The Fund
The Fund aims to maximise total returns (a combination of income and capital growth) over the long term (5 years or more). The Fund seeks to achieve this objective predominantly through investing in euro denominated investment grade corporate bonds or non-euro denominated corporate bonds hedged back into euros. 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.
Awards and Ratings
Citywire Manager Rating: A
SFDR
Article 9
Morningstar Rating: 4
Morningstar Sustainability Rating: 4
3D Investing Fund Rating: A
Meet the team
Fixed Income investments for the Liontrust Sustainable Investment team are managed by Kenny Watson (formerly at Ignis Asset Management for 15 years where he was responsible for sub-investment grade bond portfolios), along with Aitken Ross and Jack Willis who also started their careers in the graduate scheme at Alliance Trust Investments (ATI). The team joined Liontrust in April 2017 as part of the acquisition of ATI.
"Many large cap banks are looking to shape the energy transition and we aim to invest in those most committed to improving environmental exposure and demonstrating best practice to deliver on this."
Performance
Performance since manager inception date (%)
Discrete performance (%)
| As at previous quarter 12 months ending: | Sep 23 | Sep 22 | Sep 21 | Sep 20 | Sep 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liontrust GF Sustainable Future European Corporate Bond | 4.0 | -17.3 | 2.3 | -1.0 | 4.4 |
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 GF Sustainable Future European Corporate Bond | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 3.3 | -11.6 | -5.2 | - | -6.9 |
Source: FE fundinfo as at 28/11/2023. Performance figures are shown in EUR. 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 (%)
| BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 0.5% BDS 15/08/27 EUR0.01 | 6.23 |
|---|---|
| NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY FXD RESET SUB NTS 25/07/29 EUR100000 | 2.82 |
| ING GROEP N.V. 2.125% BDS 26/05/31 EUR100000 | 2.70 |
| SOCIETE GENERALE SA FRN 30/06/31 EUR100000 | 2.56 |
| BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. FRN 20/10/31 EUR100000 | 2.56 |
| BNP PARIBAS UNDATED FLTG RATE NOTES EUR0.01 | 2.39 |
| STANDARD CHARTERED PLC FXD RT RESET NTS 03/10/27 EUR100000 | 2.35 |
| COMPASS GROUP PLC 3% SUSTAINABLE GTD NTS 08/03/30 EUR100000 | 2.05 |
| BPCE SA MTN RegS | 1.98 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 0.875% BDS 19/03/32 EUR100000 | 1.97 |
Sector Breakdown (%)
| Financials | 40.36 | |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 15.74 | |
| Telecommunications | 11.65 | |
| Money Market | 6.98 | |
| Real Estate | 6.86 | |
| Government Bonds | 6.23 | |
| Consumer Services | 5.95 | |
| Health Care | 2.70 | |
| Financial Services | 1.39 | |
| Consumer Goods | 1.19 | |
| Industrials | 0.90 |
Geographic Breakdown (%)
| UK |
30.56
|
|---|---|
| Netherlands |
14.34
|
| France |
13.41
|
| Germany |
8.76
|
| Money Market |
6.98
|
| Spain |
5.51
|
| Luxembourg |
5.00
|
| USA |
4.56
|
| Italy |
4.25
|
| Ireland |
3.76
|
| Denmark |
2.83
|
Credit Rating (%) *
Source: UBS Delta and Liontrust as at 28/04/2023. Aggregate credit rating exposure includes the effect of credit default swaps held.
Key features of the Fund
For more information on the OCF, see our costs and charges page.
Additional resources
The Sustainable team’s Annual Review measures the impact of their investments and analyses the success of their engagement initiatives.
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.
Learn more about how Liontrust is complying with the SFDR requirements.
Liontrust Sustainable Future Funds
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Key Risks
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of an investment and the income generated from it can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you originally invested. The issue of units/shares in Liontrust Funds may be subject to an initial charge, which will have an impact on the realisable value of the investment, particularly in the short term. Investments should always be considered as long term.
Investment in the Fund involves foreign currencies and may be subject to fluctuations in value due to movements in exchange rates. The value of fixed income securities will fall if the issuer is unable to repay its debt or has its credit rating reduced. Generally, the higher the perceived credit risk of the issuer, the higher the rate of interest. The Distribution Yield is also the Underlying Yield for this fund. The Fund may invest in derivatives. The use of derivatives may create leverage or gearing. A relatively small movement in the value of a derivative's underlying investment may have a larger impact, positive or negative, on the value of a fund than if the underlying investment was held instead.
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