Cadence Opportunities Fund returned a positive performance of 0.2% in September outperforming the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 6.6%. Year to date the fund is up 5.0%, outperforming the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 4.2%. The top contributors to performance during the month were Whitehaven Coal, New Hope, Terracom, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Australian Strategic Materials Ltd. The largest detractors from performance were Bowen Coking Coal and Syrah Resources. As of 30 September 2022, the Company was 42% invested (58% cash).
After the rally in equity markets during July and August, September saw indices roll back over and decline towards the June lows. The sell-off was broad-based and followed commentary from the US Federal Reserve indicating it was prepared to accept some pain for the economy to return inflation to its target range. The fund benefitted from its exposure to coal producers which were again the biggest positive contributors to returns during the month. The portfolio’s short positions performed well during the month and were added to, while the fund’s high cash levels aided relative performance.
Fully Franked Year-End Dividend
During July the Company announced a 7.5 cents per share fully franked year-end dividend, bringing the full year dividend to 15.0 cents per share fully franked. This full year dividend of 15.0 cents per share fully franked equates to an 6.5% fully franked yield or an 9.3% gross yield (grossed up for franking credits) based on the month end share price of $2.30 per share. After paying this dividend the Company still has 44 cents per share of profits reserves to pay future dividends.
The Ex-Date for the dividend is the 17 October 2022. The payment date for the dividend is the 28October 2022. The Dividend Re-Investment Plan (“DRP”) is in operation for the year-end dividend. The issue price will be at a 5% discount to the weighted average of the prevailing share price over the relevant DRP pricing period. If you are not registered for the DRP and you would like to participate, please contact Boardroom on 1300 737 760.
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If you have not done so already, we would like to remind you to register to join the Cadence Investment team to get an update on the Cadence funds, to discuss some of the current investment themes and fund positions and talk about the investment outlook for the year ahead.
- Brisbane: Monday 10 October 2022, 10.30am – 11.30am
- Melbourne: Tuesday 18 October 2022, 10.30am – 11.30am
- Perth: Wednesday 26th October 2022, 10.30am – 11.30am
- Adelaide: Friday 28th October 2022, 10.30am – 11.30am
- Sydney – CDM AGM: Wednesday 16th November 2022, 2.00pm – 4.00pm
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In July the Company released its June 2022 Year end Audiocast. In this year-end audiocast, Karl Siegling firstly provides an update on the Company’s performance, the 7.5c fully franked year-end dividend, the current portfolio composition and the increasing interest rate trend. Karl Siegling, Charlie Gray and Jackson Aldridge then discuss some of the funds core investments (WHC, NHC, PYPL US, AMP) and some of the funds trading positions (SMR, BCB, TIE, DHG, PNI, NAN and CCX). Karl Siegling then finishes with an update on the outlook for 2023.
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