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20 Aug 2015 - Aurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date17 August 2015
ManagerAurora Funds Management
Fund NameAurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund
StrategyEquity Market Neutral
Latest Return DateJuly 2015
Latest Return0.50%
Latest 6 Months2.65%
Latest 12 Months2.17%
Latest 24 Months5.69%
Annualised Since Inception7.22%
Inception Date15 March 2005
FUM (millions)AU$87
Fund OverviewAurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund is a multi-strategy market neutral fund specialising in ASX listed equities and derivatives. The core philosophy is the management of risk through a long volatility overlay incorporating listed equity and index derivatives. The multi-strategy approach includes M&A, Yield, Convergence and Long/Short strategies. The portfolio managers adopt an aggressive approach to managing downside risk whilst positioning the portfolio to benefit from positive alpha.

The Fund aims to produce positive returns irrespective of the direction of the share market. For each investment the manager considers the risk, the timeline of that risk occurring and then the potential return. Low transaction costs and liquidity are other important factors in the success and implementation of the strategies.
Manager CommentsThe Aurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund returned +0.50% for the month of July 2015. The Fund's annual performance, since inception has been 7.22% p.a, which it has achieved with very low volatility of 2.64% (ASX 200 Accumulation Index 13.85%). The Fund has notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 1.07 (Index 0.29) and 2.12 (Index 0.30) respectively.

It was the Yield (+0.27%), Convergence (+0.14%)and Long/Short (+0.11%) trading strategies that provided biggest positive contribution to the portfolio. The Options strategy (-0.07%) initially benefited from continued volatility across miners and banks. Volatility fell dramatically in the second half of the month with the Australian VIX falling -27% to 14.5 by the end of the month. This was an attractive level and the Fund added to volatility positions and increased exposure to this strategy at month end.

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