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26 Jun 2020 - Performance Report: DS Capital Growth Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors
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Report Date26 June 2020
ManagerDS Capital
Fund NameDS Capital Growth Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateMay 2020
Latest Return8.65%
Latest 6 Months-1.73%
Latest 12 Months6.72%
Latest 24 Months (pa)9.08%
Annualised Since Inception14.15%
Inception Date01 January 2013
FUM (millions)AU$237
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 +8.65% in May, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +4.29% and taking annualised performance since inception in December 2012 to +14.15% versus the Index's +7.82%. The Fund has outperformed the Index by +13.42% over the past 12 months and +10.47% YTD.

The Fund's capacity to achieve superior risk adjusted returns whilst avoiding the market's downside is highlighted by the following statistics (since inception): Sharpe ratio of 1.06 vs the Index's 0.49, Sortino ratio of 1.52 vs the Index's 0.55, and down-capture ratio of 45.22%.
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