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Strategy
Investment Objective
We utilise a disciplined, systematic process that combines insights from our proprietary fundamental research platform with the quantitative, stock specific perspectives of our Integrated Equity team. The fund is designed to add value by investing primarily in those stocks within the investible universe that have the best quantitative ranks as well as a fundamental Buy rating, while our portfolio construction methodology seeks to maintain benchmark-like risk characteristics. The promotion of environmental and/or social characteristics is achieved through the fund's commitment to maintain at least 10% of the value of its portfolio invested in Sustainable Investments, as defined by the SFDR. Additionally, we apply a proprietary responsible screen (exclusion list). The manager is constrained by the benchmark due to its use in portfolio construction - please see the prospectus for further information. The benchmark can also be used for performance comparison purposes.
Investment Approach
- Integrate quantitative models with fundamental analysis provided by a proprietary investment platform to select stocks.
- Employ a bottom-up portfolio construction process that aims to construct a portfolio with similar risk characteristics to the benchmark with the potential to provide excess returns relative to the benchmark by overweighting stocks that are viewed favourably, and underweighting or avoiding stocks that are viewed negatively.
- Assess environmental, social and governance ("ESG") factors with particular focus on those considered most likely to have a material impact on the performance of the holdings or potential holdings in the fund’s portfolio. These ESG factors, which are incorporated into the investment process alongside financials, valuation, macro-economics and other factors, are components of the investment decision. Consequently, ESG factors are not the sole driver of an investment decision but are instead one of several important inputs considered during investment analysis. See the ‘Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investment Policy’ section on page 32 for more details
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Risks
Typical Investor
Investors who plan to invest for the medium to long term.
The fund may appeal to investors who: