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FIDELITY GLOBAL FOCUS - Fund overview

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Overview of FIDELITY GLOBAL FOCUS

The objective is to achieve capital growth from a diversified portfolio primarily made up of the shares of larger companies from around the world. Regional weights are typically in line with the size of global equity markets, meaning the fund will have more than 40% invested in North America. The manager is advised by six global sector experts and is also supported by Fidelity’s network of analysts based around the world.

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Fund summary

Sector  Global
Product type  OEIC
Launched  October, 1982
Size  £343m
Yield 0.0%
Charging basis  Income
Dividends paid  Acc units only.
Bid price 870.80p -5.60p

Fund Charges

Standard Initial charge 3.50%
Initial charge via Bestinvest 0.50%
Additional bid/offer spread 0.00%
Annual management charge 1.50%
Total expense ratio 1.72%
Reduction in yield (10yr) 1.77%

Bestinvest says


Historic performance on this fund has been good but with a new and relatively inexperienced manager at the helm it does not qualify for a Bestinvest rating at present. As a core holding please consider one of our buy rated global equity funds such as Aberdeen World Equity.

Portfolio

fidelity global focus asset allocation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Equity 93%
High yield bonds
Quality bonds 0%
Property 0%
Commodities
Hedge
Fund cash 7%
fidelity global focus equity geographic illustration
Allocation Proportion
UK 8%
Europe 17%
Nth America 51%
Japan 3%
Pacific 13%
Other Equity 8%
fidelity global focus equity capitalisation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Large Caps 73%
Mid Caps 24%
Small Caps 3%

Investment process


The fund is invested in a diversified portfolio primarily made up of the shares of companies from around the world The manager favours companies with a competitive advantage over their peers, pricing power and looks for investments where he can identify a catalyst for value realisation.
The fund also draws on Fidelity's proprietary research from its wide regional analysts in its network of global offices. However, the manager likes to meet as many portfolio companies as possible in order to assess their management. Though he takes a bottom-up approach (i.e.analysing a company in its own right) to portfolio construction, this is overlain with a macro view (global economic influences) and the portfolio will include long term investment themes and on this basis the manager is guided by a team of six global sector specialists.

The value of your investments and the income from them can go down as well as up, and you can get back less than you originally invested. Past performance or any yields quoted should not be considered reliable indicators of future returns. Before investing in funds please check the specific risk factors on the key features document or refer to our risk warning notice as some funds can be high risk or complex; they may also have risks relating to the geographical area, industry sector and/or underlying assets in which they invest. Prevailing tax rates and relief are dependent on your individual circumstances and are subject to change.

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