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18 May 2022 - Performance Report: Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date18 May 2022
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners
Fund NameBennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateApril 2022
Latest Return-5.91%
Latest 6 Months-20.68%
Latest 12 Months-6.44%
Latest 24 Months (pa)15.27%
Annualised Since Inception15.07%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$1700.45
Fund OverviewThe Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund is a portfolio of BAEP's best high-conviction picks. It aims to grow investment value over the long term via a combination of capital growth and income, by investing in a diversified portfolio of Australian shares. It typically holds 20-35 stocks, primarily from the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund returned -5.91% in April, a difference of -5.06% compared with the ASX 200 Total Return Index which fell by -0.85%.

The Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund has a track record of 13 years and 3 months and has outperformed the ASX 200 Total Return Index since inception in February 2009, providing investors with an annualised return of 15.07% compared with the index's return of 10.37% over the same period.

On a calendar year basis, the fund has experienced a negative annual return on 2 occasions in the 13 years and 3 months since its inception. Over the past 12 months, the fund's largest drawdown was -20.9% vs the index's -6.35%, and since inception in February 2009 the fund's largest drawdown was -24.11% vs the index's maximum drawdown over the same period of -26.75%. The fund's maximum drawdown began in February 2020 and lasted 6 months, reaching its lowest point during March 2020. The fund had completely recovered its losses by August 2020.

The Manager has delivered these returns with 1.81% more volatility than the index, contributing to a Sharpe ratio which has fallen below 1 five times over the past five years and which currently sits at 0.86 since inception. The fund has provided positive monthly returns 90% of the time in rising markets and 19% of the time during periods of market decline, contributing to an up-capture ratio since inception of 137% and a down-capture ratio of 94%.
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