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30 Aug 2019 - Performance Report: Gyrostat Absolute Return Income Equity Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date30 August 2019
ManagerGyrostat Capital Management
Fund NameGyrostat Absolute Return Income Equity Fund
StrategyEquity Income
Latest Return DateJuly 2019
Latest Return-1.30%
Latest 6 Months1.89%
Latest 12 Months5.50%
Latest 24 Months (pa)3.69%
Annualised Since Inception4.19%
Inception Date10 December 2010
FUM (millions)AU$12
Fund OverviewOur absolute return income equity fund combines protection, returns and regular income through all stages of the investment cycle (including large market falls).

Our objective is to deliver regular and stable income stream (from ASX20 dividends) in a low interest rate environment with capital security - an 'alternative - defensive' asset class.

Fund features:

- holds a diversified portfolio of higher yielding ASX20 stocks.
- has the lowest cost protection, always in place, at the stock specific level, with upside.
- delivers regular equity income by passing through dividends.

Advances in investment risk management enable cost effective protection to always be in place for a 'hard' defined risk parameter (say no more than 3% capital at risk). Returns are designed to increase as volatility levels increase, as this provides more opportunities to lower protection costs.

Investment Objectives:

- Returns: 6% - 8% pa in trending markets, greater than 8% pa in volatile markets, short term bond returns in stable markets
- Income: Minimum cash rate + 3% paid semi-annually (currently 4.8% p.a.) from dividends and franking credits
- Protection: No quarterly NAV draw-downs exceeding 3%

Also includes a 'tail hedge' for gains on large market falls
Manager CommentsThe Gyrostat Absolute Return Income Equity Fund has returned +5.50% over the past 12 months and +4.19% per annum since inception in December 2010. Gyrostat noted they anticipate increasing levels of 'late cycle' market volatility with heightened geopolitical tensions, historically high debt levels and elevated valuations. The Fund returned -1.3% in July.

Gyrostat noted the Fund is a solution for falling interest rates. It has a 'conservative' asset allocation and has for 34 consecutive quarters since inception operated within a 'hard' defined risk parameter (no quarterly NAV draw-downs exceeding 3%), delivered regular equity income (by passing through ASX20 dividends), and returns increasing with volatility levels (includes a tail hedge for large gains on large market falls.)

As at the 15th of August, the Fund had increased +4.6%.
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