Metrics Credit Partners Real Estate Debt Fund
31 March 2024
Key Facts
| Index Used: | GPR APREA Composite Index | Discretionary/Quantitative: | Discretionary |
| Peer Group: | Fixed Income - Debt | FUM (millions): | AU$ 2,146.53m |
| Investment Style: | N/A | Fund Inception Date: | October 2017 |
| Geographic Mandate: | Australia | Latest Return Date: | March 2024 |
| Investor Type: | Wholesale | Status: | Open |
| Minimum Investment: | AU$ 50,000 | Investment Frequency: | Monthly |
Manager Details
Through their managed funds they provide access to the Australian private debt market to investors ranging from individuals to global institutions.
Metrics' investment team comprises the four founding partners and is supported by a team of highly qualified investment professionals with skills and experience covering origination, credit and financial analysis, portfolio risk management, legal and fund administration.
Through their managed funds they provide access to the Australian private debt market to investors ranging from individuals to global institutions.
Strategy Description
Metrics is an active investor and seeks to originate transaction opportunities and actively manage portfolio risks seeking to balance delivery of the Hurdle Return (90 Day BBSW (Bloomberg BBSW3M) plus 5.00% pa (net of fees)) while seeking to preserve investor capital.
The portfolio comprises diversified investments broadly reflecting the types of lending activity in Australia's commercial real estate debt market, diversified by borrower, project, sector, geography, stage of development and position in the capital structure.
Fund Fees
| Management Fee: | 0.2% | Performance Fee: | 15% |
| Buy Spread: | 0% | Sell spread: | 0% |
| High Water Mark: | Yes | Hurdle: | 90 Day BBSW (Bloomberg BBSW3M) plus 5.00% pa (net of fees) |
Fund Structure
| Offshore/Onshore: | Onshore | Fund Structure: | Unit Trust |
| Share Classes: | AU$ | Trustee/RE: | Perpetual Trust Services |
| Administrator: | MCH Fund Administration Services | Prime Broker: | N/A |
| Custodian: | Perpetual Corporate Trust | Legal: | MinterEllison |
Ratings & Availability
Research Ratings
Platform Availability
Performance Review
The Metrics Credit Partners Real Estate Debt Fund has a track record of 6 years and 6 months and has outperformed the GPR APREA Composite benchmark since inception in October 2017, providing investors with an annualised return of 8.48% compared with the benchmark's return of 3.4% over the same period.
The Manager has delivered these returns with 10.49% less volatility than the benchmark, contributing to a Sharpe ratio which has consistently remained above 1 over the past five years and which currently sits at 24.48 since inception. The fund has provided positive monthly returns 100% of the time in rising markets and 100% of the time during periods of market decline, contributing to an up-capture ratio since inception of 20% and a down-capture ratio of -40%.
The Metrics Credit Partners Real Estate Debt Fund rose by +0.91% in March, a difference of -0.47% compared with the GPR APREA Composite benchmark which rose by +1.38%. Over the past 12 months, the fund's best monthly return was +1.02% compared with the benchmark's best return of +3.1%, and its worst monthly return was +0.72% vs the benchmark's worst return over the same period of -5.29%.
| Year | Jan % | Feb % | Mar % | Apr % | May % | Jun % | Jul % | Aug % | Sep % | Oct % | Nov % | Dec % | YTD % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.91 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.81 |
| 2023 | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 11.26 |
| 2022 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 8.19 |
| 2021 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 6.70 |
| 2020 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 7.14 |
| 2019 | 0.70 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 8.88 |
| 2018 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.78 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 8.19 |
| 2017 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 1.87 |
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Annual Returns
Over the past 12 months, the fund has risen by +11.66% compared with the benchmark which has fallen -6.49%, for a difference of +18.15%. Since inception in October 2017, the fund has returned +8.48% per annum, a difference of +5.08% relative to the benchmark which has returned +3.4% on an annualised basis over the same period.
Cumulative Returns
On a cumulative basis (assuming reinvestment of distributions), $100 invested since inception would have become $169. The same amount invested in the benchmark over the same period would have become $124.
Annual Returns %
Volatility and Risk
Annual Standard Deviation
The fund's returns over the past 12 months have been achieved with a volatility of 0.26% vs the index's 9.17%. The annualised volatility of the fund's returns since inception in October 2017 is 0.52% vs the index's 11.01%. Over all other periods, the fund's returns have been consistently less volatile than the benchmark.
Sharpe Ratio
The fund's Sharpe ratio has ranged from a high of 35.09 for performance over the most recent 24 months to a low of 28.16 over the latest 60 months, and is 24.48 for performance since inception. By contrast, the GPR APREA Composite Index's Sharpe for performance since October 2017 is 0.23.
Annual Standard Deviation
Sharpe Ratio
Performance in Positive Markets
Since inception in October 2017 in the months where the market was positive, the fund has provided positive returns 100% of the time, contributing to an up-capture ratio for returns since inception of 20.36%. Over all other periods, the fund's up-capture ratio has ranged from a high of 49.75% over the most recent 24 months to a low of 25.47% over the latest 60 months.
Performance in Negative Markets
Since inception in October 2017 in the months where the market was negative, the fund has provided positive returns 100% of the time, contributing to a down-capture ratio for returns since inception of -40.18%. Over all other periods, the fund's down-capture ratio has ranged from a high of -34.78% over the most recent 12 months to a low of -44.45% over the latest 36 months. A negative down-capture ratio indicates that, on average, the fund delivered positive returns in the months the market fell.
Average Return in +ve Market %
Average Return in -ve Market %
Sortino Ratio
The fund has had too few negative returns returns over the past 12 months for a Sortino ratio to be calculated. The GPR APREA Composite Index's Sortino ratio over the same period is 0.22. The Sortino ratio differs from the Sharpe ratio in that it only considers the volatility of negative returns over a particular time period.
Drawdown
Since inception in October 2017, the fund hasn't had any negative monthly returns and therefore hasn't experienced a drawdown. Over the same period, the index's largest drawdown was -26.86%.
Sortino Ratio
Drawdown%
Quintile Ranking vs. Average Fixed Income - Debt as of March 2024
The performance of the Metrics Credit Partners Real Estate Debt Fund ranked it in the first or second quintile for all KPIs over 1 & 5 years, while over 3 years it ranked in the first quintile for all KPIs except Volatility.
Over the past 12 months, the fund has risen by +11.66% compared with the peer group which has returned an average of +8.25%, for a difference of +3.41%.
The fund's returns over the past 12 months have been achieved with a volatility of 0.26% vs the peer group's average volatility of 0.48%. The annualised volatility of the fund's returns since inception in October 2017 is 0.52% vs the peer group's 2.24%. Over all other periods, the fund's returns have been consistently less volatile than the peer group.