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20 Nov 2017 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date16 November 2017
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateOctober 2017
Latest Return4.40%
Latest 6 Months7.54%
Latest 12 Months20.30%
Latest 24 Months27.37%
Annualised Since Inception13.92%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$333.8
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 Bennelong Australian Equities Fund seeks quality investment opportunities which are under-appreciated and have the potential to deliver positive earnings.
The investment process combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with proprietary investment tools that are used to build and maintain high quality portfolios that are risk aware. The investment team manages an extensive company/industry contact program which helps identify and verify various investment opportunities.

The companies within the portfolio are primarily selected from, but not limited to, the S&P/ASX 300 Index. The Fund may invest in securities listed on other exchanges where such securities relate to the ASX-listed securities. The Fund typically holds between 25-60 stocks with a maximum net targeted position of an individual stock of 6%.
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Australian Equities Fund returned +4.40% in October, taking annualised performance since inception to +13.92%. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception indicate that the Fund has, on average, outperformed in both rising and falling markets. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios are 0.84 and 1.27 respectively, compared with the ASX200 Accumulation Index's Sharpe ratio of 0.66 and Sortino ratio of 0.94.

At the end of the October, the portfolio's weightings were decreased in the Industrials, Utilities and Financials sectors and were increased in the Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors. The portfolio's weightings in Health Care, IT, Telco's, Energy and REIT's remained the same as they were at the end of September.

The Fund's portfolio characteristics, as shown in the latest report, are in line with the Fund's objective of investing in high quality businesses with strong growth outlooks and underestimated earnings and momentum prospects. At the end of October the Fund held 28 stocks, the top 5 being CSL, Westpac, Aristocrat Leisure, NAB and Treasury Wine Estates.
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