Performance Report: KIS Asia Long Short Fund

28 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The KIS Asia Long Short Fund rose +0.42% in July, taking annualised performance since inception in October 2009 to +13.11% versus the ASX200 Accumulation Index's +7.81% per annum.

28 Aug 2018 - Performance Report: KIS Asia Long Short Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	28 August 2018
Manager	KIS Capital Partners
Fund Name	KIS Asia Long Short Fund
Strategy	Equity Long/Short
Latest Return Date	July 2018
Latest Return	0.42%
Latest 6 Months	2.16%
Latest 12 Months	8.71%
Latest 24 Months	12.81%
Annualised Since Inception	13.11%
Inception Date	01 October 2009
FUM (millions)	AU$91.86
Fund Overview	The Fund's investment objective is to generate absolute returns, in Australian dollars, of around 15% p.a. after all fees without noticeable correlation to any particular asset class or market. Whilst the Fund's primary strategy is focused on long/short equities, the ability to retain discretionary powers to allocate across a number of other investment strategies is reserved. These strategies may include, but not be limited to: convertible bond investments, portfolio hedging, equity related arbitrage, special situations (e.g. merger arbitrage, rights offerings, participation in international public offerings and placements, etc.). The Fund's geographic focus is Asia excluding Japan, but including Australia). The Fund may invest outside of this region to the extent that: 1. The investment decision is driven from the Asian region or; 2. The exposure is intended to mitigate risk or enhance return from factors external to the Asian region.
Manager Comments	The KIS Asia Long Short Fund rose +0.42% in July, taking annualised performance since inception in October 2009 to +13.11% versus the ASX200 Accumulation Index's +7.81% per annum. This return has been achieved with an annualised volatility of 5.19% versus the Index's 11.53%. The Fund has demonstrated a strong focus on downside protection; Sortino ratio of 4.28 versus the Index's 0.60, and down-capture ratio since inception of -95.13%. A negative down-capture ratio indicates that, on average, the Fund has achieved positive performance in the market's negative months. Top contributors in July included TPG Telecom (+22bp contribution) and PetroChina. Read KIS Capital's latest Insights article, 'High on Fibre, Low on NBN' for their thoughts on TPG. The largest detractor for the month was OneMarket Ltd (-44bp), which suffered from a significant overhand from risk arbitrage funds exiting their holdings. KIS noted OneMarket Ltd is now trading significantly below its cash position and has a solid management team, thus they remain positive on this position. The Fund's largest short as of 31st July was in Woolworths. Read KIS Capital's Insights article, 'WOW or WES? And The Award For Most Underpaid Employee Goes To...' for their view on Woolworths and Coles.
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Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund July 2018

27 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The latest Fund Review on Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund is now available. The Fund invests in ASX listed stocks, combining an indexed position in the Top 20 stocks with an actively managed portfolio of ex-20 stocks.

Performance Report: Frazis Fund

24 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The Frazis Fund returned +2.04% in its first month, with top contributors including Afterpay, Cooper Energy and HCA Healthcare.

24 Aug 2018 - Performance Report: Frazis Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	24 August 2018
Manager	Frazis Capital Partners
Fund Name	Frazis Fund
Strategy	Equity Long/Short
Latest Return Date	July 2018
Latest Return	2.04%
Latest 6 Months	6.90%
Latest 12 Months	18.53%
Latest 24 Months (pa)
Annualised Since Inception	27.35%
Inception Date	01 July 2018
FUM (millions)	AU$4.1
Fund Overview	The Frazis Fund is a thematic long/short global equity fund, with a macro overlay. The portfolio pairs high conviction, concentrated, long-term equity investments, with asymmetric, proprietary hedging strategies, to create a unique and highly differentiated return profile. The manager follows a disciplined, process-driven, and thematic strategy focused on five core investment strategies: 1) Growth stocks that are really value stocks; 2) Traditional deep value; 3) The life sciences; 4) Miners and drillers expanding production into supply deficits; 5) Global special situations; The manager uses a macro overlay to manage exposure, hedging in three ways: 1) Direct shorts 2) Upside exposure to the VIX index 3) Index optionality
Manager Comments	The Frazis Fund returned +2.04% in its first month, with top contributors including Afterpay (+1.9%), Cooper Energy (+0.9%) and HCA Healthcare (+0.7%), as well as the Fund's equity shorts (+1.9%). The Fund is 100% invested in the Manager's favourite themes, while hedging in three ways: direct shorts, VIX upside and index hedges. Read the monthly report for the Manager's reasoning behind this hedging strategy. In the Fund's latest report the Manager highlights Weibo; one of the Fund's new stocks. Weibo is a US$17 billion social media platform in China. Read the full monthly report for the Manager's full view on the company. Frazis also highlighted their concerns surrounding US unemployment data, noting that US unemployment is now below 4%. They noted that previous lows marked times when economic fundamentals looked excellent, but subsequent returns for investors were poor. The Fund is being positioned carefully for this environment.
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Performance Report: Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund

24 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund has returned +10.38% p.a. since inception in May 2006, outperforming the ASX200 Acc. Index by +4.38% per annum.

