About the Fund
The Accelerate Enhanced Canadian Benchmark Alternative Fund (TSX: ATSX) combines exposure to the S&P/TSX 60 plus a long-short Canadian equity overlay designed to add incremental performance above the broad Canadian equity index.
Investment Objectives
- Outperform the broad Canadian equity index
- Provide volatility in-line with the broad Canadian equity index
ATSX TRADING DATA
NAV: $18.2317
Date: 2020-04-09
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QUICK FACTS
Type:
Long-short equity
Date Started:
May 10, 2019
Management Fee:
0.00%
Performance Fee:
1/2 of outperformance above S&P/ TSX 60 Total Return
Investment Manager:
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc.
Distribution:
$0.10 per Quarter
Exchange:
TSX
Currency:
CAD
Risk Rating:
Medium
Reference Portfolio Performance
Investment Process
In addition to providing exposure to the broad Canadian equity index, either through derivatives, ETFs or the underlying equities, ATSX holds a diversified, long-short equity overlay portfolio of Canadian equities.
To select the long-short overlay portfolio, ATSX utilizes a systematic, proprietary multi-factor model to sort and rank all liquid Canadian stocks based on 5 principle factors:
- Value
- Quality
- Price Momentum
- Operating Momentum
- Trend
The Fund goes long a portfolio of the highest expected return stocks selected from the top decile ranking from the multi-factor model while going short a portfolio of the lowest expected return stocks selected from the bottom decile ranking. The portfolio is balanced on a monthly basis. The long portfolio is up to 50% of NAV and the short portfolio is up to -50% of NAV.
Performance as of 2020-Mar-31
| 1 Month | 3 Months | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Years | Since Inception | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSX | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Under current regulations, fund performance can only be published one year after its inception.
Overlay Fund Characteristics as of 2020-Mar-31
| Long | Short | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Securities | 43 | 39 |
| Average Market Cap ($mm) | $9,950 | $6,296 |
| Beta | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| EBITDA/EV | 14.3% | 11.9% |
| FCF/EV | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| Trailing Return | 30.5% | -23.7% |
| Pct of 52 Week High | 67.8% | 51.8% |
| Return on Capital | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| Gross Profits/Assets | 5.8% | 1.6% |
| 50 DMA to 200 DMA | 105% | 84.2% |
| EPS Revision | -3.3% | -3.6% |
| Change In Shares | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Earnings Abnormal Return | 0.1% | -4.7% |
Sector Weightings as of 2020-Mar-31
| Long | Short | |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| Consumer Staples | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| Energy | 4.1% | -5.7% |
| Financials | 5.4% | -6.8% |
| Health Care | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| Industrials | 9.9% | -3.2% |
| Information Technology | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| Materials | 8.8% | -11.5% |
| Real Estate | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| Utilities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Overlay Equity Exposure | 46.7% | -43.3% |
| S&P/TSX60 Index Exposure | 95.1% | 0.0% |
| TOTAL PORTFOLIO EXPOSURE | 141.8% | -43.3% |
Fund Holdings as of 2020-Mar-31
| Long Security Name | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P / TSX 60 Index Futures | 94.4% | |
| Kinaxis Inc | 1.5% | |
| Real Matters Inc | 1.5% | |
| Constellation Software Inc | 1.5% | |
| Teranga Gold Corp | 1.5% | |
| Cogeco Inc | 1.4% | |
| Enghouse Systems Ltd | 1.4% | |
| Stantec Inc | 1.4% | |
| Toromont Industries Ltd | 1.4% | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd | 1.4% | |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1.4% | |
| Equinox Gold Corp | 1.4% | |
| ATS Automation Tooling Systems | 1.4% | |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc | 1.3% | |
| GDI Integrated Facility Services | 1.3% | |
| Alacer Gold Corp | 1.2% | |
| Intact Financial Corp | 1.2% | |
| DREAM Unlimited Corp | 1.2% | |
| B2Gold Corp | 1.2% | |
| K92 Mining Inc | 1.2% | |
| Richelieu Hardware Ltd | 1.2% | |
| Gran Colombia Gold Corp | 1.2% | |
| Torex Gold Resources Inc | 1.2% | |
| FirstService Corp | 1.1% | |
| Sun Life Financial Inc | 1.1% | |
| Parex Resources Inc | 1.1% | |
| Canadian Tire Corp Ltd | 1.0% | |
| CI Financial Corp | 1.0% | |
| Boyd Group Services Inc | 1.0% | |
| Colliers International Group Inc | 1.0% | |
| Leons Furniture Ltd | 1.0% | |
| Gibson Energy Inc | 1.0% | |
| Hardwoods Distribution Inc | 0.9% | |
| Martinrea International Inc | 0.8% | |
| Aritzia Inc | 0.8% | |
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | 0.8% | |
| IShares S&P TSX 60 Index ETF | 0.7% | |
| Computer Modelling Group Ltd | 0.7% | |
| CRH Medical Corp | 0.7% | |
| Celestica Inc | 0.7% | |
| BRP Inc | 0.7% | |
| AGF Management Ltd | 0.7% | |
| Keyera Corp | 0.6% | |
| AutoCanada Inc | 0.6% | |
| Yellow Pages Ltd | 0.2% |
| Short Security Name | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Star Resources Ltd | -2.0% | |
| Maple Leaf Foods Inc | -1.8% | |
| Cameco Corp | -1.8% | |
| BlackBerry Ltd | -1.6% | |
| IAMGOLD Corp | -1.5% | |
| Laurentian Bank of Canada | -1.5% | |
| Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd | -1.5% | |
| Canaccord Genuity Group Inc | -1.5% | |
| Ivanhoe Mines Ltd | -1.4% | |
| Seabridge Gold Inc | -1.4% | |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank | -1.4% | |
| Saputo Inc | -1.4% | |
| Canfor Pulp Products Inc | -1.4% | |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd | -1.3% | |
| Aimia Inc | -1.3% | |
| Morguard NA Residential REIT | -1.2% | |
| Sienna Senior Living Inc | -1.2% | |
| Tourmaline Oil Corp | -1.2% | |
| Chartwell Retirement Residence | -1.1% | |
| Teck Resources Ltd | -1.1% | |
| SmartCentres REIT | -1.1% | |
| Sprott Inc | -1.1% | |
| Canfor Corp | -1.0% | |
| SunOpta Inc | -1.0% | |
| Sierra Wireless Inc | -0.9% | |
| Ag Growth International Inc | -0.9% | |
| NFI Group Inc | -0.9% | |
| Invesque Inc | -0.9% | |
| PrairieSky Royalty Ltd | -0.8% | |
| Brookfield Property Partners Ltd | -0.8% | |
| Magellan Aerospace Corp | -0.8% | |
| Inter Pipeline Ltd | -0.7% | |
| DIRTT Environmental Solutions | -0.7% | |
| Husky Energy Inc | -0.7% | |
| Restaurant Brands International | -0.7% | |
| MTY Food Group Inc | -0.7% | |
| Dorel Industries Inc | -0.6% | |
| Ovintiv Inc | -0.3% | |
| ShawCor Ltd | -0.2% | |
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