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25 Jan 2016 - APN AREIT Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date20 January 2016
ManagerAPN Funds Management Limited
Fund NameAPN AREIT Fund
StrategyReal Estate
Latest Return DateDecember 2015
Latest Return4.67%
Latest 6 Months6.80%
Latest 12 Months14.49%
Latest 24 Months41.25%
Annualised Since Inception17.73%
Inception Date19 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$1011
Fund OverviewEstablished in 2009, the APN AREIT Fund is a property securities fund investing in Australian Securities Exchange ('ASX') listed Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts ('AREITs') and cash/fixed interest. The Fund does not invest in direct property.

The senior management of APN FM all have significant experience in their fields. They include CEO Real Estate Securities, Michael Doble who has 25 years'experience having held various senior roles specialising in real estate valuation, consultancy and funds management. Immediately prior to joining APN in 2003 he was Head of Property at ANZ Funds Management. He is a fellow of the Australian Property Institute and FINSIA as well as holding a Bachelor of Business (Property).

The Fund aims to deliver a competitive yield with lower risk than the market. The underlying stocks are selected based on a highly disciplined investment approach that focuses on the fundamentals and number of valuation approaches. The Fund provides access to a wide spread of property-based revenue streams that are specifically analysed, selected and weighted with the aim of delivering strong and sustainable income returns. The Fund is suited to medium to long term investors seeking a relatively high monthly income and some capital growth over the long term.
Manager CommentsAPN AREIT Fund rose 4.67% in December compared to the AREIT Index which returned 4.04%, over performance by 0.63%. Since inception in February 2009, the Fund has returned 17.73% p.a. This was achieved with a volatility of 12.24% p.a., to give notable Sharpe and Sortino of 1.10 and 1.85 respectively.

In December, the Fund was 97% allocation in AREITs assets and rest in cash. Majority of the underlying property sector allocation was in the Retail sector at 64%, followed by Office sector at 19%. The Top 5 stocks holdings made up 58% of APN AREIT Fund. These stocks were Scentre Group, Vicinity Centres, Stockland, Charter Hall Retail REIT and Westfield Group.

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