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23 Aug 2019 - Performance Report: Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date23 August 2019
ManagerLoftus Peak
Fund NameLoftus Peak Global Disruption Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateJuly 2019
Latest Return3.16%
Latest 6 Months17.17%
Latest 12 Months14.30%
Latest 24 Months (pa)20.11%
Annualised Since Inception22.58%
Inception Date15 November 2016
FUM (millions)AU$69.35
Fund OverviewThe fund aims to deliver a return over the MSCI All Countries World Index (net dividends reinvested) in AUD over the medium to long term by bringing a disciplined investment process to listed global companies impacted by disruption.

The investment process involves a combination of top-down analysis with fundamental bottom-up qualitative and quantitative research to derive a risk-adjusted discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation of companies in the target universe. The investment team will generally buy stocks from the pool of securities that are trading below Loftus Peaks' valuation and sell them when they are trading above Loftus Peak's valuation. The approach allows for both fundamental accounting information as well as market-oriented inputs to be factored into the portfolio construction process. Loftus Peak's model typically does not rely on leverage to deliver investment returns and specifically takes into account risk in the valuation process.

Capital preservation can be managed by holding up to 50% cash. Index and currency options and futures may also be used to manage risk.
Manager CommentsThe Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund rose +3.16% in July, outperforming AFM's Global Equity Index by +0.29% and taking annualised performance since inception in November 2016 to +22.58% versus the Index's +16.14%. The Fund's up-capture ratio of 143% since inception indicates that, on average, the Fund has significantly outperformed in rising markets. The Fund has a Sortino ratio of 2.07, highlighting its capacity to avoid the market's downside volatility over the long-term.

Loftus Peak noted that while trade uncertainty has weighed on company earnings and market expectations, some of the Fund's positions still managed to deliver. Top contributors in July included Google, Apple and Tencent. Key detractors included Baidu, Qualcomm and Netflix.

The Australian dollar depreciated -1.8% over the month against the US dollar, which meant the value of the Fund's US dollar positions increased. As at 31 July 2019, the Fund carried a foreign currency exposure of 99%.
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