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27 Feb 2015 - Pengana Absolute Return Asia Pacific Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date24 February 2015
ManagerPengana Capital
Fund NamePengana Absolute Return Asia Pacific Fund
StrategyEvent Driven
Latest Return DateJanuary 2015
Latest Return1.03%
Latest 6 Months4.03%
Latest 12 Months5.19%
Latest 24 Months17.56%
Annualised Since Inception11.04%
Inception Date01 September 2010
FUM (millions)AU$76.5
Fund OverviewThe Pengana Asia Special Events (Onshore) Fund employs an event-driven investment strategy that seeks to exploit the mispricing of securities of companies involved in corporate transactions within the Asian (including Japan, Australia and New Zealand) region.

The Fund seeks to profit from trading securities which are primarily subject to corporate events or from trading-related securities which the Investment Manager believes are mispriced by the market. The Fund invests in securities that are listed on Asian stock markets and other markets where related securities may be listed and in securities which are listed on markets outside of Asia where more than 70% (by assets or earnings) of the underlying business originates from an Asian country.

The Fund aims to generate consistently positive returns which have a low correlation to the Asian stock markets. The objective is to generate 10-20% pa with a standard deviation of 6-10%
Manager CommentsPengana Absolute Return Asia Pacific Fund returned 1.03% in January. The Fund has an annual return of 11.04% with annual volatility of 5.77% and a Sharpe ratio of 1.25.

The Fund finished up 1.03% for the month, while Asian markets (FTSE Asia Pacific Index) rose 1.98%. Restructuring was the key word as several conglomerates reorganized themselves in the name of 'unlocking shareholder value.' The fund maintains a positive view that such restructuring will continue driving deal activity in Asia with unique trading opportunities. The Fund gross exposure was 242.5% for the month ended January as deal activity remained healthy, while net averaged 14%.
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