SOUTH AFRICAN HEDGE SURVEY
Return Statistics Returns MARKET RETURNS 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd FTSE/JSE All Share Index 1.6% 6.2% 12.0% 21.8% 18.7% 20.2% 8.8% All Bond Index 1.2% 3.3% 3.5% 2.8% 8.4% 9.2% 2.4% STeFI (Cash) 0.5% 1.4% 2.7% 5.3% 5.4% 6.1% 2.3% Hedge Indices Start Date 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd Hedge Index Jun-01 1.6% 3.3% 6.7% 13.0% 12.6% 12.0% 4.8% Long Short Index Feb-02 2.0% 4.8% 8.9% 16.4% 16.3% 15.6% 6.1% Market Neutral Index Oct-02 2.2% 2.2% 6.0% 13.4% 9.7% 8.9% 4.4% Fixed Income Index Aug-01 0.9% 4.1% 6.1% 6.3% 9.3% 12.6% 5.7% Multi Strategy Index Oct-03 1.2% 2.3% 6.0% 16.9% 16.0% 14.7% 3.9% Total Summary 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd Total 1.6% 3.4% 6.7% 13.5% 14.1% 14.0% 4.8% Best 10.8% 9.8% 21.7% 57.0% 37.1% 27.3% 17.2% Worst -1.4% -5.0% -10.0% -16.0% 2.4% 4.9% -9.7% Risk Statistics % Pos Months Best Month Worst Month Drawdown Standard Deviation Sortino Ratio Omega Ratio Sharp Ratio MARKET RETURNS FTSE/JSE All Share Index 66.7% 9.4% -5.7% -7.7% 11.2% 11.6% 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.1 1.5 1.1 All Bond Index 75.0% 4.1% -4.6% -7.9% 6.9% 6.8% -0.5 0.7 0.8 1.4-0.4 0.4 STeFI (Cash) 100.0% 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 HEDGE INDICES Hedge Index 91.7% 2.4% -0.8% -0.8% 3.4% 2.6% 4.9 7.2 4.0 6.8 2.2 2.8 Long Short Index 80.6% 3.5% -2.1% -2.1% 5.5% 4.8% 3.9 5.2 3.4 4.4 2.0 2.3 Market Neutral Index 86.1% 2.2% -0.6% -0.6% 2.7% 2.5% 12.8 3.9 8.4 3.3 3.0 1.7 Fixed Income Index 88.9% 2.3% -2.5% -4.0% 4.2% 3.2% 0.3 1.8 1.2 2.5 0.2 1.2 Multi Strategy Index 91.7% 3.5% -1.1% -1.1% 4.4% 4.0% 6.9 8.4 6.0 7.2 2.6 2.6 TOTAL SUMMARY Total 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.9% 0.0% 10.6 0.0 9.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 Best 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 351.4 0.0 285.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 Worst 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 22.6% 0.0% -2.2 0.0 0.2 0.0-2.3 0.0 Hedge fund survey commentary Entry: NXN Capital enters into the survey. The fund is a long short equity trading fund managed by Nicholas Brett (formerly from Global Credit Ratings) and Nicolas Spetsiotis (formerly from Rosenberg). The fund can assume a maximum of 3x gearing and +150% to -50% net exposure. Category move: Aylett long short equity I has moved from the small funds category to the long short category. 1
returns ASSET MANAGER NAME START DATE STATUS MAX LEVERAGE SIZE (R M) Structure RETURNS 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd LONG-SHORT EQUITY Return Return Return Return Return Return Return Alpha Macro Managers The Absolute Alpha Nov-03 Open 1.5X 40 Pooled -0.5% 20 3.2% 17 9.6% 12 12.5% 15 10.2% 15 10.3% 12 6.2% 12 Aylett & Co Managers Aylett Hedge I Jun-08 Open 3X 14 Pooled 0.4% 16 1.6% 18 4.2% 17 3.6% 18 6.6% 16 9.0% 13 2.9% 18 Bacci Trading Bacci Applause Growth Dec-03 Open 1.5X 12 Pooled 1.4% 13 5.6% 8 5.5% 15 13.1% 14 16.9% 8 14.3% 9 3.9% 14 BlueAlpha Protected Equity Dec-10 Open 6X 70 Pooled -0.3% 18 4.0% 14 5.8% 14 14.3% 12 14.6% 11 3.0% 17 Capricorn Managers (Pty) Ltd Capricorn Performer fund Aug-12 Open 4.5X 277 Pooled 6.6% 1 7.7% 3 13.1% 3 26.3% 2 7.8% 9 Catalyst Manager Variable Bias Equity Long Short Feb-06 Open 7X 93 Pooled 2.3% 9 5.3% 10 10.7% 9 13.4% 13 21.4% 5 21.2% 5 9.2% 5 Coronation Managers Presidio Oct-05 Closed 