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4 Mar 2020 - Performance Report: Datt Capital Absolute Return Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date04 March 2020
ManagerDatt Capital
Fund NameDatt Capital Absolute Return Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateJanuary 2020
Latest Return2.02%
Latest 6 Months9.19%
Latest 12 Months11.10%
Latest 24 Months (pa)
Annualised Since Inception10.58%
Inception Date01 August 2018
FUM (millions)AU$4
Fund OverviewThe Fund utilises a long term investment approach focused on capital preservation and absolute wealth accumulation.

Our investment objectives are:

1) To minimise the risk of permanent capital loss
2) Generate a net return of 10% through the economic cycle

An unconstrained, concentrated approach focused on superior risk-adjusted returns.

The investment strategy:

- targets long-term capital growth in a prudent manner, with an emphasis on capital preservation and low volatility in returns
- aims to outperform in markets where equities are down
- diversifies investments across asset classes and duration to reduce risk while maintaining relatively concentrated exposure to attractive investment opportunities
- is an application of the Manager's investment process, that has no institutional constraints and is completely benchmark unaware
Manager CommentsThe Datt Capital Absolute Return Fund returned +2.02% in January. Since inception in August 2018, the Fund has returned +10.58% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 9.92%. The Fund's Sortino ratio of 1.51 and down-capture ratio of 6.85% for performance since inception highlight the its capacity to avoid significant capital loss in falling markets.

During January the Fund evaluated one debt deal and made no new investments. Datt Capital continue to monitor a number of fixed income instruments in the distressed and special situation space. The Fund's equity exposure increased with a new position being taken in Alkane Resources. The Fund's current exposures include: Afterpay, Adriatic Metals, Alice Queen, Alkane Resources, Argonaut Resources, Valmec, Whitehaven Coal and Yandal Resources.

Datt Capital believe the portfolio is well positioned and exposed to a number of positions with near term catalysts. They noted they have a full pipeline of potential investment opportunities which they consider materially undervalued and will carefully consider for inclusion into the portfolio at the appropriate time.
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