CC Sage Capital Absolute Return Fund
An Australian equity market neutral or absolute return long short strategy where short positions and long positions offset each other, giving investors exposure to Sage Capital’s stock selection skills while aiming to eliminate exposure to the underlying equity market.
The Fund aims to achieve positive returns in excess of the RBA Cash Rate, after fees and expenses, over the long term by taking both long and short positions in selected Australian shares. The Fund will typically hold between 100-120 positions.
| APIR Code |
CHN5843AU |
| Investment Objective* |
The Fund aims to achieve positive returns in excess of the Fund Benchmark, after fees and expenses, over the long term by taking both long positions and short positions in selected Australian shares. |
| Fund Benchmark |
RBA Cash Rate |
| Investment Strategy |
The Fund uniquely blends fundamental and quantitative strategies to develop opportunities to generate return. This strategy generates concentrated and uncorrelated returns from fundamental investing, improving on returns derived from the breadth of the quantitative process. |
| Investment Guidelines# |
| Asset Class |
Range |
| Australian equities (long) |
0% – 200% |
| Australian equities (short) |
0% – 200% |
| Australian equities (net) |
-15% – 15% |
|
| Minimum Initial Investment |
$100,000^ |
| Pricing |
Priced daily |
| Distribution* |
Semi-annually at 31 December and 30 June – reinvested as additional Units in the Fund or credited to your nominated financial institution account. |
| Borrowings* |
The Fund will borrow stock to enable short positions as part of the investment strategy. The Fund will not borrow cash. |
* An investment in the Fund is subject to risk. Neither return nor distributions are able to be guaranteed. You should consider the risks of the Fund, including those in the PDS, before investing.
# Due to movements in the market or similar events, the guidelines set out above may not be adhered to from time to time. In these circumstances, Sage Capital will seek to bring the Fund’s investments back within the guidelines within a reasonable period of time.
^ Or less at the discretion of the Responsible Entity.
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