Dalton Street Capital Absolute Return Fund
About this Fund
Fund Detail
PDS | https://daltonstreetcapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dalton_Street_Capital_Absolute_Return_Fund_FINAL_app.pdf |
FUND MANAGER | Dalton Street Capital |
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APIR | ETL0469AU |
ASSET CLASS | ALTERNATIVES |
INVESTMENT STYLE | The portfolio will hold an underlying portfolio of Pan Asian stocks hedged into Australian Dollars. |
INVESTMENT PROFILE | To deliver absolute returns with low correlation to traditional asset classes over rolling three year periods. |
CURRENCY MANAGEMENT | Hedged |
INCEPTION DATE | 12-04-2017 |
BENCHMARK | Zero return plus RBA cash rate plus investment management fee of 1.5% p.a. |
FUND SIZE | Zero return plus RBA cash rate plus investment management fee of 1.5% p.a. |
DISTRIBUTION FREQUENCY | Half-yearly |
NO. OF HOLDINGS | 25-50 |
FEES | 1.5% p.a. (inclusive of GST and net of RITC) |
STRUCTURE |
Benefits
Benefits | The Fund invests across equity and equity derivatives markets with particular emphasis on the Asia Pacific region. We believe the following:
The Investment Manager's strategy employs a diverse array of proprietary investment techniques to capture these effects. Investor SuitabilityDesigned for investors seeking absolute returns uncorrelated to all major asset classes. |
RISK LEVEL | |
INVESTOR SUITABILITY |
Risks
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Key Features
The investment strategy is based on mathematically established principles of behavioural finance and rigorous logic that aims to provide positive returns through all market cycles. The portfolio will hold an underlying portfolio of Pan Asian stocks hedged into Australian Dollars. Leveraged long and short positions are achieved through derivative positions over the developed APAC equity indices on an intra-day basis. It is anticipated that the Net Asset Value ("NAV) of the Fund's exposure is limited between 0-300%. It is the intention of the strategy that the Fund carries no leverage outside of the trading hours of the markets it invests in. Given the nature of the investment strategy it is likely that a large percentage of semi-annual distributions will be income. |
Mandate
The investment strategy is based on mathematically established principles of behavioural finance and rigorous logic that aims to provide positive returns through all market cycles. The Fund provides investors with long-term asset growth through the investment in an underlying physical portfolio of stocks across the Australasian equity markets, hedged into Australian Dollars, enhanced with short-term trading profits. The primary quantitative factors feeding into Dalton Street's algorithm are the rates of change in the volatility and liquidity of the US and developed APAC markets. These factors remain persistent over time due to the subordinate relationship that the developed APAC markets have to the US markets. Dalton Street does not envisage the investment strategy changing. If it does the Sub-Investment Manager will provide one months' notice to investors. The Fund employs strategic and tactical investment strategies that are proprietary. These strategies are wholly quantitative. Investment Restrictions Investment UniverseThe Fund may invest in:
Diversification of underlying investment holdingsThe Fund invests in a range of geographically diverse markets based on sophisticated quantitative and robust risk management techniques. It is designed to identify investment opportunities across exchanges and deliver strong performance in all market conditions. Asset Allocation (% as a proportion of the NAV of the fund)
LeverageThe Fund will use leverage every trading day as part of the core strategy within the allowable limits. The anticipated leverage is 200% of gross NAV and the maximum allowable leverage is 300% of gross NAV. Dalton Street will leverage the portfolio on an intra-day (only) basis through the purchase or sale of index futures contracts. All leverage is then completely removed overnight to prevent excess gap' risk. DerivativesExchange traded derivatives, limited to futures on the exchanges including Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea. Forward Foreign Exchange contracts. Short SellingThe Fund does not intend, and is unlikely, to engage in short selling of equities. |