Metrics Credit Partners Credit Trust
31 March 2024
Key Facts
| Index Used: | Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index | Discretionary/Quantitative: | Discretionary |
| Peer Group: | Fixed Income - Hybrid Credit | FUM (millions): | AU$ 1,483.84m |
| Investment Style: | N/A | Fund Inception Date: | December 2018 |
| Geographic Mandate: | Australia | Latest Return Date: | March 2024 |
| Investor Type: | Wholesale | Status: | Open |
| Minimum Investment: | AU$ 50,000 | Investment Frequency: | Quarterly |
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
The fund is an open-ended unlisted trust and is open to accept applications from wholesale investors.
The fund is an open-ended unlisted trust and is open to accept applications from wholesale investors.
Fund Fees
| Management Fee: | 1% | Performance Fee: | 15% |
| Buy Spread: | 0% | Sell spread: | 0% |
| High Water Mark: | Yes | Hurdle: | 90-day BBSW plus 6.00% pa net of fees |
Fund Structure
| Offshore/Onshore: | Onshore | Fund Structure: | Unit Trust |
| Share Classes: | AU$ | Trustee/RE: | Perpetual Trust Services |
| Administrator: | Mainstream Fund Services | Prime Broker: | N/A |
| Custodian: | Perpetual Corporate Trust | Legal: | Minter Ellison |
Ratings & Availability
Research Ratings
Platform Availability
Performance Review
The Metrics Credit Partners Credit Trust has a track record of 5 years and 3 months and has outperformed the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr benchmark since inception in January 2019, providing investors with an annualised return of 11.67% compared with the benchmark's return of 0.81% over the same period.
The Manager has delivered these returns with 2.09% 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 2.83 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 87% and a down-capture ratio of -76%.
The Metrics Credit Partners Credit Trust rose by +0.82% in March, a difference of -0.3% compared with the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr benchmark which rose by +1.12%. Over the past 12 months, the fund's best monthly return was +1.06% compared with the benchmark's best return of +3.01%, and its worst monthly return was +0.82% vs the benchmark's worst return over the same period of -1.95%.
| Year | Jan % | Feb % | Mar % | Apr % | May % | Jun % | Jul % | Aug % | Sep % | Oct % | Nov % | Dec % | YTD % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.82 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2.70 |
| 2023 | 0.98 | 0.85 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 12.10 |
| 2022 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.94 | 8.78 |
| 2021 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 8.45 | 17.80 |
| 2020 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.81 | 1.15 | 9.92 |
| 2019 | 0.00 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 1.53 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 10.11 |
Annual Returns
Over the past 12 months, the fund has risen by +12% compared with the benchmark which has returned +1.47%, for a difference of +10.53%. Since inception in January 2019, the fund has returned +11.67% per annum, a difference of +10.86% relative to the benchmark which has returned +0.81% 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 $178. The same amount invested in the benchmark over the same period would have become $104.
Annual Returns %
Volatility and Risk
Annual Standard Deviation
The fund's returns over the past 12 months have been achieved with a volatility of 0.23% vs the index's 5.4%. The annualised volatility of the fund's returns since inception in January 2019 is 3.38% vs the index's 5.47%. 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 30.74 for performance over the most recent 24 months to a low of 2.32 over the latest 36 months, and is 2.83 for performance since inception. By contrast, the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index's Sharpe for performance since January 2019 is -0.1.
Annual Standard Deviation
Sharpe Ratio
Performance in Positive Markets
Since inception in January 2019 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 87.31%. Over all other periods, the fund's up-capture ratio has ranged from a high of 97.08% over the most recent 48 months to a low of 50.8% over the latest 24 months.
Performance in Negative Markets
Since inception in January 2019 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 -75.93%. Over all other periods, the fund's down-capture ratio has ranged from a high of -56.92% over the most recent 36 months to a low of -75.93% over the latest 60 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 Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index's Sortino ratio over the same period is -0.16. 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 January 2019, 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 -13.2%.
Sortino Ratio
Drawdown%
Quintile Ranking vs. Average Fixed Income - Hybrid Credit as of March 2024
The performance of the Metrics Credit Partners Credit Trust ranked it in the first quintile for all KPIs except Volatility over 3 & 5 years, while over 1 year the fund ranked in the first quintile for all KPIs.
Over the past 12 months, the fund has risen by +12% compared with the peer group which has returned an average of +8.8%, for a difference of +3.2%.
The fund's returns over the past 12 months have been achieved with a volatility of 0.23% vs the peer group's average volatility of 1.24%. The annualised volatility of the fund's returns since inception in January 2019 is 3.38% vs the peer group's 3.8%. Over all other periods, the fund's volatility relative to the peer group has been varied.