David Charles

David Charles

Head of Funds

David is Ark’s inaugural Fund Manager, leading the establishment and launch of Ark’s Bedrock Mortgage Fund after joining us as interim CFO in 2023.

As a career finance leader with a passion for real estate, David infuses his 35+ years’ experience across numerous sectors into his work at Ark. Since 2008, he’s specialised in property investment and funds management, notably spending 10 years as CFO and then CEO and Managing Director of ASX listed REITs Redcape Hotel Group and Hotel Property Investments (HPI).

Ark Capital - David Charles - Bedrock Mortgage Fund

David Charles

David is Ark’s inaugural Fund Manager, leading the establishment and launch of Ark’s Bedrock Mortgage Fund after joining us as interim CFO in 2023.

As a career finance leader with a passion for real estate, David infuses his 35+ years’ experience across numerous sectors into his work at Ark. Since 2008, he’s specialised in property investment and funds management, notably spending 10 years as CFO and then CEO and Managing Director of ASX listed REITs Redcape Hotel Group and Hotel Property Investments (HPI).

Cornerstone First Mortgage Fund: September 2026

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Cornerstone’s September return was 8.76% (annualised) against the fund’s target return of the RBA OCR + 4% (8.35%).

Summit High Yield Fund: September 2026

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The fund delivered an annualised distribution of 14.65% in the month, maintaining consistency with prior months

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: September 2026

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The Fund again delivered a strong annualised return, at 10.08% (RBA + 5.73%) in September, from a pleasingly diverse portfolio of 49 (+3) loans and…

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: August 2026

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The Fund delivered a strong annualised return of 10.07% (RBA + 5.72%) in August.

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: July 2026

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The Fund commenced the FY27 year with a strong monthly annualised return of 10.15% (RBA + 5.80%), further extending its run of consistent,…

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: June 2026

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The Fund delivered a monthly annualised return of 10.20% (RBA + 5.85%), continuing its long run of consistent, predictable returns. Portfolio LVR…

Ark Capital Bedrock Mortgage Fund February 2026

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: May 2026

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The Fund delivered a monthly annualised return of 10.07% p.a. (RBA + 5.97%), continuing the fund’s long run of consistent, predictable annualised…

Ark Capital Bedrock Mortgage Fund February 2026

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: April 2026

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The Fund delivered a monthly return of 10.05% p.a. (RBA + 5.95%), marking six consecutive months of annualised returns within a tight 6 basis-point…

Ark Capital Bedrock Mortgage Fund February 2026

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: March 2026

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With an annualised March return of 10.10% (RBA + 6%), the fund’s return volatility again remains very low, with LVR falling slightly to 64.3%.

Ark Capital Bedrock Mortgage Fund February 2026

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: February 2026

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The Bedrock fund delivered another pleasing result in February with an annualised 10.11% return, which is very consistent with the 3 month annualised…

Ark Capital Bedrock Mortgage Fund January 2026

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: January 2026

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The fund’s annualised return of 10.10% for January is consistent with the last 3-4 months average return, however was slightly lower than hoped due…

Ark Capital Bedrock Mortgage Fund December 2025

Bedrock Mortgage Fund: December 2025

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December saw the fund deliver an annualised return of 10.15%, ~ 11bps up on November off the back of improved cash utilisation.