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1 Jun 2020 - Performance Report: DS Capital Growth Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date01 June 2020
ManagerDS Capital
Fund NameDS Capital Growth Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateApril 2020
Latest Return14.05%
Latest 6 Months-7.48%
Latest 12 Months0.55%
Latest 24 Months (pa)5.78%
Annualised Since Inception13.05%
Inception Date01 January 2013
FUM (millions)AU$219
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 rose +14.05% in April, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +5.27 and taking annualised performance since inception in December 2012 to +13.05% versus the Index's annualised return of +7.29% over the same period. The Fund has outperformed the Index by +9.61% over the past 12 months.

The Fund's capacity to protect investor capital in falling markets over the long-term is highlighted by the following statistics (since inception): Sortino ratio of 1.38 versus the Index's 0.50, down-capture ratio of 45.22%, and an average negative monthly return of -2.06% versus the Index's -3.12%.
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