OC Funds Management

Dynamic Fund

Fund Description

The OC Dynamic Equity Fund is a long only benchmark unaware fund with a target investment universe of smaller ASX listed industrial companies (predominantly outside the S&P/ASX 100 index).

 

Investment Objective

The objective of the Fund is to provide investors with strong long-term returns through investment in high quality small to medium sized industrial companies with sustainable business models and attractive investment fundamentals.

 

The Fund combines the Core Fundamental investment strategy of the OC Premium Equity Fund with the objective of adding further value through investing in select Emerging Leaders and event driven Alpha Plus positions. Our philosophy

 

Performance history

The Fund has a strong track record since it started in December 2000.  View performance.

 

Brochures and forms

 

 

Fund Characteristics

Asset Target Fund Weighting Number of Investments Maximum Stock Weighting
Australian Equities –
Core Fundamental
65% – 100% 25 – 40 8%
Australian Equities –
Emerging Leaders
0% -10% 0 – 5 4%
Australian Equities –
Alpha Plus
0% -10% 0 – 5 4%
Cash 0% – 20% - -

 

Key Features

  • A combination of the Core Fundamental strategy from the OC Premium Fund with up to 10% each of our Emerging Leaders and Alpha Plus strategies.
  • Focus on domestically based businesses with high quality management and understandable business models.
  • Access to five highly experienced investment professionals focused on generating excess returns.
  • A unique portfolio that does not invest in companies that have complex technologies (i.e. biotechnology), commodity based businesses, unproven business models, companies with major offshore operations or inaccessible management.
  • A proven bottom up approach to active investment management using OC’s established investment skills, coupled with select catalyst driven situations from our Alpha Plus strategy to deliver excess risk adjusted investment returns.
  • An intensive company visitation program with industry analysis and strong industry contacts to provide an ‘informational edge’.
  • Proprietary investment information system built up over 10 years to organise and harness the information gathered by the team.
  • Flexible cash weightings of up to 20% which is a residual of the implementation of bottom up stock analysis, adjusted for liquidity requirements.
  • Strong alignment of interests with clients. The managers are owners of the business and investors in the funds, providing strong investment performance incentive. Additionally, all performance fees are invested in the funds for a minimum of 12 months.
  • A cap on size of funds under management to avoid compromising investment performance by lack of transactional flexibility.

 

Management Expense Ratio 1.72%.
Performance fee 20.5%
Performance hurdle 15% p. a.
High-water mark Yes
Buy/sell spread 0.30%
Minimum Application $20,000
Redemptions Payable Usually within 7 days
Distributions Yearly (30 June)
Entry fee Nil
Exit fee Nil
Savings plan Available
Distribution Reinvestment Plan Available
APIR Code OPS0001AU
ISIN Code AU60OPS00016

 

For more information download the OC Dynamic Equity Fund Fact Sheet