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23 Jan 2014 - Totus Alpha Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date21 January 2014
ManagerTotus Capital
Fund NameTotus Alpha Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateDecember 2013
Latest Return-0.39%
Latest 6 Months27.31%
Latest 12 Months60.19%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception33.99%
Inception Date01 April 2012
FUM (millions)AU$10.5
Fund OverviewThe Totus Alpha Fund aims to maximise returns for investors through fundamental industry and company research and active portfolio management. The investment strategy is based on identifying medium to long term structural investment themes and seek absolute returns by investing in securities that have concentrated exposure to those themes.

The Fund is a long/short investment fund principally investing in listed entities, commodities, futures and options in Australia and internationally. The Fund is not a market neutral fund and accordingly may switch between net long positions and net short positions. The Fund may use short sales and derivatives as determined by Totus Capital.

Gearing may be used to enhance returns and the Fund may be geared in excess of 100% of the Fund's Net Asset Value. There is a limit to net exposure of 150%.
Manager CommentsTotus Alpha Fund returned -0.39% during December and 60.19% for the year to December. Top contributors to performance over the month were long positions in Australian index futures +1.72%, Japanese index futures +1.6% and a short in Transfield Services +0.75% (mining services).

The Fund was notable in having an up capture ratio of 1.16 and down capture ratio of -1.52 over the last 12 months. Correlation with the ASX 300 Accum has been very low at -0.052 (since inception).

As at 31 December, the fund had a net exposure of 93% and a gross exposure of 248%. The fund held 98 positions (54 long and 44 short) and major investment exposures were as follows:

Longs: Online 14%, Sustainable yield 21%, Scarce growth 29%;
Shorts: Structural change 19%, Mining Capex 29%, Gold miners 16%.
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