PERFORMANCE
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Past performance of Baobab and its predecessor, managed by Martin van Blerk.
| Period Ending |
BAOBAB (and predecessor) |
MSCI AC World Index
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NAV |
Audited |
1997 |
$44.90 |
No |
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1998 |
31.0% |
34.2% |
-3.2% |
$58.82 |
No |
1999 |
26.3% |
9.2% |
17.1% |
$74.29 |
No |
2000 |
21.9% |
-6.1% |
9.2% |
$86.03 |
No |
2001 |
20.9% |
-22.0% |
42.9% |
$104.01 |
No |
2002 |
13.5% |
-4.0% |
17.5% |
$118.05 |
No |
2003 |
-16.2% |
-29.2% |
13.0% |
$98.93 |
No |
| 2004* | 66.7% |
39.7% |
27.1% |
$164.95 |
Yes |
| 2005 | -3.8% |
17.4% |
-21.2% |
$158.70 |
Yes |
| 2006 | 20.9% |
14.4% |
6.5% |
$191.81 |
Yes |
| 2007 | -3.8% |
5.2% |
-9.1% |
$184.49 |
Yes |
| 2008 | -47.4% |
-40.9% |
-6.5% |
$97.06 |
Yes |
| 2009 | 70.3% |
26.2% |
44.0% |
$165.27 |
Pending |
Compound growth |
10.8% |
2.6% |
8.1% |
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*It is very important to note that we switched from the predecessor (Private fund) to Baobab on 2 February 2004. Also, in 2004 the year end was changed from April to December. This means that in 2004, the "year" for performance measurement purposes ran from April 2003 to Dec 2004 and partly explains the exceptional performance in 2004. |
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NB None of Baobab's predecessor results were audited. There is no guarantee that Martin will be able to replicate his past performance.
Incentive Fee Structure
Our incentive culture has one very simple aim: to ensure that the person responsible for the investment decisions gets to eat his own cooking.
Firstly, Martin as the allocator of capital is contracted to have at least 80% of his liquid assets invested in BAOBAB at all times.
Secondly, the management company, Cherubim Ventures (Pty) Ltd, receives 29% of the returns above bank interest as a performance fee.
PLEASE NOTE that the above is a brief summary of the incentive fees. Consult the Fund Management agreement for full details.
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Martin van Blerk established the Shibumi fund with Marketocracy in 2001. The Shibumi Fund reflects the American holdings of Baobab Global Fund for the most part. Marketocracy only allows investment in US listed securities. The orange line in the graph tracks the Shibumi fund's performance, since inception.
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