The LQE Global (ex-Australia) 130/30 Fund seeks to achieve total returns (comprising income and capital appreciation and before the deduction of fees and taxes) that outperform the MSCI World ex-Australia Index with net dividends reinvested (“the benchmark”) by 4-5% per annum over rolling three-year periods.

The Fund is constructed by investing approximately 130% of the portfolio in a diversified group of global listed securities excluding securities listed on the Australian stock exchange, and selling short a similarly diversified group equivalent to 30% of the Fund. In aggregate, the Fund’s systematic risk (Beta) will be similar to the market. Following the stock ranking process outlined below, the most attractive stocks are included in the long portfolio and the least attractive are sold short. The risk controls in place are designed to ensure that the net exposure of the long and short portfolios will be similar to the benchmark with regards to market capitalization, beta sector and industry exposures.