Under Jun Bei Liu, the Alpha Plus Fund has grown from $350mn to $1,500mn in just 5 years. It is currently one of the best performing long-short funds within the Australian long short universe.
Alpha Plus aims for “equity-like” returns but with less market volatility given the fund's ability to hold both long and short positions. It offers clients core exposure to the ASX200 Index but with the additional option of holding up to 10% outside the benchmark in small and mid-cap stocks. It is style agnostic and utilises a proprietary sector based hedging strategy.
Jun Bei is a passionate, motivated, and dedicated investment manager. Currently based in Australia, she regularly travels to China and other Asian markets as part of her investment research. Jun Bei is also a popular media personality and a highly sought after public speaker about her investment views, and being a regular participant in prestigious conferences such as Sohn Hearts & Minds and TedX.
She is also a prolific contributor to Australia’s financial services sector, writing a regular column for the AFR and making frequent appearances for top-tier media outlets such as Forbes and The Australian, and as a speaker at key industry events. Jun Bei enjoys sharing her knowledge and love for markets with investors and promotes the growth of like-minded females within the financial services community by providing mentor opportunities and serving on the advisory committee for the Australian Student Asset Management. She has also been appointed as a Core Fund Manager for Hearts & Minds Investments and volunteers for the Raise Foundation Board.
Jun Bei completed a commerce degree at the University of New South Wales, followed by a number of finance credentials including GAICD and CFA. She is fluent in Mandarin and English, only learning English as a 16-year-old, when she emigrated to Australia from China.
Long short equity strategies aim for equity-like returns with less market volatility, profiting from stocks going up and down.
Long position – Managers buy a stock expecting it will rise in price to gain a profit.
Short position - Managers short sell a stock expecting it to drop in price. They borrow the stock, sell it, then buy it back at a lower price for profit.
The combination of these long and short positions allows the manager to leverage the initial capital while keeping the "net" exposure to the market around 1x.
There are numerous benefits of a long short strategy versus a traditional long only equity strategy, although there are also challenges that investors must be aware of. The major benefits are:
Short portfolio positions increase the stock universe.
Portfolio position is less constrained by size of stock.
Aims to perform across all market cycles and style shifts
A combination of long / short positions helps reduce tracking error.
Allows diversification without high concentration risk.
Improves risk control through shorting and hedging.
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To invest in the Fund: 1) complete the Application Form; 2) make payment by direct deposit (see details on the Application Form); and 3) send your Application Form to: Ten Cap Alpha Plus Fund C/- MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) LimitedLocked Bag 5038, Parramatta NSW 2124
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