The Fund
The Fund was launched in 2012. Storm started managing the Fund in August 2017 and was joined by James in February 2021. They have jointly developed the Global Innovation investment process that is applied to the management of the Global Dividend Fund. The Fund has a formal objective of delivering a net target yield of at least the net yield of the MSCI World Index every year and the potential for long term (5 years or more) capital growth. The managers also seek to produce annual dividend growth and to maximise the total return of the Fund over the long term.
Awards and Ratings
Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2021
Best Global Income Fund
Citywire Manager Rating: +
FE fundinfo Crown Rating: 4
Morningstar Rating: 5
Meet the team
Storm Uru, James Dowey and Clare Clare Pleydell-Bouverie moved to Liontrust as part of the acquisition of Neptune Investment Management in October 2019. Storm joined Neptune in 2014, and prior to this, he graduated with an MBS in International Business from Massey University in 2011 and an MBA in Finance at the University of Oxford in 2014. James has researched and taught the history of innovation at the London School of Economics. James has an MA in Economics from Edinburgh University, an MPhil in Economics from King’s College, Cambridge University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics. rior to joining Neptune, Clare undertook third party research for private equity firms across a variety of industries. Clare graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University with a first-class degree in history. Clare is a CFA Charterholder.
Performance
Performance since fund launch date (%)
Discrete performance (%)
| As at previous quarter 12 months ending: | Jun 22 | Jun 21 | Jun 20 | Jun 19 | Jun 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liontrust Global Dividend | -7.3 | 26.5 | 9.9 | 17.2 | 8.8 |
| MSCI World | -2.6 | 24.4 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
| IA Global Equity Income | 1.0 | 21.2 | -2.6 | 8.4 | 3.6 |
| Quartile Ranking | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 Global Dividend | 4.1 | 7.8 | -3.6 | -4.5 | -0.1 | 33.2 | 73.9 | - | 159.9 |
| MSCI World | 5.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 | -3.2 | 3.7 | 35.5 | 66.6 | - | 228.4 |
| IA Global Equity Income | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 3.6 | 22.5 | 39.4 | - | 136.7 |
| Quartile Ranking | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Current positioning
Top 10 Holdings (%)
| CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC | 3.58 |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 3.54 |
| INTUIT INC | 3.44 |
| DANAHER CORPORATION | 3.36 |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 3.30 |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.30 |
| ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC | 3.21 |
| STARBUCKS CORP | 3.19 |
| HALMA | 3.04 |
| MOODY`S CORPORATION | 3.02 |
Sector Breakdown (%)
| Information Technology | 29.73 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financials | 13.89 | |
| Consumer Discretionary | 12.53 | |
| Industrials | 10.83 | |
| Communications | 9.04 | |
| Health Care | 7.42 | |
| Materials | 5.46 | |
| Consumer Staples | 5.13 | |
| Real Estate | 1.92 | |
| Money Market | 1.80 | |
| Utilities | 1.17 | |
| Energy | 1.04 |
Geographic Breakdown (%)
| USA |
67.28
|
|---|---|
| UK |
11.84
|
| Canada |
5.23
|
| China |
4.62
|
| Sweden |
2.99
|
| Netherlands |
2.26
|
| New Zealand |
2.12
|
| France |
1.83
|
| Money Market |
1.80
|
How to invest in Liontrust funds
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.
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