BALONDOLOZI MONEY MARKET FUND
This Fund aims to outperform its benchmark, STeFI Call, through active and quantitatively managed exposure via diverse securities from South Africa’s big 4 banks and short-dated RSA stock where the mandate allows. Disciplined portfolio construction, along with rigorous risk-mitigating controls, seeks out high yield opportunities and capital appreciation while maintaining a strong credit rating of A1/F1.
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: STeFI Call
Duration: 90 days
Risk: Low
BALONDOLOZI CASH FUND
This Fund aims to outperform its benchmark, STeFI Composite, through active and quantitatively managed exposure via diverse securities from South Africa’s big 4 banks and short-dated RSA stock where the mandate allows. Disciplined portfolio construction along with rigorous risk-mitigating controls, seek out high yield opportunities and capital appreciation while maintaining a strong credit rating of A1/F1.
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: STeFI Composite
Duration: 270 days
Risk: Low
BALONDOLOZI INCOME FUND
This fund seeks out a high level of income which is consistent with the preservation of capital over the medium term through actively allocating between South African money market instruments, government bonds, credit bonds, listed property and hybrid instruments.
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: STeFi Composite*110
Duration: 1-3 year ALBI
Risk: Low
BALONDOLOZI BOND FUND
This Fund aims to outperform its benchmark, the All Bond Index, through active and quantitatively managed exposure via RSA stock and investment-grade high-yield credit bonds. Through the active management of duration, alpha generation is achieved. Quantitative techniques such as the use of derivatives are employed to fine-tune strategy and hedge risk factors.
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: ALBI
Duration: ±2 years to ALBI
Risk: Medium
BALONDOLOZI INFLATION LINKED BOND FUND
This fund aims to out-perform its benchmark, the JSE ASSA IGOV Index, by 0.5% over a rolling 12-month period through active and quantitatively managed exposure via RSA inflation linked stock and investment grade credit bonds. The JSE ASSA IGOV Index is the government subsector of the composite Inflation-Linked Bond Index (CILI). The fund is regulation 28 compliant and its duration can vary by 1 year relative to the benchmark.
The fund is Reg.28 compliant
Benchmark: CILI
Duration: ±2 years to CILI
Risk: Low – Medium
BALONDOLOZI LIABILITY DRIVEN FUND
To match the target return of liabilities plus an outperformance of 1% per year, Deviation allowed from benchmark to be measured in Rands per Point (RPP). Maximum RPP: + or – 7.5%
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: To match the target return of liabilities plus an outperformance of x% per year
Maximum RPP: ± 7.5%
Risk: Medium
BALONDOLOZI PASSIVE BOND FUND
The fund seeks to perform in line with ALL Bond Index (ALBI)
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: ALBI
Duration: ± 0.5 years to ALBI
Risk: Low – Medium
BALONDOLOZI EQUITY FUND
The fund aims to generate an excess return of 1-2% above the benchmark on a consistent long-term basis by using both top-down and bottom-up analysis.
The fund blends four strategies, namely; Macro-Economic Analysis, Fundamental Valuations, Behavioural Finance, as well as Technical Analysis.
Stock selection is restricted to the constituents of the FTSE/JSE Capped SWIX Index since they are a fair representation of the South African stock market.
Benchmark: FTSE/JSE Capped SWIX Index
Risk: High
BALONDOLOZI PASSIVE EQUITY FUND
This is a risk controlled quantitative Fund that seeks to fully replicate its client-specified equity index benchmark. The Fund invests in physical stock but may take advantage of mispricing in the futures market to enhance returns.
Benchmark: FTSE Top40 Index
Risk: High
BALONDOLOZI BALANCED FUND
This is an asset allocation Fund that blends strategies employed in the Balondolozi Money Market, Bonds, and Active Equity Funds.
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: CPI+5% over a rolling 3 year period
Risk: Medium
BALONDOLOZI MODERATE BALANCED FUND
This is a Domestic Asset Allocation Fund that blends strategies employed in the Balondolozi Money Market, Bonds, and Active Equity Funds.
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: CPI+4% over a rolling 3 year period
Risk: Moderately Conservative
BALONDOLOZI ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND
This is a capital preservation and asset allocation Fund that blends strategies employed in the Balondolozi Money Market, Bonds, and Equity Funds. Derivative strategies are used only for hedging purposes.
The Fund is Reg.28 compliant.
Benchmark: CPI+3% over a rolling 3 year period
Risk: Low
BALONDOLOZI PORTABLE ALPHA FUND
The objective of a portable alpha strategy is to generate returns more than a specific market index over a market cycle. The portable alpha strategy effectively separates the returns of a preferred index, or beta, and the returns of an alpha-seeking strategy, or alpha. This separation allows the returns of the alpha component to be “ported” on top of whatever market index exposure is desired by a portfolio.
Benchmark: MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)
Risk: High
BALONDOLOZI ESG FUND
Better returns begin with sustainable investing. At Balondolozi we believe that ESG is fundamental for value accretion since it leads to efficient capital allocation, which in turn leads to higher longer-term returns. In line with its philosophy, Balondolozi has developed a quantitative approach to scoring firms on ESG and launched an ESG fund on the 1st of October 2021.
The fund aims to generate an excess return above the benchmark on a consistent long-term basis through investing in companies with good ESG scores versus their peers. This is achieved by rating companies on their ability to manage Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks relative to their peers. The fund holds overweight positions in companies with good ESG scores and reduces or even avoids exposure in poorly rated counters.
Investment Objective
The fund seeks to achieve long-term growth by gaining exposure to companies with high ranking Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scores relative to their peers.
Benchmark: FTSE/JSE Capped SWIX All Share Index
Risk: High