Sustainable Global Equity - December Commentary
Joseph Stephens Portfolio Manager, Global Team
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Sagar Thanki Portfolio Manager, Global Team
This is a marketing communication. Please refer to the prospectus, supplement and KID/KIID for the Funds before making any final investment decisions. Past performance does not predict future returns.
In November, the Guinness Sustainable Global Equity Fund returned 0.2% (in USD) and the MSCI World Index returned 4.6%. The Fund therefore underperformed the Index by 4.4 percentage points (discrete 12m returns are shown below).
The Fund's zero weighting to the Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors and an underweight allocation to Financials acted as a headwind as these were among the best-performing sectors over the month. Similarly, whilst growth broadly outperformed value over the month, ‘quality growth’ was weak in favour of more 'speculative' growth. As the Fund focuses on quality growth, this was a drag on performance.
In this commentary we assess the initial market reaction to the US election victory of Donald Trump and the Republicans.
Source: Bloomberg. Data as of 30/11/2024
Looking ahead, we consider the longer-term outlook and the implications for the fund. Specifically, when it comes to 'reshoring' - prioritising domestically made goods and supporting key industries in the United States - we feel the fund is well placed given its exposure to high-quality domestic-facing Industrials stocks.
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The Guinness Sustainable Global Equity Funds are designed to provide exposure to high quality growth companies with sustainable products and practices. The Funds hold a concentrated portfolio of mid-cap companies in any industry and in any region. The Funds are actively managed and use the MSCI World Index as a comparator benchmark only.
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The documentation needed to make an investment, including the Prospectus, the Supplement, the Key Information Document (KID) / Key Investor Information Document (KIID) and the Application Form, is available from the website www.guinnessgi.com , or free of charge from:
- the Manager: Waystone Management Company (IE) Limited 2nd Floor 35 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin DO4 A4E0; or,
- the Promoter and Investment Manager: Guinness Asset Management Ltd, 18 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ.
Waystone IE is a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland having its registered office at 35 Shelbourne Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin, D04 A4E0 Ireland, which is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland, has appointed Guinness Asset Management Ltd as Investment Manager to this fund, and as Manager has the right to terminate the arrangements made for the marketing of funds in accordance with the UCITS Directive.
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Structure & Regulation
The Guinness Sustainable Global Equity Fund is a sub-fund of Guinness Asset Management Funds PLC, an open-ended umbrella-type investment company, incorporated in Ireland and authorised and supervised by the Central Bank of Ireland, which operates under EU legislation. The Funds have been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority for sale in the UK. If you are in any doubt about the suitability of investing in these Funds, please consult your investment or other professional adviser.
WS Guinness Sustainable Global Equity Fund
Documentation
The documentation needed to make an investment, including the Prospectus, the Key Investor Information Document (KIID) and the Application Form, is available in English from https://www.waystone.com/our-funds/waystone-fund-services-uk-limited/ or free of charge from:-
Waystone Management (UK) Limited, PO Box 389, Darlington DL1 9UF.
E-Mail: investorservices@linkgroup.co.uk
Waystone Fund Services (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Residency
In countries where the Fund is not registered for sale or in any other circumstances where its distribution is not authorised or is unlawful, the Fund should not be distributed to resident Retail Clients.
Structure & regulation
The Fund is a sub-fund of WS Guinness Investment Funds, an investment company with variable capital incorporated with limited liability and registered by the Financial Conduct Authority.