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12 Nov 2021 - Performance Report: Bennelong Australian Equities Fund

By: Australian Fund Monitors

Report Date12 November 2021
ManagerBennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), a Bennelong boutique
Fund NameBennelong Australian Equities Fund
StrategyEquity Long
Latest Return DateOctober 2021
Latest Return0.50%
Latest 6 Months15.90%
Latest 12 Months39.12%
Latest 24 Months (pa)27.38%
Annualised Since Inception15.76%
Inception Date30 January 2009
FUM (millions)AU$1157.22
Fund OverviewThe Bennelong Australian Equities Fund is a high conviction 'core' fund. It aims to grow investment value over the long term via a combination of capital growth and income, by investing in a diversified portfolio of Australian shares. It typically holds 25-50 stocks across the spectrum of the Australian share market (primarily from the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index).
Manager CommentsThe Bennelong Australian Equities Fund rose +0.5% in October, outperforming the ASX200 Total Return Index by +0.6% and taking 12-month performance to +39.12% vs the Index's +27.96%.

The Bennelong Australian Equities Fund has a track record of 12 years and 10 months and has consistently outperformed the ASX 200 Total Return Index since inception in February 2009, providing investors with a return of 15.76%, compared with the index's return of 10.49% over the same time period.

On a calendar basis the fund has had 1 negative annual return in the 12 years and 10 months since its inception. Its largest drawdown was -24.32% lasting 6 months, occurring between February 2020 and August 2020 when the index fell by a maximum of -26.75%.

The Manager has delivered higher returns but with higher volatility than the index, resulting in a Sharpe ratio which has fallen below 1 once and currently sits at 0.93 since inception. The fund has provided positive monthly returns 93% of the time in rising markets, and 17% of the time when the market was negative, contributing to an up capture ratio since inception of 152% and a down capture ratio of 95%.
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