One of the few specialist gold equity funds – with a demonstrable long-term track record
Reasons to invest
Offers a portfolio investing primarily in the shares of companies involved in gold mining. Such shares can provide leverage to movements in the gold price
Gold is, we believe, going through a structural upcycle. It has traditionally acted as a ‘safe haven’ in periods of elevated financial and political uncertainty and is a good diversifier within portfolios
We run a benchmark agnostic portfolio which seeks out companies which can outperform through commodity cycles and which can allocate capital effectively
The Fund is run by a specialist team within our Natural Resource capability
Objective
Investment objective summary
The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equities issued by companies around the globe involved in gold mining. The Fund may also invest, up to one-third, in companies around the globe that are involved in mining for other precious metals and other minerals and metals.
A specialist, benchmark agnostic, gold equity fund
George Cheveley
Portfolio Manager
George is a portfolio manager and metals and mining specialist in the Natural Resources team. George...
Investment objective summary
The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equities issued by companies around the globe involved in gold mining. The Fund may also invest, up to one-third, in companies around the globe that are involved in mining for other precious metals and other minerals and metals.
A specialist, benchmark agnostic, gold equity fund
George Cheveley
Portfolio Manager
George is a portfolio manager and metals and mining specialist in the Natural Resources team. George is a portfolio manager for the Global Gold strategy and co-portfolio manager for the Natural Resources strategy. He covers all aspects of metals and mining supply and demand including, most recently, the impact of renewable energy and electric vehicles on metals demand.
Prior to joining the firm, George was a market analyst for three years at BHP Billiton, working in The Hague and Singapore. He was recruited to BHP Billiton in 2004 from CRU (Commodities Research Unit), an independent metals/chemicals related research company based in London. At CRU, he spent three years in the Carbon Steel team and five years as a Research Manager – Copper, providing in-depth research and forecasts to the industry, banks and hedge funds. George began his career in 1990 in operations at British Steel Strip Products, working for three years in the Tinplate division.
George graduated from the University of Oxford in 1989 with an honours degree in Classics and in 1995 was awarded a Master of Business Administration from Warwick University.
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top holdings (%)
Portfolio statistics
Fund
Index
Canada
42.6
Australia
22.1
United States
21.1
South Africa
11.9
United Kingdom
1.7
Cayman Islands
China*
Colombia
Hong Kong
Mexico
Peru
Taiwan
Cash
0.6
*Offshore and/or Mainland
Geographic breakdown (%)
Canada
Fund: 42.6%
Index: 52.9%
Australia
Fund: 22.1%
Index: 8.8%
United States
Fund: 21.1%
Index: 18.4%
South Africa
Fund: 11.9%
Index: 5.3%
United Kingdom
Fund: 1.7%
Index: 6.6%
Cayman Islands
Fund: 0%
Index: 1.6%
China*
Fund: 0%
Index: 4%
Colombia
Fund: 0%
Index: 0.1%
Hong Kong
Fund: 0%
Index: 1%
Mexico
Fund: 0%
Index: 0.1%
Peru
Fund: 0%
Index: 0.9%
Taiwan
Fund: 0%
Index: 0.5%
Cash
Fund: 0.6%
Index: 0%
*Offshore and/or Mainland
Sector breakdown (%)
Gold
Fund: 90.1%
Index: 93.7%
Silver
Fund: 6.6%
Index: 4.5%
Precious Metals & Minerals
Fund: 2.3%
Index: 0.1%
Diversified Metals & Mining
Fund: 0.4%
Index: 1.7%
Cash
Fund: 0.6%
Index: 0%
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
Australia
13.4%
South Africa
6.7%
Colombia
-0.1%
Brazil
-0.3%
United Kingdom
-0.4%
Peru
-0.9%
United States
-2.9%
China
-5.2%
Canada
-10.9%
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Precious Metals & Minerals
2.2%
Silver
1.8%
Diversified Metals & Mining
-1.3%
Gold
-3.4%
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
Northern Star Resources Ltd
3%
Pan American Silver Corp
2.6%
Evolution Mining Ltd
2.6%
OceanaGold Corp
2.5%
Westgold Resources Ltd
2.5%
Kinross Gold Corp
-3.8%
Franco-Nevada Corp
-4.7%
Newmont Corp
-5%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
-6.1%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
-10%
Top holdings (%)
Barrick Mining Corp
8.6%
Newmont Corp
7.8%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc
6.9%
Gold Fields Ltd
6.4%
Northern Star Resources Ltd
5.2%
Pan American Silver Corp
4.9%
Evolution Mining Ltd
4.4%
Royal Gold Inc
4.1%
Alamos Gold Inc
3.7%
Endeavour Mining Plc
3.4%
Portfolio statistics
Number of equity holdings: 36
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