3X 3 Combined 4.1% 3 7.8% 2 11.5% 8 20.3% 8 25.1% 2 25.0% 1 9.1% 6 Fairtree Capital Assegai Long Short Equity Jul-11 Open 3.5X 381 Combined 2.1% 11 6.8% 6 13.3% 2 20.3% 9 11.8% 2 Florin Capital Management Impact Mar-08 Open 2X 10 Pooled -0.4% 19 7.0% 5 13.0% 4 22.4% 5 13.4% 12 16.1% 8 9.4% 4 Laurium Capital Laurium Aggressive Long Short Jan-13 Open 4.5X 204 Pooled 2.8% 6 7.1% 4 19.5% 1 43.9% 1 14.2% 1 Laurium Capital Laurium Long Short Aug-08 Open 3X 1,500 Combined 2.2% 10 4.9% 11 11.5% 7 21.8% 6 16.2% 9 17.1% 6 7.9% 8 M1 Capital SA Long Short Equity Mar-10 Open 3X 14 Segregated 3.1% 5-0.9% 19 1.9% 18-3.0% 19 10.5% 14-4.9% 20 Nitrogen Managers Nitrogen Hedge Aug-06 Open 2.5X 682 Combined 2.4% 8 3.7% 15 4.8% 16 11.2% 16 15.4% 10 13.4% 10 4.0% 13 Peregrine Capital High Growth en Commandite Partnership Feb-04 Open 5X 1,097 Combined 3.3% 4 8.1% 1 12.0% 6 24.2% 3 28.2% 1 24.5% 3 8.8% 7 Peregrine Capital Performance Jun-03 Open 5X 1,850 Combined 2.7% 7 6.7% 7 9.7% 11 18.1% 10 18.8% 6 17.0% 7 7.0% 11 Rock Capital Management Rock Capital Top 20 Jul-08 Open 1X 34 Pooled 0.1% 17 3.6% 16 1.8% 19 7.6% 17 22.0% 4 24.9% 2 3.5% 15 Salient Quants SA Hedge Aug-06 Open 3X 48 Combined 1.6% 12-1.8% 20-0.8% 20-4.8% 20 12.4% 13 11.9% 11-2.6% 19 Steyn Capital Management Long/Short Equity May-09 Closed 2X 680 Combined 1.2% 14 4.7% 13 9.8% 10 23.3% 4 18.2% 7 23.3% 4 7.1% 10 Steyn Capital Management Steyn Capital SA Large Cap en Commandite Partnership May-13 Open 2X 265 Pooled 1.2% 15 4.8% 12 7.3% 13 21.1% 7 3.5% 16 Tower Capital Management Tower Aug-09 Open 2X 1,170 Combined 4.3% 2 5.3% 9 12.3% 5 17.0% 11 23.2% 3 10.3% 3 Average/Total 8 444 2.0% 20 4.8% 20 8.8% 20 16.3% 20 17.1% 16 17.6% 13 6.1% 20 Median 2.2% 5.1% 9.8% 17.5% 16.5% 17.0% 7.0% Best 6.6% 8.1% 19.5% 43.9% 28.2% 25.0% 14.2% Worst -0.5% -1.8% -0.8% -4.8% 6.6% 9.0% -4.9% 2
returns ASSET MANAGER NAME START DATE STATUS MAX LEVERAGE SIZE (R M) Structure RETURNS 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd MARKET NEUTRAL Return Return Return Return Return Return Return Allan Gray Optimal Oct-02 Open 2X 841-1.4% 5 2.7% 6 4.8% 6 6.3% 13 5.3% 12 4.9% 10 4.4% 6 BlueAlpha Polar Star Nov-08 Closed 6X 673 Pooled 10.8% 1 1.5% 11 21.7% 1 57.0% 1 28.9% 1 27.3% 1 11.7% 1 Capricorn Managers (Pty) Ltd Capricorn Market Neutral Apr-06 Open 3X 153 Pooled 4.4% 2-1.6% 13 3.0% 11 10.5% 6 11.1% 6 8.6% 7 0.3% 13 Coronation Managers Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Jul-03 Open 3X 671 Pooled 1.4% 7 2.9% 3 5.4% 5 10.3% 7 9.6% 8 11.0% 6 5.1% 5 Fairtree Capital Blackwood Commodities Feb-11 Open 3.5x 151 Pooled -0.6% 12 1.7% 10 2.3% 12 7.4% 10 10.9% 7 1.9% 11 Laurium Capital Laurium Market Neutral Jan-09 Open 3X 164 Combined 1.7% 4 2.7% 4 9.6% 2 16.9% 2 11.3% 5 11.4% 5 7.4% 2 Mazi Capital Mazi Market Neutral Nov-06 Open 4X 111 Pooled 1.4% 6-0.4% 12 0.8% 13 7.7% 9 15.4% 3 15.7% 3 0.5% 12 OMIGSA Absolute Return Investments OM Aristeia Opportunities Dec-10 Open 3X 712 Pooled 1.0% 8 2.7% 5 3.9% 8 7.9% 8 6.8% 9 3.5% 8 OMIGSA Absolute Return Investments OM Caerus Jan-09 Open 2X 450 Pooled 0.9% 10 2.5% 8 3.7% 9 7.4% 11 6.2% 10 7.7% 8 3.3% 9 OMIGSA Absolute Return Investments OM Volatility Arbitrage Sep-05 Open 1.33X 352 Pooled 0.7% 11 2.0% 9 3.3% 10 6.5% 12 5.6% 11 6.8% 9 2.8% 10 Peregrine Capital Pure Hedge II Jul-98 Open 4X 433 Pooled 1.9% 3 4.9% 1 7.0% 3 13.5% 4 14.5% 4 13.6% 4 5.2% 4 SIM Unconstrained Cognitio Hedge Nov-11 Open 2.3X 63 Combined 1.0% 9 4.2% 2 5.5% 4 13.6% 3 6.1% 3 Visio Capital Visio Market Neutral Nov-06 Open 4x 51 Combined 3.0% 3 2.5% 7 4.2% 7 11.3% 5 16.7% 2 16.5% 2 3.8% 7 Average/Total 4 824 2.2% 13 2.2% 13 5.8% 13 13.6% 13 11.9% 12 12.3% 10 4.3% 13 Median 1.4% 2.5% 4.2% 10.3% 11.0% 11.2% 3.8% Best 10.8% 4.9% 21.7% 57.0% 28.9% 27.3% 11.7% Worst -0.6% -1.6% 0.8% 6.3% 5.3% 4.9% 0.3% 3
