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26 Nov 2018 - Performance Report: Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date26 November 2018
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateOctober 2018
Latest Return-6.81%
Latest 6 Months-1.29%
Latest 12 Months2.55%
Latest 24 Months20.22%
Annualised Since Inception9.62%
Inception Date02 December 2015
FUM (millions)AU$4.42
Fund OverviewThe Fund aims to outperform the return of the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 2% per annum after fees on a rolling three-year basis by combining indexed positions in the S&P/ASX 20 stocks with an actively managed exposure in primarily Australian stocks that are outside the S&P/ASX 20.

The Fund is managed as one portfolio but comprises and combines two separately managed exposures:

1. An investment in the top 20 stocks of the markets, which the Fund achieves by taking an indexed position in the S&P/ASX 20 Index; and

2. An investment in the stocks beyond the S&P/ASX 20 Index. This exposure is managed on an active basis using a fundamental core approach.

The Fund may also invest in securities expected to be listed on the ASX, securities listed or expected to be listed on other exchanges where such securities relate to ASX-listed securities.Derivative instruments may be used to replicate underlying positions and hedge market and company specific risks. The companies within the portfolio are primarily selected from, but not limited to, the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index.

The Fund typically holds between 40-55 stocks and thus is considered to be highly concentrated. This means that investors should expect to see high short-term volatility. The Fund seeks to achieve growth over the long-term, therefore the minimum suggested investment timeframe is 5 years.
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund has returned +9.62% p.a. since inception in November 2009 versus the ASX200 Accumulation Index's +7.18%. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios of 0.6 and 0.83 respectively are both superior to those of the Index for performance over the same period, highlighting the Fund's capacity to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns whilst ensuring investors' capital doesn't suffer losses to the same extent as the market. This is supported by the Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception of 110.44% and 94.61% respectively, indicating that, on average, the Fund has outperformed in both rising and falling markets.

As at the end of October, the Fund's weightings had been increased in the Health Care, Industrials, REIT's, Financials and Materials sectors, and decreased in the Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Communication and Energy sectors. The Fund's cash weighting remained unchanged at 2.3%.

The Fund fell in line with the market in October, returning -6.81% after fees. The Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund comprises a passive investment in the ASX20, which has a weighting of over 50% of the portfolio, and an active investment in ASX ex-20 companies. Therefore, the Fund's returns will largely be influenced by the activity of the ASX's top 20 stocks. However, the active investment in ASX ex-20 has the goal of allowing the Fund to outperform the broader market, which the statistics mentioned earlier show has been successful; superior Sharpe and Sortino, and up-capture and down-capture ratios highlighting outperformance in both rising and falling markets over the long-term.
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