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24 Feb 2017 - King Tide NZ/Australian Long/Short Equity Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date22 February 2017
ManagerKing Tide Asset Management
Fund NameKing Tide NZ/Australian Long/Short Equity Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJanuary 2017
Latest Return-0.45%
Latest 6 Months-6.65%
Latest 12 Months-2.15%
Latest 24 Months17.50%
Annualised Since Inception9.28%
Inception Date31 December 2011
FUM (millions)AU$22.8
Fund OverviewThe fund aims to provide investors with a diversified, active exposure to New Zealand and Australian equity markets by allocating capital to a select group of managers domiciled in these markets whose investment mandates allow both long and short equity investment.

The fund seeks to outperform the market with less volatility than the market by allocating capital to a select group of eight to sixteen funds whose investment mandates allow them to use short selling of equities and equity indices, to use derivatives to manage risk, to use leverage and to hold large amounts of cash.

In-depth proprietary research is used to select and monitor fund managers with particular emphasis on their ability to manage equity market risk through stock selection, short selling and the use of derivatives and cash.
Manager CommentsKing Tide NZ/Australian Long/Short Equity Fund returned -0.45% for the month of January and +17.5% over the latest 24 months. In comparison, the Fund's benchmark (90% ASX All Ords/10% NZX50) fell -0.43% in January. Since inception, the Fund has an annualised return of 9.28% p.a.

Amongst the Fund's managers 8 of 15 returned positive results for the month with 10 of them outperforming their local market. Monash, Smallco, and Auscap were the key detractors for the month, falling -4.01%, -2.70% and -1.20% respectively. L1, Paragon and PIE Growth were the biggest contributors for the month, with returns of 2.51%, 2.29%, and 0.68%. At the end of the month, King Tide added Level 18 Fund to their portfolio, following on from the final redemption of Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund at the end of December.
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