returns ASSET MANAGER NAME START DATE STATUS MAX LEVERAGE SIZE (R M) Structure RETURNS 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd FIXED INCOME Return Return Return Return Return Return Return Abax Investments (Pty) Ltd Abax Fixed Interest Feb-13 Open 10X 71 Pooled 0.9% 6 4.8% 5 8.6% 3 17.5% 2 7.1% 4 Acumen Capital AcuityOne Hedge Sep-09 Open 20X 650 Combined -1.4% 12 5.1% 3 5.5% 7 17.7% 1 18.2% 1 5.1% 7 Coronation Managers Granite Fixed Income Oct-02 Open 5X 426 Pooled 0.6% 9 1.9% 10 3.2% 10 7.2% 7 7.7% 5 8.5% 6 2.5% 10 Fairtree Capital Proton Aug-05 Open 7X 324 Pooled 2.3% 2 7.7% 2 6.9% 5 13.9% 3 13.6% 3 13.7% 2 5.2% 6 Green Oak Capital Go Green Nov-09 Open 10X 420 Combined 0.6% 8 3.6% 6 6.1% 6 7.0% 8 8.8% 4 5.8% 5 Green Oak Capital Specialist Dec-06 Open 7X 354 Combined 0.4% 10 3.1% 8 5.2% 9 5.9% 10 6.8% 7 10.2% 4 4.8% 8 Investec Asset Management Fixed Income Hedge Apr-04 Open 10X 53 Segregated 0.7% 7 2.8% 9 5.4% 8 7.7% 6 6.4% 8 7.6% 7 4.7% 9 KADD Capital Validus Fixed Income Sep-06 Open 10X 324 Combined 3.7% 1 9.8% 1 14.5% 2-16.0% 12 4.3% 9 10.3% 3 13.5% 2 Matrix Managers Matrix Fixed Income Oct-08 Open 4X 654 Pooled 1.2% 5 4.9% 4 17.1% 1 10.7% 4 13.7% 2 19.4% 1 17.2% 1 Oakhaven Capital (Pty) Ltd. Oakhaven Strategic Fixed Income Oct-12 Open 12X 104 Combined -1.0% 11 1.3% 11-0.6% 11 6.5% 9-0.6% 11 Sanlam Investment Management Gen-X Fixed Income Arbitrage Oct-04 Open 12X 231 Combined 1.5% 3 3.3% 7 7.3% 4 9.9% 5 6.9% 6 9.6% 5 7.6% 3 South Easter Management South Easter Fixed Interest Nov-05 Open 12X 255 Combined 1.4% 4 1.2% 12-2.0% 12-3.2% 11 3.9% 10 6.9% 8-0.9% 12 Average/Total 3 864 0.9% 12 4.1% 12 6.4% 12 7.1% 12 9.0% 10 10.8% 8 6.0% 12 Median 0.8% 3.5% 5.8% 7.5% 7.3% 9.9% 5.1% Best 3.7% 9.8% 17.1% 17.7% 18.2% 19.4% 17.2% Worst -1.4% 1.2% -2.0% -16.0% 3.9% 6.9% -0.9% 4
returns ASSET MANAGER NAME START DATE STATUS MAX LEVERAGE SIZE (R M) Structure RETURNS 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd MULTI STRATEGY Return Return Return Return Return Return Return Anchor Capital Anchor Long Short Apr-13 Open 2.5X 34 Pooled 1.7% 3 3.6% 5 7.4% 5 17.3% 5 6.3% 4 Blackstar Managers (Pty) Ltd Blackstar Special Opportunities Oct-12 Open 4X 117 Pooled 0.4% 11-1.3% 13 1.6% 12 16.2% 6-1.0% 12 Blue Quadrant Capital Management Capital Growth May-11 Open 2X 73 Pooled 2.7% 2-0.7% 12 3.5% 10 11.1% 11 20.6% 3 1.3% 11 Cadiz Asset Management ZAR Opportunities Apr-09 Open 3X 126 Pooled 0.2% 12 1.2% 10 5.3% 8 13.7% 8 14.8% 4 11.6% 5 4.2% 6 Fairtree Capital Fairtree Acacia Sep-03 Open 1X 78 Pooled 1.0% 7-0.4% 11-4.8% 13 4.7% 13 10.6% 7 10.9% 6-4.8% 13 Fairtree Capital Wild Fig Multi Asset Class Aug-10 Open 3X 679 Pooled -0.6% 13 2.3% 7 12.0% 2 33.7% 1 37.1% 1 7.3% 2 Fairtree Capital Fairtree Woodland Multi-Strategy Apr-12 Open 3X 263 Pooled 1.0% 6 2.4% 6 6.4% 7 16.1% 7 4.1% 7 Florin Capital Management Clear Horizon Multi-Strategy Oct-05 Open 5X 55 Pooled 0.6% 9 4.9% 2 7.7% 4 20.4% 4 12.7% 5 18.3% 1 4.7% 5 High Street Asset Managers High Street Hedge Sep-11 Open 4X 53 Pooled 1.1% 5 6.4% 1 10.7% 3 22.2% 3 