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24 Nov 2015 - Aurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date23 November 2015
ManagerAurora Funds Management
Fund NameAurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund
StrategyEquity Market Neutral
Latest Return DateOctober 2015
Latest Return-0.17%
Latest 6 Months2.87%
Latest 12 Months4.14%
Latest 24 Months6.60%
Annualised Since Inception7.23%
Inception Date15 March 2005
FUM (millions)AU$88
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 CommentsAurora Fortitude Absolute Return Fund returned -0.17% for the month of October. Since inception, the Fund's annualised performance has been 7.23% p.a, which it has achieved with very low volatility of 2.64%. In comparison, the ASX 200 Accumulation Index returned 6.75%, with volatility of 14.01%. The Fund has notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 1.09 (Index 0.23) and 2.19 (Index 0.22) respectively.

The decreased volatility in the global markets, saw a drawdown from our Option Strategy (-0.94%). The Fund held significant downside exposure to Santos Ltd (STO.ASX), while waiting for a possible equity issue. However this also provided extra protection during the Origin Energy (ORG.ASX) rights trading, which provided profitable Convergence trading opportunities. Regulatory concerns saw lots of activity within our Mergers & Acquisitions strategy but despite this we were able to generate a positive return (+0.28%). The Yield and Long/Short Strategies both saw a small positive contribution of 0.12% and 0.09% respectively.

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