The Fund
The Irish-domiciled Liontrust GF Sustainable Future Pan-European Growth Fund, which launched on 19 October 2018, is managed by Peter Michaelis & Martyn Jones. The Luxcellence - Liontrust SF Pan-European Equity Fund, which had launched on 14 March 2001, merged into the Liontrust GF Sustainable Future Pan-European Growth Fund on 19 October 2018. The GF Sustainable Future Pan-European Growth Fund aims to generate capital growth by mainly investing in a broad range of European companies. The Fund seeks to achieve this while benefiting society by identifying the key structural growth trends that will shape the global economy of the future and investing in well-run companies whose products and operations capitalise on these powerful trends and, therefore, may benefit financially. 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.
Ratings and awards
Citywire Manager Rating: +
SFDR
Article 9
Morningstar Analyst Rating: Bronze
3D Investing Fund Rating: AA
Meet the team
Peter Michaelis, who is Head of the 16-strong Liontrust Sustainable Investment team, and Martyn Jones joined Liontrust in April 2017 as part of the acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments (ATI). 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. Prior to Liontrust, Martyn spent five years at ATI, initially as a graduate trainee and then as an analyst with the Sustainable Investment team. Martyn has an MA (Hons) in Management from the University of Glasgow and a Masters in Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge.
“Over our first 20 years of managing the SF funds, our investments have been successful because they have provided something society needs.”
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 Pan European Growth | 9.9 | -32.9 | 30.5 | 10.1 | 4.7 |
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 Pan European Growth | 9.9 | -0.4 | -4.3 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -8.6 | 22.3 | 46.8 | 119.3 |
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 (%)
| ASML HOLDING N.V. | 4.04 |
|---|---|
| 3I GROUP PLC ORD 73 19/22P | 3.41 |
| HALEON PLC | 3.35 |
| LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC | 3.30 |
| ALCON AG | 3.16 |
| TOPICUS.COM INC | 3.06 |
| ADMIRAL GROUP PLC | 2.91 |
| TRYG AS | 2.84 |
| LIFCO AB (PUBL) | 2.84 |
| ROCHE HLDG AG | 2.83 |
Sector Breakdown (%)
| Financials | 25.06 | |
|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 18.70 | |
| Health Care | 13.89 | |
| Industrials | 13.45 | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 11.65 | |
| Consumer Staples | 5.69 | |
| Communications | 4.17 | |
| Money Market | 3.72 | |
| Materials | 3.64 |
Geographic Breakdown (%)
| UK |
28.50
|
|---|---|
| Germany |
13.26
|
| Switzerland |
11.07
|
| Denmark |
8.89
|
| Netherlands |
8.45
|
| Sweden |
7.24
|
| France |
4.17
|
| Luxembourg |
3.96
|
| Money Market |
3.72
|
| Norway |
3.10
|
| Canada |
3.06
|
| Ireland |
1.85
|
| Italy |
1.38
|
| Spain |
1.28
|
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.
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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.
Disclaimer
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