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9 Oct 2015 - Optimal Australia Absolute Trust

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Report Date08 October 2015
ManagerOptimal Fund Management Australia
Fund NameOptimal Australia Absolute Trust
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateSeptember 2015
Latest Return1.80%
Latest 6 Months6.65%
Latest 12 Months2.68%
Latest 24 Months9.37%
Annualised Since Inception9.05%
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 rose 1.8% in September, in another tough month for the equity market, with the ASX 200 Accumulation Index down 2.96%. The Fund's annualised return since inception was 9.05% p.a. (Index 4.31% p.a.), which has been achieved with notably low volatility of 3.68% p.a. (Index 14.64% p.a).

September's return was again all about stock selection. The Fund was slightly net long invested during the month, with average net exposure around 13% of NAV, and derived no benefit from the further fall in the market. In the Long positions, the positive key contributors by sector were commercial services, chemicals, media and energy. In the Short positions, the positive contributors were energy, steel, healthcare and index futures. The negative contributors were banks, utilities, infrastructure and wealth management.

Click below to read the latest Fund Manager's commentary on the Fund and market outlook.
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