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18 Jun 2015 - Optimal Australia Absolute Trust

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Report Date15 June 2015
ManagerOptimal Fund Management Australia
Fund NameOptimal Australia Absolute Trust
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateMay 2015
Latest Return2.04%
Latest 6 Months1.43%
Latest 12 Months2.55%
Latest 24 Months7.49%
Annualised Since Inception9.11%
Inception Date15 September 2008
FUM (millions)AU$100
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 net positive return in May of 2.04%, compared to the ASX200 Accumulation Index of 0.40%. The Fund's annualised return since inception was 9.11% (Index 6.44%), which has been achieved with a notably low volatility of 3.67% (Index 14.34%).

The Fund had a gross exposure of 99.0% and net exposure of 7.2%. The stock selection during the month was solid, with positive attribution on both the Fund's long (+2.0%) and short (+0.3%) positions. The short position in the banks did its work, and a number of the longs in materials also did well, including ALS, Alumina, Sims Group, and PanAust.

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