The Fund
The Liontrust GF UK Equity Fund is constructed of four sub-portfolios, managed by James de Uphaugh, Chris Field, Imran Sattar and John King. Three of the sub-portfolios, which account for roughly 90% of the Fund, invest primarily in FTSE 350 stocks, while the fourth sub-portfolio invests in UK smaller companies. The team has the ability to invest up to 20% of the Fund in overseas equities. The Fund aims to deliver a total return after costs and charges, combining income and capital growth, in excess of its benchmark over any five-year period.
Awards and ratings
Morningstar Sustainability Rating: 4
Meet the team
James de Uphaugh, Chris Field, Imran Sattar and John King joined Liontrust in April 2022 as part of the acquisition of Majedie Asset Management and are members of the Global Fundamental team. James, who has 34 years’ experience managing institutional portfolios, is also responsible for managing the Edinburgh Investment Trust. Chris, who has 35 years’ experience, also manages the LF Liontrust UK Income Fund, and is co-manager of the LF Liontrust UK Focus Fund and deputy manager of the Edinburgh Investment Trust. James and Chris co-founded Majedie in 2002, with colleagues from the UK team at Mercury Asset Management. Imran, who joined Majedie in 2018, has 25 years’ experience managing UK equity funds at Blackrock and Mercury Asset Management. He is also responsible for co-manging the LF Liontrust UK Focus Fund. John has 12 years’ industry experience and worked at AXA, Jefferies, UBS and N+1 Singer prior to joining Majedie in 2019.
Performance
Performance since fund launch date
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Current positioning
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Key features of the Fund
The Fund aims to produce a total return in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index over the long term through investment in a diversified portfolio of predominantly UK equities.
The Fund's portfolio will be constructed taking into consideration macroeconomic factors (such as interest rates, GDP, monetary and fiscal trends), the outlook for different economic sectors and market capitalisations, and stock-specific factors (such as valuation, market position, investment potential, management quality and financial strength). The Fund is actively managed. The Fund is managed in reference to a benchmark in that it has a target to outperform the FTSE All-Share Index but is not constrained by the Index in any way.
There is no policy to restrict investment to any particular economic sector or industry.
The Fund intends to invest in the equity securities of companies which are listed or traded on one or more Markets listed in Appendix I to the Prospectus. At least 80% of the Fund will be invested in UK equities, with the balance in international equities (which for the avoidance of doubt could include emerging markets equities), cash or near cash.
The Fund may invest up to 10% of its Net Asset Value in other collective investment schemes such as money market funds invested in for cash management purposes.
There can be no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved.
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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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