. Larger listed businesses will also be considered for investment but are not expected to meet the manager's investment criteria as regularly as smaller peers.
Manager CommentsThe Equitable Investors Dragonfly Fund rose +1.43% in April, taking 12-month performance to +84.31% vs the ASX200 Accumulation Index's +30.76%. The Fund's 12-month up-capture and down-capture ratios, 252% and 84% respectively, highlight its significant outperformance in both the market's positive and negative months over that period.

Equitable Investors noted there were few catalysts within the portfolio in April, but NAV advanced as gains in one of their larger software positions, field services and trades app developer Geo (NZ:GEO), offset a drift in a couple of others, DIY security tech company Scout Security (SCT) and MedTech software play MedAdvisor (MDR). The Fund participated in several capital raisings during the month that contributed positively.

The manager remains focused on the company-specific medium-to-long term prospects for Fund investments and they are very optimistic about those prospects. They emphasised that movements in the Fund's NAV within any monthly period will always be influenced by broader market sentiment.
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