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17 Sep 2019 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

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Report Date17 September 2019
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateAugust 2019
Latest Return-0.90%
Latest 6 Months9.66%
Latest 12 Months2.12%
Latest 24 Months (pa)14.41%
Annualised Since Inception13.62%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$533.46
Fund OverviewBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) is a boutique asset manager offering Australian equities solutions for institutional and retail clients. The business was founded in 2008 by Paul Cuddy and Mark East, in partnership with Bennelong Funds Management. Prior to establishing BAEP, Paul and Mark were Co-Heads of Australian Equities at ING Investment Management.

The Bennelong Australian Equities Fund seeks quality investment opportunities which are under-appreciated and have the potential to deliver positive earnings.

The investment process combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with proprietary investment tools that are used to build and maintain high quality portfolios that are risk aware. The investment team manages an extensive company/industry contact program which helps identify and verify various investment opportunities.

The companies within the portfolio are primarily selected from, but not limited to, the S&P/ASX 300 Index. The Fund may invest in securities listed on other exchanges where such securities relate to the ASX-listed securities. The Fund typically holds between 25-60 stocks with a maximum net targeted position of an individual stock of 6%.
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Australian Equities Fund returned -0.90% in August, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +1.46%. Since inception in February 2009, the Fund has returned +13.62% p.a. versus the Index's +10.91%. The Fund's Sortino ratio of 1.27 versus the Index's 1.01 highlights the Fund's capacity to avoid the market's downside volatility over the long term. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios for performance since inception, 118.04% and 96.07% respectively, indicate that, on average, the Fund has outperformed in both rising and falling markets.

As at the end of August, the Fund's weightings had been increased in the Health Care, REITs, IT, Communication, Consumer Staples, Industrials and Financials sectors, and decreased in the Discretionary and Materials sectors. The Fund's top three holdings included CSL, BHP and Treasury Wine Estates.

The Fund aims to invest in high quality companies with strong growth and outlooks and underestimated earnings momentum. The Fund's portfolio characteristics, as detailed in the latest report, indicate that the Fund is in line with the manager's investment objective.
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