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For qualified investors in Switzerland

Global Sustainable Equity Fund

By focusing on companies that have a positive impact on the environment and society, our low-carbon investment approach aims to deliver compounding growth and attractive investment returns.

ISIN
GB00B5VYGQ34

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EUR 40.83
As of 18/04/2024

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Overview

Quarterly Update

Watch the investment team recap this quarter.

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DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR STRATEGY

  • 30 year anniversary sustainable equityEstablished strategy built on a 30-year history of sustainable investing and innovative thought leadership
  • High-conviction portfolio with companies selected for their compounding growth potential and positive impact on the environment and society
  • Commitment to provide clients with high standards of engagement, transparency and measurement

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe there is a strong link between sustainable development, innovation and long term compounding growth.

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Our investment framework seeks to invest in companies that have a positive impact on the environment and society; and at the same time, it helps us stay on the right side of disruption by avoiding companies we consider to be involved in activities that are harmful to the environment or society.

We believe this approach will provide clients with a persistent return source, deliver future compound growth and help mitigate downside risk.

The guiding principle of our investment philosophy evolves around: Is the world a better place because of this company?”

Hamish Chamberlayne, CFA
Head of Global Sustainable Equity |Portfolio Manager

Investment Considerations

Global Sustainable Equity Fund Venn Diagram

Companies are analysed and selected using a triple bottom line framework, considering how companies generate profits and their impact on people and the planet.

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Past performance does not predict future returns. 
 

KEY DOCUMENTS

Investment
Principles

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Annual Sustainability
Report

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Annual TCFD
Report

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Quarterly Impact
Report

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund aims to provide capital growth over the long term (5 years or more) by investing in companies whose products and services are considered by the Investment Manager as contributing to positive environmental or social change.

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The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in shares (also known as equities) of companies, of any size, in any industry, in any country. The Fund will avoid investing in companies (in some cases subject to thresholds) that the Investment Manager considers could contribute to environmental or societal harm, as detailed in the “Exclusionary Approach” section in the Prospectus, and invest in companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from products and services that are considered by the Investment Manager as contributing to positive environmental or social change and thereby have an impact on the development of a sustainable global economy. The Fund may also invest in other assets including cash. The Investment Manager may use derivatives (complex financial instruments) to reduce risk or to manage the Fund more efficiently. The Fund is actively managed with reference to the MSCI World Index, which is broadly representative of the companies in which it may invest, as this can provide a useful comparator for assessing the Fund's performance. The Investment Manager has discretion to choose investments for the Fund with weightings different to the index or not in the index. As an additional means of assessing the performance of the Fund, the IA Global sector average, which is based on a peer group of broadly similar funds, may also provide a useful comparator.

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The value of an investment and the income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market and currency fluctuations and you may not get back the amount originally invested.
Potential investors must read the prospectus, and where relevant, the key investor information document before investing.
This website is a Marketing Communication and does not qualify as an investment recommendation.

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RATINGS AND AWARDS

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Hamish Chamberlayne, CFA

Head of Global Sustainable Equities | Portfolio Manager

Industry since 2003. Joined Firm in 2007.

Aaron Scully, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 1998. Joined Firm in 2001.

Performance

Past performance does not predict future returns. All performance data includes both income and capital gains or losses and reflects the deduction of any ongoing charges or other fund expenses.
Cumulative & Annualised Performance (%)
As of 31/03/2024
I Acc EUR Hedged (Net) MSCI World TR
 
  Cumulative Annualised
1MO YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
07/05/2010
I Acc EUR Hedged (Net) 3.00 9.34 18.49 7.02 13.10 11.79 10.93
MSCI World TR 3.48 11.49 26.46 12.24 13.51 12.69 12.47

Index Description

The MSCI World Index is a measure of the combined performance of large and medium sized companies from developed stock markets around the world. It provides a useful comparison against which the Fund's performance can be assessed over time.

Calendar Year Returns (%)
As of 31/03/2024
I Acc EUR Hedged (Net) MSCI World TR
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
I Acc EUR Hedged (Net) 14.07 -16.81 16.88 31.79 30.41
MSCI World TR 20.21 -12.34 31.64 6.87 30.77

Index Description

The MSCI World Index is a measure of the combined performance of large and medium sized companies from developed stock markets around the world. It provides a useful comparison against which the Fund's performance can be assessed over time.

Calendar Year Returns (%)
Year I Acc EUR Hedged (Net) Index
2023 14.07 20.21
2022 -16.81 -12.34
2021 16.88 31.64
2020 31.79 6.87
2019 30.41 30.77
2018 -7.56 -3.57
2017 17.27 8.10
2016 19.80 11.39
2015 3.35 11.04
2014 11.58 20.14
2013 31.34 21.86
2012 7.81 14.75
2011 -11.28 -1.84
2010 from 07/05/2010 7.83 11.43
FEE INFORMATION
Initial Charge 0.00%
Annual Charge 0.75%
Ongoing Charge
(As of 31/03/2023)
0.82%

Portfolio

Top Holdings (As of 31/03/2024)
% OF FUND
Microsoft 7.58
NVIDIA 6.15
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 3.92
Progressive 3.30
Schneider Electric 3.21
Xylem 3.20
ICON 3.02
ASML 2.70
Mastercard 2.52
Intact Financial 2.38

Documents

  • The value of the Funds and the income from them is not guaranteed and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than you originally invested.
  • Past performance does not predict future returns.
  • Third party data is believed to be reliable, but its completeness and accuracy is not guaranteed.
  • Shares/Units can lose value rapidly, and typically involve higher risks than bonds or money market instruments. The value of your investment may fall as a result.
  • Shares of small and mid-size companies can be more volatile than shares of larger companies, and at times it may be difficult to value or to sell shares at desired times and prices, increasing the risk of losses.
  • The Fund follows a sustainable investment approach, which may cause it to be overweight and/or underweight in certain sectors and thus perform differently than funds that have a similar objective but which do not integrate sustainable investment criteria when selecting securities.
  • The Fund may use derivatives with the aim of reducing risk or managing the portfolio more efficiently. However this introduces other risks, in particular, that a derivative counterparty may not meet its contractual obligations.
  • If the Fund holds assets in currencies other than the base currency of the Fund, or you invest in a share/unit class of a different currency to the Fund (unless hedged, i.e. mitigated by taking an offsetting position in a related security), the value of your investment may be impacted by changes in exchange rates.
  • When the Fund, or a share/unit class, seeks to mitigate exchange rate movements of a currency relative to the base currency (hedge), the hedging strategy itself may positively or negatively impact the value of the Fund due to differences in short-term interest rates between the currencies.
  • Securities within the Fund could become hard to value or to sell at a desired time and price, especially in extreme market conditions when asset prices may be falling, increasing the risk of investment losses.
  • The Fund could lose money if a counterparty with which the Fund trades becomes unwilling or unable to meet its obligations, or as a result of failure or delay in operational processes or the failure of a third party provider.
  • The Fund follows a growth investment style that creates a bias towards certain types of companies. This may result in the Fund significantly underperforming or outperforming the wider market.
  • Funds incur costs as a necessary part of buying and selling the underlying investments, these are otherwise known as portfolio transaction costs, and include charges such as broker commission and Stamp Duty.
  • Before investing in any of our funds you should satisfy yourself as to the suitability and the risks involved.
  • Summary of Investor rights