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16 Sep 2016 - Alexander Credit Opportunities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date14 September 2016
ManagerAlexander Funds Management
Fund NameAlexander Credit Opportunities Fund
StrategyFixed Income
Latest Return DateAugust 2016
Latest Return0.58%
Latest 6 Months3.78%
Latest 12 Months7.33%
Latest 24 Months15.55%
Annualised Since Inception16.73%
Inception Date31 October 2009
FUM (millions)AU$85.727
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 0.58% in August. Since inception, the Fund has an annualised return of 16.73% p.a., (RBA Cash Rate Index 3.20% p.a), to give notable Sharpe and Sortino Ratio of 1.87 and 18.72 respectively. The Fund has delivered positive returns for over 95% of the months since inception.

Credit spreads continued to get tighter in August. The risk premium associated with subordinated bank credit rallied 30 basis points in the month which added to the 20 basis point tightening from the previous month. The Fund participated in two listed primary issues during the month being the ANZ tier 1 and the Qube deal. Both transactions were oversubscribed and are likely to perform well in secondary trading. For August, the majority of the portfolio was allocated in the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) at 50%, followed by Corporate Bonds/Loans at 23%.

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