Fact Sheet
As at December 2024
As at December 2024
DS Capital Growth Fund
Manager Summary
DS Capital is an independent fund manager founded by its Principals, James Davis and Rodney Brott in 2012 as a wealth creation vehicle to invest and grow capital in a focused and disciplined way and that significant benefits could be derived from having a properly resourced research infrastructure to underpin a professional investment process. Between them Davis and Brott have close to 35 years investment experience across both domestic and international markets.
Strategy Summary
The Fund aims to deliver an average return of at least 10% p.a. through the economic cycle, with a focus on capital preservation. The Fund comprises a concentrated portfolio of small and mid-cap investments selected through a process of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The investment team looks for industrial businesses that are simple to understand, generally avoiding large caps, pure mining, biotech and start-ups.
Key Terms
| Status: | Open | Inception Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Strategy: | Equity Long | Style: | Growth |
| Geography: | Australia | Domicile: | Australia |
| Investors: | Wholesale | Min. Investment: | AU$ 250,000 |
| Distributions: | Annually | Applications: | Monthly |
| Fund Size: | AU$ 413m | Management Fee: | 1.50% |
| Manager FUM: | AU$ 419m | Performance Fee: | 20.00% |
Key Statistics
| Fund | Index* | Fund | Index* | ||
| Dec 2024: | -0.18% | -3.15% | Sharpe1: | 0.95 | 0.58 |
| 1 Year: | 20.61% | 11.44% | Sortino1: | 1.36 | 0.73 |
| 3 Years1,2: | 4.76% | 7.41% | Best Month1: | 14.05% | 10.21% |
| 5 Years1,2: | 10.28% | 8.06% | Worst Month1: | -17.76% | -20.65% |
| Inception1,2: | 13.30% | 9.19% | Volatility1,2: | 11.97% | 13.45% |
| Up-Capture1: | 66% | N/A | Down-Capture1: | 70% | N/A |
Cumulative Returns Fund Index
DS Capital Growth Fund - Cumulative Performance vs ASX 200 Total Return
Drawdowns Fund Index
Drawdown%
Fund Index
Quintile Ranking vs. Equity Long - Small/Mid Cap - Australia Peer Group (108 funds) as at November 2024
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DS Capital Growth Fund
ASX200 Total Return
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.