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8 Sep 2014 - Monash Absolute Investment Fund

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Report Date05 September 2014
ManagerMonash Investors Pty Limited
Fund NameMonash Absolute Investment Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateAugust 2014
Latest Return2.30%
Latest 6 Months7.35%
Latest 12 Months21.14%
Latest 24 Months53.28%
Annualised Since Inception21.95%
Inception Date30 May 2012
FUM (millions)AU$48
Fund OverviewThe Monash Absolute Investment Fund is a long/short equity fund, with a home bias to investing in Australia. It invests in shares as a source of specific opportunity, not to go up and down with the market.

The fund seeks to identify opportunities in the share market to make positive returns (long and short) irrespective of market conditions. It is style agnostic, as compelling investment opportunities exist across all investment styles from time to time. The Fund places a high priority on capital preservation, and has an absolute return focus in accepting market risk.

The Manager's experience across value, growth and discounted cash flow styles allows them to use a comprehensive approach to investment decisions that applies all three. They also have the patience to seek out only compelling opportunities, rather than settling for relative value.

The portfolio is somewhat concentrated, looking to diversify across industries and themes, rather than by trying to stay near an index. The portfolio may at times have a large amount of cash or other protection. However once investments are made turnover may be relatively high in order to lock in gains and avoid losses.
Manager CommentsMonash Absolute Investment Fund returned 2.30% during August, above the Index return of 0.6%, with an annual return of 21.14% (Index 14.40%) with a volatility of 8.62%.

The Sharpe and Sortino ratio since inception is 2.00 and 7.37 over the last 12 months. Fund exposures were net 88% and gross 99% at month-end.

The Fund returned 2.3% after fees. August is a reporting month for the Australian market, so it is always interesting. We had a good reporting season and suffered no negative surprises. The portfolio also benefited from exposure to a placement and two IPOs.
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