Paradice Australian Equities Fund is an Managed Funds investment product that is benchmarked against ASX Index 200 Index and sits inside the Domestic Equity - Large Cap Neutral 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 Paradice Australian Equities Fund has Assets Under Management of 44.00 M with a management fee of 0.75%, a performance fee of 0.00% and a buy/sell spread fee of 0.4%.
The portfolio performance was near flat over the quarter. The top relative contributors to performance for the quarter are as follows:
Galaxy Resources (GXY)
Overweight Galaxy rose on a merger with Orocobre that will create a global top five lithium producer.
Uniti Group (UWL)
Overweight Uniti outperformed as broadacre housing approvals rose, accelerating demand for their fibre assets.
ALS (ALQ)
Overweight ALS reported their full year results that showed positive operating trends, particularly in the geochemistry division which is seeing strong demand from rising commodity prices.
The top relative detractors from performance for the quarter are as follows:
Incitec Pivot (IPL)
Overweight Incitec underperformed following news that their US ammonia plant was not working properly. The outages mean they risk missing out on harnessing the benefits of the current high ammonia prices.
Santos (STO)
Overweight Santos outperformed peers, but the Energy sector underperformed despite a rising oil price as investors increased their focus on carbon emissions and forced asset divestitures in the sector.
Aristocrat Leisure (ALL)
Underweight (not held) Aristocrat announced their half year report that revealed a strong recovery in land-based gaming in the US, while their digital business continued to perform well.
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