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17 Jul 2013 - Pengana Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date15 July 2013
ManagerPengana Capital
Fund NamePengana Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateJune 2013
Latest Return-2.50%
Latest 6 Months9.53%
Latest 12 Months24.01%
Latest 24 Months34.28%
Annualised Since Inception12.88%
Inception Date01 July 2008
FUM (millions)AU$276.4
Fund OverviewThe Fund invests in listed equities and seeks to hold a concentrated core portfolio of 15-20 listed stocks in outstanding businesses to provide capital preservation in real terms, and A$ returns of 12-15% p.a. compounded over the medium term time horizon. The Fund seeks to generate consistent investment returns using fundamental research to identify companies with competent management and resilient business models. The investment methodology is designed to profit from a focus on tax aware returns (both capital and income) generated by owning outstanding businesses at reasonable prices.
Manager CommentsThe Pengana Australian Equities Fund returned -2.50% during June and 12.88% pa over the last five years as against the average RBA cash rate over the period of 4.1% pa and the All Ordinaries Accum Index return of 2.2% pa.

The top five holdings by value were: DUET Group, ANZ Bank, Telstra, Resmed and Tatts. The largest positive contributors to the quarter's performance included Fox Group (formerly News Corporation), ANZ Bank, Ainsworth Gaming and our holdings in US Dollars.

There were several large detractors including ANZ Bank, NAB, Seven Group Holdings, DUET Group, Woolworths, Mermaid Marine and Telstra.

The Fund acquired two new holdings, namely the global plasma fractionator CSL and a NZ-based aged care company, Summerset. In addition, the Fund took advantage of the lower prices to add to existing holdings in Mermaid Marine, Caltex, Woolworths, DUET Group and Telstra. The Fund's exposure to non-Australian dollar earnings streams (inclusive of companies with global earnings profiles such as Resmed and Fox Group, NZ based companies and US dollar exposure) stands at 20%.

The Fund disposed of its holding in Fairfax and AMP and took advantage of higher prices to lighten its exposure to Seven Group, Ainsworth Gaming, and
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