Fund facts

Fund size
$973.0m
Base currency
USD
Launch date
11 May 2015
Domicile
Luxembourg
Share class launch

N/A

27 Nov 2017

30 Aug 2018

30 Aug 2018

30 Aug 2018

21 May 2018

3 Aug 2015

N/A

24 Aug 2018

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

25 May 2018

8 Mar 2016

N/A

11 May 2015

1 Dec 2015

22 Aug 2018

2 Nov 2015

11 Dec 2018

28 Feb 2023

Statistics

Modified duration
3.94 years
Gross redemption yield (unhedged)
11.53%

As at 31 Aug 2023

Fund aim

The objective of the Fund is to provide a combination of capital growth and income over the long term. The Fund aims to deliver this objective while maintaining a lower weighted average carbon intensity than the Benchmark Index.

The Fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in a broad range of fixed income securities from around the world.

Benchmark

What does it invest in? Invests predominantly in sub-investment grade (higher risk) fixed income securities including corporate bonds and other debt instruments, issued in a variety of currencies in countries worldwide.
How does it invest? Actively managed, investing in fixed income securities that have a sub-investment grade (higher risk) credit rating. May also invest in unrated bonds, other types of securities and derivatives.
Does it promote sustainability characteristics? The Fund promotes a range of environmental and social characteristics. Further information on how such characteristics are met by the Fund can be found in the Supplement.

Fund updates

Performance

Source: Lipper

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Performance for the unit class in GBP, launched on . Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Markets could develop very differently in the future. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past. The tables and charts above shows the fund's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years.

Performance for the I EUR (Hedged) Acc unit class in EUR, launched on 27 November 2017. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the I EUR (Hedged) Dist unit class in EUR, launched on 30 August 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the I GBP (Hedged) Acc unit class in GBP, launched on 30 August 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the I GBP (Hedged) Dist unit class in GBP, launched on 30 August 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the I USD Acc unit class in USD, launched on 21 May 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the I USD Dist unit class in USD, launched on 03 August 2015. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the P EUR (Hedged) Acc unit class in EUR, launched on . Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the P EUR (Hedged) Dist unit class in EUR, launched on 24 August 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the P USD Acc unit class in USD, launched on . Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the P USD Dist unit class in USD, launched on . Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the R USD Acc unit class in USD, launched on . Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the R USD Dist unit class in USD, launched on . Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z EUR (Unhedged) Acc unit class in EUR, launched on 25 May 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z EUR (Hedged) Acc unit class in EUR, launched on 08 March 2016. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z EUR (Hedged) Dist unit class in EUR, launched on . Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z GBP (Unhedged) Acc unit class in GBP, launched on 11 May 2015. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z GBP (Hedged) Acc unit class in GBP, launched on 01 December 2015. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z GBP (Hedged) Dist unit class in GBP, launched on 22 August 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z USD Acc unit class in USD, launched on 02 November 2015. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the Z USD Dist unit class in USD, launched on 11 December 2018. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance for the I CHF (Hedged) Acc unit class in CHF, launched on 28 February 2023. Source: Lipper. This fund has adopted a single swinging price, this means that on any given day the single dealing price will be set at either bid, offer or somewhere in between, based on whether there was a net inflow or outflow into or out of the Fund. The past performance depicted in this factsheet is based on that dealing price and therefore may appear more volatile than it would otherwise be if we were to show the notional bid or offer performance, this is as a result of the daily swing.

