APSEC Funds Management was established in 2011 and is a Sydney based equity fund manager, with client relationship offices also based in Melbourne. We are focused on strong investment performance across all market cycles through our flagship product, the Atlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund (APAEF).
The APAEF is an Australian owned long/short (hedge) fund which typically buys or short sells Australian listed securities and ASX200 futures contracts, offering downside protection, while still providing strong upside returns.
Risk management is an essential part of our DNA. We are not prepared to accept large drawdowns in the funds entrusted to us by our investors, the reality faced by most long-only fund managers during market downturns.
These active hedging and trading strategies helped protect and grow investor capital during the COVID-19 led market crash, and have powered the Fund’s long-term stable returns.
Safeguarding your prosperity
If you’re looking for appreciable long-term investment returns to support the future you deserve, but are concerned about and want help navigating share market risk, the APAEF has historically helped manage downside market risk.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Annualised returns since inception in June 2013 of the Fund are 8.0% p.a. vs the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index returning 8.6% p.a. as at December 31, 2023. If an investor invested $100,000 into the APAEF in June 2013 and reinvested all distributions, their initial investment would now be worth $224,700, after all fees have been deducted. Individual tax has not been taken into account.*
Importantly, the largest drawdown the Fund has experienced in more than 10 years since inception is only -8.5%, while the largest drawdown for the S&P/ASX 200 in the same time period was -26.7%.^
HFM Asian Hedge Funds Awards 2022 Best in Class Winner – APAEF
We’re extremely proud of the performance of the Atlantic Pacific Australian Equity Fund (APAEF) in winning the award for Emerging Manager / Smaller Fund – Equity in the prestigious HFM Asian Performance Awards, held in Singapore on November 30, 2022.
The Awards are purely quantitative based and reflected the strong outperformance of the APAEF in delivering a 25.0% return for the 12 months to September 30, 2022, vs the S&P/ASX 200 Acc. returning -7.7%, and having only 80% of the volatility of the ASX 200 per FE Fundinfo.
Meet the senior team
Nicolas Bryon
Fund Manager
BEc (Hons) Macquarie University
Nicolas is an experienced fund manager and has been involved in analysing companies and managing portfolios within financial markets for over 20 years. This experience has included managing multi-billion dollar portfolios with leading global financial institutions as well as numerous hedge funds investing in Australia and global markets. Nicolas is the creator of the Halo Technologies investment research platform. Nicolas is accustomed to utilising numerous strategies including ‘Long-only’ Australian equities, Market neutral, Quant and ‘Long/Short’ Asia, where he lead a team that preserved capital for investors during the GFC.
George Paxton
Fund Manager
BA (Hons) Law & Economics Queen Mary U. of London; CFA qualified.
George is an experienced fund manager and financial analyst with an extensive portfolio of financial services skills. Previous experience includes senior positions providing banks and hedge funds with actionable intelligence and analysis. Prior to this, George managed a team of Research Analysts within a hedge fund research product in London. The experience also entailed corporate finance advisory, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and analysis within the North American, European and Asian markets.
Reece Frith
Equity Analyst
Bachelor of Applied Finance (BAppFin), Macquarie University.
Reece is an equity analyst with over 4 years of small cap research experience in financial markets, who focusses on fundamental analysis for the Fund through a top-down approach to equities.
Reece is a keen sportsman playing football and enjoying snowboarding through winter months, or internationally when travelling.