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Liontrust MA Active Growth Fund
The Fund, which is managed by the Multi-Asset team, seeks to
achieve capital growth with a moderately high level of volatility
(risk), having a risk profile of 6, in a range from 1 to 7 where
1 is the lowest risk and 7 the highest. The underlying funds will,
where practicably possible, be active funds, which aim to beat
the performance of various financial indices.
Performance
Overall value
assessment
We have evaluated the Fund
against all seven criteria in
our assessment of the value
it provides to investors. We
have concluded that the
Fund has performed in line
with expectations, delivering
overall value to investors.
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We have assessed the investment performance of the Fund against its stated
investment objective that is set out in its prospectus. We considered whether the
Fund has performed how we and investors would expect it to, given the market
conditions it has been operating under, and its investment philosophy, strategy
and process.
The Fund’s objective is to target a specific level of long-term volatility (15 years)
while trying to maximise the total return to the investor which may be in the form
of either income or capital growth.
We have reviewed the positioning of the portfolio and the expected future
volatility of the portfolio over the last year and can confirm that the Fund stayed
within its targeted risk band and is on track to meet the expected level of
volatility over the long term.
The Fund has delivered a return of 55.9% over the past five years. Although not
an official benchmark, the Fund sits in the IA Flexible Investment sector, which
returned 46.3% over the same period.*
The Fund has seen positive returns across all equity markets. The strong
performance of US equities provided the biggest contribution while other
markets, including UK, Japan, Emerging Markets and Europe, were also positive
contributors. Overall, the Fund benefited from a higher allocation to equities,
including a significant exposure to US equities, compared to those funds in the
Multi-Asset Active range at the lower end of the risk scale.
The Fund also has a very small exposure to UK property, which provided
positive returns, and alternatives, which was the only negative asset class during
the period. This was due to the issues faced by two holdings: aircraft leasing
and catastrophe reinsurance. We still believe in the diversification benefits of
these assets, but the former was significantly impacted by a virtual halt to air
travel during the pandemic while the latter has struggled in the face of extreme
weather conditions.
This document is intended to be for information purposes only. It is not
marketing material.
*Source: Financial Express, as at 31.08.21, total return.
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