Performance (%)

Change

Performance summary (%)

To month-end
To quarter-end

As at 31 Aug 2023

Cumulative	Fund	Benchmark
1 month	0.11	0.04
6 months	2.69	3.34
Year to date	5.15	5.38
3 years	-3.36	-1.75
5 years	3.61	7.56
Since launch	3.51	-

Annualised	Fund	Benchmark
1 year	4.38	5.68
3 years	-1.13	-0.59
5 years	0.71	1.47
Since launch	0.69	-

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 27 Nov 2017

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 30 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 30 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 30 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 21 May 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 03 Aug 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 24 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EUR

Share class launch date: 25 May 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 08 Mar 2016

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBP

Share class launch date: 11 May 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 01 Dec 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 22 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 02 Nov 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 11 Dec 2018

Share class launch date: 28 Feb 2023

As at 30 Jun 2023

Cumulative	Fund	Benchmark
Quarterly	1.05	1.01
Year to date	3.23	4.01
3 years	0.17	1.63
5 years	-	-
Since launch	1.62	6.12

Annualised	Fund	Benchmark
1 year	5.83	7.61
3 years	0.06	0.54
5 years	-	-
Since launch	0.33	1.24

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 27 Nov 2017

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 30 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 30 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 30 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 21 May 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 03 Aug 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 24 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EUR

Share class launch date: 25 May 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: 08 Mar 2016

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR EURH

Share class launch date: N/A

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBP

Share class launch date: 11 May 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 01 Dec 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR GBPH

Share class launch date: 22 Aug 2018

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 02 Nov 2015

Benchmark: ICE BofA BB-B Glb HY exFN Constr TR USDH

Share class launch date: 11 Dec 2018

Share class launch date: 28 Feb 2023

Rolling 12-month performance

Calendar year performance

Monthly performance

Annualised performance

Rolling 12-month performance to last quarter end (%)

	Fund	Benchmark
2014	-	-
2015	-	-
2016	-	-
2017	-	-
2018	-	-
2019	-	-
2020	-1.52	-1.02
2021	15.63	11.99
2022	-18.15	-15.67
2023	5.83	7.61

12 months to 30 June	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Fund	-	-	-	-	-	-	-1.52	15.63	-18.15	5.83
Benchmark	-	-	-	-	-	-	-1.02	11.99	-15.67	7.61

Calendar year performance (%)

	Fund	Benchmark
2013	-	-
2014	-	-
2015	-	-
2016	-	-
2017	-	-
2018	-	-
2019	12.07	12.22
2020	6.12	4.97
2021	1.50	1.96
2022	-14.31	-12.41

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Fund	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.07	6.12	1.50	-14.31
Benchmark	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.22	4.97	1.96	-12.41

Monthly performance (%)

To month-end
To quarter-end

Annualised performance (%)

	1 year	3 years	5 years	Since launch
Fund	4.38	-1.13	0.71	0.69
Benchmark	5.68	-0.59	1.47	-

Annualised performance (%)

	1 year	3 years	5 years	Since launch
Fund	5.83	0.06	-	0.33
Benchmark	7.61	0.54	-	1.24

Portfolio

As at 31 Aug 2023. All data source LGIM unless otherwise stated. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Currency (%)

	USD	73.8
	EUR	18.2
	GBP	7.8

This is the currency breakdown before allowing for any hedging the fund may use. We aim to hedge the portfolio 100% back to the base currency.

	Top 10 issuers	11.8
	Rest of portfolio	88.2

No. of issuers

452

Top 10 issuers (%)

ARD Holdings	1.6
Ford Motor Co	1.6
Charter Communications	1.5
Vital Energy	1.5
FJ International Invest	1.2
Pitney Bowes	1.0
Pinnacle Topco	0.9
Carnival	0.8
INEOS	0.8
Telephone and Data Systems	0.8

	Fund	Benchmark	Relative
BBB	5.0	-	5.0
BB	40.3	60.6	-20.3
B	42.4	39.1	3.3
CCC	5.9	-	5.9
NR	0.5	-	0.5
Cash	0.9	0.3	0.6
Split rated	5.0	-	5.0

