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20 Mar 2014 - The Paragon Fund

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Report Date19 March 2014
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameThe Paragon Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateFebruary 2014
Latest Return3.80%
Latest 6 Months16.57%
Latest 12 Months21.72%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception21.72%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$10
Fund OverviewAustralian long-short equities absolute return fund, focusing on core competencies in the resource and industrial sectors. The Fund deploys a high conviction, long bias strategy, focusing on proprietary, fact based research. This fundamental bottom up stock selection, coupled with a global macro perspective to actively manage market risk, places capital preservation as a key objective of the Fund.

Paragon accepts that markets are not always efficient in pricing information into securities and that no one investment style works in every stage of the investment cycle. Subsequently Paragon adopts a top down thematic led approach to identify companies exhibiting sustainable or improving returns on capital driven by volume growth, pricing power and competitive advantages.

Paragon utilises both quantitative analysis to provide probability weighted high/low/base case valuations and qualitative analysis in assessing management, the business model and likely direction of returns. Paragon will allocate assets to each investment opportunity based on a risk/reward profile. Positions have defined investment parameters and risk limits, which are then monitored on an ongoing basis.
Manager CommentsThe Paragon Fund returned 3.80% for February, with a net exposure of 73.6%, and 21.72% (10.56% ASX 200 Acc Index) for the previous twelve months. Over this time average cash holdings were 35% contributing to the lower volatility number of 7.56% as compared to the Index 11.49%.

Key drivers of the Paragon Fund performance for February included a combination of:
Strong returns from core holdings G8 Education, Donaco, and an emerging Copper investment, and,
Increasing the net equity exposure from 50% at the beginning of the month to 74% by month-end.
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