Multi Asset Strategy ZAR Growth

October 2024
Fact Sheet
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Investment Objective

Achieve a gross-of-fee total return of at least 5.0% above the currency CPI rate over rolling periods of 5 years or more within an assertive risk profile.

Investment Approach

The Portfolio is directed to achieve capital appreciation over the long-term using a combination of active and passive strategies, investing in a diversified range of traditional, alternative and real assets globally. The Portfolio is underpinned by a strategic asset allocation with periodic tactical shifts. The portfolio has an assertive risk profile, which is obtained by adjusting the asset allocation through our quantitative process.

Asset Class Allocation

Sector Allocation

Monthly Returns

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
2024 -0.9 0.9 2.0 1.3 0.6 2.5 2.8 0.6 2.6 -0.5 12.3
2023 4.6 -0.4 -1.2 1.9 -3.1 2.9 2.0 -1.5 -2.8 -2.1 7.6 2.6 10.2
2022 -2.1 -0.7 -2.4 0.2 -0.7 -3.1 3.0 0.1 -3.3 3.3 4.5 -1.3 -3.0
2021 1.0 0.7 -0.1 -0.7 2.8 1.8 2.5 8.2

Portfolio Information

Portfolio Manager:Sasfin Securities
Launch Date:11/06/2021
Currency:ZAR
Regulation 28:Yes
Management Fee:Sliding Scale
Return Objective:SA CPI +5.00%
Fund Benchmark:SA Multi Asset High Equity

Investment Growth

Returns

1 Month 3 Months YTD 1 Year 3 Years Inception
MAS ZAR Growth -0.5% 2.7% 12.3% 23.9% 7.8% 7.9%
SA CPI+5% 0.5% 1.9% 7.3% 9.0% 10.8% 10.8%
SA Multi Asset High Equity 2.3% 0.7% 6.6% 8.5% - 9.0%

Risk Profile

Risk          
  Low Low-Mod Mod Mod-High High
Term          
  1-3 years 3+ years 3-5 years 5+ years 7+ years
  • This portfolio has a balanced exposure to various asset classes. It has more equity exposure than a low risk portfolio but less than a high-risk portfolio. In turn the expected volatility is higher than a low risk portfolio, but less than a high-risk portfolio.
  • Where the asset allocation contained in this fact sheet reflects offshore exposure, the portfolio is exposed to currency risks.
  • The portfolio is exposed to equity as well as default and interest rate risks.
  • The portfolio is suitable for medium-term investment horizons.
  • The probability of losses is higher than that of a low-risk portfolio, but less than a high-risk portfolio and moderate long-term investment returns are expected.

Risk-Reward

Drawdown

Risk Measures

MAS ZAR GrowthSA Multi Asset High Equity
Std. Deviation 8.2% 8.4%
Max Drawdown (Monthly) -9.0% -6.6%
Best Month 7.6% 5.9%
Worst Month -3.3% -4.5%
Gain/Loss Ratio 2.0 2.2
Value at Risk -3.1 -3.1

Note: All risk measures shown are annualized.

Information & Disclosures

Alpha - Excess return over benchmark.
Beta - Sytematic measure of sensitivity risk with respect to a given benchmark.
Max Drawdown - Measures largest peak-to-trough decline before new peak is achieved.  
Standard deviation - A statistical measurement of dispersion about an average. The higher the standard deviation, the wider the range, implyng greater volatility.
Sharpe Ratio - Calculated by dividing a fund's excess returns over the risk-free rate by its standard deviation. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better the fund's historical risk-adjusted performance.
Sortino Ratio - A variation of the Sharpe ratio. Differentiates harmful volatility by using downside deviation, measuring the return to volatility caused by negative returns.
Value at Risk (VaR) - is a statistical measure of the risk of loss for investments. The potential loss in value of a traded portfolio over a defined period of time for a given confidence level. 
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