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Global Innovation Fund

Fund launch date 31/12/2001
Fund size £204,813,648.94
Number of holdings 50
Managed by current team for 4 years
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The Fund

The Fund is lead managed by James Dowey since July 2019 and Storm Uru since February 2021. They have been supported by Clare Pleydell-Bouverie and James O’Connor as fund managers since May 2023. The team manages the Fund using the Global Innovation investment process, investing the Fund in high quality innovative companies around the world in any sector of the market. The Fund has a formal objective of delivering strong long-term (5 years or more) capital growth, which the team seeks to deliver through the powerful fundamentals of the innovative companies in which it invests, namely strong growth, strong barriers to competition and resilience and adaptability in tough times.

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
01/07/2019
Class Launch Date
03/10/2012
Comparator Benchmark 1
MSCI ACWI
Comparator Benchmark 2
IA Global
Price
Single Price
261.300p
Offer Price
-
Price Date
08/12/2023

Awards and Ratings

Rayner Spencer Mills RSMR Rated Fund

Meet the team

James Dowey, Storm Uru, Clare Pleydell-Bouverie and James O’Connor joined Liontrust as part of its acquisition of Neptune Investment Management in October 2019. James Dowey has 18 years of industry experience and holds degrees in economics from Edinburgh University and Cambridge University and a PhD from the London School of Economics, Storm Uru has 12 years’ industry experience and holds a degree in finance from Massey University and an MBA from Oxford University, Clare Pleydell-Bouverie has 7 years of industry experience and holds a degree in history from Oxford University and James O’Connor has 7 years of industry experience and holds a degree in psychology and economics from Harvard University and a degree in education research from Oxford university.

Meet the tea

Our Investment Process

The Liontrust Global Innovation team invests in innovative companies based on their strongly-held belief that innovation is the biggest driver of stock returns
The Liontrust Global Innovation Fund invests in high quality innovative companies with big growth opportunities ahead, strong barriers to competition and exceptional potential for high long-term stock returns
The team looks for four characteristics in every company in which it invests: innovation that creates value for customers, barriers to competition that capture value for shareholders, good management and strong returns on invested capital
While the Fund aims to achieve high returns and outperform the market over the long-term it may underperform over the shorter term due to macroeconomic volatility
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 fund launch date (%)

Discrete performance (%)

As at previous quarter 12 months ending: Sep 23 Sep 22 Sep 21 Sep 20 Sep 19
Liontrust Global Innovation 5.3 -24.3 19.5 29.9 2.0
IA Global 7.8 -8.9 23.2 7.2 6.0
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 1 3

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 Innovation 6.3 1.0 2.7 20.3 16.9 -4.2 45.0 123.9 591.7
IA Global 3.3 1.6 2.7 8.5 7.9 14.3 52.2 137.8 323.7
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 1 1 4 3 3 -

Source: FE fundinfo as at 08/12/2023. 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 (%)

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.32
TESLA, INC. 4.32
NVIDIA CORP 4.16
PDD HOLDINGS INC 3.42
VITEC SOFTWARE GROUP AB 3.35
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 3.20
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC 2.85
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.83
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 2.74
SHOPIFY INC. NPV SUBORDINATED A 2.71

Sector Breakdown (%)

Information Technology 57.45
Consumer Discretionary 14.81
Health Care 10.01
Communications 7.15
Financials 4.63
Industrials 2.94
Consumer Staples 2.54
Real Estate 0.31
Money Market 0.12

Geographic Breakdown (%)

USA
77.44
Canada
4.26
Netherlands
4.10
Ireland
3.42
Sweden
3.35
Taiwan
3.20
Switzerland
1.74
Luxembourg
1.29
UK
1.05
Cash & Cash Equivalents
0.12

Source: Liontrust as at 30/11/2023.

Source: FE fundinfo
Additional Information
Minimum initial investment
£250,000
Minimum additional investment
£0
Ex-dividend date
1 January, 1 July
Distribution date
28 February, 31 August
Sedol code
B8DLY47
ISIN code
GB00B8DLY478
Charges
Initial charge
-
Ongoing Charges Figure
0.87%
Included within the OCF is the Annual Management Charge
0.75%

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

Fund Manager Insights

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The rise of AI co-pilots: harnessing your personal assistant for innovation In the second of our series: 'AI - tried & tested by the Global Innovation team’, fund manager Storm Uru uses OpenAI’s generative AI model, ChatGPT, to develop his own GPT co-pilot to help prepare for our upcoming company visit.
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Netflix: A binge-worthy profit series The streaming giant is boosting profits with more members and a focus on ads
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MongoDB: the database provider scaling up to profit Global Innovation fund manager Storm Uru examines how database provider MongoDB is pivoting to profit after making a notable impact on the tech world
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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 Fund may invest in emerging markets/soft currencies or in financial derivative instruments, both of which may have the effect of increasing volatility.

 

Disclaimer

This is a marketing communication. Before making an investment, you should read the relevant Prospectus and the Key Investor Information Document (KIID), which provide full product details including investment charges and risks. These documents can be obtained, free of charge, from www.liontrust.co.uk or direct from Liontrust. Always research your own investments. If you are not a professional investor please consult a regulated financial adviser regarding the suitability of such an investment for you and your personal circumstances. 

 

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