6.8% 3 Kaizen Asset Management Strategic Opportunities Jul-10 Open 5X 650 Segregated 4.2% 1 3.8% 3 6.7% 6 30.2% 2 35.4% 2 2.5% 9 Matrix Managers Matrix Multi Strategy Oct-06 Open 5X 546 Pooled 0.6% 10 3.7% 4 12.1% 1 7.4% 12 9.7% 8 13.6% 2 11.3% 1 Obsidian Capital Xebec Multi Strategy Hedge Oct-07 Open 5X 253 Combined 1.3% 4 2.1% 8 5.0% 9 12.2% 9 11.9% 6 11.7% 4 3.1% 8 Tantalum Capital Tantalum MNC Jun-05 Open 3X 554 Pooled 0.9% 8 1.6% 9 3.1% 11 11.3% 10 9.6% 9 13.1% 3 2.2% 10 Average/Total 3 481 1.2% 13 2.3% 13 5.9% 13 16.6% 13 18.1% 9 13.2% 6 3.7% 13 Median 1.0% 2.3% 6.4% 16.1% 12.7% 12.4% 4.1% Best 4.2% 6.4% 12.1% 33.7% 37.1% 18.3% 11.3% Worst -0.6% -1.3% -4.8% 4.7% 9.6% 10.9% -4.8% 5
returns ASSET MANAGER NAME START DATE STATUS MAX LEVERAGE SIZE (R M) Structure RETURNS 1 month 3 months 6 months p.a. 5 years p.a. Ytd S SMALLER THAN R10m Return Return Return Return Return Return Return Investec Asset Management Active Quants Hedge Sep-05 Open 3.3X 6 Segregated 1.6% 2 1.7% 2 5.8% 2 13.2% 2 17.2% 2 12.6% 2 1.6% 2 Obsidian Capital Xebec Aggressive Equity Hedge Jul-08 Open 1.3X 3 Pooled 1.7% 1 3.3% 1 7.1% 1 13.7% 1 18.7% 1 22.3% 1 4.5% 1 Signal Asset Management Signal SA Systematic Jan-01 Open 3X 6 Combined -0.8% 3-5.0% 3-10.0% 3-10.2% 3 2.4% 3 10.0% 3-9.7% 3 Average/Total 15 0.8% 3 0.0% 3 1.0% 3 5.5% 3 12.8% 3 14.9% 3-1.2% 3 Median 1.6% 1.7% 5.8% 13.2% 17.2% 12.6% 1.6% Best 1.7% 3.3% 7.1% 13.7% 18.7% 22.3% 4.5% Worst -0.8% -5.0% -10.0% -10.2% 2.4% 10.0% -9.7% 6
risk measures ASSET MANAGER NAME % POS S BEST WORST DRAW- DOWN STANDARD DEVIATION SORTINO RATIO OMEGA RATIO SHARPE RATIO CORRELATIONS ALSI ALBI Group LONG-SHORT EQUITY Alpha Macro Managers The Absolute Alpha 66.9% 15.4% -5.7% -9.7% 8.0% 13 8.7% 11 1.5 16 1.0 14 1.8 16 1.6 14 0.9 16 0.5 14 83.0% 20.6% 70.1% Bacci Trading Bacci Applause Growth 81.1% 4.2% -7.6% -9.1% 6.2% 5 5.0% 4 2.1 15 4.8 8 2.3 15 4.6 7 1.2 15 2.3 6 69.1% 23.2% 71.4% BlueAlpha Protected Equity 76.2% 3.9% -3.6% -6.6% 6.0% 4 6.8% 8 2.7 12 2.1 11 2.7 13 2.3 11 1.5 12 1.3 11 65.4% 20.0% 70.7% Capricorn Managers (Pty) Ltd Capricorn Performer fund 95.5% 9.5% -5.7% -5.7% 11.8% 18 3.4 9 4.1 6 1.8 10 Catalyst Manager Variable Bias Equity Long Short 68.0% 17.5% -9.6% -25.0% 3.6% 1 6.1% 6 5.8 4 7.8 2 4.6 5 6.0 4 2.2 5 2.6 4 38.4% 17.9% 42.7% Coronation Managers Presidio 74.0% 9.8% -7.3% -11.8% 7.3% 9 8.9% 12 4.9 5 6.4 3 3.5 9 4.6 6 2.0 6 2.2 7 73.8% -1.4% 69.4% Fairtree Capital Assegai Long Short Equity 82.9% 5.9% -2.4% -2.4% 8.7% 16 3.6 8 3.0 11 1.7 11 Florin Capital Management Impact 72.0% 6.7% -10.1% -19.3% 8.4% 14 7.1% 9 3.8 7 2.0 12 3.9 7 2.2 12 2.0 7 1.1 12 69.8% -10.9% 58.5% Laurium Capital Laurium Aggressive Long Short 82.4% 10.8% -1.6% -1.6% 6.5% 8 41.3 1 35.5 1 5.9 1 Laurium Capital Laurium Long Short 72.9% 6.9% -5.3% -10.8% 6.4% 6 6.1% 5 6.1 3 4.8 7 5.0 3 3.6 8 2.6 3 1.8 9 80.3% -15.9% 80.5% M1 Capital SA Long Short Equity 62.7% 12.2% -9.1% -9.8% 16.3% 19 13.5% 15 (0.6) 18 0.6 15 0.7 18 1.4 15 (0.5) 18 0.4 15 39.8% 53.6% 76.9% Nitrogen Managers Nitrogen Hedge 87.2% 7.5% -3.4% -3.4% 4.5% 3 3.9% 1 2.1 14 6.0 5 2.4 14 6.3 3 1.3 14 2.5 5 16.3% 27.3% 34.0% Peregrine Capital High Growth en Commandite Partnership 84.7% 7.4% -8.0% -18.0% 7.7% 10 6.2% 7 4.3 6 8.9 1 4.6 4 12.0 1 2.4 4 3.7 1 44.0% 35.7% 71.3% Peregrine Capital Performance 85.6% 5.6% -4.1% -15.2% 6.5% 7 4.6% 2 3.2 10 5.7 6 3.7 8 7.3 2 2.0 8 2.9 2 42.1% 36.1% 69.2% Rock Capital Top 20 Rock