OC Micro-Cap Fund
The fund is invested in micro-capitalisation companies with sustainable business models and attractive investment qualities. It is designed for investors seeking portfolio diversification and strong capital growth over the long term.
Managed by OC, the Fund is a long-only, benchmark-unaware unit trust with a target investment universe of securities listed, or about to list, on the ASX or the New Zealand Stock Exchange.
The Fund aims to provide investors with strong long-term capital growth by investing in micro-cap companies with sustainable business models and attractive investment qualities. Micro-cap companies, for the purposes of the Fund, are defined as companies with a market capitalisation of less than $350 million at the time of the initial acquisition.
The Fund aims to provide a total return (after fees and expenses) of 5%+ in excess of the S&P/ASX Emerging Companies Accumulation Index over a rolling five-year period.
The Fund’s investment universe is focussed on companies outside of the S&P/ASX 300 Index, which are often under the radar of professional investors and analysts and therefore under-researched.
This can lead to mispricing opportunities, which the Fund is seeking to exploit. OC undertakes detailed fundamental analysis to allow the team to identify securities trading below their intrinsic value and that have sound investment fundamentals providing the potential for strong long-term investment returns.
OC will also invest in a small number of quality concept stocks, which have robust business models and a pathway to profitability within five years.
Dynamic yet under-researched, the micro-cap stock universe can offer compelling investment opportunities with exposure to Australian and New Zealand companies that are listed or unlisted (expected to be listed within six months).
Significant benefits include:
- The Fund allows access to investment opportunities and diversification that individual investors usually cannot achieve.
- Access to our highly experienced investment team focussed on generating strong returns.
- A proven bottom-up approach to active investment management where the research effort is internally driven and focussed on company visits and industry analysis.
- An emphasis on risk management where we screen out complex or speculative businesses from our investment process.
- Flexible cash weightings of up to 20%.
- Strong alignment of interests with clients, the managers are owners of the business and investors in the Fund, providing strong investment performance incentive.
Copia Investment Partners is an investment group that distributes a range of managed funds through partnerships with Australian and global fund managers. Copia’s investment funds cover a range of investor needs including wealth creation (via equity strategies), fixed income, retirement equity income, as well as environmental impact.
Copia’s investment partners include: Artisan Partners (Global equity - small and mid caps), Chester Asset Management (Australian equity), ECP Asset Management (Australian Equity), Mutual Limited (cash and fixed income), OC Funds Management (Australian small companies), TT International (Global equity - environmental impact) and Vertium Asset Management (Australian equity income).
Copia undertakes a range of support services for its investment partners including: distribution, marketing, compliance, operations, as well as acting as Responsible Entity. This business support allows its partners to focus on investing for clients. The Copia business model was formed in 2000 as part of Opis Capital, an Australian equity fund manager. In 2009 the firm established itself as an independent service provider to other fund managers, before rebranding itself as Copia Investment Partners in 2014. Copia is independently owned with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Robert was appointed Head of Investments in 2009 and has been a Portfolio Manager since joining OC Funds Management in 2001. Robert is also a Director of Copia Holding Company Pty Ltd, a parent company of Copia Investment Partners Ltd.
He is responsible for the portfolio management of the OC Premium Small Companies, Dynamic Equity and Micro-Cap Funds. Since joining OC as a Portfolio Manager, Robert has focused on the small and mid-cap segments of the market and has been instrumental in developing the investment process and procedures of the investment team.
Prior to OC, Robert was a Senior Research Analyst with Austock Group specialising in small and mid-cap industrial companies. Robert also spent time in the derivatives divisions at UBS in London and Rabobank in the Netherlands. (Enter your answer here)
Robert joined OC in 2007 as an Investment Analyst with additional responsibility as the Equities Dealer for the investment team. He is responsible for company and sector analysis of stocks within the OC investment universe. This includes meeting with company management, financial modelling and valuations, as well as industry and market analysis. Robert is responsible for the equities dealing function across the suite of OC unit trusts and mandates, ensuring the broader investment team remains in touch with the stock market.
Previously, Robert was a manager in the investment accounting division of the Bank of New York in London. In this role he gained exposure to complex financial products, including offshore investment vehicles and hedge funds, and worked closely with some of the world’s largest funds management enterprises. Robert qualified as a Chartered Accountant in KPMG’s tax practice before joining Ernst & Young Corporate Finance as a manager in the M&A group.
Stephen joined Pilgrim Private in 2004 as an Investment Analyst and continued with OC Funds Management after Copia Investment Partners acquired Pilgrim in 2010.
At OC, Stephen performs in-depth analysis and financial modelling of stocks based on company visits and reports, industry statistics, broker research and other information. He has been instrumental in the design and construction of the IT framework which facilitates the various stages of the investment process from the initial screening of stocks to the final monitoring of the portfolio.
After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Stephen spent two years in London with fund manager, Man Investments. This provided him with experience in complex product structuring, risk and investment systems and large-scale funds management. He initially developed his financial analysis and modelling skills in the research department at E.L. & C. Baillieu Stockbroking.
Daniel joined OC Funds Management in 2017 as an Investment Analyst. He assists the team with financial modelling and researching small and micro-cap companies with a strong focus on identifying value-creation opportunities.
Previously an Associate Analyst at Altair Asset Management, Daniel was responsible for analysing Australian small and mid-cap industrial and financial companies and building financial models. He also spent time in the corporate finance division at Wilson HTM and Azure Capital. (Enter your answer here)
Aaron joined OC Funds Management in 2022 as a Senior Investment Analyst. Aaron performs fundamental analysis on small companies which includes financial modelling, company valuation, in addition to meetings with company management and industry peers.
Before joining OC, Aaron was a Research Analyst at Cooper Investors, covering Asian and global listed companies in consumer brands related sectors. Prior to Cooper Investors, Aaron worked in Equity Research at Goldman Sachs for over 5 years, where he was a highly regarded analyst in the emerging companies team focusing on a broad range of small to mid cap companies in the consumer, technology and industrial sectors.
Aaron started his career as an Institutional Banking analyst at NAB, and has also worked in the International Equities team at Mutual Trust.
All figures as at 30 April 2022
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