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4 Dec 2017 - Performance Report: Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date4 December 2017
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateOctober 2017
Latest Return6.31%
Latest 6 Months12.10%
Latest 12 Months25.51%
Latest 24 Months43.07%
Annualised Since Inception18.39%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$248.53
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 returned +6.31% in October, taking annualised performance since inception in January 2009 to +18.39% with a volatility of 13.58%. The ASX200 Total Return Index, by contrast, has an annualised return of +10.90% with a volatility of 12.43% for performance over the same period. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception indicate that, on average, the Fund has outperformed in both rising and falling markets.

At the end of October, the Fund's weightings were increased in the Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors, whilst weightings were decreased in the Health Care, Industrials and Financials sectors. The Fund currently holds 21 stocks.

The Fund's investment philosophy is to selectively invest in high quality companies with strong growth outlooks and underestimated earnings momentum prospects, this is highlighted by the Fund's portfolio characteristics as shown in the latest report.
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