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28 Apr 2015 - The Paragon Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date27 April 2015
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameThe Paragon Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateMarch 2015
Latest Return2.10%
Latest 6 Months2.57%
Latest 12 Months18.94%
Latest 24 Months48.48%
Annualised Since Inception21.54%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$28.1
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 CommentsIn March, The Paragon Fund returned 2.10% (ASX 200 Accum -0.09%). The Fund's annual return since inception has been 21.54% p.a. versus the Index's 11.95% p.a. This has been achieved with similar volatility (11.63%) to the Index's 11.26%, to give notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 1.53 and 3.67 respectively.

Key drivers of the Paragon Fund's performance for March included solid returns from industrial firms Regis Healthcare and Qantas, from diversified financials Macquarie Bank and Henderson Group, and Netcomm Wireless and Reward Minerals. Short positions in Ardent Leisure and Resolute Gold also contributed. At the end of the month the fund had 30 long positions and 12 short positions.

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