The Fund aims to achieve total returns comprised of capital growth and income over at least 5-year periods, before allowing for fees.
The Fund invests primarily (at least two-thirds) in the shares of companies around the world and in related securities (which includes, without being exhaustive, depositary receipts and equity linked notes).
The Fund promotes environmental and/or social characteristics by investing in companies considered by the Investment Manager as having operations and/or business models that aim to minimise their harmful effects on society and the environment, or whose products and/or services seek to benefit society and the environment.
Fund features
Offering differentiated exposure through a portfolio of sustainable solutions
Stephanie Niven
Portfolio Manager
Miles Hamilton
Portfolio Manager
Team
Portfolio Manager
Investment objective summary
The Fund aims to achieve total returns comprised of capital growth and income over at least 5-year periods, before allowing for fees.
The Fund invests primarily (at least two-thirds) in the shares of companies around the world and in related securities (which includes, without being exhaustive, depositary receipts and equity linked notes).
The Fund promotes environmental and/or social characteristics by investing in companies considered by the Investment Manager as having operations and/or business models that aim to minimise their harmful effects on society and the environment, or whose products and/or services seek to benefit society and the environment.
Fund features
Offering differentiated exposure through a portfolio of sustainable solutions
Stephanie Niven
Portfolio Manager
Stephanie is co-portfolio manager of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy within the Sustainable Equity team at Ninety One.
Prior to joining the firm Stephanie worked at Aviva Investors where she was co-portfolio manager for the Global Equity Endurance Fund.
Before this Stephanie worked for Tesco Pension Investment managing the Global Equity Fund. Here she had joint responsibility for building and establishing the global equity investment process. Other roles include partner and portfolio manager at Javelin Capital LLP, and Stephanie started her career on the global equity team at Goldman Sachs.
She is a member of the Girls Who Invest Advisory Board, a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming the investment management industry by attracting and advancing women investors, change-makers, and leaders. Stephanie is also a mentor for Girls Are Investors and an ambassador for the Diversity Project. She was previously a board trustee and member of the Financial & Audit Committee and Nominations Committee of Humanism UK, a mentor within the CFA UK Mentoring Programme, and a member of the board of trustees for the COIF Charity Funds. She was also a co-opted member of the Finance and Administration Committee of the John Whitgift Foundation.
Stephanie graduated from Merton College, University of Oxford with a Double First in Modern History and recently received the Certificate of Sustainable Investing from the University of Cambridge. Stephanie is a CFA® Charterholder.
Miles Hamilton
Portfolio Manager
Miles is co-portfolio manager of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy within the Sustainable Equity team at Ninety One.
Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Miles worked as an analyst for a family office hedge fund where he focused on market research and trade strategy while completing his final year of university.
Miles is a representative for Ninety One on the ISSB Investor Advisory Group, a group of leading asset managers and owners advising the ISSB and focusing providing strategic guidance on developing IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and best practice disclosure standards.
Miles graduated from Bayes Business School with a first-class degree in Investment & Financial Risk Management (with Honours). He is also a CFA® Charterholder.
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
United States
52.7
Emerging Markets
18.2
United Kingdom
8
Europe ex UK
7.8
Far East ex Japan
5.6
Japan
Other
6.8
Cash and near cash
0.9
Geographic breakdown (%)
United States
Fund: 52.7%
Index: 63.4%
Emerging Markets
Fund: 18.2%
Index: 11.8%
United Kingdom
Fund: 8%
Index: 3.2%
Europe ex UK
Fund: 7.8%
Index: 11%
Far East ex Japan
Fund: 5.6%
Index: 2.3%
Japan
Fund: 0%
Index: 5%
Other
Fund: 6.8%
Index: 3.3%
Cash and near cash
Fund: 0.9%
Index: 0%
Sector breakdown (%)
Financials
Fund: 29.1%
Index: 16.4%
Industrials
Fund: 27.8%
Index: 11.2%
Information Technology
Fund: 20.5%
Index: 28.7%
Health Care
Fund: 16.7%
Index: 8.1%
Consumer Discretionary
Fund: 2.6%
Index: 9.3%
Utilities
Fund: 2.4%
Index: 2.7%
Communication Services
Fund: 0%
Index: 8.8%
Consumer Staples
Fund: 0%
Index: 5.1%
Energy
Fund: 0%
Index: 4.2%
Materials
Fund: 0%
Index: 3.8%
Other
Fund: 0%
Index: 1.7%
Cash
Fund: 0.9%
Index: 0%
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
Taiwan
5.6%
United Kingdom
4.8%
Canada
3.7%
Netherlands
2.5%
South Africa
2.4%
Germany
-2%
Switzerland
-2%
South Korea
-2.2%
Japan
-5%
United States
-10.6%
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Industrials
16.6%
Financials
12.6%
Health Care
8.7%
Utilities
-0.3%
Real Estate
-1.7%
Energy
-4.2%
Consumer Staples
-5.1%
Consumer Discretionary
-6.7%
Information Technology
-8.2%
Communication Services
-8.8%
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
6.9%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
4.9%
Intact Financial Corp
4.6%
Schneider Electric SE
3.9%
Relx NV
3.7%
Amazon.com Inc
-2.6%
Microsoft Corp
-2.9%
Apple Inc
-4%
Alphabet Inc
-4.1%
NVIDIA Corp
-4.9%
Top holdings (%)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
8.6%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
5%
Broadcom Inc
4.6%
Intact Financial Corp
4.6%
Schneider Electric SE
4%
RELX Plc
3.8%
Visa Inc
3.6%
Huron Consulting Group Inc
3.6%
Aon Plc
3.4%
Wise Plc
3.3%
Portfolio statistics
Number of equity holdings: 33
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