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Sustainable Future Global Growth Fund

Single Price 310.120p as of 11/12/2024
Fund launch date 19/02/2001
Fund size £1,431,362,773.45
Number of holdings 48

The Fund

The Fund aims to deliver capital growth over the long term (5 years or more) using the Sustainable Future investment process to invest in companies globally. This process uses a thematic approach to identify the key structural growth trends that will shape the global economy of the future and the fund managers then seek to invest in well run companies whose products and operations capitalise on these transformative changes.

You are able to redeem your investment from the Fund at any time and there is no exit fee for doing so.

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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
19/02/2001
Managed by Current Team for
23 years
Class Launch Date
19/02/2001
ISIN code
GB0030030067
Comparator Benchmark 1
MSCI World
Comparator Benchmark 2
IA Global

Professional Adviser Awards 2022 - Best ESG Solution for Advisers Professional Adviser Awards 2022 Best ESG Solution for Advisers
Citywire fund manager rating Citywire Manager Rating: AA
Morningstar Rating Morningstar Rating: 4
Morningstar Sustainability rated 5 Morningstar Sustainability Rating: 5
Rayner Spencer Mills RSMR Rated Fund
Rayner Spencer Mills RSMR Responsible Rated Fund
Fund Calibre Elite Rated Fund Calibre Elite Rated Fund
Square Mile Responsible R Square Mile Responsible Rating: R
3D Investing 3D Investing Rating: AA

Meet the team

Simon Clements, Peter Michaelis and Chris Foster joined Liontrust in April 2017 as part of the acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments (ATI). Prior to managing funds and ATI for five years, Simon spent 12 years at Aviva Investors where latterly he was Head of Global Equities. 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. Chris joined ATI through the management training programme after graduating with a First Class Honours degree in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh. Chris is a CFA Charterholder. 

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Our Investment Process

The investment process seeks to generate strong returns from investing in companies aiming to deliver profits through positive social and environmental impacts. The fund managers look at the world through the prism of three mega trends – Better resource efficiency (cleaner), Improved health (healthier) and Greater safety and resilience (safer) – and then 22 themes within these.
If a company has significant exposure to one of the themes, the fund managers verify how sustainable the rest of its activities are. For each company, the fund managers determine the key ESG factors that are important indicators of future success and assess how well these are managed, via the proprietary Liontrust Sustainability Matrix.
Companies in which the fund managers invest will have robust business fundamentals with a proven ability to deliver high returns on equity (RoE) through sustaining margins and asset turnover. Typically, these companies have a maintainable competitive advantage through scale, technology or business model.
The fund managers invest in well-run companies whose products and operations capitalise on the transformative changes the Liontrust Sustainable Investment team has highlighted, may benefit financially from them and score well on ESG, business fundamentals and valuation. The managers believe identifying these powerful themes and investing in exposed companies can make for attractive and sustainable investments.
The Fund invests in quality businesses tackling the world’s most challenging problems with innovative solutions and these companies, with strong long-term growth prospects, are therefore often designated as ‘growth stocks’. Due to this focus, the Fund may underperform the market on a relative basis during periods of rising inflation and interest rates and when quality growth stocks are out of favour.
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 manager inception date (%)

Discrete performance (%)

As at previous quarter 12 months ending: Sep 24 Sep 23 Sep 22 Sep 21 Sep 20
Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth 17.1 2.7 -18.9 23.6 26.3
IA Global 16.2 7.8 -8.9 23.2 7.2
MSCI World 20.5 11.5 -2.9 23.5 5.2
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 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 Sustainable Future Global Growth 3.5 10.0 7.6 11.2 17.4 0.9 60.7 204.9 314.7
IA Global 2.2 8.4 6.8 15.0 19.1 14.5 61.2 161.5 322.8
MSCI World 2.4 10.5 10.1 22.2 25.1 30.3 86.1 229.5 473.4
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 -

Source: FE fundinfo as at 10/12/2024. 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 (%)

VISA INC.
3.90
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
3.80
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
2.90
VERALTO CORPORATION
2.90
PTC INC.
2.80
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
2.70
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
2.70
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S A
2.70
ALPHABET INC
2.60
NVR INC.
2.60

Sector Breakdown (%)

Information Technology
26.20
Financials
20.50
Health Care
19.30
Industrials
14.80
Consumer Discretionary
8.50
Communications
5.20
Real Estate
2.40
Materials
2.20
Money Market
0.90

Geographic Breakdown (%)

USA
70.90
Netherlands
5.90
Switzerland
4.20
UK
4.09
Germany
3.60
Japan
3.40
Denmark
3.00
Luxembourg
2.70
Sweden
1.30
Money Market
0.90
Source: FE fundinfo
Additional Information
Minimum initial investment
£500,000
Minimum additional investment
£25,000
Ex-dividend date
1 February (Final), 1 August
Distribution date
31 March (Final), 30 September
Sedol code
3003006
Charges
Initial charge
-
Ongoing Charges Figure
0.85%
Included within the OCF is the Annual Management Charge
0.75%

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

Sustainable Investment: Annual Review 2023

Read about the team’s investment performance and investee company engagement in 2023 and their 22 sustainable investment themes.

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Key Risks 

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. All investments will be expected to conform to our social and environmental criteria. Overseas investments may carry a higher currency risk. They are valued by reference to their local currency which may move up or down when compared to the currency of the Fund. The Fund may encounter liquidity constraints from time to time. The spread between the price you buy and sell shares will reflect the less liquid nature of the underlying holdings. Outside of normal conditions, the Fund may hold higher levels of cash which may be deposited with several credit counterparties (e.g. international banks). A credit risk arises should one or more of these counterparties be unable to return the deposited cash. Counterparty Risk: any derivative contract, including FX hedging, may be at risk if the counterparty fails. 

 

Disclaimer

This is a marketing communication. Before making an investment, you should read the relevant Prospectus and the Key Investor Information Document (KIID) and/or PRIIP/KID, which provide full product details including investment charges and risks. It should not be construed as advice for investment in any product or security mentioned, an offer to buy or sell units/shares of Funds mentioned, or a solicitation to purchase securities in any company or investment product. Examples of stocks are provided for general information only to demonstrate our investment philosophy. The investment being promoted is for units in a fund, not directly in the underlying assets. This information and analysis is believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but is subject to change without notice. Whilst care has been taken in compiling the content, no representation or warranty is given, whether express or implied, by Liontrust as to its accuracy or completeness, including for external sources (which may have been used) which have not been verified.

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