Investment update June 2016 For personal use only
Investment update
June 2016
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This presentation has been prepared by Walsh & Company Asset Management Pty Limited (Walsh & Co AM) (ABN 89 159 902 708, AFSL 450
257) as investment manager (Investment Manager) of the Asian Masters Fund Limited (Fund). The information in this presentation is of a general
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Disclaimer
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Asian Masters Fund
− Differentiated approach to investing in Asia
− Access to specialist managers—local managers, local insights
− Index agnostic—2/3 of holdings not represented in index
− Strong performance
• Top performing all-cap Asia ex Japan fund1 in 2015 calendar
year, outperforming the MSCI Asia ex Japan index by 8%
• Outperforming MSCI Asia ex Japan index over 1, 3, 5 years
• Winner of Corporate Livewire 2016 Global Fund Award for Asian
Equities Multi-manager Fund of the Year
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1 All-cap Asia ex Japan funds with assets >A$20m. Source: Morningstar Direct
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Leveraging the Asian consumer
− Asia is the world’s fastest growing region1
− Emerging middle class
• Retail sales and spending by consumers growing strongly
− Supportive demographics
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1 Source: IMF World Economic Outlook - 2016
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Example - Indian consumer
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− Demographic profile
− Young and growing population—>60% under 60 yrs
− Fastest growing major economy—>7% p.a.
− Urbanising population, with discretionary spending growing
(Example assumes normal
distribution of incomes)
As average income rises
25%
$2,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $8,000
13.6%
2.3%
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For illustrative purposes only
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India—attractive demographics
Australia
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India
Source: “World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision”, July 2015, United Nations
7525 25 75
0-4
10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
90-94
100+
1.0.1.
0-4
10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
90-94
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India—Reform agenda
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India—manager case study
− Small/Mid cap India with Consumer focus
− Highly concentrated portfolio
− Unique approach using consumer surveys
• Former taxi dispatcher makes over 1,000 calls per quarter
− Speaks to 50–60 customers of 20 monitored companies
− Fund closed—we are the only Australian investor
− Exposure to private companies – Indian technology
− Exceptional performance
• Up 278% since launch1, compared with 33% for Nifty Index
Steadview Capital
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1 Source: Steadview Capital; June 2016; USD terms
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Stock example—Eicher Motors
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Producer of Royal Enfield Motorcycles
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Royal Enfield Motorcycles
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74,626
113,432
178,121
302,592
452,759
5%
7%
11%
15%
21%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Sales Volume Market Share (India)
67128
283
682
1168
10%
12%
17%
23%
25%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
EBIT (Rs Cr) EBIT Margin
Source: Eicher Motors—Investor Presentation February 2016
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Eicher Motors—share price
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Eicher Motors was 7%
of Steadview’s
portfolio in October
2012
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1 Source: Bloomberg; from 30 April 2011 to 30 April 2016
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Stock example—Ola
− India’s ride-share
− Local brand
− Dominating Uber with ca. 70% market share1
− Private company – Steadview invested alongside high-profile investors SoftBank, Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital
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1 Source: ANI Technologies
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Manager case study
− Employee owned firm, strong alignment of interests
− Dominant consumer staples companies only
− Eat, Drink, Wash, Wear, Shop
− Genuine long-term investors
− Exceptional performance
− Asian Masters Fund’s largest fund holding
Arisaig Asia Consumer Fund
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− 119 year-old company leader in consumer products
− Leader in household insecticides (52% share) and hair colour (33%
share); second largest in soap (9% share)
− One out of every three Indians use a Godrej product
− 24% of holding company is held in a trust that invests in the
environment, health and education
− Sales growth of 29% p.a. and profit growth (EPS) of 20% p.a. over
the last 10 years1
Stock Example - Godrej Consumer Products
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1 Source: Arisaig Partners; April 2016; USD terms
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Godrej Consumer Products
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Godrej Consumer Products
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Note:
1 Source: Bloomberg; from 30 April 2006 to 30 April 2016
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
AUF’s first
investment in
Arisaig Consumer
July-2011
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China
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China Provincial Risk Heatmap
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Source: Bloomberg Excel Template Library: China Provincial Risk Tracker. Provincial risks are measured based on rankings on provincial
growth and revenue. Data as at 30 April 2016
More risky
Less risky
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China Provincial Risk Heatmap
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Source: Bloomberg Excel Template Library: China Provincial Risk Tracker. Provincial risks are measured based on rankings on provincial
growth and revenue. Data as at 30 April 2016. Walsh & Company Asset Management (Walsh & Co AM).
More risky
Less risky
AUF investment focus
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China Managers in AUF portfolio
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Not simply investing in the index
+18% +19%
-8%
60
80
100
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Dec 14 Mar 15 Jun 15 Sep 15 Dec 15 Mar 16
APS Cephei NCC CSI 300 Index
Source: Walsh & Co AM. Data to 30 April 2016. Performance figures in AUD.
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Outlook & summary
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Asia (ex-Japan) valuations
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Asia (ex-Japan) Index- Price to Book Ratio
Source: Bloomberg, MSCI, data to 30 April 2016
1.0x
1.5x
2.0x
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Asia (ex-Japan) valuations
MSCI Asia ex-Japan—price to book ratio relative to MSCI World
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Source: Bloomberg, MSCI, data to 30 April 2016
− Valuations are supportive
− Asia’s price to book currently at a discount of 39% to MSCI World
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
110%
120%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Current
discount
39%
Long-term
average—13%
discount
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Asian Market outlook
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− Expect volatility to continue
− Theme of growing consumption remains strongly intact
− India remains a bright spot
− Benefits of low oil price yet to be recognised
− Major risk is China policy errors
• We believe that China can achieve a transition to consumption
driven economy, but there will be bumps in that road.
− Active management is key!
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Asian Masters Fund
− Diversified underlying portfolio through Fund-of-Funds approach
− Portfolio of top quality managers
− Access to local insights—local managers, local insights
− Targeting returns through country allocation and manager selection
− Index agnostic—2/3 of holdings not represented in index
− Strong performance
• Top performing all-cap Asia ex Japan fund1 in 2015 calendar
year, outperforming the MSCI Asia ex Japan index by 8%
− Governance
• Oversight by highly experienced, majority independent board of
directors, including independent Chairman
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1 All-cap Asia ex Japan funds with assets >A$20m. Source: Morningstar Direct
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Appendices
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Performance—total return1
At 30 April 2016
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3 m 6 m 1 yr 3 yr 5 yrSince
inception2
AUF NTA3 0.0 -11.3 -13.3 34.0 38.5 47.7
MSCI Asia ex Japan Index 1.7 -8.9 -15.4 33.3 37.3 13.1
Relative4(NTA- Index) -1.7 -2.5 2.1 0.8 1.1 34.6
Source: Walsh & Co AM, MSCI, Bloomberg
Notes:
1 Inclusive of dividends reinvested
2 Inception date was 3 December 2007
3 Returns based on pre-tax NTA
4 Some figures may not reconcile due to rounding
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Performance1 – Peer comparison
At 30 April 2016
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AUM ($M) 6 M 1 Y 2 Y 3 Y 5 YSince
Inception2
Aberdeen Asian Opportunities 506 -9.3 -14.7 9.6 20.9 43.7 49.6
Asian Masters Fund 153 -11.3 -13.3 27.4 34.0 38.5 47.7
BT Asian Share WS 178 -11.2 -9.8 17.4 30.3 38.5 21.5
CFS FC Inv-First Choice Asian Share 139 -8.7 -12.7 18.2 36.5 42.5 26.0
Ellerston Asia Fund 94 -17.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
K2 Asian Absolute Return 64 -9.3 -19.8 8.2 16.9 20.6 27.4
Maple-Brown Abbott Asian Investment 64 -8.5 -12.1 13.7 37.1 55.4 38.3
Nikko AM New Asia 22 -14.0 -19.6 16.9 32.3 38.1 -2.0
Platinum Asia 4,382 -10.4 -15.0 19.8 38.3 58.3 56.0
PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund Ltd 59 0.0 -1.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Schroder Asia Pacific 131 -8.9 -8.2 18.0 34.3 59.7 28.7
T. Rowe Price Asia ex-Japan 200 -8.2 -12.4 15.9 29.8 40.7 N/A
MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan Index -8.9 -15.4 17.2 33.3 37.3 13.1
Source: Walsh & Co AM, MSCI, Bloomberg
Notes:
1 NTA return inclusive of dividends reinvested, 2. Inception date was 3 December 2007, 3. Some figures may not reconcile due to rounding
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Portfolio
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Fund 31 Dec 2015 Weight (%) 30 Apr 2016 Weight (%)
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Arisaig Asia Consumer Fund 15.4% 15.8%
Asian Opportunities Absolute Return Fund 8.8% 8.8%
Macquarie Asia New Stars No.1 Fund 6.1% 6.0%
Prusik Asia Smaller Companies Fund 4.9% 5.4%
Prusik Asia Fund 6.0% 4.9%
Aberdeen Asian Opportunities Fund 5.8% -
AllianceBernstein Asia ex-Japan Fund - 3.3%
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Steadview Capital Fund 11.0% 11.3%
CK Absolute Return Fund 8.9% 9.7%
JPMorgan Taiwan Fund 7.6% 7.1%
Cephei QFII China Absolute Return Fund 7.0% 7.0%
NCC China A-Share Fund 7.2% 6.7%
APS China A Share Fund 6.5% 6.2%
JPMorgan China Pioneer A-Share Fund 3.2% -
Wellls Fargo China Equities Fund - 5.1%
Total Invested1 98.6% 97.3%
Cash 1.4% 2.7%
Total1 100.0% 100.0%
Source: Walsh & Co AM
Notes:
1 Some figures may not reconcile due to rounding.
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Portfolio—country allocation
Country allocation1
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34.9%
20.9%
13.9%
10.8%
4.5%
3.2%3.1%
6.0% 2.7%
China India Korea
Taiwan Hong Kong Vietnam
Philippines Other Cash
11.2%
6.7%
3.2%
2.7%
1.5%
-1.6%
-3.1%
-3.4%
-4.2%
-4.5%
-8.5%
India
China
Vietnam
Cash
Other
Indonesia
Taiwan
Malaysia
Singapore
Korea
Hong Kong
Relative weights3
Source: Walsh & Co AM
Notes:
1 Some figures may not reconcile due to rounding.
2 ‘Other’ includes, but is not limited to, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan and Malaysia; 3. Relative to MSCI Asia ex Japan Index.
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Portfolio—sector allocation
Sector allocation1
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19.1% 17.8%
17.7%
15.0%11.3%
5.5%
5.4%
3.3%1.5%0.8%2.7%
Cons Disc Cons Staples ITIndustrials Financials MaterialsHealth Care Utilities TelecomsEnergy Cash
12%
11%
6%
3%
3%
1%
-1%
-4%
-5%
-6%
-20%
Cons Staples
Cons Disc
Industrials
Health Care
Cash
Materials
Utilities
Energy
Telecoms
IT
Financials
Relative weights2
Source: Walsh & Co AM
Notes:
1 Some figures may not reconcile due to rounding.
2 Relative to MSCI Asia ex Japan Index.
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Asian Masters Fund
Adam Coughlan
Head of Distribution
T 02 8662 9792 | M 0418 653 560
walshandco.com.au
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