HAST Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc

Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc aims to provide long-term growth through exploiting global opportunities, providing shareholders with a diversified iternational multi-strategy portfolio and access to specialist funds including hedge and private equity. Portfolio diversification is key to the Trust’s performance as it seeks to deliver smooth returns irrespective of global market dynamics. The trust is known as a fund-of-funds, which invests in other funds and investment trusts. The Trust is a great diversifier for investors with equity and fixed income portfolios.

The incorporation date was 2nd April 1930 and the trust was launched in August 1991.

The fund managers are Alex Barr, James de Bunsen and Pete Webster.
James joined the asset management industry in 2005 and has been with Janus Henderson and managed the trust since 2013. Pete joined the asset management industry in 2007 and has been with Janus Henderson since 2009. Pete has managed the trust since 2014. Alex joined the asset management industry in 1993 and has been with Janus Henderson and managing the trust since 2019 as Senior Portfolio Manager.

The trust's investment benchmark is the FTSE World Index, which covers over 3,100 companies in 47 countries.¹

^[1] Source: Janus Henderson, Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc Fact Sheet

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) classifies trusts into sectors as a way of grouping companies with common characteristics. The classifications are based on a combination of the trust's regional or industry focus, and its investment objective. Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust is classified within the ‘Flexible Investment’ sector.^[1]

^[1] Source: Janus Henderson, Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc Fact Sheet, February 2020

As at 30th June 2020, the Trust had total assets of over £122m under management.^[1]

^[1] Source: Janus Henderson, Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc Fact Sheet, 31st August 2020

Proposed dividend payment date(s): February.

The trust has received an overall rating of ★★ by Morningstar.

The management fee is 0.60% pa of net assets up to £250m, and 0.55% pa in excess thereof.