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29 Sep 2017 - Performance Report: Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date29 September 2017
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateAugust 2017
Latest Return2.99%
Latest 6 Months8.76%
Latest 12 Months10.07%
Latest 24 Months41.01%
Annualised Since Inception17.52%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$202.78
Fund OverviewBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) is a boutique asset manager offering Australian equities solutions for institutional and retail clients. The business was founded in 2008 by Paul Cuddy and Mark East, in partnership with Bennelong Funds Management. Prior to establishing BAEP, Paul and Mark were Co-Heads of Australian Equities at ING Investment Management.

The overriding objective of the Concentrated Australian Equities Fund is to seek investment opportunities which are under-appreciated and have the potential to deliver positive earnings, while satisfying our stringent quality criteria. Bennelong's investment process combines bottom-up fundamental analysis together with proprietary investment tools which are used to build and maintain high quality portfolios that are risk aware.
The portfolio typically consists of 20-35 high-conviction stocks from the S&P/ASX 300 Index.

The Fund may invest in securities listed on other exchanges where such securities relate to ASX-listed securities. Derivative instruments are mainly used to replicate underlying positions and hedge market and company specific risks.
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund increased 2.99% in August, outperforming the ASX300 Accumulation Index by +2.24%. Since inception in January 2009, the Fund has achieved an annualised return of +17.51%, outperforming the Index by +6.98%. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception are 133.31% and 86.06% respectively, highlighting the Fund's ability to outperform in both rising and falling markets.

The latest report shows that the portfolio's weightings have increased in the Consumer Staples, Industrials and Materials sectors, and decreased in the Discretionary, Health Care and Financials sectors. The portfolio held 21 stocks at the end of August, up from 19 at the end of July.
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