AFM Fund Profile — Datt Capital Small Companies Fund

Fund & Manager Details

Key Facts

Fund Type: Single Discretionary/Quantitative: Discretionary
Strategy: Equity Long This Funds FUM (millions): AU$30m
Style: Growth Fund Inception Date: Since 01 October 2023
Geographic Mandate: Australia Latest Return Date: August 2026
Fund Domicile: Australia Investor Type: Wholesale
Status: Open Reporting Status: Current

Manager Details and Fund Description

Manager: Datt Capital Total FUM for all funds: AU$120m
Manager Overview:

Datt Capital is a boutique, performance�'oriented investment manager specialising in high�'growth and special�'situations opportunities. The firm utilises an investment process that rewards creative, independent thinking and is underpinned by rigorous analysis.

Emanuel Datt founded Datt Capital and serves as Managing Director of Datt Group, a Melbourne�'based family office.

Datt Capital currently manages two funds: the Absolute Return Fund and the Small Companies Fund.

 Fund/Strategy Overview:

Datt Small Companies Fund aims to identify and invest in the 'Blue Chip' companies of tomorrow whilst outperforming the ASX Small Ordinaries Index by 5% p.a. over a rolling 5-year timeframe.

The Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of 15-25 Australian-listed small-cap equities across industry sectors, focusing on small-cap opportunities the Manager believes may deliver the best risk-adjusted returns. The Fund invests in ex-ASX100 listed companies and may also take limited positions in pre-IPO opportunities.

Datt Capital utilises its proprietary research library of over 2,500 research pieces, digital systems and an internal investment process to assist in generating above index returns over time.
Other funds operated by manager:
Datt Capital Absolute Return Fund

Investment Details

Investment Terms

Minimum Investment: Minimum Additional Investment: Minimum Term: Investment Frequency:
AU$50,000 AU$5,000 0 Monthly
Regular Savings Option: Regular Savings Min. Amount: Regular Savings Max. Amount: Regular Savings Freq.:
No  
Redemption Notice: Redemption Frequency: Notes:
Monthly
Distributions: Distribution Frequency: Last Distribution Date: Last Distribution Amount:
Yes Annually AU$

Structure

Offshore/Onshore: Fund Structure: Share Classes: Trustee/Responsible Entity:
Onshore Unit Trust AU$ Fundhost
Administrator: Prime Broker: Custodian: Legal:
Fundhost N/A HSBC PMC Legal

Fund Fees

Management Fee: Performance Fee: High Water Mark: Hurdle:
1.54% 20.5% Yes S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index
Buy Spread: Sell spread: Early Redemption Fee: Fees Notes:
0.350% 0.350% No The performance fee accrues quarterly,...

Performance & Risk

Returns

Latest Return Date: Latest Result: Fund Inception Date: Annualised Return:
August 2026 6.45% 01 October 2023 15.31%
Latest 3 Months: Latest 6 Months: Latest 12 Months: Latest 2 Years p.a.:
-1.77% -13.31% -15.67% 10.69%
Latest 3 Years p.a.: Latest 4 Years p.a.: Latest 5 Years p.a.: Latest 7 Years p.a.:
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Performance Statistics

% Positive Months (S.I.): Average Return: Average +ve Return: Average -ve Return:
57.14% 1.32% 4.90% -3.46%
Best Month: Worst Month: Up Capture Ratio (S.I.): Down Capture Ratio (S.I.):
10.90% -9.06% 46.90% 1.39%
Largest Drawdown (S.I.): Longest Drawdown (S.I.): Current Drawdown (%): Current Drawdown (Months):
-28.12% 11 months -23.48% 11 months

Risk

Annualised Standard Deviation (S.I.): Downside Deviation (S.I.): Sortino Ratio (S.I.): -
17.37% 10.33% 1.00 -
Sharpe Ratio (12 months): Sharpe Ratio (3 years): Sharpe Ratio (5 years): Sharpe Ratio (S.I.):
-0.97 N/A N/A 0.68
Please note, Sharpe and Sortino ratios are calculated using the Australian Risk Free Rate

Ranking, Research & Availability

Fund Quintile in its Peer Group (Equity Long - Small/Mid Cap - Australia) as at July 2026

AFM's Quintile Rankings show performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) of Datt Capital Small Companies Fund compared to a peer group of funds with a similar strategy and geographic mandate. Each green square places a fund in one quintile (or 20%) of its peer group - five indicating that the fund is in the top (best) quintile for the corresponding KPI.

As a reference point the equivalent "quintile" performance of the peer group's underlying market index is also indicated by the red dot.

1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
7 Year
Datt Capital Small Companies Fund
S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index

External Research and Ratings: As reported by each Fund Manager.

No external fund ratings provided

Availability:As reported by each Fund Manager.

Available on Investment Platforms:
OLIVIA123, HUB24, Netwealth, Mason Stevens

News & Insights

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Manager Insights | Datt Capital
15 May 2026 - FundMonitors and Datt Capital
Chris Gosselin, CEO of FundMonitors.com, speaks with Emanuel Datt, founder and Chief Investment Officer at
Datt Capital.
Read more...

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Fund Performance

Historical Performance (all figures shown here are net of fees unless otherwise stated)

Year Jan % Feb % Mar % Apr % May % Jun % Jul % Aug % Sep % Oct % Nov % Dec % YTD %
2026 -2.61 -9.06 -8.02 -2.79 -1.30 -4.86 -3.01 6.45 N/R N/R N/R N/R -23.22
2025 8.08 0.99 6.44 5.14 2.79 -1.51 8.72 5.50 10.21 -6.12 3.35 2.72 55.80
2024 -4.27 3.20 0.35 8.03 10.90 -0.06 -3.09 1.06 -1.06 5.46 1.33 -3.12 19.08
2023 N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R -1.00 3.45 3.86 6.37

Historical Financial Year Performance (all figures shown here are are percentage per month net of fees unless otherwise stated)

Year Jul % Aug % Sep % Oct % Nov % Dec % Jan % Feb % Mar % Apr % May % Jun % FYTD %
2026/2027 -3.01 6.45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.25
2025/2026 8.72 5.50 10.21 -6.12 3.35 2.72 -2.61 -9.06 -8.02 -2.79 -1.30 -4.86 -6.31
2024/2025 -3.09 1.06 -1.06 5.46 1.33 -3.12 8.08 0.99 6.44 5.14 2.79 -1.51 24.06
2023/2024 N/A N/A N/A -1.00 3.45 3.86 -4.27 3.20 0.35 8.03 10.90 -0.06 26.26