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INVESTEC GSF HIGH INCOME BOND (EURO) A - Fund overview

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Overview of INVESTEC GSF HIGH INCOME BOND (EURO) A

This corporate bond fund aims to provide a high steady income through investment in mainly sub-investment grade issues. A large and experienced team identifies factors that cause a deviation from fair value and benefit from any anomalies.

Standard Initial Charge

5.00% 5.00%

Fund summary

Sector  –
Product type  OFFSHORE FUND
Launched  November, 1990
Size  £71m
Yield 7.9%
Charging basis  Capital
Dividends paid  –
Bid price 1,492.80p

Fund Charges

Standard Initial charge 5.00%
Initial charge via Bestinvest 5.00%
Additional bid/offer spread 0.00%
Annual management charge 1.00%
Total expense ratio 1.58%
Reduction in yield (10yr) 2.08%

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Portfolio

investec gsf high income bond (euro) a asset allocation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Equity
High yield bonds 98%
Quality bonds 2%
Property
Commodities
Hedge
Fund cash

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Investment process


This fund will seek to generate a high level of income whilst maintaining capital value through investment in bonds predominately issued by European, including UK companies. The portfolio will include a mixture of quality bonds and high yield issues denominated mainly in Euros and Sterling.
Credit analysis will be used to compile a watch list from which the holdings will be chosen. They will be aware of the newsflow from the rating agencies, but use this merely as a tool to support their own analysis. Quantitative filters will be used to identify under/over valuations, taking into consideration qualitative assessment on the prospects of the business and the relevant sector. Another consideration is the structure of the individual issues.
When adding a holding the weight will be between 1% and 3%. The position will be allowed to run up to around 3.5% before they top-slice.

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