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Unit-Linked Life Insurance

Active Global Corporate Bond Fund

Fund codeCSAF

Fund aim

The investment objective of the fund is to exceed the Bloomberg USD/EUR/GBP Corporate 1% Issuer-Capped Index over rolling 3 year periods, after the deduction of all fees and expenses.

Fund characteristics

The fund may achieve all or a significant amount of its exposure by purchasing shares in the LGIM Global Corporate Bond Fund which is a UCITS Compliant OEIC sub-fund. The underlying fund will principally invest in a variety of fixed, floating, index linked and zero coupon government bonds and corporate bonds, other fixed or floating debt securities that may include Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), hybrid bonds, shares in the sub-funds of LGIM Liquidity Funds Plc. and other cash and money market instruments.

Fund facts

Fund size£204.0m
Base currencyGBP
DomicileUnited Kingdom
Share class launch30/03/12
Modified duration6.16 years
Gross redemption yield (unhedged)4.97%
As at 31 Dec 2023

Benchmark

Bloomberg USD/EUR/GBP Corporate 1% Issuer-Capped Index

A Bloomberg Index

Performance

Source: LGIM. Performance is reported in GBP based on weekly mid-market prices before the deduction of fees.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance and the value of investments can go down as well as up.
Share class launch date:30 Mar 2012
Benchmark:Bloomberg USD/EUR/GBP Corporate 1% Issuer-Capped Index
Share class launch date:30 Mar 2012
Benchmark:Bloomberg USD/EUR/GBP Corporate 1% Issuer-Capped Index
    Share class launch date:30 Mar 2012
    Benchmark:Bloomberg USD/EUR/GBP Corporate 1% Issuer-Capped Index

    Portfolio breakdown

    As at 31 Dec 2023

    Top 10 issuers22.4%
    Rest of portfolio77.6%
    No. of issuers664

    Top 10 issuers (%)

    United States of America6.5
    United Kingdom3.5
    JPMorgan Chase & Co2.3
    Bank of America1.8
    Wells Fargo & Co1.6
    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co1.5
    AerCap Holdings1.4
    UBS Group1.3
    Boeing Co1.2
    Citigroup1.2

    Currency (%)

    USD
    63.3
    EUR
    22.7
    GBP
    13.7
    AUD
    0.5
    CAD
    0.1
    JPY
    -0.1
    Other
    0.1
    This is the currency breakdown before allowing for any hedging the fund may use.

    All data source LGIM unless otherwise stated. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

    Fund managers

    Colin Reedie headshot

    Colin Reedie

    Colin Reedie's award

    Colin is co-Head of Global Fixed Income and has responsibility for the London based fixed income team as well as overall portfolio management responsibilities for our Global Credit and Absolute Return strategies. Colin joined LGIM in 2005 from Henderson Global Investors where he was Head of Investment Grade Credit Fund Management. He has over 30 years’ experience in bond markets, specialising in non-government debt, and he has previously worked for Henderson Global Investors, Scottish Widows and Scottish Amicable.

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    Matthew Rees

    Matthew was appointed Head of Global Bond Strategies in September 2019. Prior to this he was co-head of the Euro credit portfolio management team, responsible for Euro-benchmarked and absolute return funds. He joined LGIM in March 2009 as a senior research analyst responsible for covering financial institutions and joined the Euro credit portfolio management team in February 2011. Prior to this Matthew spent three years as a Partner at Banquo Credit Management (a multibillion euro absolute return investment manager) and four years at UBS as Head of Financial Institutions Ratings Advisory. Matthew has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services and graduated from the University of York with a BA (hons) in English. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1996.

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