Qato Capital

qato capital is an australian based alternative funds management group backed by single family office, larkfield funds management. the market neutral long/short fund is managed via an objective, consistent and replicable process utilising qato capital’s proprietary ‘q-score’ methodology. the q-score process is fundamentally based evaluating improving and deteriorating fundamentals within each business from a variety of financial metrics, such as valuation, growth, risk, quality, earnings & price. the fund targets a net market exposure of 0% to hedge broader market risks through 30 s&p/asx-100 positions (15 long & 15 short equally-weighted positions). historically, the fund has been uncorrelated to major asset classes and a negative beta to equity markets. qato capital’s process is entirely systematic – stock selection and risk management are all employed in a rules based approach. the market neutral long/short fund employs no financial leverage/gearing, no derivatives and no financia