Strategy highlights

  • Faith-consistent screening is applied with the aim of excluding securities that do not reflect Catholic Social Teaching principles
  • Direct investment in securities provides transparency and reassurance to investors that ethical restrictions are being addressed across the entire portfolio
  • Security selection driven by bottom-up proprietary research which is underpinned by our multidimensional approach

Strategy profile

Objective

The Fund aims to achieve income and capital growth in excess of inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) plus 4% per annum (after fees have been deducted) over the long term (rolling five-year periods) while adhering to the Fund’s Catholic faith consistent exclusions policy.

There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that a positive return will be delivered over any time period and capital is at risk.

Performance comparator

The Fund will measure its performance against inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) plus 4% per annum (after fees have been deducted) over rolling five-year periods. This performance comparator is considered appropriate as, while it does not take Catholic values criteria into account, it is representative of the target return of the Fund.

The secondary performance comparator for the Fund is the ARC Steady Growth peer group benchmark. This performance comparator is considered appropriate as, while it does not take Catholic values criteria into account, it is representative of the peer group and risk profile of the Fund.

Fund structure

The fund structure is a non-UCITS retail scheme (NURS) within a Charity Authorised Investment Fund (CAIF) structure and registered charity, which intends to feature an independent advisory committee. The CAIF is dual regulated by the FCA and the Charity Commission. The Fund’s structure means that the Fund’s annual management charge is not currently subject to VAT.

Literature

Char Catholic Values Fund for Charities brochure

Brochure

More detail on the strategy’s investment approach.

Your capital may be at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount invested.

You should read the Prospectus and the Key Investor Information Document (KIID) for each fund in which you want to invest. The Prospectus and KIID can be found in the literature section above.

Tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in the future. Newton is not a tax expert and independent tax advice should be sought.

The Newton Catholic Values Fund for Charities is a unit trust authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority as a non-UCITS retail scheme and is operated by BNY Mellon Fund Managers Limited (BNY MFM).

Investment team

The strategy is managed by an experienced team with a wide range of backgrounds. In-house research analysts are at the core of our investment process, and our multidimensional research capabilities help to promote better-informed investment decisions.

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Bhavin Shah
Bhavin Shah

Portfolio manager, Mixed Assets Investment team

Hilary Meades
Hilary Meades

Head of Charities Investment

Simon Nichols
Simon Nichols

Portfolio manager, Global Opportunities team

Paul Flood
Paul Flood

Head of Mixed Assets Investment

Janice Kim
Janice Kim

Associate Portfolio manager, Mixed Assets team

Mathieu Poitrat Rachmaninoff
Mathieu Poitrat Rachmaninoff

Portfolio manager, Mixed Assets and Charities team

Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks

Portfolio manager, Mixed Assets and Charities team

Key investment risks

  • Objective/performance risk: There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objectives.
  • Currency risk: This Fund invests in international markets which means it is exposed to changes in currency rates which could affect the value of the Fund.
  • Derivatives risk: Derivatives are highly sensitive to changes in the value of the asset from which their value is derived. A small movement in the value of the underlying asset can cause a large movement in the value of the derivative. This can increase the sizes of losses and gains, causing the value of your investment to fluctuate. When using derivatives, the Fund can lose significantly more than the amount it has invested in derivatives.
  • Changes in interest rates & inflation risk: Investments in bonds/money market securities are affected by interest rates and inflation trends which may negatively affect the value of the Fund.
  • Credit risk: The issuer of a security held by the Fund may not pay income or repay capital to the Fund when due.
  • Charges to capital: The Fund takes its charges from the capital of the Fund. Investors should be aware that this has the effect of lowering the capital value of your investment and limiting the potential for future capital growth. On redemption, you may not receive back the full amount you initially invested.
  • Counterparty risk: The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as custody of assets or acting as a counterparty to derivatives or other contractual arrangements, may expose the Fund to financial loss.
  • Faith-consistent exclusions risk: The Fund follows a faith consistent exclusions approach, which may cause it to perform differently than funds that have a similar objective but which do not follow faith-consistent exclusions when selecting securities.
  • Emerging markets risk: Emerging markets have additional risks due to less-developed market practices.
  • Geographic concentration risk: Where the Fund invests significantly in a single market, this may have a material impact on the value of the Fund.
  • Liquidity risk: The Fund may not always find another party willing to purchase an asset that the Fund wants to sell which could impact the Fund’s ability to sell the asset or to sell the asset at its current value.