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21 Jun 2018 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date21 June 2018
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateMay 2018
Latest Return6.44%
Latest 6 Months14.11%
Latest 12 Months24.20%
Latest 24 Months32.63%
Annualised Since Inception14.63%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$416.84
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 rose +6.44% in May, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +5.35%. Since inception in January 2009, the Fund has returned +14.63% p.a. versus the Index's annualised return over the same period of +10.71%. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception indicate that, on average, the Fund has outperformed in both rising and falling markets.

As at the end of May, the Fund's weightings had been increased in the Discretionary, Industrials and Materials sectors, and had been decreased in the Health Care, Consumer Staples and Financial sectors.

The Fund aims to invest in high quality companies with strong growth outlooks and underestimated earnings momentum and prospects. By comparison with the ASX300 Accumulation Index, the portfolio's characteristics show that its holdings, on average, have a higher Return on Equity and lower debt/equity (Premium Quality), higher sales growth and higher EPS growth (Superior Growth), as well as higher price/earnings and lower dividend yield (Reasonable Valuation).
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