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8 Aug 2017 - Paragon Australian Long Short Fund

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Report Date08 August 2017
ManagerParagon Funds Management
Fund NameParagon Australian Long Short Fund
StrategyEquity Long/Short
Latest Return DateJuly 2017
Latest Return-0.20%
Latest 6 Months-8.16%
Latest 12 Months-23.67%
Latest 24 Months3.14%
Annualised Since Inception11.41%
Inception Date28 February 2013
FUM (millions)AU$71.8
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 fell marginally by -0.2% in July, taking the Fund's 3-month performance to +1.5% and outperforming the ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by +3.6%.

Main contributors for July were gains in Agrimin, Global GeoScience, FastBrick Robotics and Lynas and shorts in Coca Cola and Westgold. These were offset by falls in offshore earners on the back of the rallying AUD. At the end of the month the Fund had 38 long positions and 19 short positions.

Paragon continue to invest in key themes which typically make up 80% of the Fund's exposure, currently being Offshore Growth, Ageing Population, Electric Vehicles and Mobile Internet.
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