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15 Sep 2015 - The Paragon Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date11 September 2015
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameThe Paragon Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateAugust 2015
Latest Return-4.20%
Latest 6 Months1.60%
Latest 12 Months2.36%
Latest 24 Months42.99%
Annualised Since Inception17.42%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$30.5
Fund OverviewThe Paragon Fund is a concentrated long/short Australian equities product that is fundamentally driven with a focus on the industrial and resource sectors. Paragon's own research process and active portfolio management is overlaid with risk management and an overarching focus on capital preservation.

Paragon believes that markets are not always efficient, exhibiting a common tendency to price securities well outside of their intrinsic value over the medium term. This market characteristic provides the opportunity for Paragon, an active manager with a flexible mandate, to generate superior investment returns over the longer term.

Paragon believes that it is critical to understand both the companies and the industries in which they operate, in order to fully comprehend each investment opportunity. Accordingly, a fundamental approach to company research is taken. Assessing the potential downside is also paramount in framing the risk/reward trade-off for potential investments.

Manager CommentsThe Paragon Fund returned -4.20% after fees for the month of August 2015, to outperform the ASX200 Accumulation Index by 3.59%. Since inception in February 2013, the Fund has a cumulative return of +49.41% vs. the Index's +13.86%. The Fund has a notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 1.22 (Index 0.28) and 2.42 (Index 0.32) respectively.

Key positive contributors for August included Longs in APN Outdoor, NetComm Wireless and St Barbara Gold and Shorts in Origin, Santos and Orica. However these were offset by the net positive equity exposure, and holdings in Nanosonics, Senetas and Orocobre. At the end of the month the Fund had 29 long positions and 17 short positions.

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