Fact Sheet - Performance as at Aug 2026
Victor Smorgon Partners Global Multi-Strategy Fund
Manager Summary
Victor Smorgon Partners is an Australian investment manager based in South Yarra, Victoria, and an authorised representative of Como Services. Co-founded by Peter Edwards and David Leeton, the firm manages the Victor Smorgon Partners Resources Gold Fund and draws on the Victor Smorgon Group's experience in gold and resources. Its investment approach is fundamental and research-based, with a focus on management quality, value, growth potential and overall market conditions. Portfolio manager Cameron Judd has more than 20 years' resources-sector experience.
Strategy Summary
Victor Smorgon Partners Global Multi-Strategy Fund was launched in May 2022, providing investors with the opportunity to invest with the Victor Smorgon Group within long-term themes and strategies.
The Fund takes on a contrarian and absolute return focus, investing in uncorrelated themes including gold, decarbonisation, and automation, positions for key market risks, and focuses on companies with strong fundamentals and free cash flow.
The Fund takes on a contrarian and absolute return focus, investing in uncorrelated themes including gold, decarbonisation, and automation, positions for key market risks, and focuses on companies with strong fundamentals and free cash flow.
Key Terms
| Status: | Soft closed | Inception Date: | May 2022 |
| Strategy: | Multi Strategy | Style: | N/A |
| Geography: | Global | Domicile: | Australia |
| Investors: | Wholesale | Min. Investment: | AU$ 100,000 |
| Distributions: | Annually | Applications: | Monthly |
| Fund Size: | Undisclosed | Management Fee: | 1.00% |
| Manager FUM: | Undisclosed | Performance Fee: | 20.00% |
Key Statistics
| Fund | Index* | Fund | Index* | ||
| Aug 2026: | 7.00% | 0.69% | Sharpe1: | 1.55 | 1.05 |
| 1 Year: | 25.56% | 9.75% | Sortino1: | 3.39 | 1.62 |
| 3 Years2: | 17.87% | 15.63% | Best Month1: | 22.20% | 7.49% |
| 5 Years2: | 19.35% | 10.90% | Worst Month1: | -9.76% | -8.08% |
| Inception1,2: | 32.97% | 14.14% | Volatility1,2: | 18.02% | 11.15% |
| Up-Capture1: | 115% | N/A | Down-Capture1: | -51% | N/A |
General Notes
Returns prior to and including April 2022 represent the performance of the portfolio before the inception of the fund.
Cumulative Returns Fund Index
Victor Smorgon Partners Global Multi-Strategy Fund - Cumulative Performance vs All Countries World Index (AUD)
Drawdowns Fund Index
Drawdown%
Fund Index
Quintile Ranking vs. Multi-Sector Peer Group (107 funds) as at July 2026
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Victor Smorgon Partners Global Multi-Strategy Fund
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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.