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6 Aug 2015 - KIS Asia Long Short Fund

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Report Date30 July 2015
ManagerKIS Capital Partners
Fund NameKIS Asia Long Short Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJune 2015
Latest Return-1.48%
Latest 6 Months6.08%
Latest 12 Months6.79%
Latest 24 Months19.48%
Annualised Since Inception14.93%
Inception Date01 October 2009
FUM (millions)AU$36
Fund OverviewThe Fund's investment objective is to generate absolute returns, in Australian dollars, of around 15% p.a. after all fees without noticeable correlation to any particular asset class or market.
Whilst the Fund's primary strategy is focused on long/short equities, the ability to retain discretionary powers to allocate across a number of other investment strategies is reserved. These strategies may include, but not be limited to: convertible bond investments, portfolio hedging, equity related arbitrage, special situations (e.g. merger arbitrage, rights offerings, participation in international public offerings and placements, etc.).
The Fund's geographic focus is Asia excluding Japan, but including Australia). The Fund may invest outside of this region to the extent that:
1. The investment decision is driven from the Asian region or;
2. The exposure is intended to mitigate risk or enhance return from factors external to the Asian region.
Manager CommentsAs of 30 June 2015, KIS Asia Long Short Fund's annual return since inception has been 14.93% p.a. Over the same time frame, the AFM Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index has returned 4.58% p.a. This has been achieved with lower volatility to give notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios 1.95 (Index 0.16) and 4.48 (Index 0.16) respectively. For the month of June, the Fund lost 1.48%.

The Fund reduced most of their exposure to the Chinese listed A shares but were still effected by the moves in Hong Kong. Majority of the month's return came from the Special Situations Strategy, contributing 47bp. However, the Long Short Strategy did not perform, losing the Fund 187bp, specifically on their long position in Sirius Resources (SIR.AX) and in Vocation Ltd (VET.AX).

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