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10 Nov 2015 - The Paragon Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date09 November 2015
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameThe Paragon Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateOctober 2015
Latest Return2.50%
Latest 6 Months2.50%
Latest 12 Months9.07%
Latest 24 Months34.82%
Annualised Since Inception18.03%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$32.1
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 rose 2.50% after fees for the month of October 2015, in comparison the ASX200 Accumulation Index returned 4.37%. Since inception in February 2013, the Fund has a cumulative return of +55.59% vs. the Index's +15.31%. The Fund has a notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 1.30 (Index 0.30) and 2.60 (Index 0.34) respectively.

Key positive contributors for October included Longs in Macquarie Group, Henderson Group, NetComm Wireless, APN Outdoor, and Amaysim while detractors included our short positions in general given the strong market. At the end of the month the Fund had 30 long positions and 15 short positions.

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