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AXA Global High Income Z Gross
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98.41p
Price (Inc)
These are the shares in the fund that pay out an income to clients. The income is made up of the total dividends – the money a company can pay out to its investors – from the companies in the fund.
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249.00p
Price (Acc)
These are the shares in the fund that don’t pay out an income to clients. Any dividends – the money a company can pay out to its investors – are reinvested into companies in the fund. Despite no income, the shares should be worth more over time. Good incentive, eh?
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0.00%
Initial chargeSome funds charge you when you first invest, which is aptly known as the initial charge. They’re usually between 3-5% but at Bestinvest, we usually don’t charge you a penny!
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0.50%
Annual management charge
This is how much the fund management company charges to run the fund. It’s like paying a babysitter, dog sitter or house sitter (that makes well-informed, heavily researched changes to improve your baby/dog/house when needed).
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0.55%
Ongoing charges
This stands for Ongoing Charges Figure. It’s the cost of running a fund and includes admin fees, manager fees, administration costs, etc.
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4.70%
Yield
How much the fund is currently paying out in income to investors. It’s NOT to be confused with the overall growth of a fund – a very different thing indeed. It’s also NOT a guarantee of future pay-outs, just a snapshot. This is more what it’s not than what it is…
This fund is invested principally in US high yield corporate bonds to provide a higher level of income. US domiciled names are selected by Axa's US office, whilst Pan European domiciled names are managed from Axa's London office. The fund is benchmarked for reference purposes only against the Merrill Lynch Global High Yield Index, no formal benchmark constraints apply to the construction of the fund. Non-sterling denominated investments are hedged back to sterling. The fund’s IA peer group is the Sterling High Yield Sector. Bonds issued by major governments and companies will be more stable than those issued by emerging markets or smaller corporate issuers; in the event of an issuer experiencing financial difficulty, there may be a risk to some or all of the capital invested. Any historical or current yields quoted should not be considered reliable indicators of future performance.
Fund summary
| Sector | £ High Yield |
| Structure | OEIC |
| Launched | |
| Size | £137m |
| Yield | 4.70% |
| Charging basis | Income |
| Dividends paid | 28 Feb, 31 May, 31 Aug, 30 Nov |
Charges
| Standard initial charge | 0.00% |
| Initial charge via Bestinvest | 0.00% |
| Annual management charge | 0.50% |
| Ongoing charges figure | 0.55% |
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Investment process
The management team attempt to identify companies with improving fundamentals at relatively attractive levels of credit risk. A conservative, value approach to investing in this asset class is employed by the portfolio managers. The focus of the fund is very much on income generation, seeking to minimise default risk and rating deterioration through broad portfolio diversification, as opposed to targeting high capital returns. The US and European portfolios are run independently from their respective locations with a consensus agreement being reached on top down strategies and sector risk. Performance attribution expectations: 5% duration management, 10% sector selection, 85% security selection. The neutral US high yield position is 80% of the portfolio.
This provides a means of gaining core exposure to the US dominated, global high yield corporate bond market. Historically the mandate has offered a relatively more defensive means of gaining exposure to this asset class, characterised by relatively lower volatility and drawdowns. The portfolio is highly diversified and benefits from well-resourced and experienced teams located in Europe and the US. The current fund objective was adopted in November 2003.
Manager research
Average monthly relative returns
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- 17/18 0.00%
- 18/19 0.00%
- 19/20 0.00%
- 20/21 0.00%
Bestinvest MRI
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- 5 years 0.00%
- Career 0.00%
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Performance figures are based on the average of monthly percentage returns relative to the benchmark index.
Track record
Periods of worst performance
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| Relative | 0.00% () |
About the MRI
Our unique indicator: the Bestinvest Manager Record Index (MRI) measures the likelihood that the fund manager is adding value through their decisions. It is based on their performance record over the course of their career, adjusted for the amount of risk taken. MRI is an important contributor to our fund rating system but it is also vital to take account of qualitative factors. It is also very important to select funds to form a cohesive portfolio with an appropriate overall risk level.
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Sector breakdown
| B | 41.00% |
| BB | 29.00% |
| CCC | 20.00% |
| Money Market | 6.00% |
| BBB | 2.00% |
| Non-Rated | 1.00% |
Portfolio
The fund currently holds approximately 460 individual securities. The neutral US high yield position is 80% of the portfolio. Average weighted credit quality will be about B.