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28 Dec 2015 - KIS Asia Long Short Fund

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Report Date25 December 2015
ManagerKIS Capital Partners
Fund NameKIS Asia Long Short Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateNovember 2015
Latest Return-2.33%
Latest 6 Months2.01%
Latest 12 Months10.12%
Latest 24 Months15.00%
Annualised Since Inception14.50%
Inception Date01 October 2009
FUM (millions)AU$42
Fund OverviewThe Fund's investment objective is to generate absolute returns, in Australian dollars, of around 15% p.a. after all fees without noticeable correlation to any particular asset class or market.
Whilst the Fund's primary strategy is focused on long/short equities, the ability to retain discretionary powers to allocate across a number of other investment strategies is reserved. These strategies may include, but not be limited to: convertible bond investments, portfolio hedging, equity related arbitrage, special situations (e.g. merger arbitrage, rights offerings, participation in international public offerings and placements, etc.).
The Fund's geographic focus is Asia excluding Japan, but including Australia). The Fund may invest outside of this region to the extent that:
1. The investment decision is driven from the Asian region or;
2. The exposure is intended to mitigate risk or enhance return from factors external to the Asian region.
Manager CommentsKIS Asia Long Short Fund returned -2.33% for the month of November, when the AFM Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index returned -4.35%. Since inception, the Fund has an annualised return of 14.50% p.a. In comparison, the AFM Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index has an annualised returned of 2.51% p.a. The Fund has achieved this double-digit performance with lower volatility to give notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 1.87 (Index -0.03) and 4.13 (Index -0.11) respectively.

Majority of the Fund's return came from the Long Short Strategy, which generated a loss of 243bp. The month's return was driven by two positions. The Fund lost 170bp due to the long position in education service provider Vocation Ltd (VET.AX). The second position which lost money this month was the short position in Metcash Ltd/MTS.AX. The Portfolio Hedge strategy did not make a significant contribution.

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