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11 Oct 2016 - Pengana Global Small Companies Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date08 October 2016
ManagerPengana Capital
Fund NamePengana Global Small Companies Fund
StrategyGlobal Diversified
Latest Return DateSeptember 2016
Latest Return0.60%
Latest 6 Months8.21%
Latest 12 Months5.86%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception3.05%
Inception Date01 April 2015
FUM (millions)AU$4.881
Fund OverviewThe Pengana Global Small Companies Fund provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of predominantly listed global small and mid-cap companies. Its investment objective is to obtain returns greater than the MSCI All Country World Index SMID Cap unhedged in AUD index over rolling 3 year periods after fees. Pengana Capital Limited ('Pengana') is the Responsible Entity of the Fund and has appointed Lizard as the investment manager for the Fund which is responsible for making investment decisions in relation to the Fund.

The Fund is managed by Founder & CIO Leah Zell, and Portfolio Managers Jon Moog and David Li. The Lizard investment team have over 50 years combined investment experience in global small cap investing. Leah Zell has over 30 years of experience and is a recognized expert in international investing in the international small-cap category. The Fund's investment team uses a value-oriented investment approach to small and mid-cap global equities that seeks to identify and invest in quality businesses that create significant value but are mispriced, overlooked or out-of-favour. The investment manager believes that unique opportunities exist due to limited available research, corporate actions or unfavourable investor perception.

The portfolio construction process aims to develop portfolios that incorporate the best investment ideas from the investment manager's research while allowing for liquidity constraints and perceived risk. The Fund's investment manager will not typically hedge currency exposures, however during periods of currency extremes, some currency hedging may be employed. Derivatives may be used to achieve long or short exposures, reduce risk and reduce transaction costs. Derivatives will not be used for the purposes of leverage and the Fund's net exposure will never be short.
Manager CommentsPengana Global Small Companies Fund rose 0.60% in September 2016, outperforming the MSCI AC World SMID Cap Index, which returned -0.6%, by 1.2%. The top five holdings (in alphabetical order) were Boohoo.com Plc, Hostelworld Group Plc, Liberty Global Plc LiLAC Group Class C, Moleskine SpA, and NetScout Systems,Inc.

The top positive contributors for the month were boohoo.com Plc, Moleskine SpA, Halogen Software, Inc., Fagron NV and Valmet Corp. However, Credito Real S.A. de C.V., Sarine Technologies Ltd, CarMax, Inc., Softcat Plc, and Liberty Tax, Inc. Class A detracted from the performance. At month-end, the Fund's top 10 holdings accounted for 37% of the Fund's assets, with no single name representing more than 5.5% of the Fund. Cash increased from the prior month to 10.1% of the Fund.

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