Capital Top 20 71.8% 10.2% -6.8% -11.7% 8.6% 15 9.8% 14 0.5 17 3.7 9 1.2 17 3.1 10 0.3 17 1.7 10 57.6% 51.5% 50.8% Salient Quants SA Hedge 70.2% 8.0% -4.8% -7.9% 7.7% 11 8.2% 10 (1.4) 19 1.4 13 0.4 19 1.8 13 (1.3) 19 0.8 13 46.0% 40.1% 52.2% Steyn Capital Management Long/Short Equity 86.9% 8.5% -2.5% -2.5% 3.8% 2 4.6% 3 34.7 2 6.1 4 28.7 2 6.0 5 4.7 2 2.8 3 35.8% -12.3% 54.5% Steyn Capital Management Steyn Capital SA Large Cap en Commandite Partnership 92.3% 4.3% -5.4% -5.4% 8.8% 17 2.7 13 3.4 10 1.8 9 Tower Capital Management Tower 79.3% 6.7% -4.0% -5.0% 7.9% 12 9.5% 13 2.9 11 3.7 10 2.8 12 3.3 9 1.5 13 1.9 8 39.1% 3.9% 56.9% Average/Total 78.6% 8.5% -5.6% -9.5% 7.6% 19 7.3% 15 6.5 19 4.3 15 6.0 19 4.4 15 1.8 19 1.9 15 53.4% 19.3% 61.9% Median 79.3% 7.5% -5.4% -9.1% 7.7% 6.8% 3.2 4.8 3.4 3.6 1.8 1.9 46.0% 20.6% 69.2% Best 95.5% 17.5% -1.6% -1.6% 3.6% 3.9% 41.3 8.9 35.5 12.0 5.9 3.7 16.3% -15.9% 34.0% Worst 62.7% 3.9% -10.1% -25.0% 16.3% 13.5% (1.4) 0.6 0.4 1.4 (1.3) 0.4 83.0% 53.6% 80.5% 7
risk measures ASSET MANAGER NAME % POS S BEST WORST DRAW- DOWN STANDARD DEVIATION SORTINO RATIO OMEGA RATIO SHARPE RATIO CORRELATIONS ALSI ALBI Group MARKET NEUTRAL Allan Gray Optimal 82.9% 3.9% -1.0% -1.4% 1.9% 4 1.8% 4 0.8 11 (0.1) 12 1.4 11 1.0 12 0.5 11 (0.1) 12-1.2% -26.3% 26.3% BlueAlpha Polar Star 74.6% 11.1% -12.0% -12.0% 20.9% 13 18.6% 12 6.2 3 2.4 6 3.9 6 2.4 6 2.5 3 1.3 6-7.5% -7.6% 76.7% Capricorn Managers (Pty) Ltd Capricorn Market Neutral 68.4% 6.7% -4.2% -5.7% 8.8% 12 6.8% 10 0.9 10 1.4 8 1.5 10 1.8 9 0.6 10 0.8 8 17.7% -3.5% 40.5% Coronation Managers Multi-Strategy Arbitrage 91.6% 3.9% -1.6% -1.6% 2.5% 6 2.2% 5 4.2 7 4.7 3 3.6 7 3.8 4 2.0 7 1.9 4 25.4% 8.5% 1.6% Fairtree Capital Blackwood Commodities 75.0% 4.7% -6.3% -6.6% 6.2% 11 7.7% 11 0.6 12 1.0 10 1.3 13 1.7 10 0.3 13 0.7 10-15.1% 21.1% 45.0% Laurium Capital Laurium Market Neutral 86.2% 5.0% -0.9% -1.3% 3.5% 8 4.2% 7 19.3 1 4.1 4 12.0 1 3.1 5 3.3 2 1.4 5 46.5% -46.7% 31.7% Mazi Capital Mazi Market Neutral 82.4% 9.0% -6.3% -8.5% 5.7% 10 4.9% 9 0.6 13 4.0 5 1.4 12 4.7 3 0.4 12 2.0 3 24.1% -43.3% 29.6% OMIGSA Absolute Return Investments OM Aristeia Opportunities 95.2% 1.1% -0.8% -0.8% 1.1% 3 1.3% 3 5.7 4 1.6 7 5.2 3 2.1 7 2.4 5 1.0 7 46.8% 2.9% 7.2% OMIGSA Absolute Return Investments OM Caerus 93.8% 3.7% -0.5% -0.4% 0.9% 2 1.0% 2 5.4 5 1.1 9 5.2 4 1.9 8 2.4 6 0.8 9 49.8% 1.5% 4.8% OMIGSA Absolute Return Investments OM Volatility Arbitrage 93.3% 2.7% -1.3% -2.8% 0.6% 1 0.6% 1 3.4 8 0.3 11 3.3 8 1.3 11 1.8 8 0.2 11 44.0% 3.5% 8.5% Peregrine Platform Pure Hedge II 91.1% 13.0% -2.1% -3.4% 3.3% 7 2.7% 6 4.4 6 8.1 1 4.7 5 9.0 1 2.4 4 3.3 1 22.1% 32.3% -1.8% SIM Unconstrained Cognitio Hedge 80.6% 2.2% -1.0% -1.9% 2.5% 5 8.7 2 8.1 2 3.3 1 Visio Capital Visio Market Neutral 83.5% 9.0% -6.3% -8.5% 4.7% 9 4.4% 8 2.5 9 7.5 2 2.6 9 7.4 2 1.3 9 2.6 2 27.4% -42.5% 37.3% Average/Total 84.5% 5.8% -3.4% -4.2% 4.8% 13 4.7% 12 4.8 13 3.0 12 4.2 13 3.3 12 1.8 13 1.3 12 23.3% -8.3% 25.6% Median 83.5% 4.7% -1.6% -2.8% 3.3% 3.4% 4.2 2.0 3.6 2.3 2.0 1.2 24.8% -1.0% 27.9% Best 95.2% 13.0% -0.5% -0.4% 0.6% 0.6% 19.3 8.1 12.0 9.0 3.3 3.3-15.1% -46.7% -1.8% Worst 68.4% 1.1% -12.0% -12.0% 20.9% 18.6% 0.6 (0.1) 1.3 1.0 0.3 (0.1) 49.8% 32.3% 76.7% 8
