By ROBERT HARLEY 12/02/2007
The objective of this fund is to maximise total returns by investing globally in real estate investment trusts and other types of property companies. Schroders have appointed specialist property security managers, European Investors Incorporated (EII), to act as advisers to the fund. This fund has no formal yield target and may be aggressively positioned relative to its reference benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NARET Global Real Estate Index.
The manager has over 34 years experience in the property sector, both directly and through managing global property securities funds; his historical track record against reference benchmarks has been particularly strong. The fund is awarded a three star rating.