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12 Aug 2016 - Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date09 August 2016
ManagerAlexander Funds Management
Fund NameAlexander Credit Opportunities Fund
StrategyFixed Income
Latest Return DateJuly 2016
Latest Return0.62%
Latest 6 Months3.75%
Latest 12 Months7.35%
Latest 24 Months15.49%
Annualised Since Inception16.85%
Inception Date31 October 2009
FUM (millions)AU$80.596
Fund OverviewThe aim of the fund is to identify opportunities in the fixed income credit markets. The Fund invests in a full spectrum of fixed income products that includes but is not limited to: corporate bonds,; bank debt; credit derivatives; bank loans;commercial paper;hybrid securities; and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

The Fund may also invest in derivatives for hedging purposes.

The portfolio of the Fund comprises primarily Investment Grade holding of 75% of the Fund's assets. Benchmark allocations are Australasia 50% to 100%, North America 0% to 50% and Europe 0% to 50%. Currency hedging may take place depending on benefits to the Fund.
Manager CommentsAlexander Credit Opportunities Fund rose 0.62% for the month of July. Since inception, the Fund has an annualised return of 16.85% p.a., (RBA Cash Rate Index 3.22% p.a), to give notable Sharpe and Sortino Ratio of 1.87 and 18.74 respectively. The Fund has delivered positive returns for over 95% of the months since inception.

The Fund has benefited from the general tightening in credit products over the last couple of months and believes this trends will continue in the near term. The Fund's macro hedges have recently been increased and the Fund is ready to add further protection if required. For July, the majority of the portfolio was allocated in the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) at 50%, followed by Corporate Bonds/Loans at 22%.

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