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This is one of our rated funds. They’re the ones our experts believe will do well for investors over the longer term. Top of the class!
RobecoSAM Smart Materials G GBP
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18268.00p
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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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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5.00% 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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0.75%
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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1.10%
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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0.00%
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 aims to achieve attractive long term returns by investing worldwide in companies which provide technology, products or services relating to the extraction and efficient handling of raw materials, recycling of used resources and innovative alternative materials. The core belief of the fund is that technological innovation will identify materials and processes that are cheaper and/ or more efficient than those currently the norm.
Fund summary
| Sector | Specialist |
| Structure | OFFSHORE FUND |
| Launched | |
| Size | £0m |
| Yield | 0.00% |
| Charging basis | Income |
| Dividends paid | Nov |
Charges
| Standard initial charge | 5.00% |
| Initial charge via Bestinvest | 0.00% |
| Annual management charge | 0.75% |
| Ongoing charges figure | 1.10% |
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Investment process
An investable universe has been identified, of companies (currently around 380) that offer material exposure to the manager's substitution/ technological progress philosophy, whilst also taking into account fundamental (basically GARP), qualitative and liquidity criteria. In addition, the manager utilises an ethical/ sustainable overlay as part of its house approach. Stocks fall largely into 4 clusters; 1) Basic Resources, 2) Innovative Materials, 3) Process Technologies, 4) Recycling and Disposal. Portfolio construction is a bottom up process based on gaining exposure to identified sub-themes, the current main ones being lightweight materials, automation and speciality metals/ functional materials. Each stock has a valuation range, which is the main criteria for taking profits/ buying. Specific stock weightings are a function of perceived upside potential and liquidity. The resulting portfolio has a growth bias but offers a PEG ratio (PE ratio/ anticipated earnings growth) materially lower than its MSCI World benchmark.
RobecoSAM looks for the emerging future materials and technologies that are likely to benefits from underlying economic trends. These fall largely into 4 buckets; 1) Basic Resources, 2) Innovative Materials, 3) Process Technologies, 4)Recycling and Disposal. Specific recent examples include, Carbon Fibre (increasingly used in aeroplanes including the Boeing 767), Rare Earths and 3D printing. RobecoSAM employ a sustainable overlay and they have built a proprietary database on companies in their universe focusing on ethical and sustainable issues. The resulting score is incorporated into their valuation.
Manager research
Average monthly relative returns
- 16/17 0.00%
- 17/18 0.00%
- 18/19 0.00%
- 19/20 0.00%
- 20/21 0.00%
Bestinvest MRI
- 3 years 0.00%
- 5 years 0.00%
- Career 0.00%
- 3 years 0.00%
- 5 years 0.00%
- Career 0.00%
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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Portfolio
Usually 50 to 60 stocks.
Key Investor Information