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19 Dec 2019 - Performance Report: DS Capital Growth Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date19 December 2019
ManagerDS Capital
Fund NameDS Capital Growth Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateNovember 2019
Latest Return2.29%
Latest 6 Months8.60%
Latest 12 Months23.19%
Latest 24 Months (pa)11.59%
Annualised Since Inception15.52%
Inception Date01 January 2013
FUM (millions)AU$246
Fund OverviewThe Fund aims to deliver an average return of at least 10% p.a. through the economic cycle, with a focus on capital preservation. The Fund will comprise a concentrated portfolio of small and mid-cap investments selected through a process of quantitative and qualitative analysis.

The investment team looks for industrial businesses that are simple to understand; they generally avoid large caps, pure mining, biotech and start-ups.

They also look for:

- Access to management;
- Businesses with a competitive edge;
- Profitable companies with good margins, organic growth prospects, strong market position and a track record of healthy dividend growth;
- Sectors with structural advantage and barriers to entry;
- 15% p.a. pre-tax compound return on each holding; and
- A history of stable and predictable cash flows that DS Capital can understand and value.
Manager CommentsThe DS Capital Growth Fund rose +2.29%, taking 12-month performance to +23.19% and annualised performance since inception in January 2013 to +15.52% with an annualised volatility of 7.10%. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has returns +10.87% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 10.87% since the Fund's inception.

The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios, 1.82 and 3.78 respectively, by contrast with the Index's Sharpe of 0.83 and Sortino of 1.24, highlight the Fund's capacity to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns whilst avoiding the market's downside volatility over the long-term. The Fund's up-capture ratio of 59.7% and down-capture ratio of 19.4% indicate that, on average, the Fund has capture significantly more of the market's upside than its downside since the Fund began.

The Fund aims to deliver an average return of at least 10% p.a. through the economic cycle, with a focus on capital preservation. The Fund comprises a concentrated portfolio of small and mid-cap investments selected through a process of quantitative and qualitative analysis.
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