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13 Sep 2013 - Pengana Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date12 September 2013
ManagerPengana Capital
Fund NamePengana Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateAugust 2013
Latest Return2.27%
Latest 6 Months3.95%
Latest 12 Months22.65%
Latest 24 Months42.56%
Annualised Since Inception13.36%
Inception Date01 July 2008
FUM (millions)AU$316
Fund OverviewThe Fund invests in listed equities and seeks to hold a concentrated core portfolio of 15-20 listed stocks in outstanding businesses to provide capital preservation in real terms, and A$ 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 CommentsPengana Australian Equities Fund returned 2.27% for August with a cash holding of 26% at month-end. The largest positive contributors to the month's performance were McMillan Shakespeare (validating the Fund's decision to acquire additional shares during the strong reaction to the proposed regulatory change), Seven West Media, Resmed, Woolworths and Ainsworth Gaming.

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) stood at 21%.

Although the Manager has been biased towards a weakening A$ for some time, they note that the speed of its decline has been surprising. On the one hand, a lower Australian Dollar represents lower global purchasing power for us as consumers. However, the Manager expects several important domestic industries to benefit materially from the currency shift. These include the tourism, education, agricultural and even, dare we say it, the mining industry. Many companies have been forced to streamline their operations to cope with the high A$. The recent falls could translate into a period of very high levels of profitability for some.
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