Collins St Value Fund

Name

Collins St Value Fund

Legal name

Collins St Asset Management Pty Ltd

Website

https://csvf.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Active Value Equity Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Fundamental/Discretionary Equity Long/Short (FSAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Advisory Portfolio Management (Non-Discretionary) (FSAAABAD)

Keywords

• Active value investing
• Equity fund management
• Wholesale investment funds
• Deep value equities
• Boutique asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Fees - Global Fund: 1.00% p.a. of gross assets calculated and paid monthly for Collins St Global Fund
2. Performance Fees - Value Fund: Zero fixed management fees with performance-only fee structure. Management only earns fees when investors profit. Subject to high water mark and hurdle rate for Collins St Value Fund.
3. Performance Fees - Global Fund: 15% of performance calculated and paid monthly, subject to high water mark (highest ever unit price adjusted for distributions of capital gains)
4. Performance Fees - Special Situation Funds: 25% + GST performance fee on profits generated on sale of assets upon distribution for Special Situation Funds

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Collins St Asset Management operates a suite of high-conviction, long-only value equity funds for wholesale investors. The flagship Collins St Value Fund invests in ASX-listed securities and the Collins St Global Fund invests in concentrated global equities across OECD markets, Hong Kong and Singapore. Portfolios are unconstrained, benchmark-agnostic, and built using a private-equity style hypothesis-led research process.

Product overview

Collins St Asset Management operates a suite of specialist investment funds. The core offerings include the Collins St Value Fund (Australian equities, flagship product with 0% fixed fees and performance-only structure since 2016) and the Collins St Global Fund (global equities launched February 2024). Additionally, the firm manages two closed-ended Special Situation Funds focused on Oil & Gas and Gold & Precious Metals sectors, plus a Convertible Notes Fund. The investment approach is consistently high-conviction, unconstrained, and value-oriented with a private-equity style research process. The firm operates on a zero fixed fee model for the Value Fund, only earning performance fees when investors profit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collins St Value Fund The flagship long-only Australian equities value fund investing in ASX-listed securities with a high-conviction, contrarian approach. Delivered 11.51% p.a. net return since inception in February 2016, with total net return of 207.71%. Available to wholesale investors with a minimum A$250,000 subscription.
• Collins St Global Fund High-conviction, long-only global equities strategy investing in 8-20 concentrated positions in quality companies trading below intrinsic value across OECD markets, Hong Kong and Singapore. Delivered 20.99% p.a. net return since inception in February 2024. Available to wholesale investors with a minimum A$250,000 subscription.
• Collins St Special Situation Fund No.2 (Gold and Precious Metals) A specialist gold equities fund investing in local and global precious metal miners, structured as a closed-ended fund. Fund inception April 2023, significantly outperformed both VanEck Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ) and Philadelphia Gold and Silver (XAU) indices. Closed to new investment.
• Collins St Special Situation Fund No.1 (Oil and Gas) An opportunistic, high conviction closed-ended fund capitalising on market dislocation in the offshore oil and gas servicing sector. Currently closed to new investment.
• Collins St Convertible Notes Fund A fund targeting quarterly income payments with debt-like downside risk and equity-like upside potential through investment in convertible notes. Currently closed to new investment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11.51% p.a. net return since inception (Feb 2016 to May 2026), vs 9.79% p.a. ASX 200 Accumulation Index
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bell Potter (as Custodian)coreOthersBell Potter serves as Custodian for Collins St Global Fund, with Citi as sub-custodian for securities custody and administration.
• William BuckcoreOthersWilliam Buck provides registry and unit pricing services for Collins St Global Fund.
• MercerminorOthersMercer provides independent fund performance monitoring and benchmarking services. Collins St Value Fund ranked #1 in Mercer's Australian Shares Investment Manager Performance Survey for 2020.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tribeca Investment Partners: Sydney-based boutique running concentrated long/short and long-only strategies across Australian and global equities; comparable boutique structure, performance fee orientation and high-conviction portfolio construction.
• Antipodes Partners: Sydney-based global equities boutique running concentrated, benchmark-aware value strategies for wholesale and institutional clients; comparable in global value mandate, concentrated portfolio construction and boutique scale.
• Magellan Asset Management: Australian-listed global equities manager with concentrated, high-conviction portfolios targeting wholesale and institutional investors; directly comparable as a Melbourne-based boutique built around a small investment team and long-only global mandates.
• Bennelong Australian Equity Partners: Boutique Australian equities manager within the Bennelong group running concentrated, fundamental Australian equity strategies; comparable in product structure, mandate and institutional/wholesale client base.
• L1 Capital: Melbourne-based boutique running long-only and long/short Australian and global equity strategies with concentrated, high-conviction portfolios; comparable in boutique scale, AUM tier and wholesale distribution focus.
• Plato Investment Management: Sydney-based boutique running fundamental, concentrated Australian and global equity strategies with systematic risk overlays; comparable boutique scale and active value-style approach targeting wholesale clients.
• Cooper Investors: Melbourne-based boutique quality/value equities manager with concentrated global mandates and long-term horizon; comparable in boutique scale, fundamental equity approach and wholesale/institutional distribution.
• Airlie Funds Management: Sydney-based boutique value equities manager (part of Magellan group) running concentrated Australian equities portfolios with an active, benchmark-aware approach; closely comparable philosophy and distribution to wholesale investors.

Broad incumbents

• Perpetual Investments: Established Australian asset manager offering Australian and global equity strategies alongside multi-asset and credit products; a larger incumbent overlapping in the Australian equities wholesale channel but with a much broader product range.
• Nikko AM (Australia): Asian-headquartered asset manager with a Sydney-based Australian equities team offering value and core strategies to wholesale investors; a broader incumbent overlapping with Collins St in Australian value equities distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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