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2 Mar 2018 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date02 March 2018
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateJanuary 2018
Latest Return0.79%
Latest 6 Months11.72%
Latest 12 Months19.13%
Latest 24 Months28.78%
Annualised Since Inception13.84%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$364.62
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 +0.79% in January, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +1.24% and taking annualised performance since inception in February 2009 to +13.84%. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios are 0.85 and 1.28 respectively, superior to the Index's Sharpe ratio of 0.68 and Sortino ratio of 0.96. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception indicate that, on average, the Fund has outperformed the Index in both rising and falling markets. The Fund's 12-month up-capture and down-capture ratios show that overall the Fund captured 123.5% of the market's upside and only 13.2% of the downside.

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