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18 Mar 2015 - Optimal Australia Absolute Trust

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Report Date11 March 2015
ManagerOptimal Fund Management Australia
Fund NameOptimal Australia Absolute Trust
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateFebruary 2015
Latest Return-0.08%
Latest 6 Months-4.04%
Latest 12 Months-0.41%
Latest 24 Months2.77%
Annualised Since Inception8.65%
Inception Date15 September 2008
FUM (millions)AU$110
Fund OverviewThe investment objective of the Fund is to seek to achieve above average returns in absolute terms, through investing in listed securities in Australia and New Zealand, subject to the overarching requirement of capital preservation. Investments will predominantly be in equity securities but may include fixed interest instruments, money market instruments, derivatives and foreign exchange contracts.

The Fund's bias is likely to be net long under normal market conditions, with the core strategy being to construct a portfolio of listed equity securities priced at levels that do not adequately reflect their underlying value. The Fund will seek to boost returns and limit potential market downside by selective short selling of individual stocks which are priced at levels that are viewed as materially above their underlying value. The Fund will also use certain trading strategies both within its core portfolio (through rebalancing stock weights and overall market exposure in response to price movements) and in certain other situations (typically of a shorter-duration and/or opportunistic nature) with the objective of further increasing returns.
Manager CommentsOptimal Australia Absolute Trust reported a flat net return in February (-0.08%), bringing annualised returns since inception to 8.65% (ASX200 Accumulation Index 6.92% with a volatility of 3.67% p.a (Index 14.59%).

The Fund had a gross exposure of 82.30% and net exposure of -15.80%. The Fund's long positions did a very solid job, with portfolio attribution of 2.94% on average long exposure of 33% of Fund NAV (a return of over 9% if grossed-up to 100% long exposure), but this good work was offset by losses on our shorts and derivative hedge positions.
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