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Sustainable Future Global Growth Fund

Fund launch date 19/02/2001
Fund size £1,524,363,630.14
Number of holdings 47
Managed by current team for 23 years
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The Fund

The Fund aims to deliver capital growth, as well as some level of income, over the long term (5 years or more) using the Sustainable Future investment process to invest in companies globally. This process uses a thematic approach to identify the key structural growth trends that will shape the global economy of the future and the fund managers then seek to invest in well run companies whose products and operations capitalise on these transformative changes. All investments will be expected to conform to our ESG criteria.

You are able to redeem your investment from the Fund at any time and there is no exit fee for doing so.

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Reference to specific securities is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment.
Key Information
Manager Inception Date of Fund
19/02/2001
Class Launch Date
19/02/2001
Comparator Benchmark 1
MSCI World
Comparator Benchmark 2
IA Global
Price
Single Price
288.170p
Offer Price
-
Price Date
25/04/2024

Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2021 IW Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2021 Best Global Growth Fund
Investment Week Sustainable & ESG Investment Awards 2021 IW Sustainable & ESG Investment Awards 2021 Best Sustainable & ESG Equity Fund
Citywire fund manager rating Citywire Manager Rating: AA
Morningstar Rating Morningstar Rating: 4
Morningstar Sustainability rated 5 Morningstar Sustainability Rating: 5
Rayner Spencer Mills RSMR Rated Fund
Rayner Spencer Mills RSMR Responsible Rated Fund
Fund Calibre Elite Rated Fund Calibre Elite Rated Fund
Square Mile Responsible R Square Mile Responsible Rating: R
3D Investing 3D Investing Rating: AA

Meet the team

Simon Clements, Peter Michaelis and Chris Foster joined Liontrust in April 2017 as part of the acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments (ATI). Prior to managing funds and ATI for five years, Simon spent 12 years at Aviva Investors where latterly he was Head of Global Equities. Peter has been managing money in Sustainable and Responsible Investment for over 20 years when he was promoted to lead Portfolio Manager at Aviva Investors, before being made Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment. Chris joined ATI through the management training programme after graduating with a First Class Honours degree in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh. Chris is a CFA Charterholder. 

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Our Investment Process

The investment process seeks to generate strong returns from investing in companies aiming to deliver profits through positive social and environmental impacts. The fund managers look at the world through the prism of three mega trends – Better resource efficiency (cleaner), Improved health (healthier) and Greater safety and resilience (safer) – and then 22 themes within these.
If a company has significant exposure to one of the themes, the fund managers verify how sustainable the rest of its activities are. For each company, the fund managers determine the key ESG factors that are important indicators of future success and assess how well these are managed, via the proprietary Liontrust Sustainability Matrix.
Companies in which the fund managers invest will have robust business fundamentals with a proven ability to deliver high returns on equity (RoE) through sustaining margins and asset turnover. Typically, these companies have a maintainable competitive advantage through scale, technology or business model.
The fund managers invest in well-run companies whose products and operations capitalise on the transformative changes the Liontrust Sustainable Investment team has highlighted, may benefit financially from them and score well on ESG, business fundamentals and valuation. The managers believe identifying these powerful themes and investing in exposed companies can make for attractive and sustainable investments.
The Fund invests in quality businesses tackling the world’s most challenging problems with innovative solutions and these companies, with strong long-term growth prospects, are therefore often designated as ‘growth stocks’. Due to this focus, the Fund may underperform the market on a relative basis during periods of rising inflation and interest rates and when quality growth stocks are out of favour.
Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Reference to specific securities is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment.

Performance

Performance since manager inception date (%)

Discrete performance (%)

As at previous quarter 12 months ending: Mar 24 Mar 23 Mar 22 Mar 21 Mar 20
Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth 20.3 -8.2 5.7 42.7 3.3
IA Global 16.7 -2.6 8.4 40.6 -6.0
MSCI World 22.5 -1.0 15.4 38.4 -5.8
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 3 1

Cumulative performance (%)

As at previous day end 1 month 3 months 6 months YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Since Inception
Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth -3.6 4.3 19.4 3.0 14.0 6.0 56.8 207.8 284.2
IA Global -1.8 5.4 15.6 5.2 13.7 15.6 52.5 156.2 288.0
MSCI World -1.0 6.1 18.0 8.0 20.7 31.5 72.6 221.2 403.7
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 -

Source: FE fundinfo as at 25/04/2024. Performance figures are shown in GBX. Total return performance figures are calculated net of costs and charges, on a bid price to bid price basis (mid to mid for OEICs) with net income (dividends) reinvested. Where applicable the quartile rank is for the primary share class within the sector. If your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation the return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.

Current positioning

Top 10 Holdings (%)

VISA INC.
3.88
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
3.59
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
3.17
PTC INC.
2.97
IQVIA HOLDINGS INC.
2.91
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
2.79
ALPHABET INC
2.77
INTUITIVE SURGICAL
2.56
VERISIGN
2.49
AUTODESK INC
2.47

Sector Breakdown (%)

Information Technology
23.82
Financials
21.45
Health Care
20.17
Industrials
14.38
Consumer Discretionary
7.33
Communications
4.81
Real Estate
4.44
Materials
2.01
Money Market
1.57

Geographic Breakdown (%)

USA
70.85
UK
5.58
Netherlands
4.70
Denmark
3.51
Germany
3.47
Switzerland
3.40
Japan
3.34
Luxembourg
2.04
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1.57
Sweden
1.50
Source: FE fundinfo
Additional Information
Minimum initial investment
£500,000
Minimum additional investment
£25,000
Ex-dividend date
1 February (Final), 1 August
Distribution date
31 March (Final), 30 September
Sedol code
3003006
ISIN code
GB0030030067
Charges
Initial charge
-
Ongoing Charges Figure
0.85%
Included within the OCF is the Annual Management Charge
0.75%

For more information on the OCF, see our costs and charges page.

Additional resources

The Sustainable team’s Annual Review covers the Sustainable Future process, performance, and work across impact measurement and engagement during 2022

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The Sustainable team’s latest Engagement and Voting Review covers the work done to drive improvement in the businesses held across the Sustainable Future funds and progress made on proactive engagement initiatives during 2021.

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Key Risks 

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. All investments will be expected to conform to our social and environmental criteria. Overseas investments may carry a higher currency risk. They are valued by reference to their local currency which may move up or down when compared to the currency of the Fund. The Fund may encounter liquidity constraints from time to time. The spread between the price you buy and sell shares will reflect the less liquid nature of the underlying holdings. Outside of normal conditions, the Fund may hold higher levels of cash which may be deposited with several credit counterparties (e.g. international banks). A credit risk arises should one or more of these counterparties be unable to return the deposited cash. Counterparty Risk: any derivative contract, including FX hedging, may be at risk if the counterparty fails. 

 

Disclaimer

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