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24 Jul 2019 - Performance Report: Harvest Lane Asset Management Absolute Return Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date24 July 2019
ManagerHarvest Lane Asset Management
Fund NameHarvest Lane Asset Management Absolute Return Fund
StrategyEquity Market Neutral
Latest Return DateJune 2019
Latest Return-1.03%
Latest 6 Months0.52%
Latest 12 Months1.74%
Latest 24 Months (pa)6.58%
Annualised Since Inception8.40%
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 has returned +8.40% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 6.97% since inception in July 2013. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has returned +10.24% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 10.79% over the same period. The Fund's down-capture ratio since inception of -35.6% indicates that, on average, the Fund has risen during the months the market has fallen. Since inception the Fund's largest drawdown was -6.46% versus the Index's -13.73% over the same period, highlighting the Fund's focus on avoiding loss of investor capital.

Harvest Lane say June delivered a rather subdued end to the year with the portfolio posting a modest decrease of -1.03%. The strategy continues to deliver on its stated goal of producing positive absolute returns; the portfolio delivered a positive return for its sixth full year in operation and is yet to produce a negative result for any financial year period. They remain optimistic about the future, noting deal flow remains plentiful.

Harvest Lane noted there are a lot of green shoots in the portfolio as they enter July, giving them confidence in delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns in the months and years ahead.
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