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27 Nov 2018 - Performance Report: Spectrum Strategic Income Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date27 November 2018
ManagerSpectrum Asset Management Limited
Fund NameSpectrum Strategic Income Fund
StrategyCredit
Latest Return DateOctober 2018
Latest Return0.19%
Latest 6 Months2.00%
Latest 12 Months3.70%
Latest 24 Months8.93%
Annualised Since Inception8.19%
Inception Date31 May 2009
FUM (millions)AU$65.8
Fund OverviewThe Spectrum Strategic Income Fund aims to deliver steady income which is higher than bank deposits but without the volatility of equity markets. The Fund provides daily liquidity and does not use leverage or derivatives. The Fund invests primarily in Australian dollar corporate bonds and limits exposure to long-term interest rate risk by investing mainly in floating rate notes.
Manager CommentsThe Spectrum Strategic Income Fund rose +0.19% in October, taking 12-month performance to +3.71% and bringing the Fund's total number of consecutive positive months to 35. Since inception in June 2009, the Fund has returned +8.19% p.a. versus the RBA Cash Rate's +2.80 per annum over the same period. The Fund has a Sharpe ratio of 1.68 and Sortino of 4.60, highlighting the Fund's capacity to achieve good risk-adjusted returns whilst ensuring investors' capital is protected against the market's downside.

Spectrum noted that for many in the market there were few places to hide in October. Not only did equities retreat but so too bond prices at times. In the U.S., bond indices recorded the third steepest decline since 1970 (BoA), which mean that bonds did not provide a sufficient flight to safety from declining equity prices. They believe the decline in bond indices is partly due to increasing issuance of government bonds by central banks; as their weights have increased in the index, so too has duration. They noted that in a rising yield environment this will lead to falls in those bond indices.

The Fund holds a diversified portfolio of debt and income securities with a view to minimising any loss of income and capital of the Fund. Issuers may be government bodies, banks, corporations and, to a limited extent, specialist financing vehicles. To maintain a diversified portfolio structure, certain limits are imposed on security type, credit risk, industry and issuers.
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