Pengana Emerging Companies Fund pays 15% distribution to investors, continues to deliver on promise to actively manage capacity
Wednesday, 11 July 2018: Pengana Capital Group Limited (ASX: PCG) is pleased to announce a 15% distribution for the 6 month period to 30 June, 2018 for investors in the Pengana Emerging Companies Fund (‘the Fund). The distribution will be paid on 13 July 2018.
This payment to investors will comprise approximately 10% income distribution, and an additional 5% return of capital. Together with the 3% distribution paid in the 6 months to December 2017, the total distribution for the year will approximate 18%, in comparison to the total return of the fund for the 12 month period of 20%.
A core principle of the Fund through its nearly 14 year history has been the need to limit the Fund size to help maintain a nimble investment approach and deliver performance for existing investors. This is the priority over raising funds under management. The Fund has been closed to new direct investors for approximately 4 years and only accepts applications from existing investors in the Fund.
Steve Black, Co-Fund Manager said, “Managing the capacity of the Fund is critical to ensure that we are able to deliver to our investment objective for investors in the Fund. We take pride in being in the position to pay this distribution to our co-investors, returning most of the year’s performance to investors in the form of this distribution.”
Damian Crowley, Director of Distribution added “Along with the long track record, and approach to gaining exposure to Australian small cap equities, the capacity constraint of this Fund is an attractive consideration for our clients. It’s a true illustration of alignment of the fund managers and Pengana as a business with investors in the Fund”.
The Pengana Emerging Companies Fund provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian small industrial companies selected after undertaking a very active company visitation program.
The Fund has delivered 14.23% p.a. since inception, outperforming S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 9%p.a. For an investor with $10,000 invested in the Fund at inception, this translates to $61,554 as at 30 June 2018, assuming reinvestment of distributions.
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About Pengana Capital Group
Pengana Capital Group is a funds management group specialising in listed equities, managing eleven active strategies focused on Global, Asia Pacific and Australian markets.
At Pengana we believe that alignment of interest between a fund manager and its investors is crucial. Our business and our funds are structured and managed within this framework.
Headquartered in Sydney, Pengana was founded in 2003 and also has operations in Melbourne, Brisbane and Singapore. We are a listed entity that has large ownership by directors and staff.
Pengana Capital Limited (ABN30 103 800 568, Australian financial services license number 226566) is the issuer of units in the Pengana Emerging Companies Fund (the “Fund”). A product disclosure statement for the Fund is available and can be obtained from www.pengana.com.au. A person should obtain a copy of the product disclosure statement and should consider the product disclosure statement carefully before deciding whether to acquire, or to continue to hold, or making any other decision in respect of, the units in the Fund.
Net performance figures are shown after all fees and expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance, the value of investments can go up and down.