risk measures ASSET MANAGER NAME % POS S BEST WORST DRAW- DOWN STANDARD DEVIATION SORTINO RATIO OMEGA RATIO SHARPE RATIO CORRELATIONS ALSI ALBI Group FIXED INCOME Abax Investments (Pty) Ltd Abax Fixed Interest 100.0% 2.2% 0.4% 0.0% 1.8% 2 351.4 1 285.0 1 6.8 1 Acumen Capital AcuityOne Hedge 73.7% 12.3% -4.4% -4.4% 9.6% 10 9.5% 8 3.0 3 2.8 3 2.5 3 2.6 4 1.3 3 1.3 4 24.4% 12.4% 40.5% Coronation Managers Granite Fixed Income 99.3% 3.5% -1.2% -1.2% 0.7% 1 0.8% 1 5.8 2 10.0 1 5.6 2 10.8 1 2.8 2 2.8 1 2.5% 20.8% 15.9% Fairtree Capital Proton 86.8% 4.3% -9.5% -18.0% 9.4% 9 5.5% 6 1.3 6 2.0 4 2.0 6 3.4 2 0.9 5 1.5 2 26.4% 36.1% 13.0% Green Oak Capital Go Green 90.9% 7.7% -3.0% -3.0% 2.7% 5 2.3% 3 1.1 7 3.1 2 1.5 7 2.9 3 0.6 7 1.4 3-5.4% 48.5% 60.7% Green Oak Capital Specialist 86.7% 4.7% -2.8% -2.8% 2.6% 4 2.2% 2 0.3 10 1.2 5 1.1 10 1.7 6 0.2 10 0.6 6-12.5% 45.5% 59.8% Investec Asset Management Fixed Income Hedge 89.3% 5.9% -7.9% -10.5% 2.1% 3 6.1% 7 1.9 5 0.2 8 2.2 4 1.2 8 1.2 4 0.2 8 24.3% -24.4% -1.6% KADD Capital Validus Fixed Income 79.6% 10.8% -19.1% -33.3% 22.6% 12 17.2% 10 (1.0) 11 (0.1) 9 0.4 11 1.0 9 (0.9) 11 (0.1) 9 9.3% 62.6% 87.7% Matrix Managers Matrix Fixed Income 70.6% 12.6% -7.1% -16.8% 13.2% 11 12.1% 9 0.6 8 1.1 6 1.4 8 1.7 5 0.4 8 0.7 5-7.2% 60.6% 74.4% Oakhaven Capital (Pty) Ltd. Oakhaven Strategic Fixed Income 90.0% 4.1% -2.0% -2.0% 4.3% 6 0.4 9 1.2 9 0.3 9 Sanlam Investment Management Gen-X Fixed Income Arbitrage 86.2% 4.7% -2.9% -4.1% 5.1% 7 3.9% 4 2.6 4 0.6 7 2.1 5 1.4 7 0.9 6 0.4 7 10.2% -19.7% 19.5% South Easter Management South Easter Fixed Interest 76.7% 6.9% -5.3% -7.2% 5.3% 8 5.3% 5 (1.6) 12 (0.3) 10 0.3 12 0.8 10 (1.6) 12 (0.3) 10-0.9% 35.7% 49.4% Average/Total 85.8% 6.6% -5.4% -8.6% 6.6% 12 6.5% 10 30.5 12 2.1 10 25.4 12 2.8 10 1.1 12 0.9 10 7.1% 27.8% 41.9% Median 86.7% 5.3% -3.7% -4.3% 4.7% 5.4% 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.7 5.9% 35.9% 45.0% Best 100.0% 12.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.7% 0.8% 351.4 10.0 285.0 10.8 6.8 2.8 26.4% 62.6% 87.7% Worst 70.6% 2.2% -19.1% -33.3% 22.6% 17.2% (1.6) (0.3) 0.3 0.8 (1.6) (0.3) -12.5% -24.4% -1.6% 9
risk measures ASSET MANAGER NAME % POS S BEST WORST DRAW- DOWN STANDARD DEVIATION SORTINO RATIO OMEGA RATIO SHARPE RATIO CORRELATIONS ALSI ALBI Group SINGLE MANAGER MULTI STRATEGY Anchor Capital Anchor Long Short 78.6% 4.2% -0.7% -0.7% 4.8% 3 8.4 4 6.2 4 2.5 4 Blackstar Managers (Pty) Ltd Blackstar Special Opportunities 90.0% 5.5% -2.8% -2.8% 7.3% 7 3.0 8 3.1 8 1.5 8 Blue Quadrant Capital Management Capital Growth 56.8% 12.7% -4.8% -8.0% 11.5% 12 13.1% 7 0.9 11 2.7 4 1.4 11 2.3 4 0.5 11 1.2 4 4.5% -71.7% 2.2% Cadiz Asset Management ZAR Opportunities 85.5% 3.0% -1.9% -4.7% 2.3% 1 3.1% 1 25.3 2 6.8 1 17.5 2 8.8 1 3.6 2 3.0 1-60.1% 8.2% -12.7% Fairtree Capital Fairtree Acacia 72.9% 19.5% -14.0% -16.7% 8.3% 8 6.2% 3 (0.1) 13 1.2 8 1.0 13 1.9 8 (0.1) 13 0.8 8 0.9% -11.9% -10.9% Fairtree Capital Wild Fig Multi Asset Class 76.1% 16.7% -11.9% -11.9% 11.3% 11 16.7% 9 8.6 3 3.8 3 6.5 3 3.7 2 2.5 3 1.9 3 6.0% 25.6% 63.1% Fairtree Capital Fairtree Woodland Multi-Strategy 76.9% 3.5% -1.1% -1.3% 4.9% 4 7.5 5 4.5 5 2.2 5 Florin Capital Management Clear Horizon Multi-Strategy 68.3% 13.6% -8.3% -30.6% 8.7% 9 7.7% 5 3.4 7 1.6 6 3.3 7 2.0 7 1.7 7 0.9 6 72.6% -10.1% 63.8% High Street Asset Managers High Street Hedge 84.8% 3.7% -2.4% -2.4% 4.4% 2 31.7 1 18.8 1 3.8 1 Kaizen Asset Management Strategic Opportunities 72.3% 12.0% -7.6% -10.1% 12.3% 13 15.2% 8 3.5 6 4.1 2 3.3 6 3.4 3 2.0 6 2.0 2 68.7% 12.9% 67.3% Matrix Managers Matrix Multi Strategy 71.7% 8.7% -7.7% -13.7% 9.9% 10 9.5% 6 