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28 May 2020 - Performance Report: NWQ Fiduciary Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date28 May 2020
ManagerNWQ Capital Management Pty Ltd
Fund NameNWQ Fiduciary Fund
StrategyMulti Strategy
Latest Return DateApril 2020
Latest Return1.31%
Latest 6 Months-3.86%
Latest 12 Months-0.06%
Latest 24 Months (pa)-1.89%
Annualised Since Inception4.54%
Inception Date01 May 2013
FUM (millions)AU$67
Fund OverviewThe NWQ Fiduciary Fund (Fund), managed by NWQ Capital Management, is a diversified multi-manager portfolio, modelled on NWQ's Fiduciary Model Portfolio. The principal investment objective of the Fund is to produce attractive positive returns irrespective of market direction. This is achieved through active allocations to selective fund managers that employ a variety of traditional and absolute return strategies. The Fund places emphasis on managers who demonstrate a rigorous and repeatable investment process that has delivered a strong track record.

The Fund aims to produce returns after management fees and expenses of RBA Cash Rate + 4.0-5.0% p.a. over rolling five-year periods. Furthermore, the Fund aims to achieve these returns with volatility that is a fraction of the Australian equity market, in order to smooth returns for investors.
Manager CommentsThe NWQ Fiduciary Fund rose +1.31% in April, taking annualised performance since inception in May 2013 to +4.54% with an annualised volatility of 5.56%. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has returned +5.38% p.a. with an annualised volatility of 14.02% over the same period. The Fund has outperformed the Index by +9% over the past 12 months. The Fund's down-capture ratio for performance since inception of 13.93% highlights its capacity to protect investors capital from significant losses during the market's negative months.

The Fund has hedged out 65% of the fall in the Australian market for the calendar year (-5.82% for the Fund vs -16.35% for the market) and NWQ believe they are well positioned for a full recovery. They noted this recovery began in April with the Fund's underlying managers profiting from the combination of greater return dispersion around quality factors and selective participation in capital raisings. NWQ expect these tailwinds to continue in the coming months as the Australian economy works its way out of the COVID-19 induced shutdown.
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