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FUTURE GENERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED Net Asset Value 2017

Jul 13, 2017

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Investment Update & Net Tangible Assets Report

As at 30 June 2017

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Net Tangible Assets (NTA) figures

Net Tangible Assets (NTA) figures
NTA before tax
115.48c
NTA after tax and before tax on unrealised gains
114.86c
NTA after tax
114.36c

Portfolio

In June, the FGX investment portfolio increased 1.1% outperforming the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation index by 0.8%. The FGX portfolio delivered strong performance during the quarter ended 30 June 2017, outperforming the Index by 2.8%.

Since inception, the investment portfolio has increased 8.7% per annum, outperforming the benchmark by 3.2%. The investment portfolio's outperformance has been achieved with less volatility as measured by standard deviation, 7.1% versus the market’s 12.2%.

The spread between the three broad equities is 43.5% long equities, 36.3% absolute bias, 14.5% market neutral and 5.7% cash.


absolute bias, 14.5% market neutral and 5.7% cash.
Fund manager
Investment
Strategy
% of portfolio
Large/Mid Cap Funds (split out below)
Paradice Investment
Paradice Australian Equities Mid Cap
Fund
Long equities
Paradice Large Cap Fund
Long equities
10.9%
6.2%
4.7%
Bennelong Australian Equities
Partners
Bennelong Australian Equities Fund
Long equities
10.4%
Regal Funds Management
Regal Australian Long Short Equity
Fund
Absolute bias
9.0%
Wilson Asset Management
Wilson Asset Management Equity
Fund
Absolute bias
8.7%
Watermark Funds Management
Watermark Absolute Return Fund
Market neutral
7.5%
Tribeca Investment Partners
Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund
Absolute bias
7.0%
Eley Griffiths Group
Small/Emerging Companies Funds
(split out below)
Eley Griffiths Group Small Companies
Fund
Long equities
Eley Griffiths Group Emerging
Companies Fund
Long equities
5.9%
5.1%
0.8%
L1 Capital
Long short/Aus Equities Funds (split
out below)
L1 Capital Long Short Fund – Retail
Class
Absolute bias
L1 Capital Australian Equities Fund
Long equities
5.4%
2.9%
2.5%
Cooper Investors
Cooper Investors Australian Equities
Fund
Long equities
5.3%
Sandon Capital
Sandon Capital Activist Fund
Absolute bias
4.2%
Bennelong Long Short Equity
Management
Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund
Market neutral
3.5%
Optimal Fund Management Australia
Optimal Australia Absolute Trust
Market neutral
2.9%
CBG Asset Management
CBG Asset Australian Equities Fund
Long equities
2.4%
Vinva Investment Management Limited
Vinva Australian Equities Fund
Long equities
2.4%
Discovery Asset Management
Discovery Australian Small Companies
Fund
Long equities
2.0%
LHC Capital
LHC Capital Australia High Conviction
Fund
Absolute bias
1.8%
Centennial Asset Management
The Level 18 Fund
Absolute bias
1.7%
Smallco Investment Manager
Smallco Broadcap Fund
Long equities
1.6%
Lanyon Asset Management
Lanyon Australian Value Fund
Absolute bias
1.1%
Qato Capital
Qato Capital Market Neutral L/S Fund
Market neutral
0.6%
Cash and Term Deposits 5.7%

Future Generation Investment Company Limited

Company Limited
ASX Code
Established
FGX
Sept 2014
Gross assets $407.6m
Market cap $382.9m
Share price $1.095
Net assets per share (before tax) $1.155
Shares on issue 349,663,801
Management fees 0.0%
Performance fees 0.0%
Annual donation (% of NTA) 1.0%
Annualised fully franked dividends
(FY2017)

4.2c
Fully franked dividend yield 3.8%

Investment objectives

  • Provide a rising stream of fully franked dividends

  • Achieve capital growth

  • Preserve shareholder capital

Company overview

Future Generation Investment Company Limited gives investors the opportunity to gain unprecedented access to a group of prominent Australian fund managers in a single investment vehicle and also support Australian charities, with a focus on children and youth at risk.

Chairman Jonathan Trollip

Founder and Director Geoff Wilson

Directors

David Leeton David Paradice Gabriel Radzyminski Kate Thorley Scott Malcolm

Investment Committee Bruce Tomlinson David Smythe Gabriel Radzyminski Geoff Wilson Matthew Kidman

Chief Executive Officer Louise Walsh

Company Secretary Mark Licciardo

Level 11, 139 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 I GPO Box 4658 Sydney NSW 2001 I ABN: 97 063 935 553 Phone 02 9247 9202 I Fax 02 9247 6855 I [email protected] I www.futuregeninvest.com.au

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Investment strategy allocation (% of assets)

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Cash
5.7%
Long equities
Absolute bias
43.5%
36.3%
Long equities
Market neutral
Absolute bias
Cash
Market neutral
14.5%
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Long equities – investing in a portfolio of equities based on the expectation that the underlying equities will increase in value within a certain time horizon. Each equity represents an ownership claim in an underlying company which is generally listed on a public stock exchange. Market neutral – an investment strategy that generally involves the simultaneous purchase and sale of equities, to generate returns that are not linked to the performance of underlying equity markets.

