Manager Summary
Datt Capital is a boutique Melbourne-based investment manager focused on identifying high-growth and special situation opportunities. The Datt Capital Absolute Return Fund aims for double-digit absolute returns with lower than typical volatility and annual distributions. Datt Capital utilises an investment process that encourages creative and independent thinking, coupled with rigorous analysis.
Emanuel Datt is the founder of Datt Capital and is the Managing Director of Datt Group, a Family Office based in Melbourne.
Strategy Summary
The Datt Small Companies Fund aims to identify and invest in the 'Blue Chip' companies of tomorrow whilst outperforming the ASX Small Ordinaries Index by 5% p.a. over a rolling 5-year timeframe.
The Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of 15-25 Australian-listed small-cap equities across industry sectors, focusing on small-cap opportunities the Manager believes may deliver the best risk-adjusted returns. The Fund invests in ex-ASX100 listed companies and may also take limited positions in pre-IPO opportunities, using a proprietary research library of over 3,000 research pieces, digital systems and an internal investment process to assist in generating above index returns over time.
Key Terms
| Status: | Open | Inception Date: | Oct 2023 |
| Strategy: | Equity Long | Style: | Growth |
| Geography: | Australia | Domicile: | Australia |
| Investors: | Wholesale | Min. Investment: | AU$ 50,000 |
| Distributions: | Annually | Applications: | Monthly |
| Fund Size: | AU$ 30m | Management Fee: | 1.54% |
| Manager FUM: | AU$ 120m | Performance Fee: | 20.50% |
Key Statistics
| Fund | Index* | Fund | Index* | ||
| Aug 2026: | 6.45% | 5.18% | Sharpe1: | 0.68 | 0.58 |
| 1 Year: | -15.67% | -1.23% | Sortino1: | 1.00 | 0.76 |
| 3 Years2: | N/A | N/A | Best Month1: | 10.90% | 8.41% |
| 5 Years2: | N/A | N/A | Worst Month1: | -9.06% | -10.96% |
| Inception1,2: | 15.31% | 11.63% | Volatility1,2: | 17.37% | 13.81% |
| Up-Capture1: | 47% | N/A | Down-Capture1: | 1% | N/A |