CFS W Strategic Cash (FSF0075AU) Report & Performance

What is the CFS W Strategic Cash fund?

The First Sentier Strategic Cash Fund provides a regular income stream from investments in money market securities, with a low risk of capital loss. The Fund’s strategy is to invest in high quality money market securities, with predominantly short maturities, to achieve a very stable income stream.

  • The Fund invests in assets that offer value-for-risk by taking into account economic analysis and market trends.
  • Derivatives may be used for risk management.
  • The objective is to provide a regular income stream from investments in money market securities with a very low risk of capital loss. The Fund aims to outperform the returns of Australian money markets over rolling three year periods as measured by the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index before fees and taxes.

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CFS W Strategic Cash Fund Commentary September 30, 2023

The Fund appreciated by 1.29% in the September quarter, a return that was 21 bps ahead of the bank bill benchmark. This extended the Fund’s favourable recent performance track record; three quarters of the way through the calendar year, returns are more than 60 bps ahead of the benchmark.

Higher official interest rates have lifted prospective returns from short term investments including Term Deposits and Negotiable Certificates of Deposit. The Fund’s allocation to residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) also assisted performance during the quarter. Trading margins in this part of the market have narrowed, in turn increasing capital values.

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Fund Name Last Month
? Returns after fees in the most recent (last) month).
3 Months Return
? Returns after fees in the most recent 3 months.
1 Year Return
? Trailing 12 month returns.
3 Years Average Return
? Average Annual returns from the last 3 years.
Since Inc. Average Return
? Average (annualised) returns since inception
1 Year Std. Dev. (Annual)
? The standard deviation (or annual volatility) of the last 12 months.
3 Years Std. Dev. (Annual)
? The average standard deviation (or annual volatility) from the last 3 years.
Since Inc. Std. Dev. (Annual)
? The average standard deviation (or annual volatility) since the fund inception.
1 Year Max Drawdown
? The maximum drawdown in the last 12 months - a drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific period for an investment, trading account, or fund.
3 Year Max Drawdown
? The maximum drawdown in the last 36 months - a drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific period for an investment, trading account, or fund.
Since Inc. Max Drawdown
? The maximum drawdown since inception - a drawdown is a peak-to-trough decline during a specific period for an investment, trading account, or fund.
CFS W Strategic Cash0.38%1.19%4.76%3.04%3.56%0.08%0.59%0.6%0%-0.2%-0.21%

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What is CFS W Strategic Cash

CFS W Strategic Cash is an Managed Funds investment product that is benchmarked against RBA Cash Rate Target Index and sits inside the Cash - Australian Cash Index. Think of a benchmark as a standard where investment performance can be measured. Typically, market indices like the ASX200 and market-segment stock indexes are used for this purpose. The CFS W Strategic Cash has Assets Under Management of 853.32 M with a management fee of 0.41%, a performance fee of 0.00% and a buy/sell spread fee of 0%.

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Historical Performance Commentary

Performance Commentary - June 30, 2023

Higher official interest rates and bank bill yields heled the Fund to appreciate by 1.09% in the June quarter. This return was 0.19% ahead of the bank bill benchmark.

This rounded off a favourable 12 months of performance in the FY23 year as a whole. Returns were 0.71% ahead of the benchmark over the year, an outperformance that was even better than the long-term average. Active management of the portfolio during a volatile period helped preserve capital and generate pleasing returns for unit holders.

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