Australian Equities Bear Hedge Fund
- Australian shares
Aims to provide short exposure to the Australian sharemarket
Overview
Fund objective
BEAR seeks to generate returns that are negatively correlated to the returns of the Australian sharemarket. The Fund expects to generate a positive return when the S&P/ASX Accumulation 200 Index falls on a given day (and a negative return when the index rises on a given day).
Fund strategy
A 1% fall in the Australian sharemarket on a given day can generally be expected to deliver a 0.9% to 1.1% increase in the value of the Fund (and a corresponding decrease in the value of the Fund if the Australian sharemarket rises).
The Fund’s portfolio exposure is actively monitored and adjusted to stay within a -0.9x to -1.10x range on any given day. The Fund’s returns will not necessarily be in the range -0.9x to -1.10x over periods longer than a day, due to the effects of rebalancing to maintain the Fund’s daily target short exposure range and compounding of investment returns over time. The Fund’s returns over periods longer than one day may differ in amount and possibly direction from the daily target return range. This effect on returns over time can be expected to be more pronounced the more volatile the Australian sharemarket and the longer an investor’s holding period.
Investors should actively monitor their investment as frequently as daily to ensure it continues to meet their investment objectives.
The Fund uses futures to obtain its exposure rather than the underlying shares. As the futures market closes at a later time to the share market, at times the Fund’s performance for a given day may differ from that indicated by the share market.
The Fund is very high risk in nature. The Fund’s strategy of seeking returns that are negatively correlated to market returns is the opposite of most managed funds. The Fund is actively managed and does not track a published benchmark.
Benefits of BEAR
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Hedge your portfolio
Seek to protect your portfolio from market declines, without having to sell your shares and crystallise capital gains.
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Seek to profit from declining markets
BEAR gives you the opportunity to profit from a fall in the Australian sharemarket on a given day (but you can expect to make a loss if the Australian sharemarket rises).
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Convenience
Investing in BEAR avoids the costs and complications of futures, CFDs and short selling. Investors are not exposed to margin calls.
How to invest
- You can buy or sell units just like you’d buy or sell any share on the ASX.
- Fund requires no minimum investment.
Key facts
Pricing information
| Current price | |
|---|---|
| Last trade* | |
| % Change (prev day) | |
| Bid (delayed) | |
| Offer (delayed) | |
| iNAV (live)** | |
* Data is delayed by at least 20 minutes.
** As at 20 April 2022 04:29:59 PM. The iNAV is calculated by Solactive AG.
| NAV | |
|---|---|
| NAV/Unit* | $8.69 |
* As at 30 November 2023
Profile
| Net assets* ($A) | $46,865,611 |
|---|---|
| Units outstanding* (#) | 5,395,830 |
| Management fee and cost** (p.a.) | 1.48% |
| Distribution frequency | Annual |
| Distribution reinvestment plan (DRP) | Available |
| Issuer | Betashares Capital Ltd |
| Registry | Link Market Services |
* As at 30 November 2023
**Certain additional costs apply. Please refer to PDS.Trading information
| ASX code | BEAR |
|---|---|
| Bloomberg code | BEAR AU |
| IRESS code | BEAR.AXW |
| Trading hours | 10.00-16.00 (AEST) |
| iNAV IRESS code | BEARINAV.ETF |
Index information
| Index | N/A |
|---|---|
| Index provider | N/A |
| Index ticker | N/A |
| Bloomberg index ticker | N/A |
Portfolio composition
| Name | % |
|---|---|
| 1 Cash & Cash Equivalents* | 100% |
* May comprise cash, ASX-quoted cash trusts and cash on margin accounts.
Short exposure
| Range* (%) | -90% to -110% |
|---|---|
| Current portfolio exposure ** (%) | -99.1% |
* Represents the Fund's approximate exposure, for the above date, to movements in the S&P/ASX 200 Acc Index, as measured by the futures contracts held in the Fund. For example, if the Fund's portfolio exposure is -105%, and the S&P/ASX 200 Acc index goes down 1% that day, the Fund would be expected to go up approximately 1.05% that day, before fees and expenses. The Fund is actively managed and the portfolio exposure will change on a daily basis, affecting returns over time.
Holdings & allocation
Sector allocation
| Short Australian Equities ~100.0% | 100.0% |
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* As of 31 October 2023
Performance
Fund returns after fees (%)
| Fund | S&P/ASX 200 Accum. Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 4.44% | -3.78% |
| 3 months | 9.65% | -7.19% |
| 6 months | 9.08% | -5.30% |
| 1 year | 1.86% | 2.95% |
| 3 year p.a. | -8.23% | 8.88% |
| 5 year p.a. | -8.42% | 7.18% |
| 10 year p.a. | -6.47% | 6.60% |
| Since inception (p.a.) | -8.05% | 8.89% |
| Inception date | 6-Jul-12 | - |
* As at 31 October 2023.
Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Returns are calculated in Australian dollars using net asset value per unit at the start and end of the specified period and do not reflect brokerage or the bid ask spread that investors incur when buying and selling units on the ASX. Returns are after fund management costs, assume reinvestment of any distributions and do not take into account tax paid as an investor in the Fund. Returns for periods longer than one year are annualised. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown.
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Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Please refer to "Fund returns after fees" for additional information regarding performance/return information.
Distributions
Yield information
| Distribution frequency | Annual |
|---|---|
| 12 mth distribution yield* | - |
*As at 31 October 2023. Yield is calculated by summing the prior 12-month per unit distributions divided by the closing NAV per unit at the end of the relevant period. Yield will vary and may be lower at time of investment. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
Recent distributions
| Ex Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Distribution Unit ($) | Annual Distribution Return (%) (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Jul-23 | 4-Jul-23 | 18-Jul-23 | - | 0.00% |
| 1-Jul-22 | 4-Jul-22 | 18-Jul-22 | $0.131621 | 1.41% |
| 1-Jul-16 | 4-Jul-16 | 18-Jul-16 | $0.168571 | 0.97% |
1 This is the annual distribution return to the end of the relevant distribution date. The distribution return reflects the contribution to total investment return made by the Fund's distributions. Distribution return is calculated as the total return less the growth return. Total return is calculated as the percentage change in a continuing investor's interest in the Fund assuming reinvestment of all distributions back into the Fund (and no other application or withdrawal), net of ongoing fees. Growth return is the Fund's return excluding distributions, net of ongoing fees. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.