24 Aug 2018 - Performance Report: Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	24 August 2018
Manager	Kardinia Capital, a Bennelong boutique
Fund Name	Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund
Strategy	Equity Long/Short
Latest Return Date	July 2018
Latest Return	-0.68%
Latest 6 Months	0.49%
Latest 12 Months	6.42%
Latest 24 Months	5.70%
Annualised Since Inception	10.38%
Inception Date	01 May 2006
FUM (millions)	AU$192.62
Fund Overview	The Fund consists of a concentrated long/short portfolio typically comprising 20 to 50 ASX300 listed stocks, generally with a long bias aligned to the overall market direction. On average since inception the Fund's exposure has averaged 40% net long. There is a slight bias to large cap stocks on the long side of the portfolio, although in a rising market the portfolio will tend to hold smaller caps, including resource stocks, more frequently. On the short side, the portfolio is particularly concentrated, with stock selection limited by both liquidity and the difficulty of borrowing stock in smaller cap companies. Short positions are only taken when there is a high conviction view on the specific stock. The Fund uses derivatives in a limited way, mainly selling short dated covered call options to generate additional income. These typically have less than 30 days to expiry, and are usually 5% to 10% out of the money. ASX SPI futures and index put options can be used to hedge the portfolio's overall net position. The Fund's discretionary investment strategy commences with a macro view of the economy and direction to establish the portfolio's desired market exposure. Following this detailed sector and company research is gathered from knowledge of the individual stocks in the Fund's universe, with widespread use of broker research. Company visits, presentations and discussions with management at CEO and CFO level are used wherever possible to assess management quality across a range of criteria. Detailed analysis of company valuations using financial statements and forecasts, particularly focusing on free cash flow, is conducted. Technical analysis is used to validate the Manager's fundamental research and valuations and to manage market timing. A significant portion of the Fund's overall performance can be attributed to the attention and importance given to the macro economic outlook and the ability and willingness to adjust the Fund's market risk.
Manager Comments	The Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund has returned +10.38% p.a. since inception in May 2006, outperforming the ASX200 Acc. Index by +4.38% per annum. This return has been achieved with approximately half the volatility of the market; 6.90% vs the Index's 13.37% for performance over the same period. The Fund has achieved 71% positive months since inception versus the Market's 61%, with an average positive return of +1.73% and average negative return of -1.30%. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios are 0.96 and 1.76 respectively, which, by contrast the with market's Sharpe of 0.24 and Sortino of 0.23, emphasise that the Fund has successfully achieved superior risk-adjusted returns than the market with superior downside protection. The Fund fell -0.68% in July, with resources stocks weighing on performance. A short position in a consumer staples stock was the largest individual contributor (+49bp contribution), driven by a significant profit downgrade caused by higher input costs and strong competition. Other positive contributors included ANZ (+37bp), Qantas (+23bp), CYBG (+20bp) and Aristocrat Leisure (+14bp). The individual stock short book made a positive contribution, with shorts in consumer stocks driving most of the performance. Detractors included Independence group (-40bp contribution), a short position in Share Price Index Futures (-31bp), Nine Entertainment (-27bp), Emeco (-19bp) and AGL (-14bp). Net equity market exposure (including derivatives) was increased from 40.3% to 67.3% (86.8% long and 19.5% short), with the addition of stock including NAB, Tabcorp, Viva Energy, Oz Minerals and Reliance Worldwide, and a reduction in the Fund's short position in Share Price Index Futures contracts.
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Performance Report: Cyan C3G Fund

23 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The Cyan C3G Fund rose +2.3% in July, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +0.9% and taking 12-month performance to +20.50%.