0.3 12 0.7 9 1.2 12 1.5 9 0.2 12 0.5 9-1.9% 71.4% 16.5% Obsidian Capital Xebec Multi Strategy Hedge 68.8% 5.3% -3.5% -6.7% 6.9% 6 6.4% 4 1.5 9 1.7 5 1.9 9 2.0 6 1.0 9 1.0 5 80.3% -1.0% 43.3% Tantalum Capital Tantalum MNC 77.8% 7.9% -6.7% -15.3% 6.8% 5 4.6% 2 1.3 10 1.4 7 1.9 10 2.1 5 0.9 10 0.9 7 42.3% 7.9% 50.5% Average/Total 75.4% 8.9% -5.7% -9.6% 7.6% 13 9.2% 9 7.3 13 2.7 9 5.4 13 3.1 9 1.7 13 1.4 9 23.7% 3.5% 31.5% Median 76.1% 7.9% -4.8% -8.0% 7.3% 7.7% 3.4 1.7 3.3 2.1 1.7 1.0 6.0% 7.9% 43.3% Best 90.0% 19.5% -0.7% -0.7% 2.3% 3.1% 31.7 6.8 18.8 8.8 3.8 3.0-60.1% -71.7% -12.7% Worst 56.8% 3.0% -14.0% -30.6% 12.3% 16.7% (0.1) 0.7 1.0 1.5 (0.1) 0.5 80.3% 71.4% 67.3% 10
risk measures ASSET MANAGER NAME % POS S BEST WORST DRAW- DOWN STANDARD DEVIATION SORTINO RATIO OMEGA RATIO SHARPE RATIO CORRELATIONS ALSI ALBI Group S SMALLER THAN R10m Aylett & Co Aylett Hedge I 94.4% 4.8% -1.5% -1.6% 3.4% 1 2.3% 1 (0.6) 3 0.7 3 0.7 3 1.6 3 (0.5) 3 0.5 3 50.9% 7.4% 27.6% Investec Asset Management Active Quants Hedge 69.2% 7.1% -14.7% -20.2% 9.1% 3 7.8% 2 1.4 1 2.8 1 1.8 1 2.8 1 0.9 1 1.5 1-8.5% 25.2% 42.4% Obsidian Capital Xebec Aggressive Equity Hedge 66.2% 12.8% -11.0% -31.9% 13.6% 4 12.0% 4 0.9 2 1.9 2 1.5 2 2.1 2 0.6 2 1.1 2 90.6% 27.5% 55.9% Signal Asset Management Signal SA Systematic 72.0% 11.8% -8.2% -13.6% 6.6% 2 11.3% 3 (2.2) 4 (0.5) 4 0.2 4 0.9 4 (2.3) 4 (0.3) 4-20.4% 4.1% 0.9% Average/Total 75.5% 9.1% -8.9% -16.8% 8.2% 4 8.4% 4-0.1 4 1.2 4 1.0 4 1.8 4 (0.3) 4 0.7 4 28.2% 16.0% 31.7% Median 70.6% 9.5% -9.6% -16.9% 7.9% 9.5% 0.1 1.3 1.1 1.8 0.1 0.8 21.2% 16.3% 35.0% Best 94.4% 12.8% -1.5% -1.6% 3.4% 2.3% 1.4 2.8 1.8 2.8 0.9 1.5 90.6% 27.5% 55.9% Worst 66.2% 4.8% -14.7% -31.9% 13.6% 12.0% -2.2 (0.5) 0.2 0.9 (2.3) (0.3) -20.4% 4.1% 0.9% 11
glossary ALBI (All Bond Index) The Bond Exchange Association of South Africa All Bond Index, which is used as a proxy for the SA fixed interest (bond) market. ALSI (All Share Index) The FTSE/JSE All Share Index, which is used as a proxy for the SA equity market. The index consists of the largest 160 stocks on the JSE, weighted according to their free float market caps. Correlation A statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other. Correlation is computed into what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. Perfect positive correlation (a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as one security moves, either up or down, the other security will move in lockstep, in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if one security moves in either direction the security that is perfectly negatively correlated will move by an equal amount in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the movements of the securities are said to have no correlation; they are completely random. Drawdown (Largest) The biggest cumulative (peak to trough) loss the fund has experienced since inception. Fixed Income Category Managers in this category generate profit by exploiting opportunities in fixed interest securities and derivatives. s Smaller Than R10 Million Category This category is for all funds with less than R10 million in assets. These funds are listed seperately to distinguish them from the larger and more established funds. Leverage (Max) Leverage is calculated as the sum of the absolute value of total long exposure and total short exposure of the fund divided by the fund size. Leverage is used as an indication