Multi Asset Strategy USD Cautious

September 2024

Fact Sheet

Investment Objective

Achieve a gross-of-fee total return of at least 2% above the currency CPI rate over rolling periods of 3 years or more within the cautious risk profile

Investment Approach

The Portfolio is underpinned by a strategic asset allocation with periodic tactical shifts. The investment process combines quantitative asset allocation techniques using an optimisation algorithm with a tactical asset allocation overlay in determining its preferred asset class exposure and potential thematic tilts. A bottom-up fundamental analysis process identifies the underlying instruments that will give exposure to the various asset classes.

Asset Class Allocation

Sector Allocation

Regional Allocation

Portfolio Information

Portfolio Manager:	Sasfin Securities
Launch Date:	30/04/2009
Currency:	USD
Regulation 28:	No
Management Fee:	Sliding Scale
Return Objective:	US CPI+2.0%
Fund Benchmark:	USD Cautious Composite

Investment Growth

Returns

	1 Month	3 Months	YTD	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	Inception
MAS USD Cautious	1.1%	4.0%	6.6%	12.5%	1.5%	3.6%	7.1%
US CPI +2%	0.3%	1.0%	3.4%	4.4%	6.7%	6.2%	4.6%
USD Cautious Composite	2.1%	6.3%	18.2%	30.9%	8.7%	11.5%	10.5%

Note: Performance reflects simulated returns to Jan 2015. All performance shown net of underlying instruments fees & gross of management fees.

Risk Profile

Risk
	Low	Low-Mod	Mod	Mod-High	High
Term
	1-3 years	3+ years	3-5 years	5+ years	7+ years

Where the asset allocation contained in this fact sheet reflects offshore and equity exposure, the portfolio is exposed to currency and equity risks.
The portfolio is exposed to default and interest rate risks.
Therefore, it is suitable for medium-term investment horizons.
The expected potential long-term investment returns are lower but less volatile over the medium to long term than higher risk portfolios.

Risk-Reward

Drawdown

Monthly Returns

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2024	-0.4	0.4	1.6	-1.0	1.6	0.2	1.8	1.1	1.1				6.6
2023	2.8	-1.5	1.4	0.9	-1.6	1.9	1.5	-1.1	-1.8	-0.9	3.8	2.6	8.1
2022	-2.5	-1.6	-0.1	-3.7	0.6	-4.5	3.6	-2.8	-5.4	1.9	4.3	-0.6	-10.9
2021	0.1	-0.2	1.3	1.9	1.2	-0.4	1.6	0.5	-1.9	1.3	-1.2	1.9	6.0
2020	0.2	-5.4	-8.3	6.5	2.5	1.0	4.0	2.4	-1.0	-0.7	2.6	1.7	4.8
2019	4.7	1.8	1.3	1.5	-2.3	3.5	0.3	-0.1	1.2	1.7	1.0	2.2	17.9
2018	2.3	-2.8	-0.4	0.3	1.3	-0.2	1.5	0.6	0.3	-3.8	1.3	-2.8	-2.7
2017	1.4	2.2	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.6	1.6	0.4	1.1	0.5	1.1	1.3	13.9
2016	-4.3	-0.1	5.7	0.6	-0.2	1.1	2.8	0.0	0.4	-2.0	-1.3	1.1	3.4
2015	0.4	2.9	-0.7	2.5	-0.5	-1.7	1.0	-4.0	-2.5	5.6	-0.9	-0.8	1.0
2014	-1.4	3.9	-0.2	1.2	1.7	2.0	-1.1	1.0	-2.6	0.1	1.3	-0.2	5.5
2013	3.0	-0.3	1.4	2.7	-0.6	-4.0	3.8	-1.0	4.2	3.3	0.2	0.6	13.7
2012	4.0	3.0	0.0	-0.6	-5.3	3.1	2.3	1.3	2.3	-0.2	0.7	1.1	12.1
2011	0.7	2.4	0.3	4.2	-0.4	-2.7	0.5	-4.3	-6.1	7.1	-4.4	0.3	-3.2
2010	-1.7	-0.9	3.7	1.1	-7.9	0.7	4.8	-0.3	5.3	4.4	-3.0	4.9	10.8
2009					9.5	1.1	4.1	5.9	3.1	0.9	0.4	0.8	28.4

Risk Measures

	MAS USD Cautious	USD Cautious Composite
Std. Deviation	9.0%	10.2%
Sharpe Ratio	0.3	0.6
Sortino Ratio	1.2	1.6
Max Drawdown (Monthly)	-15.6%	-21.8%
Best Month	9.5%	8.8%
Worst Month	-8.3%	-9.7%
Gain/Loss Ratio	1.9	2.2
Value at Risk	-4.3	-4.4

Note: All risk measures shown are annualized.

Information & Disclosures

Alpha - Excess return over benchmark.
Beta - Systematic measure of sensitivity risk with respect to a given benchmark.
Max Drawdown - Measures largest peak-to-trough decline before a 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.
USD Cautious Composite Benchmark - 40% S&P500 Index, 50% BbgBarc US agg Bond Index, 5% NAREIT Equity REIT Index and 5% Bloomberg Commodity Index.
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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