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New design for modern diversified growth funds
Head of UK and Ireland Institutional Clients and Solutions
Deputy CIO, Multi Asset
Diversified Growth Funds (DGFs) have been around for over a decade now. Despite receiving mixed press lately, they still have a place in a global portfolio, in our view, given the diversification benefit and the governance easing they aim to deliver.
Pension plan tolerance for drawdowns is reducing rapidly for many given the maturity of membership. Traditional DGFs (whether beta-based or alpha-based1 DGFs) focussed on reducing volatility. This measure needs to be replaced with explicit drawdown management, in our opinion. Separately, alpha-based DGFs have delivered somewhat disappointing returns over a number of years, probably causing, in no small part, the mixed feelings that have befallen the sector of late.
Our design combines a beta-based DGF, complemented with well-understood sources of alpha, and an explicit drawdown management framework. We believe this helps to potentially achieve both the strong market performance that many beta-based managers enjoy, as well as the low drawdowns that alpha-based managers aim for.
Finally, as pension plans de-risk, we believe the liquidity for DGFs need to improve in order to provide the required flexibility. This is also an important feature of our portfolio design.
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Fixed Income: The Fund’s investments in Fixed Income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including economic conditions, government regulations, market sentiment, and local and international political events. In addition, the market value of fixed income securities will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates, currency values, and the creditworthiness of the issuer. If an issuer’s financial condition worsens, the credit quality of the issuer may deteriorate making it difficult for an investor to sell such investments.
Emerging Market: Emerging markets securities may be less liquid and more volatile and are subject to a number of additional risks including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political instability.
Currency: If the funds are denominated in a currency other than that in which the majority of the investor’s assets are held, the investor should be aware that changes in rates of exchange may affect the value of the funds’ underlying assets. The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.
Derivatives: The strategy may include the use of derivatives. Derivatives often involve a high degree of financial risk because a relatively small movement in the price of the underlying security or benchmark may result in a disproportionately large movement in the price of the derivative and are not suitable for all investors. No representation regarding the suitability of these instruments and strategies for a particular investor is made.
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