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Australia’s top stocks fund seals golden year with rare 100pc return

Paragon’s commodity-focused hedge fund smashed rivals in the 2024-2025 financial year, doubling the return of the next best fund ranked by Morningstar.

Alex Gluyas

Boutique manager Paragon has topped Morningstar’s list of Australia’s best stock-pickers for the 2024-2025 financial year, after its hedge fund achieved the rare feat of doubling investors’ money.

The $69.2 million commodity-focused long short strategy rode the blistering rally in precious metals and a wave of deal activity to generate a whopping 102.5 per cent return for the 12 months. That was nearly double that of the next best Australian-domiciled equity fund tracked by Morningstar.

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Alex Gluyas is markets reporter based in the Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Alex on Twitter. Email Alex at alex.gluyas@afr.com

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