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25 Jun 2019 - Performance Report: Harvest Lane Asset Management Absolute Return Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date25 June 2019
ManagerHarvest Lane Asset Management
Fund NameHarvest Lane Asset Management Absolute Return Fund
StrategyEquity Market Neutral
Latest Return DateMay 2019
Latest Return0.34%
Latest 6 Months2.85%
Latest 12 Months8.74%
Latest 24 Months (pa)9.31%
Annualised Since Inception8.72%
Inception Date01 July 2013
FUM (millions)AU$13.1
Fund OverviewThe Fund aims to deliver a return of greater than 10% p.a. after all fees and charges over a 3 year period with low or no correlation to the Australian equity market. By focusing on select takeover and corporate activity the fund aims to achieve this whilst also exhibiting lower than average volatility than the market.

Harvest Lane Asset Management employs a conservative, highly selective and opportunistic approach. Using their extensive knowledge in the area of corporate actions, the Fund's managers assess each opportunity based on a thoughtful, diligent and disciplined process and invest where they believe an opportunity exists to generate above average investment returns relative to the risk incurred.

Investment decisions are made without speculating on market direction, with rigid risk controls enforced to minimise the risk of large losses of investor capital. The Fund invests in securities that are predominantly listed on the ASX and occasionally in those listed in other developed markets. Equity swaps and other derivatives may be used at times to reduce risk. The fund typically holds high levels of cash in the absence of sufficiently attractive opportunities to deploy investor capital in accordance with its objectives.
Manager CommentsThe Harvest Lane Absolute Return Fund returned +0.34% in May, taking annualised performance since inception in July 2013 to +8.72% with an annualised volatility of 6.98%. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has returned +9.72% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 10.80% over the same period. The Fund's down-capture ratio for performance since inception of -35.58% and Sortino ratio of 1.64 highlight the Fund's focus on avoiding the market's downside.

Harvest Lane noted the strong run of deal flow continued in May, offering further opportunities for the portfolio to establish positions selectively. A point of interest in the more recent deals announced, however, is that they have seen unusually elevated levels of abandoned transactions. The top contributor for the month was Lynas Corporation.

Turning to June, Harvest Lane are looking to close out the financial year on a high and believe the Fund is currently well positioned to do so. Several deals remain in their infancy, which they believe should bode well for continued performance for new and existing investors into financial year end and beyond.
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