Yarra Capital Management was established in 2007 following the management buyout of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Australian investment capabilities and is backed by TA Associates, a global private equity firm with a history of investing in fund managers.
The firm is led by Dion Hershan (MD and Head of Australian Equities), Katie Hudson (Portfolio Manager and Head of Australian Equities Research), Roy Keenan (Head of Australian Fixed Income) and Brett Davidson (COO). The team comprises 15 investment professionals.
Strategy Summary
The Yarra Enhanced Income Fund aims to earn higher returns than traditional cash management and fixed income investments (over the medium-to-long term) by investing in a diversified portfolio of fixed income and hybrid (debt/equity) securities.
Key Terms
Status:
Open
Inception Date:
Jun 2003
Strategy:
Fixed Income
Style:
N/A
Geography:
Australia
Domicile:
Australia
Investors:
Wholesale & Retail
Min. Investment:
AU$ 50,000
Distributions:
Quarterly
Applications:
Daily
Fund Size:
AU$ 930m
Management Fee:
0.78%
Manager FUM:
AU$ 6,700m
Performance Fee:
0.00%
Key Statistics
Fund
Index*
Fund
Index*
Mar 2024:
0.78%
1.12%
Sharpe1:
0.40
0.30
1 Year:
8.32%
1.47%
Sortino1:
0.48
0.41
3 Years1,2:
4.59%
-1.29%
Best Month1:
7.83%
3.36%
5 Years1,2:
4.30%
0.17%
Worst Month1:
-8.73%
-3.75%
Inception1,2:
5.38%
4.31%
Volatility1,2:
5.48%
3.66%
Up-Capture1:
40%
N/A
Down-Capture1:
-53%
N/A
*Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index, 1Since Jul 2003, 2Annualised
Cumulative Returns
Fund Index
Yarra Enhanced Income Fund - Cumulative Performance vs Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0+ Yr Index
Drawdowns
Fund Index
Drawdown%
Fund Index
Quintile Ranking vs. Fixed Income - Hybrid Credit Peer Group (13 funds) as at March 2024
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
7 Year
Yarra Enhanced Income Fund
RBA Cash Rate + 5%
Quintile Rankings display Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) against the fund's Peer Group. Each green square ranks the fund in one quintile (or 20%) of its peer group - five green squares indicate the fund is in the best quintile for each KPI. The performance of the peer group's underlying index is shown by a red dot.