Manager Summary
Arculus is a rebrand of GCI Australia Fund Management, which was established in 2013 as a specialist Australian asset manager of both corporate and private mandates. Our size affords us access to opportunities in the fixed income credit markets that may not otherwise be able through larger institutional funds.
Strategy Summary
To identify appropriate investments that are expected to generate a sufficiently high yield, commensurate with the assumed risk, with minimum volatility of returns. The Fund consists of a core portfolio constructed with reference to macroeconomic factors and industry exposure. The balance of the Fund is a tactical component that seeks to enhance returns via investing in short-term yield opportunities in the same fixed interest asset classes but especially those traded on the ASX.
Key Terms
| Status: | Open | Inception Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Strategy: | Fixed Income | Style: | N/A |
| Geography: | Australia | Domicile: | Australia |
| Investors: | Retail | Min. Investment: | AU$ 2,000 |
| Distributions: | Quarterly | Applications: | Daily |
| Fund Size: | AU$ 100.48m | Management Fee: | 0.82% |
| Manager FUM: | AU$ 1,200m | Performance Fee: | 0.00% |
Key Statistics
| Fund | Index* | Fund | Index* | ||
| Aug 2026: | 0.27% | -0.15% | Sharpe1: | 0.34 | 0.31 |
| 1 Year: | 3.67% | 0.80% | Sortino1: | 0.39 | 0.42 |
| 3 Years2: | 5.43% | 3.54% | Best Month1: | 4.29% | 2.87% |
| 5 Years2: | 3.96% | 0.51% | Worst Month1: | -5.62% | -3.09% |
| Inception1,2: | 4.49% | 4.14% | Volatility1,2: | 3.72% | 3.07% |
| Up-Capture1: | 41% | N/A | Down-Capture1: | -42% | N/A |