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13 Feb 2020 - Performance Report: NWQ Global Markets Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date13 February 2020
ManagerNWQ Capital Management Pty Ltd
Fund NameNWQ Global Markets Fund
StrategyMulti Strategy
Latest Return DateJanuary 2020
Latest Return7.32%
Latest 6 Months4.44%
Latest 12 Months8.30%
Latest 24 Months (pa)
Annualised Since Inception6.93%
Inception Date01 September 2018
FUM (millions)
Fund OverviewThe NWQ Global Markets Fund (Fund), managed by NWQ Capital Management, is a diversified multi manager portfolio. The principal investment objective of the Fund is to produce returns commensurate with the volatility target of 15% p.a. as measured by the long term standard deviation of monthly returns.

This is achieved through active allocations to a select number of liquid alternative managers that employ a variety of strategies. The Fund places emphasis on managers who demonstrate a rigorous and repeatable investment process that has delivered a strong track record.
Manager CommentsThe NWQ Global Markets Fund returned +7.32% in January, outperforming AFM's Global Equity Index by +3.59% and taking annualised performance since inception in September 2018 to +6.93% with an annualised volatility of 10.87%. The Fund's down-capture ratio for performance since inception of -9.44% highlights the Fund's capacity to significantly outperform in falling markets.

The Fund is a highly diversifying return source that is designed to outperform in periods of elevated market volatility. It is a blended portfolio of managers trading any combination of FX, equity, bond, and commodity markets. NWQ noted the market environment in January was favourable for managers adopting a systematic trading approach (+10.30% contribution to performance) while those managers adopting a discretionary approach found it more challenging (-2.51% contribution to performance). The Fund's currency and commodity positions were profitable in January. The profits in the commodity space were largely derived from the oil and natural gas markets. There were modest losses from the Fund's equity and fixed income positions.
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