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Investment Grade Bond Fund

A sub fund of Aegon Asset Management UK ICVC

ISIN: GB00B141C763 SEDOL: B141C76

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Fund description

The Aegon Investment Grade Bond Fund is an actively managed fund seeking out the best alpha opportunties in corporate bond markets. Our high-conviction approach capitalises on inefficiencies to generate outperformance of the IA Sterling Corporate Bond sector median. We specialise in adding value through stock selection driven by robust bottom-up credit research.

Key performance drivers

  • High conviction stock selection - Our rigorous stock selection process ensures every bond earns its place in a concentrated portfolio. 
  • Credit relative value - We continually look to source additional alpha from anomalies in the market, trading one bond against another. These inefficiencies can arise across currencies, within the capital structure or on the yield curve.
  • Tactical duration management - We actively manage the fund’s duration exposure. This can be expressed at a headline fund level or through the underlying duration composition between different markets and is informed by our top-down macro economic view and interest rate outlook.

Distinguishing Characteristics

  • Consistent performance delivery: The fund has delivered strong risk adjusted returns by following the same robust investment process since inception in 2006.
  • Flexibility: The fund invests primarily in sterling investment-grade corporate bonds, however it has the flexibility to invest in global corporate bonds and a tactical allocation to global high yield bonds when attractive opportunities arise.
  • Highly experienced team: Our experienced Co-Portfolio Management team of Rory Sandilands and Euan McNeil have over 40 years combined experience in financial markets.

Fund details

Fund managers

Rory Sandilands

Rory Sandilands

Portfolio Manager

Rory Sandilands, portfolio manager, is a member of the investment grade and multi-sector portfolio management teams.

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Euan McNeil

Euan McNeil

Portfolio Manager

Euan McNeil, portfolio manager, is a member of the investment grade portfolio management team.

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Disclaimer

Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The fund is intended to be a long term investment and the principal risk is the loss of capital.

 

The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and is not guaranteed. Outcomes, including the payment of income, are not guaranteed.


Any investment objective, benchmark and yield information should not be considered as an assurance or guarantee of the performance of the fund or any part of it.

 

Fund Charges are taken from income but will be taken from capital where income is insufficient to cover charges. Please be aware that each fund presents its own risk profile. Before making an investment decision, please read the KIID for an explanation and refer to the prospectus for information about all relevant risks, including all material risks for this fund.


Aegon Asset Management is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information supplied by Lipper. Aegon Asset Management neither warrants, represents nor guarantees the contents of the information, nor does it accept any responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions or any inconsistencies herein.