OC Funds Management

Premium Fund

Fund Description

The OC Premium 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. 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 MaximNumber of Investments Maximum Stock Weighting
Australian Equities –
Core Fundamental
80% – 100% 25 – 40 8%
Cash 0% – 20% - -

 

Key Features

  • Core Fundamental strategy, 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 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 Half Yearly (31 December and 30 June)
Entry fee Nil
Exit fee Nil
Savings plan Available
Distribution Reinvestment Plan Available
APIR Code OPS0002AU
ISIN Code AU60OPS00024

 

For more information download the OC Premium Equity Fund fact sheet