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30 Apr 2019 - Performance Report: Quay Global Real Estate Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date30 April 2019
ManagerQuay Global Investors
Fund NameQuay Global Real Estate Fund
StrategyReal Estate
Latest Return DateMarch 2019
Latest Return3.30%
Latest 6 Months10.64%
Latest 12 Months25.26%
Latest 24 Months34.41%
Annualised Since Inception10.32%
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 +3.3% in March despite a mild -0.2% currency headwind, taking quarterly performance to +13.96% versus AFM's Global Equity Index's +11.50%. Over the past 12 months the Fund has returned +25.26% versus the Index's +11.46%. Since inception in Jan 2016 the Fund has risen +10.32% per annum. Quay believe the portfolio is defensively positioned and are pleased the Fund's performance matched the broader market rally over the first quarter.

Top contributors in March included LEG Immobilien (German residential), Scentre Group (Australian retail) and Stag Industrial (US Industrial). Detractors were dominated by the Fund's UK exposures due to ongoing Brexit concerns; Empiric (UK student accommodation) and Safestore (UK and European storage).

Quay noted there was very little news regarding their investees and they remain comfortable with their current exposure, risk profile and outlook. There were no changes to the Fund during the month, however they've kept 6% of the portfolio in cash in order to take advantage of any risk-off event in Europe relating to Brexit.
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