DS Capital is an independent fund manager founded by its Principals, James Davis and Rodney Brott in 2012 as a wealth creation vehicle to invest and grow capital in a focused and disciplined way and that significant benefits could be derived from having a properly resourced research infrastructure to underpin a professional investment process. Between them Davis and Brott have close to 35 years investment experience across both domestic and international markets.
Strategy Summary
The Fund aims to deliver an average return of at least 10% p.a. through the economic cycle, with a focus on capital preservation. The Fund comprises a concentrated portfolio of small and mid-cap investments selected through a process of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The investment team looks for industrial businesses that are simple to understand, generally avoiding large caps, pure mining, biotech and start-ups.
Key Terms
Status:
Open
Inception Date:
Jan 2013
Strategy:
Equity Long
Style:
Growth
Geography:
Australia
Domicile:
Australia
Investors:
Wholesale
Min. Investment:
AU$ 250,000
Distributions:
Annually
Applications:
Monthly
Fund Size:
AU$ 386m
Management Fee:
1.50%
Manager FUM:
AU$ 394m
Performance Fee:
20.00%
Key Statistics
Fund
Index*
Fund
Index*
Mar 2024:
1.62%
3.27%
Sharpe1:
0.92
0.59
1 Year:
20.68%
14.45%
Sortino1:
1.31
0.74
3 Years1,2:
5.53%
9.62%
Best Month1:
14.05%
10.21%
5 Years1,2:
11.17%
9.15%
Worst Month1:
-17.76%
-20.65%
Inception1,2:
12.97%
9.28%
Volatility1,2:
12.20%
13.70%
Up-Capture1:
66%
N/A
Down-Capture1:
71%
N/A
*ASX 200 Total Return, 1Since Jan 2013, 2Annualised
Cumulative Returns
Fund Index
DS Capital Growth Fund - Cumulative Performance vs ASX 200 Total Return
Drawdowns
Fund Index
Drawdown%
Fund Index
Quintile Ranking vs. Equity Long - Small/Mid Cap - Australia Peer Group (94 funds) as at March 2024
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
7 Year
DS Capital Growth Fund
ASX200 Total Return
Quintile Rankings display Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) against the fund's Peer Group. Each green square ranks the fund in one quintile (or 20%) of its peer group - five green squares indicate the fund is in the best quintile for each KPI. The performance of the peer group's underlying index is shown by a red dot.