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10 Aug 2010 - Performance Report: Optimal Australia Absolute Trust

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Report Date09 August 2010
ManagerOptimal Fund Management
Fund NameOptimal Australia Absolute Trust
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJuly 2010
Latest Return2.34%
Latest 6 Months6.29%
Latest 12 Months16.96%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception18.57%
Inception Date15 September 2008
FUM (millions)AU$44
Fund OverviewThe investment objective of the Fund is to seek to achieve above average returns in absolute terms, through investing in listed securities in Australia and New Zealand, subject to the overarching requirement of capital preservation. Investments will predominantly be in equity securities but may include fixed interest instruments, money market instruments, derivatives and foreign exchange contracts.

The Fund's bias is likely to be net long under normal market conditions, with the core strategy being to construct a portfolio of listed equity securities priced at levels that do not adequately reflect their underlying value. The Fund will seek to boost returns and limit potential market downside by selective short selling of individual stocks which are priced at levels that are viewed as materially above their underlying value. The Fund will also use certain trading strategies both within its core portfolio (through rebalancing stock weights and overall market exposure in response to price movements) and in certain other situations (typically of a shorter-duration and/or opportunistic nature) with the objective of further increasing returns.
Manager CommentsOptimal says that their Australia Absolute Trust 'caught more than our fair (exposure-adjusted) share of the rally', finishing the month +2.03% even though the fund retained low headline equity market exposure during the month.

Long positions that performed well included infrastructure, resources, soft comms, banks, and steels, while energy and telecomms were detractors. Positives on the short side were building materials and REIT's, while negatives included retail, consumer, and index futures.
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