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8 Feb 2018 - Performance Report: Touchstone Index Unaware Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date08 February 2018
ManagerTouchstone Asset Management, A Bennelong Boutique
Fund NameTouchstone Index Unaware Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateDecember 2017
Latest Return1.20%
Latest 6 Months8.72%
Latest 12 Months13.06%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception15.74%
Inception Date04 April 2016
FUM (millions)AU$4.56
Fund OverviewThe Fund aims to deliver capital growth and a sustainable income stream to its investors by investing in a portfolio of primarily listed Australian shares and cash, aiming to provide a total return that exceeds the return of the S&P/ASX300 Accumulation Index by 2% p.a. (before fees and expenses) over a rolling 5 year period.

The portfolio is constructed using Touchstone's Quality-At-a-Reasonable-Price ('QARP') investment process. QARP is a fundamental bottom-up process, however, it also incorporates a top-down risk management framework designed to successfully manage the portfolio during varying market conditions and economic cycles.

The Touchstone Fund is concentrated, typically holding between 15-20 stocks. No individual stock will ever make up more than 10% of the portfolio at any one time. The Investment Manager may temporarily exceed the exposure limits of the Fund occasionally, particularly during periods of market volatility, to allow for holdings in excess of this 10% limit where the increase in value of the underlying security is due to market movement. The Fund may also hold between 0-50% of the portfolio in cash.

The Fund has a high level of associated risk, therefore, the minimum suggested investment time-frame is 5 years.
Manager CommentsThe Touchstone Index Unaware Fund rose +1.20% in December, taking 12-month performance to +13.06% and annualised return since inception in April 2016 to +15.74%. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has returned +11.80% over the past 12 months and +15.41% per annum since the Fund's inception. Over the past 12 months, the Fund has captured all of the market's upside and only half of the market's downside, as illustrated by an up-capture ratio of 104.74% and down-capture ratio of 51.92%.

The Touchstone Index Unaware Fund primarily selects stocks from the S&P/ASX 300 Index and typically holds 10-30 stocks. It seeks to invest in reasonably priced, good quality companies with a significant share of expected returns coming from sustainable dividends.
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