fund
Schroder QEP Global Core I
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381.30p
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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605.10p
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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0.35%
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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0.29%
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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1.80%
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…
Fund summary
| Sector | Global |
| Structure | UNIT TRUST |
| Launched | May, 1989 |
| Size | £737m |
| Yield | 1.80% |
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| Dividends paid |
Charges
| Standard initial charge | 0.00% |
| Initial charge via Bestinvest | 0.00% |
| Additional bid/offer spread | 0.00% |
| Annual management charge | 0.35% |
| Ongoing charges figure | 0.29% |
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Investment process
The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve the optimum overall return of capital and income through flexible global investment management.
Manager research
Average monthly relative returns
- 16/17 0.07%
- 17/18 -0.08%
- 18/19 0.01%
- 19/20 -0.21%
- 20/21 -0.15%
Bestinvest MRI
- 3 years -0.12%
- 5 years -0.07%
- Career 0.00%
- 3 years 21.50%
- 5 years 31.60%
- Career 71.90%
Performance figures are based on the average of monthly percentage returns relative to the benchmark index.
Justin Abercrombie
Abercrombie was born in 1969 and studied for a degree in Business Economics and Masters in Econometrics. His investment career commenced in 1993, when he joined Economic Consultants OHAL as an Econometric Analyst in 1991, before moving to Pareto Partners as a Research Analyst in 1993. He joined Schroders in 1996 as a founding member of the Investment Strategies Unit (ISU), then was appointed Head of the ISU in 2000. He has been the fund manager of the Schroder Institutional Global Equity Fund, the Schroder World Markets Fund (SWMF) - US Equity, the Schroder UK Equity Advantage Fund, the Schroder Institutional America Fund and the Schroder International Selection Fund (SISF) and the North American Equity Sigma Fund, and is now an Executive Director.
Track record
Justin Abercrombie has 18.3 years experience of managing mutual funds in this sector. Over this period the average monthly return relative to the benchmark index has been +00%. During the worst period of relative performance (from March 2012 - October 2020) there was a decline of 11% relative to the index. The worst absolute loss has been 26%. Statistically, we estimate the probability that this fund manager is adding value, rather than being lucky, is
Periods of worst performance
| Absolute | -26.00% (May 2007 - February 2009) |
| Relative | -11.00% (March 2012 - October 2020) |
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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Top 10 holdings
Data accurate as at 31 July 2020
| 3.8% | Apple Inc |
| 3.66% | Microsoft Corp |
| 2.7% | Amazon.com Inc |
| 2.5% | Alphabet Inc |
| 1.25% | Johnson & Johnson |
| 1.19% | Facebook Inc |
| 1.05% | Unitedhealth Group Inc |
| 1% | Visa Inc |
| .98% | Nestle Sa |
| .95% | Pfizer Inc |
| Source: Trustnet |
Sector breakdown
| Information Technology | 22.00% |
| Health Care | 15.00% |
| Financials | 13.00% |
| Communications | 10.00% |
| Consumer Staples | 9.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.00% |
| Industrials | 8.00% |
| Materials | 4.00% |
| Energy | 4.00% |
| Derivatives | 2.00% |