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| Fund Overview | 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 Comments | Over the quarter, many of the companies in the portfolio reported very strong first half results in the February earnings season, outperforming the market's expectations and, as a result, delivering outsized returns. The Manager added a few new names to the portfolio during the quarter and also sold out of some stocks that had matured in terms of their return potential. The Manager has increased the Fund's exposure to cyclicals, particularly to the resources sector. The Manager also noted they continue to avoid many of the pure bond proxies such as the REITs, Utilities and Infrastructure stocks, as well as blue chips like Woolworths, Telstra and AMP. In their latest report, the Manager discusses a few of the Fund's holdings including Flight Centre, CSL Limited and Aristocrat Leisure. Bennelong believe that, while it is always difficult to predict short term moves, it seems the Australian stock market looks well positioned to provide reasonably attractive returns over the foreseeable future. For the broader market, Bennelong point out that investor sentiment is cautious, valuations look reasonable and earnings are both solid and growing nicely. |
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