AlphaNorth Partners Fund Class A
Globe 5-Star Rating
Fund Price: $22.80 (as at April 30, 2013) 30 day chg: -8.43% YTD: -14.34%
Returns as at April 30, 2013
| Fund | Group Avg | Index* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | -8.43% | -1.64% | -2.07% |
| 3 Months | -15.40% | -2.24% | -1.03% |
| 6 Months | -11.85% | -1.05% | 1.85% |
| 1 Year | -20.99% | -1.02% | 4.53% |
| 2 Year Avg | -25.33% | -5.17% | -2.67% |
| 3 Year Avg | 15.66% | -0.17% | 3.56% |
| 4 Year Avg | 36.08% | 5.40% | 10.60% |
| 5 Year Avg | 16.72% | -0.76% | 0.73% |
| 10 Year Avg | - | 9.17% | 9.32% |
| 15 Year Avg | - | 10.54% | 5.61% |
| 20 Year Avg | - | - | 8.50% |
| Since Inception | 16.42% | - | - |
| 2012 | -6.83% | 1.60% | 7.19% |
| 2011 | 2.40% | -7.23% | -8.71% |
| 2010 | 113.61% | 17.71% | 17.61% |
| 3 year risk | 31.05 | 15.01 | 10.89 |
| 3 year beta | 1.96 | 0.62 | 1.00 |
*S&P/TSX Total Return
Growth of $10,000
Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013
Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
| Best (ending Feb 11): | 198.79 |  |
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| Worst (ending Feb 09): | -57.50 |  |
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Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from GlobeInvestor.com)
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Fund Objectives
AlphaNorth Partners Fund Inc. (the "Fund") is a small cap long biased hedge fund launched in December 2007. The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long term capital growth through the superior selection of primarily Canadian equity securities.
Fund Facts
| Fund Sponsor: | AlphaNorth Asset Management |
| Managed by: | AlphaNorth Asset Management |
| Fund Type: | MF Corp |
| Inception Date: | November 2007 |
| Asset Class: | Alternative Strategies |
| Quartile Rank: | 1 (3YR ending April 30, 2013) |
| Total Assets: | N/A |
| Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): | - |
| Management Fee: | 2.00% |
| Load Type: | No Load |
- Globe 5-Star Rating:
- RRSP Eligible:
- Canadian
- Min. Invest (initial):
- $150,000
- Subsequent:
- $25,000
- Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
- $150,000
- Subsequent RRSP:
- $25,000
- Closed:
- Yes
- Restricted:
- Yes
- Restriction:
- (Min Initial Investment $150,000); Accredited non-U.S. investors only
Asset Allocation February 28, 2011
Equity Sector Weightings February 28, 2011
Fund Geography February 28, 2011
Top Holdings as at February 28, 2011
Portfolio Manager(s)
Steven Palmer
AlphaNorth Asset Management
Start Date: November, 2007
Fund Return: 16.43%
Steven Palmer is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Manager. He also manages AlphaNorth Partners Fund Class A, AlphaNorth Partners Fund Class F. Mr. Palmer has been in the investment business since 1995. Most recently, from July 1998 to August 2007 he was employed at one of the worlds largest financial institutions as Vice President Canadian Equities where he managed the Canadian equity assets of approximately $350 million Mr. Palmer managed a pooled fund which focused on small capitalization companies from inception in August 1998 to August 2007 achieving returns that were ranked #1 in performance by a major fund ranking service in their small cap pooled fund category (35.8% annualized over 9 years as compared to 10.0% for S&P/TSX Composite Index and 13.0% for the BMO Weighted Small Cap Total Return Index) over the same period. Mr. Palmer also managed a large cap fund which ranked in the first quartile for the following time periods: 1 year, 2 year, 3 year, 4 year, 5 year and 10 year. Prior to this, from September 1997 to July 1998 Mr. Palmer was employed as a Portfolio Manager at a high net worth investment boutique. Mr. Palmer started his career in January 1995 as a Research Associate and progressed to Research Analyst. Mr. Palmer has a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Also manages:AlphaNorth Growth Fund Series A, AlphaNorth Resource Fund Series A
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Joey Javier
AlphaNorth Asset Management
Start Date: November, 2007
Fund Return: 16.43%
Joey Javier is Vice President, Secretary and a director of the Manager. Mr. Javier started his career in the investment industry as a Systems Analyst before becoming an Equity Trader in September 1997 and later an Equity Trader / Assistant Portfolio Manager for one of the worlds largest financial institutions. Mr. Javier was responsible for all equity and money market trading as well as back-up for the fixed income portfolio manager. Mr. Javier has a BA in Economics for York University.