The Fund aims to provide capital growth (to grow the value of your investment) over at least 5 years.
The Fund invests primarily (at least two-thirds) in the shares of companies around the world and in related derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to the price of the shares of such companies).
The index used in the performance section is deemed to be a good representation of the Fund’s investable universe and is widely used, independently calculated and readily available. Where available, for currency hedged share classes, the relevant hedged version of the index can be used to compare performance instead. Fund performance can also be compared to the IA sector average. Many funds sold in the UK are grouped into sectors by the Investment Association (the trade body that represents UK investment managers), to facilitate comparison between funds with broadly similar characteristics.
Fund features
A high conviction fund focusing on companies undergoing change
Dan Hanbury
Portfolio Manager
Dan is a portfolio manager in the 4Factor team at Ninety One, and is based in...
Ben Lambert
Portfolio Manager
Ben is a portfolio manager in Ninety One’s 4Factor team and is based in London. He...
Investment objective summary
The Fund aims to provide capital growth (to grow the value of your investment) over at least 5 years.
The Fund invests primarily (at least two-thirds) in the shares of companies around the world and in related derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to the price of the shares of such companies).
The index used in the performance section is deemed to be a good representation of the Fund’s investable universe and is widely used, independently calculated and readily available. Where available, for currency hedged share classes, the relevant hedged version of the index can be used to compare performance instead. Fund performance can also be compared to the IA sector average. Many funds sold in the UK are grouped into sectors by the Investment Association (the trade body that represents UK investment managers), to facilitate comparison between funds with broadly similar characteristics.
Fund features
A high conviction fund focusing on companies undergoing change
Dan Hanbury
Portfolio Manager
Dan is a portfolio manager in the 4Factor team at Ninety One, and is based in London. He co-manages the Global Strategic Equity strategy.
Prior to joining the firm, Dan was founding partner and portfolio manager at River and Mercantile Group (R&M) and was responsible for managing a of range of portfolios, including the UK Core and Income portfolios. He worked at R&M between 2006 and 2022.
Before River and Mercantile Group, Dan was a portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management (now Ninety One) between 2000 and 2006, and was responsible for the UK High Alpha and UK Smaller Companies Funds. He was also a Global Industrials and Resources analyst. Dan began his career at Schroders on their Pan-European Capital Goods Team in 1996.
Dan graduated from Loughborough University with a first class degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a member of the CFA® Institute.
Ben Lambert
Portfolio Manager
Ben is a portfolio manager in Ninety One’s 4Factor team and is based in London. He co-manages the European Equity, International Equity, and Global Strategic Equity strategies.
Prior to joining the firm Ben was a senior portfolio manager responsible for Europe/Sustainable Equity at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) where he developed and co-managed the plan’s European equity allocation. In 2018/19 Ben also took on the role of Head of Sustainable Investing overseeing and implementing transformative changes to the plan’s ESG approach. Most recently, Ben was portfolio manager for a dedicated sustainable equity strategy where he built up an impressive track record over the last three years.
Before CPPIB, Ben was a portfolio manager at Och-Ziff Capital Management and with Odey Asset Management.
Ben graduated from Bristol University with a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and French.
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
65.4
Europe ex UK
19.7
Emerging Markets
7.4
Japan
2.2
Far East ex Japan
1.9
United Kingdom
1.8
Other
0.9
Cash
0.7
Geographic breakdown (%)
United States
Fund: 65.4%
Index: 63.4%
Europe ex UK
Fund: 19.7%
Index: 11%
Emerging Markets
Fund: 7.4%
Index: 11.8%
Japan
Fund: 2.2%
Index: 5%
Far East ex Japan
Fund: 1.9%
Index: 2.3%
United Kingdom
Fund: 1.8%
Index: 3.2%
Other
Fund: 0.9%
Index: 3.3%
Cash
Fund: 0.7%
Index: 0%
Sector breakdown (%)
Information Technology
Fund: 26%
Index: 28.7%
Industrials
Fund: 16.8%
Index: 11.2%
Financials
Fund: 12.7%
Index: 16.4%
Communication Services
Fund: 9.5%
Index: 8.8%
Health Care
Fund: 8.7%
Index: 8.1%
Consumer Discretionary
Fund: 6.4%
Index: 9.3%
Energy
Fund: 5.3%
Index: 4.2%
Utilities
Fund: 5%
Index: 2.7%
Consumer Staples
Fund: 5%
Index: 5.1%
Materials
Fund: 3.9%
Index: 3.8%
Other
Fund: 0%
Index: 1.7%
Cash
Fund: 0.7%
Index: 0%
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
Netherlands
3.7%
Italy
2.3%
United States
2.1%
China
1.9%
Germany
1.8%
United Kingdom
-1.4%
India
-1.4%
Canada
-2.2%
South Korea
-2.2%
Japan
-2.8%
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Commercial & Professional Services
2.6%
Utilities
2.3%
Household & Personal Products
2.2%
Technology Hardware & Equipment
2.1%
Transportation
1.6%
Software & Services
-1.5%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
-1.6%
Banks
-1.8%
Financial Services
-2.6%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
-3.3%
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
2.8%
Nextera Energy Inc
2.7%
Td Synnex Corp
2.6%
Dell Technologies Inc
2.4%
Siemens Energy Ag
2.4%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
-0.8%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
-0.9%
Tesla Inc
-1.1%
Meta Platforms Inc
-1.3%
Broadcom Inc
-1.9%
Top holdings (%)
NVIDIA Corp
6.2%
Alphabet Inc
5.9%
Apple Inc
5.1%
Amazon.com Inc
4%
Microsoft Corp
4%
Nextera Energy Inc
2.9%
Taiwan Semicondu
2.8%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
2.8%
Td Synnex Corp
2.6%
Siemens Energy Ag
2.6%
Portfolio statistics
Number of equity holdings: 53
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