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7 Jun 2017 - Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date06 June 2017
ManagerBennelong Long Short Equity Management, a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Long Short Equity Fund
StrategyEquity Market Neutral
Latest Return DateMay 2017
Latest Return2.86%
Latest 6 Months13.18%
Latest 12 Months1.61%
Latest 24 Months33.56%
Annualised Since Inception16.85%
Inception Date01 January 2003
FUM (millions)AU$430.9
Fund OverviewBennelong Long Short Equity Management applies a qualitative stock selection process to construct a diversified portfolio of paired securities based on relative value. The Bennelong Long Short Equity Management strategy invests primarily in the S&P/ASX 100 and is dollar neutral at cost.

In a typical environment the Fund will hold around 70 stocks comprising 35 pairs. Each pair contains one long and one short position each of which will have been thoroughly researched and are selected from the same market sector. Whilst in an ideal environment each stock's position will make a positive return, it is the relative performance of the pair that is important.

As a result the Fund can make positive returns when each stock moves in the same direction provided the long position outperforms the short one in relative terms. However, if neither side of the trade is profitable, strict controls are required to ensure losses are limited.

The Fund uses no derivatives and has no currency exposure. The Fund has no hard stop loss limits, instead relying on the small average position size per stock (1.5%) and per pair (3%) to limit exposure. Where practical pairs are always held within the same sector to limit cross sector risk, and positions can be held for months or years.

The Bennelong Market Neutral Fund, with same strategy and liquidity is available for retail investors as a Listed Investment Company (LIC) on the ASX.
Manager CommentsBennelong Long Short Equity Fund rose 2.86% for the month of May, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index, which returned -2.75%, by +5.61%. The Fund's long-term performance since inception remains strong with annual returns of 16.85% p.a. (ASX 200 Accumulation Index 7.95% p.a.) with a volatility of 12.08% (Index 12.81%). Performance comprised a majority of profitable pairs vs loss-making pairs. The Fund's top pairs for the month were long Aristocrat (ALL) / short Tabcorp (TAH) and long Qantas Airways (QAN) / short Flight Centre (FLT). While the two bottom spreads included long BlueScope Steel (BSL) / short Sims Metal (SGM) and long Carsales (CAR) / short News Corp (NWS).
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