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2 Aug 2013 - Monash Absolute Investment Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date01 August 2013
ManagerMonash Investors
Fund NameMonash Absolute Investment Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJuly 2013
Latest Return5.60%
Latest 6 Months13.70%
Latest 12 Months23.42%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception23.08%
Inception Date30 May 2012
FUM (millions)AU$25
Fund OverviewThe Monash Absolute Investment Fund is a long biased equity hedge fund focused on the Australian market. The Fund aims to find investments providing positive returns irrespective of market conditions. The Fund seeks compelling equity opportunities 'long' or 'short' that allows it to reliably grow wealth.

The Fund places a high priority on capital preservation, and have an absolute return focus in accepting market risk. The Manager employs a comprehensive approach to making investment decisions utilising value, growth and discounted cash flow styles.

The portfolio is somewhat concentrated and the manager looks to diversify the portfolio across industries and themes rather than staying near an index. The portfolio may at times have a large amount of cash or other protection.
Manager CommentsThe Monash Absolute Investment Fund was up 5.6% after fees in July, bringing the 12 month return to 23.4%.

The portfolio continued to more than keep up with the broader market this month despite action taken to protect returns by: trimming some holdings; increasing cash, and; adding to the short positions.

Many of the Fund's stocks performed strongly this month, even though there were no noteworthy announcements. The main feature of the month was that about half of the long positions returned 10% or more and there were few detractors.

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