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16 Nov 2016 - The Paragon Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date14 November 2016
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameThe Paragon Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateOctober 2016
Latest Return-9.00%
Latest 6 Months2.42%
Latest 12 Months18.44%
Latest 24 Months29.51%
Annualised Since Inception18.23%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$81.7
Fund OverviewThe Paragon Fund is a concentrated long/short Australian equities product that is fundamentally driven with a focus on the industrial and resource sectors. Paragon's own research process and active portfolio management is overlaid with risk management and an overarching focus on capital preservation.

Paragon believes that markets are not always efficient, exhibiting a common tendency to price securities well outside of their intrinsic value over the medium term. This market characteristic provides the opportunity for Paragon, an active manager with a flexible mandate, to generate superior investment returns over the longer term.

Paragon believes that it is critical to understand both the companies and the industries in which they operate, in order to fully comprehend each investment opportunity. Accordingly, a fundamental approach to company research is taken. Assessing the potential downside is also paramount in framing the risk/reward trade-off for potential investments.

Manager CommentsThe Paragon Fund returned -9.0% for the month of October. Since inception, the Fund has an annualised return of 18.23% p.a. vs the Index's 5.66% p.a. The Fund has a notable Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 1.07 (Index 0.33) and 1.76 (Index 0.40) respectively.

October's underperformance was driven by many of the Fund's holdings performing poorly for the month across sectors and market cap spectrum. Main contributors to the negative result in October were declines in Mayne Pharma, Netcomm Wireless, Aconex, Link Administration Holdings, Smartgroup and our gold holdings. At the end of the month, the Fund had 26 long positions and 11 short positions.

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