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5 Apr 2017 - King Tide NZ/Australian Long/Short Equity Fund

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Report Date03 April 2017
ManagerKing Tide Asset Management
Fund NameKing Tide NZ/Australian Long/Short Equity Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateFebruary 2017
Latest Return-1.72%
Latest 6 Months-7.90%
Latest 12 Months-0.83%
Latest 24 Months7.87%
Annualised Since Inception8.75%
Inception Date31 December 2011
FUM (millions)AU$21.1
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 -1.72% for the month of February, compared to a return of 1.79% for the Fund's benchmark (90% ASX All Ords/10% NZX50). Since inception in December 2011, the Fund has an annualised return of 8.75% p.a.

It was the managers with large cap exposure and more diversified portfolios such as Wavestone and L1 that performed well for the month, with returns of 2.35% and 2.23% respectively. However, some of the Fund's small cap specialists such as PIE Funds found the month tough, with their Growth Fund and Emerging Companies Fund falling -5.98% and -4.30%. Managers investing in resource sector, such as Paragon and Regal Atlantic also fell -4.99% and -5.12% respectively. At the end of February, King Tide added a new fund, the Sandon Capital Activist Fund, bringing a different style of investing - an activist strategy, to the Fund's portfolio.
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