of the fund s exposure relative to its size. Leverage is sometimes also referred to as Total Gross Exposure or Gearing. Long-Short Equity Category s in this category generate profit by exploiting opportunities in the equity and equity derivatives market. Managers can hold both long and short positions in these securities and can actively manage the net equity market exposure of the fund depending on market conditions. Market Neutral Category s in this category generate profit by exploiting opportunities in the equity and equity derivatives market. Managers aim to neutralise directional market risk by combining long and short positions in broadly equal amounts. % Pos Months The percentage of months that the fund had positive returns. Return Calculations All return calculations are based on time weighted returns from monthly data, are net of fees and are annualised for periods longer than 1 year (indicated by p.a.). Risk Free Return The rate of return that can be earned with almost no risk. For this survey this rate is assumed to be the return that is earned on short dated fixed interest instruments as measured by the STeFI index. Sharpe Ratio The Sharpe ratio is calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate - such as the STeFI - from the rate of return for a portfolio and dividing the result by the standard deviation of the portfolio returns. The Sharpe ratio tells us whether a portfolio s returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of excess risk. This measurement is very useful because although one portfolio or fund can reap higher returns than its peers, it is only a good investment if those higher returns do not come with too much additional risk. The greater a portfolio s Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance has been. A negative Sharpe ratio indicates that a risk-less asset would perform better than the security being analyzed. The Sharpe ratio does however assume a normal distribution. Single Manager Multi-Strategy Category s in this category combine several distinct investment strategies into one fund. Standard Deviation A measure of the dispersion of a fund s returns around its mean. Standard deviation is often also referred to as the volatility of the fund and is a common measure of risk in a fund. s with higher standard deviations have more uncertain returns than funds with lower standard deviations. STeFI Index (Short Term Fixed Interest Index) The STeFI index measures the performance of various short-term fixed interest instruments (max maturity of 1 year). Sortino Ratio The Sortino ratio measures the downside risk-adjusted return of the fund. It is calculated by deducting the risk free return from the fund return. The result is then divided by the fund s downside deviation from the risk free rate. Trading Category s in this category generate profit by trading mainly in derivatives and indices rather than individual securities. Investment opportunities are identified using technical or quantitative systems and the funds are often traded very actively. Omega Ratio The Omega ratio is a measure of risk of an investment asset, portfolio or strategy. It involves partitioning returns into loss and gain above and below a given threshold (in this case STeFI), the ratio is then the ratio of the probability of having a gain divided by the probability of having a loss
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