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5 Jan 2018 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date05 January 2018
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateNovember 2017
Latest Return0.16%
Latest 6 Months8.84%
Latest 12 Months18.79%
Latest 24 Months25.13%
Annualised Since Inception13.80%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$338.04
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 +0.16% in November, taking annualised performance since inception in January 2009 to +13.79%. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has risen by +11.00% per annum over the same period. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios are 111.26% and 93.83%, indicating that the Fund has outperformed on average in both rising and falling markets.

At the end of November, the Fund's weightings were increased in the Health Care, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors and were decreased in the Discretionary, Industrials, Utilities and Financials sectors.

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 November the Fund held 27 stocks, the top 5 being CSL, Westpac, Aristocrat Leisure, NAB and Treasury Wine Estates.
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