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Investment Grade Global Bond Fund

A sub fund of Aegon Asset Management Investment Company (Ireland) Plc

ISIN: IE00B296XB43 SEDOL: B296XB4 SFDR Classification: Article 8

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Fund changes from 22 February 2024

Please note that the following share classes for this fund closed on 22 February 2024. A letter detailing options for shareholders in these share classes was issued on 22 January 2024 and you will find a copy HERE

 

Fund

Share class

ISIN Code

Aegon Investment Grade Global Bond Fund

A Acc USD

IE00B296XF80

Aegon Investment Grade Global Bond Fund

B Inc EUR (Hedged)

IE00B296XV49

 

 

Prospective investors are advised to read this letter in advance of investing.

 

Fund changes from 4 December 2023

 

Information-icon.jpgOn 4 December 2023 the investment strategy was updated to formalise the environmental, social and governance characteristics. The Fund is now categorised as falling within the scope of Article 8 of the Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulations (SFDR). The Fund Supplement has been amended accordingly and a copy of the investor notice issued to clients to explain the changes can be found in the Documents section below.

Fund description

The Aegon Investment Grade Global Bond Fund is an actively managed fund seeking out the best alpha opportunities in global corporate bond markets. Our high-conviction approach capitalises on inefficiencies to generate outperformance of the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate index. 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

  • Delivering strong risk adjusted returns: The fund has delivered compelling outperformance over the last 13 years, consistently outperforming the benchmark and a top performer versus the strategy peer group.
  • Research-intensive process, high conviction ideas: Our experienced and agile portfolio managers construct concentrated, high conviction portfolios based on the recommendations of our dedicated research team of 34 credit analysts with industry specialisms across the quality spectrum
  • We employ multiple alpha sources: We combine top down and bottom up drivers to capture market inefficiencies and outperform through market cycles. This also enables our portfolios to be resilient in times of market stress.

Fund details

Fund managers

Euan McNeil

Euan McNeil

Portfolio Manager

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

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Kenneth Ward

Kenneth Ward

Investment Manager

Kenneth Ward, 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 medium to 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.

 

The KIID and Prospectus are available here on our website and also by calling our investor helpdesk on + 353 1 622 4493 or in writing from Citigroup Europe plc, PO Box 11167, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland.

 

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.


Investors in the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands: A limited range of funds and share class have “Reporting Fund” status and more information about this status is contained in the full prospectus.