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9 Dec 2019 - Performance Report: Surrey Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date09 December 2019
ManagerSurrey Asset Management Pty Ltd
Fund NameSurrey Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateNovember 2019
Latest Return3.10%
Latest 6 Months8.66%
Latest 12 Months17.99%
Latest 24 Months (pa)
Annualised Since Inception6.23%
Inception Date01 June 2018
FUM (millions)
Fund OverviewThe Investment Manager will be primarily focussed on investing in companies listed in the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index while retaining capacity to invest up to 30% of the Fund in ASX listed companies outside this benchmark. The Investment Manager believes this approach offers attractive, under researched investment opportunities that can provide capital upside and growing dividend income over rolling 5-year periods.

The Investment Manager follows a defined investment process which is underpinned by detailed bottom up fundamental analysis, overlayed with sectoral and macroeconomic research. This is combined with an extensive company visitation program where we endeavour to meet with company management and with other stakeholders such as suppliers, customers and industry bodies to improve our information set.

Surrey Asset Management defines its investment process as Qualitative, Quantitative and Value Latencies (QQV). In essence, the Investment Manager thoroughly researches an investment's qualitative and quantitative characteristics in an attempt to find value latencies not yet reflected in the share price and then clearly defines a roadmap to realisation of those latencies.

Developing this roadmap is a key step in the investment process. By articulating a clear pathway as to how and when an investment can realise what the Investment Manager sees as latent value, defines the investment proposition and lessens the impact of cognitive dissonance. This is undertaken with a philosophical underpinning of fact-based investing, transparency, authenticity and accountability.
Manager CommentsThe Surrey Australian Equities Fund returned +3.1% in November, taking 12-month performance to +17.99% and annualised performance since inception in June 2018 to +6.23%. They Fund ended the month with 31 individual stocks owned, down from 37 as at the end of October. The Fund's month-end cash balance remained at 6%.

The Fund's November performance was driven by a range of different companies, highlighting the Fund's diversity. Surrey have been lifting their position in Catapult (CAT) on the back of a strengthened management team, strong product offering, growing cashflows and valuation. Similarly, the Fund's weightings in Xero (XRO) and Pointsbet (PBH) have been increasing and have been of benefit.

Negative contributors included Smart Group (SIQ) and Sezzle (SZL). Surrey remain confident in the long-term prospects of both companies.

Surrey noted they remain positive on the outlook for local and global equity markets. They encourage investors to continue watching the US 10-year bond yield which they believe is providing a very positive relative valuation benchmark for stocks
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