23 Aug 2018 - Performance Report: Cyan C3G Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	23 August 2018
Manager	Cyan Investment Management
Fund Name	Cyan C3G Fund
Strategy	Equity Long
Latest Return Date	July 2018
Latest Return	2.30%
Latest 6 Months	-0.22%
Latest 12 Months	20.50%
Latest 24 Months	29.91%
Annualised Since Inception	24.17%
Inception Date	24 July 2014
FUM (millions)	AU$42
Fund Overview	The Cyan C3G Fund operates as a wholesale unregistered managed investment scheme under a unit trust structure. The Fund primarily invests in ASX listed companies outside the ASX 100 and typically holds between 15-35 stocks. Cyan C3G Fund is based on the investment philosophy which can be defined as a comprehensive, clear and considered process focused on delivering growth. These are identified through stringent filter criteria and a rigorous research process. The Manager uses a proprietary stock filter in order to eliminate a large proportion of investments due to both internal characteristics (such as gearing levels or cash flow) and external characteristics (such as exposure to commodity prices or customer concentration). Typically, the Fund looks for businesses that are one or more of: a) under researched, b) fundamentally undervalued, c) have a catalyst for re-rating. The Manager seeks to achieve this investment outcome by actively managing a portfolio of Australian listed securities. When the opportunity to invest in suitable securities cannot be found, the manager may reduce the level of equities exposure and accumulate a defensive cash position. Whilst it is the company's intention, there is no guarantee that any distributions or returns will be declared, or that if declared, the amount of any returns will remain constant or increase over time. The Fund does not invest in derivatives and does not use debt to leverage the Fund's performance. However, companies in which the Fund invests may be leveraged.
Manager Comments	The Cyan C3G Fund rose +2.3% in July, outperforming the ASX200 Accumulation Index by +0.9% and taking 12-month performance to +20.50%. July marked the Fund's 4 year anniversary, over which time the Fund has returned +24.17% per annum versus the Index's +7.40% per annum. This return has been achieved with slightly lower volatility than the market. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios, 1.96 and 4.82 respectively, compared with the Index's Sharpe of 0.54 and Sortino of 0.72, highlight the Fund's ability to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns than the market whilst ensuring investors' capital is protected. This is supported by the Fund's down-capture ratio of -45.44% since inception, which indicates that, on average, the Fund has risen during the months the market has fallen. Positive contributors in July included AfterpayTouch (+52%), Calix (+66%), Readcloud (+21), PSC Insurance (+11%) and Acrow Formwork (+10%). Cyan continue to have compelling expectations for the companies in which they have invested. As a whole, Cyan believe these businesses will grow materially over the next year, with the first catalyst being the reporting of solid earnings results during reporting season.
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Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

22 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The Bennelong Australian Equities Fund rose +0.66% in July, taking 12-month performance to +29.32%.

22 Aug 2018 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	22 August 2018
Manager	Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund Name	Bennelong Australian Equities Fund
Strategy	Equity Long
Latest Return Date	July 2018
Latest Return	0.66%
Latest 6 Months	15.77%
Latest 12 Months	29.34%
Latest 24 Months	34.66%
Annualised Since Inception	14.82%
Inception Date	30 January 2009
FUM (millions)	AU$449.46
Fund Overview	Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) is a boutique asset manager offering Australian equities solutions for institutional and retail clients. The business was founded in 2008 by Paul Cuddy and Mark East, in partnership with Bennelong Funds Management. Prior to establishing BAEP, Paul and Mark were Co-Heads of Australian Equities at ING Investment Management. The Bennelong Australian Equities Fund seeks quality investment opportunities which are under-appreciated and have the potential to deliver positive earnings. The investment process combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with proprietary investment tools that are used to build and maintain high quality portfolios that are risk aware. The investment team manages an extensive company/industry contact program which helps identify and verify various investment opportunities. The companies within the portfolio are primarily selected from, but not limited to, the S&P/ASX 300 Index. The Fund may invest in securities listed on other exchanges where such securities relate to the ASX-listed securities. The Fund typically holds between 25-60 stocks with a maximum net targeted position of an individual stock of 6%.
Manager Comments	The Bennelong Australian Equities Fund rose +0.66% in July, taking 12-month performance to +29.32%. Since inception in January 2009, the Fund has returned +14.81% per annum. By contrast, the ASX200 Accumulation Index has returned +14.70% over the past 12 months and +10.97% p.a. since the Fund's inception. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception show that, on a cumulative basis, the Fund has outperformed in both rising and falling markets. As at the end of July, the Fund's weightings had been increased in the Discretionary, Industrials, Materials and REIT's sectors, and decreased in the Financials, IT and Healthcare sectors. The Fund aims to invest in high quality companies with strong growth outlooks and underestimated earnings momentum. By comparison with the ASX300 Accumulation Index, the portfolio characteristics show that its holdings, on average, have a higher Return on Equity and lower Debt/Equity (Premium Quality), higher sales growth and higher EPS growth (Superior Growth), and higher Price/Earnings and lower dividend yield (Reasonable Valuation).
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Performance Report: NWQ Fiduciary Fund

21 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The NWQ Fiduciary Fund has risen +12.27% over the past 12 months and +6.97% p.a. since inception in May 2013 with significantly lower volatility than the market.