	Fund	Benchmark	Relative
Retailers	6.7	4.2	2.5
Other	32.4	29.9	2.5
Leisure / Lodging	7.4	5.0	2.3
Manufacturing	3.6	1.6	2.1
Services	8.0	6.0	1.9
Homebuilders/materials	6.2	4.9	1.3
Energy/E&P	14.9	14.1	0.9
Cash	0.9	1.0	-0.1
Automotive / parts	4.2	5.4	-1.2
Transportation	2.3	3.7	-1.4
Financials	1.2	2.7	-1.6
Healthcare	5.6	7.6	-2.1
Telecommunications	5.0	8.0	-3.0
Utilities	1.7	5.8	-4.1

Fund Manager

Martin Reeves is Head of Global High Yield. Prior to joining LGIM in 2011, Martin ran Credit Research at AllianceBernstein where he had worked since 1998. Prior to Alliance Bernstein Martin was Head of US High Yield Research at UBK Asset Management and a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young. Martin holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University, St Catharine's College.

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Sustainability-related Disclosures

SFDR categorisation: Article 8Article 8: These funds promote environmental and/or social characteristics

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Environmental and social characteristics
ESG investment strategy
Sustainability preferences

Environmental characteristics

The Fund promotes the following environmental characteristics related to climate change:

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions intensity;
avoiding investments in certain fossil fuels; and
support of better practices in energy consumption (or usage).

The Fund also promotes the following other environmental characteristics:

support of biodiversity and responsible land use.

Social characteristics

The Fund promotes the following social characteristics relating to social norms and standards:

human rights, labour rights and anti-corruption as set out in the principles of the UN Global Compact; and
avoiding the financing of controversial weapons.

No reference benchmark has been designated for the purpose of attaining the environmental or social characteristics promoted by the Fund.

Whilst environmental and social characteristics are promoted through the application of the sustainability-related investment strategy, investors are reminded that these environmental and social characteristics are not sustainable investment objectives.

The Fund seeks to implement LGIM’s Responsible Investment Framework which aims to provide a consistent and systematic approach to exclusions, refined criteria and thresholds for setting environmental and social characteristics with a defined terminology and approach to support the implementation of such characteristics across the financial products managed by LGIM.

The Responsible Investment Framework sets out the various types of investment strategies that LGIM’s financial products can follow and the responsible investing methodologies that explain how such investment strategies are defined and implemented.

The Fund follows the following sustainability-related investment strategy:

Battery Value-Chain Theme

Clean Water Theme

Clean Energy Theme

Hydrogen Economy Theme

Healthcare Breakthrough Theme

Pharma Breakthrough Theme

Green Bonds

RAFI ESG Score

RAFI Exclusions

Solactive PAB Optimisation

Solactive Exclusions

Net Zero

SDG Alignment

Carbon Emissions Intensity Target

Carbon emissions intensity aims to measure the volume of carbon emissions of investee companies and/or countries in relation to the revenue they generate. It is intended as an indication of how exposed a portfolio is to high or low carbon intensity companies. The Fund aims to maintain at lower weighted average carbon emissions intensity than the Benchmark Index.

LGIM ESG Score

LGIM's Future World Protection List

The Future World Protection List (‘FWPL’) consists of companies that fail to meet minimum standards of globally accepted business practices on sustainability, or our minimum requirements on the carbon transition. There are three components to the list:

Companies that generate 20% or more of their revenues from involvement in mining and extraction of thermal coal, thermal-coal power generation and oil sands,
Companies that are in breach of one or more principles of the United Nation Global Compact for a continuous period of three years (36 months) or more (that are considered persistent violators), or
Companies involved in the manufacture and production of controversial weapons.

The Fund excludes investments in companies on FWPL. The list is monitored on an on-going basis and updated semi-annually. In order to determine the companies included on the list, we use data from a number of external ESG data providers.

Further information can be found at https://www.lgim.com/landg-assets/lgim/_document-library/capabilities/future-world-protection-list-public-methodology.pdf

LGIM's Climate Impact Pledge

The Fund excludes companies that fail to meet LGIM’s minimum requirements on climate change following engagement under Climate Impact Pledge (‘CIP’).

