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20 Dec 2019 - Performance Report: Quay Global Real Estate Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date20 December 2019
ManagerQuay Global Investors
Fund NameQuay Global Real Estate Fund
StrategyReal Estate
Latest Return DateNovember 2019
Latest Return1.10%
Latest 6 Months9.71%
Latest 12 Months25.00%
Latest 24 Months (pa)16.54%
Annualised Since Inception11.74%
Inception Date31 July 2014
FUM (millions)AU$28
Fund OverviewQuay is a boutique investment management business established in 2013 with a focus on preserving and creating wealth for investors through investments in real estate securities. Quay uses a dual manager approach to the investment and portfolio management decision making process. This involves both Principals collaborating to determine significant portfolio investments and positions.

The Fund will invest in a number of global listed real estate companies, groups or funds. The investment strategy is to make investments in real estate securities at a price that will deliver a real, after inflation, total return of 5% per annum (before costs and fees), inclusive of distributions over a longer-term period.

The Investment Strategy is indifferent to the constraints of any index benchmarks and is relatively concentrated in its number of investments. The Fund is expected to own between 20 and 40 securities, and from time to time up to 20% of the portfolio maybe invested in cash. The Fund is $A un-hedged.
Manager CommentsThe Quay Global Real Estate Fund returned +1.1% in November, assisted by a +1.6% currency tailwind predominantly from a weaker Australian dollar. The Fund has risen +25% over the past 12 months and has returned +11.74% p.a. since inception in January 2016.

The Fund's exposure to Hong Kong continues to be a mild drag on performance, however, Quay believe the Fund's current exposures offer a good risk/reward payoff for patient investors willing to look past the current noise. Notwithstanding the issues in HK, the Fund's worst performers during November were US Healthcare investees - largely due to investors shying away from classic defensive exposures due to the emerging confidents in the US economy. The Fund's best performing region was the UK as investors took comfort in Prime Minister Johnson's call for a general election.

The portfolio remained largely unchanged throughout the month, although Quay noted they have taken the opportunity with recent fund flows to increase their cash weighting. They believe the low interest rate environment and subsequent search for yield is creating distortions across listed real estate valuations. Quay remain confident the portfolio is well positioned to deliver on the Fund's mandate.
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