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Foord Global Equity Fund (Luxembourg)

For long-term investors in global equity securities

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The fund aims to achieve optimum risk-adjusted returns by investing in a diversified portfolio of global equities and related securities. It seeks to outperform the MSCI All Country World Net Total Return Index after fees, without assuming greater risk.

FOR INVESTORS

  • With a moderate to high risk profile
  • Seeking long-term capital growth
  • And able to withstand investment volatility in the short to medium term.

REGISTERED COUNTRIES

Belgium, France, Japan, Luxembourg, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Performance

Returns
YearFund Return %Benchmark Return %
2013 (from 02/Apr)14.115.8
2014-5.94.2
2015-2.1-2.4
20161.67.9
201725.824.0
2018-15.8-9.4
201925.426.6
202023.916.3
20212.018.5
2022-14.3-18.4
20236.822.2
20249.917.5
2025 (to 30/Apr)3.9-0.4

Characteristics
Benchmark

MSCI All Country World Total Return Index.

Time horizon

Longer than five years.

Inception date

2 April 2013

Initial subscription amount

US$10,000 or equivalent

Subsequent subscription amount

US$ 1,000 or equivalent

Significant restrictions

Complies with UCITS regulations. In addition, the Fund cannot enter into total return swaps, securities lending transactions, repurchase transactions or reverse repurchase transactions or any other securities financing transactions. Only listed derivatives can be used for efficient portfolio management.

Income distributions

A roll-up fund with income being reinvested in the portfolio.

Income characteristics

Zero income yield as it does not distribute its income.

Portfolio Orientation

Investing in quality global equities that presents compelling long-term value. Global equity exposure typically between 90% and 100%, with balance invested in cash and money market instruments.

The fund is actively managed and not constrained by the benchmark in its portfolio positioning.

Risk considerations

The fund is priced in US dollars. Among others, investment value is subject to foreign exchange risk, market risk and interest rate risk, and credit risk of the issuers.

Risk of loss

Moderate to high in periods shorter than five years. Subject to market volatility, lower in longer term.

Top 5
Security descriptionAsset class Country of ListingPortfolio weight %
TencentEquityHK 7.5
JD.ComEquityUS 6.0
AlibabaEquityHK 5.8
Fevertree DrinksEquityGB 4.0
TSMCEquityTW 3.9
Fees

Management Fee (Percentage of the applicable Net Asset Value per share)
Class R: 0.85% + 15% of outperformance over the benchmark
The annual fee comprises a fixed standard fee plus a performance fee, subject to an overall minimum
The annual fee may be adjusted up daily (subject to fulfilling the performance conditions) by the performance fee, calculated as the difference between the portfolio performance and the benchmark return for the same period multiplied by the performance fee sharing rate

 

Insights

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