Absolute bias – an investment strategy that seeks to generate returns, irrespective of the performance of traditional asset classes. These strategies use innovative investment techniques (including but not limited to short selling and leveraging) to profit from rising and falling markets, providing portfolio protection in the event an equity market experiences a significant fall.

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Fund Managers
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Level 11, 139 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 I GPO Box 4658 Sydney NSW 2001 I ABN: 97 063 935 553 Phone 02 9247 9202 I Fax 02 9247 6855 I [email protected] I www.futuregeninvest.com.au

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Charities

Service Providers

Fund manager in focus: Bennelong Long Short Equity Management

Bennelong Long Short Equity Management was established in 2002. We are focussed on one investment strategy – market neutral.

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Our investment style

The fund’s objective is to achieve consistent positive returns regardless of market conditions. We are fundamental, long term investors and create a diversified portfolio of larger (predominantly ASX 100) Australian listed equities by pairing a long and a short within the same industry or sector. Portfolio structure produces very low volatility return. This enables us to apply leverage to enhance returns. Returns are completely uncorrelated to other asset classes.

Our fundamental analysis revolves around companies and their prospects. To the extent that we may have a view on markets and macro issues it has limited influence on our portfolio. We limit exposure to market and macro risk. The fund is skewed heavily to stock specific risk.

Bennelong Long Short Equity Management performance

Fund performance over the last year is clearly divided into a weaker first six months and a stronger second six months. During the first six months, we experienced a more difficult environment in which company fundamentals were masked by liquidity driven “factor” returns. The most notable factor to affect us was the rotation out of higher multiple stocks into lower multiple stocks which was a headwind for some of our pairs. Over the last six months company fundamentals have been the dominant driver of share prices.

Level 11, 139 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 I GPO Box 4658 Sydney NSW 2001 I ABN: 97 063 935 553 Phone 02 9247 9202 I Fax 02 9247 6855 I [email protected] I www.futuregeninvest.com.au

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The portfolio has experienced a favourable skew of company financial results and this has translated directly through to fund returns.


fund returns.
6 Mths 1 Yr 5 Yrs (p.a) Since inception
2002 (p.a)
Bennelong Long Short
Equity Fund 18.4% 3.9% 10.1% 16.84%
RBA Cash Rate 0.8% 1.5% 2.3% 4.25%
ASX 200 Price Index 1.0% 9.3% 6.9% 3.31%

For more information on Bennelong Long Short Equity Management, please visit www.blsem.com.au .

Charity in focus: Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF)

About the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF)

Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) provides scholarships that enable Indigenous students to attend leading Australian schools and universities, as well as mentoring and pathways support to ensure students make a successful transition from school to careers.

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Australian Indigenous Education Foundation and FGX

FGX donations contribute to the AIEF Scholarship Fund, which currently supports over 500 school and university scholarship students. AIEF also provides ongoing support to a network of over 400 scholarship graduates.

With the support of partners and donors like FGX, our students and graduates are achieving outcomes that set the benchmark for Indigenous education programs in Australia, including 94% retention and Year 12 completion, 96% university retention and completion and 94% of scholarship graduates engaged in career pathways.

Q&A interview with Andrew Penfold, Executive Director

What is your driving motivation in your current role?

ABS figures show Australians with a Year 12 qualification are more likely to be employed; to pursue higher education; and to earn a higher income than Australians who do not complete Year 12.

The data also indicates that Year 12 completion has an even more profound impact on employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians than the general population. Only 38% of Indigenous Australians who leave school before Year 10 have a job, but 75% of Indigenous Australians with a Year 12 qualification are employed. Within our program, 94% of students stay at school and complete Year 12 and 94% of graduates are engaged in career pathways.

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The evidence is unambiguous, yet the national Year 12 completion gap remains wide, at 25%. This is unacceptable and it’s what motivates me and everyone at AIEF in all that we do.

What is the most challenging aspect of your role?

At current funding levels, we cannot keep up with demand for more scholarship places from Indigenous students and families, which means saying 'no' to young people who are determined to change their lives for the better.

We need to raise additional funds so we can say 'yes' to more Indigenous students and families.

Level 11, 139 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 I GPO Box 4658 Sydney NSW 2001 I ABN: 97 063 935 553 Phone 02 9247 9202 I Fax 02 9247 6855 I [email protected] I www.futuregeninvest.com.au

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What does it mean to have the support of FGX?

Innovative funding sources like FGX are critical for AIEF as we strive to offer more scholarships and meet community demand for quality education and career opportunities.

FGX has invited AIEF to apply for a three-year funding commitment. This type of long-term commitment is really valuable in the context of AIEF’s fundraising needs – a sustainable funding base means we can offer more scholarships and empower more young Indigenous people to shape Australia’s future.

For more information about the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, visit www.aief.com.au .

Level 11, 139 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 I GPO Box 4658 Sydney NSW 2001 I ABN: 97 063 935 553 Phone 02 9247 9202 I Fax 02 9247 6855 I [email protected] I www.futuregeninvest.com.au

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