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15 Feb 2012 - Performance Report: Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date14 February 2012
ManagerBennelong Group
Fund NameBennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJanuary 2012
Latest Return1.08%
Latest 6 Months-2.38%
Latest 12 Months-0.69%
Latest 24 Months17.69%
Annualised Since Inception14.08%
Inception Date01 May 2006
FUM (millions)AU$20
Fund OverviewThe Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund was launched on 17th August 2011 following the resignation of Portfolio Managers Mark Burgess and Kristiaan Rehder from Herschel Asset Management in late July 2011. While at Herschel Burgess and Rehder had managed the Fund under the name of the Herschel Absolute Return Fund.

As a result management of the Fund was transferred to Kardinia Capital, a new boutique fund manager 65% owned by Burgess and Rehder, with the balance owned by Bennelong Funds Management. The Fund's investment strategy and prior track record will remain intact.

The Kardinia Absolute Return Fund is an Australian domiciled equity long/short fund investing in ASX listed securities. The Fund uses some exchange traded call options and there is limited use of SPI futures contracts to hedge overall market risk.

The Fund consists of a concentrated long/short portfolio typically
comprising 30 to 40 ASX300 listed stocks, generally with a long bias aligned to the overall market direction. There is a slight bias to large cap stocks in the long side of the portfolio, although in a rising market the portfolio will tend to hold smaller caps, including resource stocks, more frequently.
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Kardinia Long Short fund entered the new year defensively positioned and consequently did not participate meaningfully in the January rally which saw the ASX200 rise over 5%, reflecting the global theme of reduced risk aversion.

The fund's net equity market exposure was progressively increased to 42.5% (47.2% long and 4.7% short) with the addition of a number of cyclical and resources positions.
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