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8 Jul 2015 - Monash Absolute Investment Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date06 July 2015
ManagerMonash Investors Pty Limited
Fund NameMonash Absolute Investment Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJune 2015
Latest Return-1.90%
Latest 6 Months2.40%
Latest 12 Months1.89%
Latest 24 Months25.33%
Annualised Since Inception14.11%
Inception Date30 May 2012
FUM (millions)AU$27
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 fell 1.9% in June, and the Australian equity market was very weak; the top 100 was down over 5% and the small cap index down over 8%. Over the last quarter the market has been poor, falling more than 7% across the board, while the Fund has lost only 2.36%.

The Fund's performance since inception was 14.11% p.a. with annual volatility of 7.79%, bringing the Sharpe ratio and Sortino ratio to 1.54 and 3.12 respectively. The Fund continues to have a low Beta and therefore less volatile than the market. The portfolio had 71% net exposure and 82% gross exposure.

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