DAFM Digital Income Fund (Digital Income Class)
30 April 2026
Performance Review
The DAFM Digital Income Fund (Digital Income Class) has a track record of 5 years and has outperformed the RBA Cash Rate + 3% benchmark since inception in May 2021, providing investors with an annualised return of 20.31% compared with the benchmark's return of 5.94% over the same period.
The Manager has delivered these returns with 12.84% more volatility than the benchmark, contributing to a Sharpe ratio which has consistently remained above 1 over the past five years and which currently sits at 1.23 since inception.
The DAFM Digital Income Fund (Digital Income Class) rose by +0.01% in April, a difference of -0.58% compared with the RBA Cash Rate + 3% benchmark which rose by +0.59%. Over the past 12 months, the fund's best monthly return was +2.72% compared with the benchmark's best return of +0.59%, and its worst monthly return was +0.01% vs the benchmark's worst return over the same period of +0.53%.
Fund rank in Peergroups
| Fund | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 7 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAFM Digital Income Fund (Digital Income Class) | Performance: | 0.01% | 0.30% | 1.04% | 7.60% | 16.52% | 20.31% | - |
| Rank in Peer Group (out of 42): | 32 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | - | |
| Peergroup - Alternatives | Performance: | 1.69% | 1.18% | 4.64% | 13.12% | 8.85% | 8.36% | 8.00% |
| Performance vs peergroup: | -1.68% | -0.88% | -3.60% | -5.53% | +7.67% | +11.94% | - | |
| Benchmark - RBA Cash Rate + 3% | Performance: | 0.59% | 1.77% | 3.43% | 6.83% | 7.11% | 6.01% | 5.27% |
| Performance vs benchmark (Alpha): | -0.58% | -1.47% | -2.39% | +0.77% | +9.41% | +14.30% | - | |
| Fund | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAFM Digital Income Fund (Digital Income Class) | Performance: | - | - | - | - | 53.67% | 0.42% | 8.24% | 30.99% | 14.64% | 0.48% |
| Rank in Peer Group (out of 43): | - | - | - | - | 1 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 26 | |
| Drawdown: | - | - | - | - | 0.00% | -4.14% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Peergroup - Alternatives | Performance: | 5.45% | -4.30% | 10.70% | 2.12% | 13.97% | 4.59% | 6.77% | 8.81% | 10.14% | 3.69% |
| Performance vs peergroup: | - | - | - | - | +39.70% | -4.16% | +1.47% | +22.18% | +4.50% | -3.21% | |
| Benchmark - RBA Cash Rate + 3% | Performance: | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.17% | 3.32% | 3.10% | 4.27% | 6.89% | 7.35% | 6.85% | 2.88% |
| Performance vs benchmark (Alpha): | - | - | - | - | +50.57% | -3.85% | +1.35% | +23.64% | +7.79% | -2.40% | |
Fund returns
| Year | Jan % | Feb % | Mar % | Apr % | May % | Jun % | Jul % | Aug % | Sep % | Oct % | Nov % | Dec % | YTD % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.48 |
| 2025 | 2.19 | 2.86 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 1.66 | 1.21 | 0.49 | 2.72 | 0.47 | 0.08 | 14.64 |
| 2024 | 3.41 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 9.38 | 0.12 | 1.69 | 2.67 | 2.57 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 1.14 | 4.05 | 30.99 |
| 2023 | 1.05 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 0.90 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 1.42 | 0.37 | 0.97 | 0.06 | 1.16 | 8.24 |
| 2022 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 1.03 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.35 | -4.14 | 1.10 | 0.42 |
| 2021 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 28.17 | 0.83 | 2.19 | 2.62 | 2.86 | 1.85 | 3.72 | 4.36 | 53.67 |
Annual Returns
Over the past 12 months, the fund has risen by +7.60% compared with the benchmark which has returned +6.79%, for a difference of +0.81%. Since inception in May 2021, the fund has returned +20.31% per annum, a difference of +14.37% relative to the benchmark which has returned +5.94% on an annualised basis over the same period.
Cumulative Returns
On a cumulative basis (assuming reinvestment of distributions), $100 invested since inception would have become $252. The same amount invested in the benchmark over the same period would have become $133.
Annual Returns %
Volatility and Risk
Annual Standard Deviation
The fund's returns over the past 12 months have been achieved with a volatility of 2.77% vs the index's 0.06%. The annualised volatility of the fund's returns since inception in May 2021 is 13.3% vs the index's 0.46%. Over all other periods, the fund's returns have been more volatile than the benchmark.
Sharpe Ratio
The fund's Sharpe ratio has ranged from a high of 2.47 for performance over the most recent 24 months to a low of 1.23 over the latest 60 months (since inception).
Annual Standard Deviation
Sharpe Ratio
Performance in Positive Markets
Since inception in May 2021 in the months where the market was positive, the fund has provided positive returns 98% of the time
Performance in Negative Markets
Given that the RBA Cash Rate + 3% benchmark hasn't had any negative months, it isn't possible to calculate a down-capture ratio for the fund.
Average Return in +ve Market %
Average Return in -ve Market %
Sortino Ratio
The fund's Sortino ratio (which excludes volatility in positive months) has ranged from a high of 27.05 for performance over the most recent 36 months to a low of 3.82 over the latest 48 months, and for returns over the past 60 months (since inception), the fund's Sortino ratio is 7.93.
Drawdown
Over the past 12 months, the fund hasn't had any negative monthly returns and therefore hasn't experienced a drawdown. Since inception in May 2021, the fund's largest drawdown was -4.14%.
Sortino Ratio
Drawdown%
Quintile Ranking vs. Average Alternatives as of April 2026
The performance of the DAFM Digital Income Fund (Digital Income Class) ranked it in the first quintile for all KPIs except Volatility over 5 years, while over 3 years the fund ranked in the first or second quintile for all KPIs. Over 1 year, it ranked in the first or second quintile for all KPIs except Total Return and Sharpe.
Over the past 12 months, the fund has risen by +7.60% compared with the peer group which has returned an average of +13.12%, for a difference of -5.52%.
The fund's returns over the past 12 months have been achieved with a volatility of 2.77% vs the peer group's average volatility of 3.57%. The annualised volatility of the fund's returns since inception in May 2021 is 13.3% vs the peer group's 9.84%. Over all other periods, the fund's returns have been more volatile than the peer group.