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| Fund Overview | 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 Comments | The Fund rose +4.43% over the December quarter, outperforming the Index by +3.75%. During November DS Capital visited the UK and found that most businesses were deferring investment decisions due to election and Brexit related uncertainty. Portfolio constituents which made positive announcements during the quarter included Resimac Group, Ooh!Media and Uniti Group. Negative announcements came from McMillan Shakespeare. On the IPO front the Fund realised a profit on a small investment in an infant formula business called Nuchev. The Fund participated in secondary capital raisings for Uniti Group and Zip Co. The Fund has also sold its holdings in Challenger and in Cineworld (UK listed cinema group). DS Capital noted there is a long list of economic and political events that will make headlines in 2020 and influence stock markets to varying degrees. These include Brexit, US elections, trade talks and mid-east tensions. They expect the real influences on investment markets to come from economic fundamentals and corporate profits. |
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