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9 Feb 2017 - Paragon Australian Long Short Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date07 February 2017
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameParagon Australian Long Short Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJanuary 2017
Latest Return2.30%
Latest 6 Months-16.89%
Latest 12 Months9.79%
Latest 24 Months23.62%
Annualised Since Inception15.44%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$82.9
Fund OverviewThe 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 Australian Long Short Fund returned +2.30% in January, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index, which returned -0.79%, by 3.09%. Since inception, the Fund has an annualised return of 15.44% p.a. vs the ASX 200 Accumulation Index's 7.03% p.a.

Main contributors to the positive result in January were gains in Blackham Resources, Galaxy Resources and other resource exposures, partially offset by falls across financials holdings and Kidman Resources. At the end of the month, the Fund had 30 long positions and 7 short positions.
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