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24 Jul 2017 - MHOR Australian Small Cap Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date24 July 2017
ManagerMHOR Asset Management
Fund NameMHOR Australian Small Cap Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateJune 2017
Latest Return2.28%
Latest 6 Months-2.84%
Latest 12 Months
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception-0.36%
Inception Date01 August 2016
FUM (millions)AU$20
Fund OverviewThe MHOR Australian Small Cap Fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index over a rolling 5-year period after fees and expenses. The portfolio is made up of 25-75 stocks listed on the ASX or NZX. The fund may also invest in stocks to be listed within the next 12 months. The portfolio is constructed to achieve an aggregate exposure that delivers a growth profile that is materially above that of the broader market. The fund may hold between 0% - 50% of its assets in cash.

MHOR looks for investment that exhibit the following set of characteristics:
-Opportunity - to take advantage of growth and positive alignment with industry themes and trends.
-Quality business - competitively advantaged product or service offering.
-Financial flexibility - appropriately resourced to capture its opportunity.
-Management - with the vision and capability to bring it all together.
-Fundamentally undervalued.

MHOR also considers labour standards, environmental, social and ethical considerations when making investment decisions but only to the extent that these factors impact the assessment of risk or return. The minimum suggested investment timeframe is 3-5 years.
Manager CommentsMHOR's Small Cap Fund returned +2.28% in June, following on from May's strong performance of +3.24% as Small Caps outperformed Large Caps for the second consecutive month, perhaps signalling that investors are returning to smaller stocks in search of growth at reasonable prices. MHOR's investment team of James Spenceley and Garry Rollo remain committed to their view that the domestic small cap market offers good investment opportunities at compelling value, but with less reliance on global macro forces.

In June three of the Fund's largest positive contributions came from disruptive gaming company TopBetta Holdings (TBH), Imdex (IMD) a leading provider of drilling fluids and downhole instrumentation to the global minerals industry, and child care provider, G8 Education (GEM). The major detractor for the month was medical device company AirXpanders (AXP).

Looking forward the Manager is of the view that many of the macro tailwinds which have driven global equities higher over the past six months appear broadly intact, including the US economic recovery, now in its seventh year, which shows no signs of faltering, (notwithstanding uncertainties surrounding 'Trumponomics'), economic data out of Europe continues to improve, while recent Chinese economic data has also surprised to the upside.
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