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10 Apr 2018 - Performance Report: MHOR Australian Small Cap Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date10 April 2018
ManagerMHOR Asset Management
Fund NameMHOR Australian Small Cap Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateFebruary 2018
Latest Return-1.36%
Latest 6 Months17.16%
Latest 12 Months30.88%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception14.64%
Inception Date01 August 2016
FUM (millions)AU$18
Fund OverviewThe MHOR Australian Small Cap Fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index over a rolling 5-year period after fees and expenses. The portfolio is made up of 25-75 stocks listed on the ASX or NZX. The fund may also invest in stocks to be listed within the next 12 months. The portfolio is constructed to achieve an aggregate exposure that delivers a growth profile that is materially above that of the broader market. The fund may hold between 0% - 50% of its assets in cash.

MHOR looks for investment that exhibit the following set of characteristics:
-Opportunity - to take advantage of growth and positive alignment with industry themes and trends.
-Quality business - competitively advantaged product or service offering.
-Financial flexibility - appropriately resourced to capture its opportunity.
-Management - with the vision and capability to bring it all together.
-Fundamentally undervalued.

MHOR also considers labour standards, environmental, social and ethical considerations when making investment decisions but only to the extent that these factors impact the assessment of risk or return. The minimum suggested investment timeframe is 3-5 years.
Manager CommentsThe MHOR Australian Small Cap Fund fell -1.36% in February. Since inception in August 2016, the Fund has returned +14.64% per annum. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has returned +9.96% per annum over the same period. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception indicate that, on average, the Fund has achieved positive performance when the market has risen and significantly outperformed when the market has fallen.

Positive contributors included SPZ, NWH & IMD. Notable detractors were TBH & DUB. The Fund exited the month with 32 stocks and 10% cash. MHOR noted the portfolio performed in line with the market during the downdraft. They went into results season with a target list of potential actionable ideas and, from this list and others, deployed 10% of the fund's cash throughout the season. This allowed MHOR to gain conviction on some stocks and top up holdings, as well as rotate into new ideas and away from stocks where MHOR's assessment had changed.

Cyclical stocks caught MHOR's attention the most, they noted. The Mining Services Sector remains foremost in their thinking with much repaired balance sheets, improved operational visibility, reasonable valuation and consensus expectation framework as well as a more limited competitor set than the prior resources peak. This sector remains MHOR's largest overweight. With respect to valuation and expectation, MHOR found Media and Retail to be interesting ahead of results.
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