Element Institutional Equity Fund

Investment Returns

As at 31 December 2011Element Equity CompositeSWIXRELATIVE
Annualised since Inception21.8%18.9%2.9%
Annualised 7 Year17.9%17.3%0.6%
Annualised 5 Year8.5%8.6%-0.1%
Annualised 3 Year14.8%17.9%-3.1%
Annualised 2 Year9.2%12.3%-3.1%
1 Year4.0%4.3%-0.3%

Risk

As at 31 December 2011Element Equity CompositeSWIXALSI
5 year Sharpe Ratio-0.010.01-0.02
5 year Sortino Ratio0.200.160.10
Max Drawdown-23.4%-37.0%-40.4%
Information Ratio (Since Inception rel. to ALSI)0.530.37

Monthly Returns

JanFebMarch April May June July AugSeptOctNovDec
20021.41%1.07%3.68%5.56%-1.33%
2003-2.37%-3.07%-6.08%0.57%11.24%1.01%5.69%3.00%-1.58%8.70%2.28%7.14%
20043.21%0.84%1.31%-0.09%0.32%-0.31%1.67%6.62%5.88%4.90%8.03%3.79%
2005-1.16%2.90%-0.49%-4.40%9.40%3.48%7.06%1.45%10.75%-0.22%2.89%7.43%
200610.11%-1.53%5.99%4.52%-2.39%3.11%-0.32%3.70%1.06%3.82%4.83%5.59%
20072.54%0.45%4.73%3.10%1.97%-2.29%-1.13%1.15%4.28%4.55%-2.38%-3.95%
2008-5.51%7.71%-1.50%0.67%2.22%-5.75%-2.14%2.70%-6.93%-7.80%-2.55%7.23%
20090.86%-7.58%5.97%0.92%7.47%-0.03%7.83%4.72%0.91%4.37%-2.41%1.91%
2010-2.57%0.63%4.75%0.75%-2.72%-1.29%3.94%-0.09%5.44%1.70%-0.79%4.55%
2011-1.99%2.78%0.13%2.54%-0.81%-2.30%-0.75%-0.23%-1.41%4.65%1.81%-0.28%
 
 

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