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| Fund Overview | There is a slight bias to large cap stocks on the long side of the portfolio, although in a rising market the portfolio will tend to hold smaller caps, including resource stocks, more frequently. On the short side, the portfolio is particularly concentrated, with stock selection limited by both liquidity and the difficulty of borrowing stock in smaller cap companies. Short positions are only taken when there is a high conviction view on the specific stock. The Fund uses derivatives in a limited way, mainly selling short dated covered call options to generate additional income. These typically have less than 30 days to expiry, and are usually 5% to 10% out of the money. ASX SPI futures and index put options can be used to hedge the portfolio's overall net position. The Fund's discretionary investment strategy commences with a macro view of the economy and direction to establish the portfolio's desired market exposure. Following this detailed sector and company research is gathered from knowledge of the individual stocks in the Fund's universe, with widespread use of broker research. Company visits, presentations and discussions with management at CEO and CFO level are used wherever possible to assess management quality across a range of criteria. |
| Manager Comments | The Manager has delivered these returns with 6.42% less volatility than the index, contributing to a Sharpe ratio which has fallen below 1 three times over the past five years and which currently sits at 0.67 since inception. The fund has provided positive monthly returns 86% of the time in rising markets and 33% of the time during periods of market decline, contributing to an up-capture ratio since inception of 17% and a down-capture ratio of 52%. The Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund returned -1.72% in February, a difference of -3.86% compared with the ASX 200 Total Return Index which rose by +2.14%. Over the past 12 months, the fund has returned -3.08% compared with the index which has returned +10.19%, for a difference of -13.27%. |
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