Strategy profile
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Objective
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The strategy seeks to deliver positive returns on a rolling annualised three-year basis after fees. The strategy aims to deliver positive returns before fees within a range of cash (SONIA (30-day compounded)) on a rolling annualised three-year basis and cash (SONIA (30-day compounded)) + 4% per annum on a rolling annualised five-year basis. However, positive returns are not guaranteed and a capital loss may occur.
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Performance benchmark
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The strategy will measure its performance before fees against SONIA (30-day compounded) on a rolling annualised three-year basis (the ‘three-year benchmark’) and SONIA (30-day compounded) +4% per annum on a rolling annualised five-year basis (the ‘five-year benchmark’).*
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Volatility
- Expected to be between that of bonds and equities over the long term
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Sustainable investment restrictions
- Strategies that follow the Newton sustainable investment process are subject to a set of minimum exclusions referred to as ‘sustainable investment restrictions’. These restrictions include companies involved in or that generate a material proportion of revenues from activities that are deemed to be harmful from an environmental or social perspective.
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Literature
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- * Please note that on 1 October 2021, the performance benchmark for this strategy changed from 1-month GBP LIBOR +4% to SONIA (30-day compounded) +4%.
Investment team
Our Sustainable Real Return 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 platform spans fundamental, thematic, responsible investment, quantitative, geopolitical, investigative and private-market research to promote better-informed investment decisions.
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.
Newton will make investment decisions that are not based solely on ESG criteria. Other attributes of an investment may outweigh ESG analysis when making investment decisions. The way that ESG and sustainability criteria are assessed and the evaluation of their suitability for Newton’s sustainable strategies may vary depending on the asset class and strategy involved. For Newton’s sustainable strategies, ESG analysis is performed prior to investment for corporate investments (single name equity and fixed-income securities). The analysis will then also follow the Newton sustainable investment process to ensure it fits with the wider Newton sustainable investment philosophy.