The CIP maps out a large number of companies worldwide, in climate-critical sectors against key indicators. Using quantitative and qualitative measures, such companies are assessed under a traffic light system drawing on independent data providers and our pioneering climate modelling.
Based on the results of engagement with these companies, LGIM uses escalating methods as necessary, which includes a period of engagement with companies and in the event that a company continues to make insufficient progress and fails to meet LGIM’s minimum standard expectation, may include sanction through voting and divestment.
The CIP is monitored on an on-going basis and updated annually. The ESG data that is used in connection with the CIP is sourced from third-party data providers.

Further information can be found at Climate Impact Pledge overview

Foxberry Paris Aligned

MSCI Exclusions

MSCI ESG Score

JPM Exclusions

JPM ESG Score

Additional Exclusions

ESG Factor Evaluation

LGIM considers ESG factors when making investment decisions on behalf of the Fund which include a number of environmental and social factors, for example relating to:

climate change
water and waste
supply chain
environmental policies and controls
labour rights, health and safety
bribery and corruption.

The evaluation process starts with the identification of ESG factors using both top-down and bottom-up approaches. The top-down research analysis focuses on determining the resiliency of sectors on a macro level, while the bottom-up research process evaluates the ESG credentials of individual companies.

LGIM has developed a proprietary research tool called Active ESG View which brings together granular quantitative and qualitative ESG inputs. Active ESG View primarily uses third-party data from multiple different vendors which includes hundreds of ESG metrics (including data on carbon emissions, water and waste, environmental policies and controls, labour, health and safety, bribery and corruption) spanning 64 specific sectors and/or sub-sectors from a number of ESG data providers.

The quantitative inputs consist of two components:

an ESG score calculated in Active ESG View which evaluates and scores issuers from an environmental, social and governance perspective, and
a screening of investee companies in respect of their involvement in certain products and services, and certain controversies and violations of norms and standards. This screening, directly or indirectly, maps to some of the adverse sustainability indicators set out in Table 1 of Annex I of the Level 2 Measures.

LGIM sets minimum thresholds for both of these components in Active ESG View. These are then supplemented by LGIM’s qualitative assessment of the sustainability risks and opportunities relating to the relevant issuer. This qualitative assessment is performed by the Global Research and Engagement Groups (“GREGs”) which bring together representatives from LGIM’s investment and investment stewardship teams across regions and asset classes. Where issuers fail to meet either of the components of the quantitative assessment, and the GREGs have reviewed and agreed with the assessment through qualitative analysis, LGIM will seek to limit the Fund’s aggregate exposure to such issuers relative to their weights in the Benchmark Index.

The sustainability indicator that will be used in relation to the attainment of the environmental and social characteristics relating to this process will measure the aggregate overweight exposure to issuers that are not aligned with LGIM’s requirements for ESG factor evaluation compared to such issuers' weight in the Benchmark Index.

Decarbonisation

LGIM Coal Policy

LGIM Controversial Weapons

J.P. Morgan ESG Exclusions

J.P. Morgan ESG Score

FTSE ESG Exclusions

ROBO Global ESG Policy

Solactive ESG Exclusions

Solactive ESG Enhanced Exclusions

Nasdaq ESG Exclusions

Stoxx Exclusions

Taxonomy

While the Fund promotes environmental and social characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of the SFDR, it does not currently commit to investing in any “sustainable investments” within the meaning of the SFDR. Accordingly, it should be noted that the investments underlying the Fund do not take into account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities within the meaning of the Taxonomy Regulation.

Sustainable Investments

Further information on LGIM's Sustainable Investment Methodology can be found here.

Principal Adverse Impacts

The Fund considers principal adverse impacts on sustainability factors and LGIM has identified a subset of the adverse sustainability indicators that are relevant to the Fund’s investments. The Fund considers principal adverse impacts, identified using the below listed sustainability indicators, through the implementation of the Fund’s ESG investment strategy.