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27 Mar 2020 - Performance Report: DS Capital Growth Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date27 March 2020
ManagerDS Capital
Fund NameDS Capital Growth Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateFebruary 2020
Latest Return-5.81%
Latest 6 Months2.64%
Latest 12 Months14.53%
Latest 24 Months (pa)9.38%
Annualised Since Inception14.37%
Inception Date01 January 2013
FUM (millions)AU$241
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 outperformed the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +1.88% in February, returning -5.81%. Since inception in December 2012, the Fund has returned +14.37% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 7.46%. By contrast, the Index has returned +9.67% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 11.30% over the same period. The Fund's Sharpe ratio for performance since inception of 1.61 against the Index's 0.71 highlights its capacity to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns.

The Fund's focus on protecting investors' capital in falling markets is highlighted by the following statistics (since inception): Sortino ratio of 2.96 versus the Index's 1.01, down-capture ratio of 26.05%, largest drawdown of -8.80% versus the Index's -13.73%, and average negative monthly return of -1.43% versus the Index's -2.59%.
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