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8 Feb 2019 - Performance Report: Wheelhouse Global Equities Income Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report DateDecember 2018
ManagerWheelhouse Investment Partners, a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameWheelhouse Global Equities Income Fund
StrategyEquity Income
Latest Return DateDecember 2018
Latest Return-1.50%
Latest 6 Months-0.25%
Latest 12 Months7.32%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception5.38%
Inception Date26 May 2017
FUM (millions)AU$7.12
Fund OverviewThe strategy of the Fund is based on the Morningstar Developed Markets ex Australia Wide Moat Focus Index ('Morningstar Portfolio'). However, in addition to this, it is designed to deliver returns with lower volatility, improved capital preservation, and higher income generation as a component of total return.

To pursue this objective, the Investment Manager is responsible for actively managing, monitoring and tailoring the integration of derivative contracts alongside the Morningstar Portfolio, while taking into account changing market and stock specific conditions. The Investment Manager is responsible for maximising the structural benefits of short option positions (lowered Volatility, improved capital preservation, higher income generation), whilst mitigating, minimising and monitoring the structural negatives (variable market exposure, option expiries, collateral management and asymmetric return profiles). In addition, long derivatives positions are also used to enhance the capital preservation characteristics of the Fund in more extreme market movements.

As a consequence of the integration of Derivatives, returns of the strategy, intra-cycle, are expected to vary from the underlying Morningstar Portfolio due to these characteristics. For example in weak markets, or in extended sideways markets, the Fund is expected to outperform relative to the Morningstar Portfolio. Conversely in strong positive markets the Fund is expected to underperform.
Manager CommentsThe Wheelhouse Global Equity Income Fund returned +7.32% over CY18, outperforming AFM's Global Equity Index by +6.68%. This return was achieved with a volatility of 7.30% versus the Index's 9.53%. The Fund returned -1.50% in December, ahead of the benchmark's -3.66%. The return comprised a return of -5.15% from the portfolio (in USD) and a positive return of +3.65% from the strengthening of the Australian dollar versus the US dollar.

Wheelhouse believe the change in market dynamics over the past 12 months reflects for the most part the change in investor perception of risk (from Fear of Missing Out to Fear of Losing Money), plus a recognition of greater uncertainty with regards to the global economic cycle. They noted that, as evidenced in 2018, they believe their approach of investing in quality global businesses, combined with enhanced income generation and active downside protection, leaves them well placed to deliver on their retiree-focused objectives.
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