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23 Apr 2014 - The Paragon Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date17 April 2014
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameThe Paragon Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateMarch 2014
Latest Return3.60%
Latest 6 Months14.71%
Latest 12 Months24.83%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception23.98%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$10.3
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. Capital preservation is 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 3.60% during March with the 12 month return 24.83% with volatility of 7.73% compared to 11.03% for the ASX 200 Accumulation Index.

The Fund Update notes key drivers for March included a combination of:
• Continued solid returns from core holdings in G8 Education and Donaco
• Strong gains from machine to machine (M2M) technology company NetComm Wireless, and Liquefied Natural Gas.

In the Manager's report they discussed their holding in an emerging infrastructure company exposed to the US shale gas revolution: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG AU).
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