21 Aug 2018 - Performance Report: NWQ Fiduciary Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	21 August 2018
Manager	NWQ Capital Management Pty Ltd
Fund Name	NWQ Fiduciary Fund
Strategy	Multi Strategy
Latest Return Date	July 2018
Latest Return	-0.58%
Latest 6 Months	1.92%
Latest 12 Months	12.27%
Latest 24 Months	8.40%
Annualised Since Inception	6.97%
Inception Date	01 May 2013
FUM (millions)	AU$82
Fund Overview	The 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 between 8% to 11% 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 Comments	The NWQ Fiduciary Fund has returned +12.27% over the past 12 month with a volatility of 3.48%. Since inception in May 2013, the Fund has returned +6.97% p.a. with an annualised volatility of only 4.66%. Although the ASX200 Accumulation Index has achieved moderately better performance over the same period (+8.33% p.a.), this is at the cost of significantly higher risk; annualised volatility of 10.92% for performance since the Fund's inception. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios, 1.06 and 1.97 respectively, by contrast with the Index's Sharpe of 0.61 and Sortino of 0.85, highlight the Fund's capacity to achieve superior risk-adjusted returns than the market whilst ensuring investors' capital is protected. This is also supported by the Fund's down-capture ratio since inception of -6.90% which says that the Fund, on average, has risen during the months the market has fallen. The Fund returned -0.58% in July. NWQ noted there was a higher level of volatility in the returns of the Alpha and Beta managers during the month, and it was unfortunate that the end of the month coincided with a shift in sentiment that was unfavourable for a select few of these managers. Pleasingly, NWQ noted, the majority of these losses were recovered in the first three trading days in August ahead of earnings season.
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Performance Report: Glenmore Australian Equities Fund

20 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The Glenmore Australian Equities Fund rose +1.35% in July, taking performance over the past 12 months to +38.37% and annualised performance since inception in June 2017 to +35.29%.

20 Aug 2018 - Performance Report: Glenmore Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date	20 August 2018
Manager	Glenmore Asset Management Pty Ltd
Fund Name	Glenmore Australian Equities Fund
Strategy	Equity Long
Latest Return Date	July 2018
Latest Return	1.35%
Latest 6 Months	6.98%
Latest 12 Months	38.37%
Latest 24 Months
Annualised Since Inception	35.29%
Inception Date	06 June 2017
FUM (millions)	AU$5.2
Fund Overview	The Fund is index unaware with an absolute return focus. The Fund seeks to invest in companies generating strong cashflows at attractive valuations. In absence of attractive investments being identified, the fund will hold cash. Glenmore will use a fundamental, research driven investment process to identify undervalued securities. The main driver of identifying potential investments will be bottom up company analysis, however macro-economic conditions will be considered as part of the investment thesis for each stock.
Manager Comments	The Glenmore Australian Equities Fund rose +1.35% in July, taking performance over the past 12 months to +38.37% and annualised performance since inception in June 2017 to +35.29%. The ASX200 Accumulation Index has returned +14.59% over the past 12 months and has an annualised return since the Fund's inception of +12.54%. The Fund's Sharpe and Sortino ratios, 3.44 and 10.64 respectively, by contrast with the Index's Sharpe of 1.59 and Sortino of 2.85, highlight the Fund's capacity to achieve significantly greater risk-adjusted performance whilst focusing strongly on protecting investor capital from the market's downside. The Fund's up-capture and down-capture ratios since inception indicate that, on average, the Fund has significantly outperformed in both rising and falling markets. Positive contributors in July included Pinnacle Investments (+15.3%), Pacific Current (+8.2%), Mastermyne (+9.3%), Navigator Global Investments (+8.4%), and WorleyParsons (+5.2%). Detractors included Appen (-18.8%) and Emeco Holdings (-6.7%).
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Fund Review: Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund July 2018

17 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

The latest Fund Review for the Bennelong Kardinia Absolute Return Fund is now available. The Fund is a long-biased, research driven, active equity long/short strategy which invests in listed ASX companies with track records greater than 10 years.

Fund Review: Insync Global Capital Aware Fund June 2018

16 Aug 2018 - Australian Fund Monitors

Latest Fund Review on Insync Global Capital Aware Fund is now available. The Global Capital Aware Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of 15-30 stocks, targeting exceptional, large cap global companies with a strong focus on dividend...

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