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19 Jul 2019 - Performance Report: Wheelhouse Global Equities Income Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date19 July 2019
ManagerWheelhouse Investment Partners, a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameWheelhouse Global Equities Income Fund
StrategyEquity Income
Latest Return DateJune 2019
Latest Return2.43%
Latest 6 Months8.90%
Latest 12 Months8.63%
Latest 24 Months (pa)10.13%
Annualised Since Inception8.29%
Inception Date26 May 2017
FUM (millions)AU$8.02
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 rose +2.43% in June, taking annualised performance since inception in May 2017 to +8.29% with an annualised volatility of 7.71%. The Fund's June return comprised +3.76% from the portfolio (in USD) and -1.33% from the strengthening of the Australian dollar against the US dollar. Income distributions were 3.5c for the June quarter, taking annual income return for FY19 to 8.11%.

The Fund's 12-month returns showcase the objectives of Wheelhouse's approach, which is to deliver a consistent high yield, plus protect and grow the capital base. Wheelhouse believe over time this will lead to equity rates of return delivered mostly in yield rather than capital appreciation.

Wheelhouse observe that global share markets are setting record highs against a backdrop of weakening economic data. They believe the share market's huge focus on Fed policy, as opposed to fundamental economic activity, can only be temporary; at some point markets will reflect current economic reality, with prices responding accordingly.
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