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9 Oct 2018 - Performance Report: Quay Global Real Estate Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date09 October 2018
ManagerQuay Global Investors
Fund NameQuay Global Real Estate Fund
StrategyReal Estate
Latest Return DateAugust 2018
Latest Return4.40%
Latest 6 Months21.15%
Latest 12 Months20.13%
Latest 24 Months19.58%
Annualised Since Inception15.35%
Inception Date31 July 2014
FUM (millions)AU$28
Fund OverviewQuay is a boutique investment management business established in 2013 with a focus on preserving and creating wealth for investors through investments in real estate securities. Quay uses a dual manager approach to the investment and portfolio management decision making process. This involves both Principals collaborating to determine significant portfolio investments and positions.

The Fund will invest in a number of global listed real estate companies, groups or funds. The investment strategy is to make investments in real estate securities at a price that will deliver a real, after inflation, total return of 5% per annum (before costs and fees), inclusive of distributions over a longer-term period.

The Investment Strategy is indifferent to the constraints of any index benchmarks and is relatively concentrated in its number of investments. The Fund is expected to own between 20 and 40 securities, and from time to time up to 20% of the portfolio maybe invested in cash. The Fund is $A un-hedged.
Manager CommentsThe Quay Global Real Estate Fund rose +4.4% in August, outperforming its benchmark (FTSE/EPRA NAREIT Developed Index Net TR AUD) by +0.6%. Since inception in July 2014, the Fund has returned +15.35% per annum versus the Index's +10.9%. Quay noted the Fund's performance comprised +2.3% from the weaker local currency, as well as +2.0% from the Fund's underlying stocks.

Top contributors included LEG Immobilien (German Residential) and Ventas Inc (US Health). Key detractors included Safestore (European Storage) and Wharf REIC (Hong Kong Retail). Quay noted fear that the strength of the USD (and therefore HKD) would curtail inbound tourism, and therefore retail spending, had a negative impact on the Fund's Hong Kong exposure.

Quay also noted, with reporting season over, that they were pleased their investees' results and outlooks were generally in line with their expectations. In their latest report they detail their views on Scentre Group's reported results; their view is that Scentre was oversold and, as a result, Quay took advantage and increased their position.
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