Overview
Download factsheetA fund that seeks to achieve growing levels of income from across the world, alongside the potential for capital growth.
What does the fund do?
It aims to provide investors with an attractive and regular stream of income that we aim to grow. We manage a concentrated portfolio of high-quality, global companies, purchased at attractive valuations and held for the long term.
Why this Fund?
Aimed at investors who seek an equity-focused income stream, with below-average volatility and an emphasis on absolute returns. The Fund integrates ESG and stewardship in accordance with Troy’s Responsible Investment & Stewardship Policy and also adheres to Troy’s Climate Change Mitigation Policy, in accordance with article 8 of SFDR.
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The team
James Harries
Senior Fund Manager
James is the Senior Fund Manager responsible for the Trojan Global Income Strategy. He has 28 years’ investment experience, and has managed global equity portfolios since 2002. James is manager of the Trojan Global Income Fund, co-manager of the Trojan Ethical Global Income Fund and was awarded management of STS Global Income & Growth Trust plc in November 2020.
Joining Troy in 2016 to establish the Trojan Global Income Fund, James was previously a Fund Manager at Newton Investment Management where he established and managed the Newton Global Income Fund. He was also the alternate manager on the Newton Real Return Fund. Under James’s management, the Newton Global Income fund grew to c. £4.5bn in AUM and was first in its sector over 10 years. James graduated from Bristol University with a BSc in Politics, before completing his Masters in Finance at the London Business School. He holds the ASIP qualification and is an Associate Member of the CFA Society of the UK.
Tomasz Boniek
Fund Manager
Tomasz is the co-manager of the Trojan Ethical Global Income Fund, Assistant Fund Manager of the Trojan Global Income Fund and has responsibility for the analysis of global companies and their selection for Troy’s portfolios.
He joined Troy in 2017 from Susa Fund Management, a European equity fund. He previously worked as an Associate at Bain Capital Credit. Tomasz graduated in European Economics from the University of Rome, before completing his Masters in Economics at Bocconi University, and his MBA at London Business School.
Key facts
Fund Manager
James Harries
Assistant Fund Manager
Tomasz Boniek
Inception date
01/11/2016
Currency
Sterling
Available share classes
O, I, S
ISIN (O Class)
GB00BD82KP33 (Acc)
GB00BD82KQ40 (Inc)
Bloomberg (O Class)
TGIFOAC_LN (Acc)
TGIFOIN_LN (Inc)
Sedol (O Class)
BD82KP33 (Acc)
BD82KQ40 (Inc)
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Benchmarks
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Ongoing Charges
‘O’ (ordinary) shares: 0.88%
‘O’ ACC SHARE CLASS as at 02/07/2024
156.67p
Fund size as at 31/05/2024
£662m
‘O’ INC SHARE CLASS as at 02/07/2024
124.86p
Performance
Source: Lipper, Waystone Management Limited.
01/11/2016 | 30/06/2019 | 30/06/2021 | 30/06/2023 | 31/12/2023 | |
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Since Launch | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Year | 6 Months | |
MSCI World NR GBP | 129.9 | 75.7 | 33.3 | 20.9 | 12.7 |
Trojan Global Income O Acc | 58.4 | 26.7 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
IA Global Equity Income NR | 80.5 | 49.4 | 25.4 | 13.4 | 7.1 |
Discrete Calendar Annual Returns (%) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Trojan Global Income O Acc | 0.6 | 8.7 | -1 | 21 | 2.3 | 16.7 | -1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
Performance is calculated on a total return basis, net of fees, in sterling terms. Past performance is not a guide to future performance
Source: Lipper, Waystone Management Limited. Since Launch (01/11/2016) to 31 May 2024.
Risk and Volatility since launch
Source: Lipper, Waystone Management Limited.
Risk Analysis Since Launch (01/11/2016) | Trojan Global Income O Acc | IA Global Equity Income NR | MSCI World NR GBP |
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Total Return | 58 | 80 | 130 |
Max Drawdown | -19 | -27 | -26 |
Best Month | 7 | 11 | 9 |
Worst Month | -6 | -12 | -11 |
Positive Months | 63 | 64 | 66 |
Annualised Volatility | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Performance is calculated on a total return basis, net of fees, in sterling terms.
Maximum Drawdown measures the worst investment period
Annualised Volatility is measured by the annualised standard deviation of the monthly returns
Source: Lipper, Waystone Management Limited. As at 31 May 2024.
Asset allocation
Top 10 holdings | Fund % |
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Unilever | 5.41823603691578 |
Paychex | 5.25820036912124 |
Microsoft | 4.90026445299955 |
RELX | 4.82495619349576 |
BAT | 4.65817283449659 |
CME | 4.61909367200508 |
Philip Morris | 4.60441862747129 |
PepsiCo | 4.59148862115794 |
Novartis | 4.25119536952173 |
Nintendo | 4.16754113463348 |
Total Top 10 | 47.2935673118184 |
21 Other Equity holdings | 52.0117129767105 |
Cash | 0.694719711471071 |
Total | 100 |
Asset allocation and holdings subject to change. As at 31 May 2024.
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Important Information
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of a fund and any income from it may go down as well as up and investors may get back less than they invested. Changes in rates of exchange may cause the value of investments to go up or down. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. This data is provided for information only and should not be reproduced, published or disseminated in any manner. Although Troy considers the data to be reliable, no warranty is given as to its accuracy or completeness. Any comparisons against indices are for illustrative purposes only. In line with the Fund’s prospectus, the Fund is authorised to invest in transferable securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by an EEA state, one or more local authorities, a third country, or a public international body to which one or more EEA states belong. The Investment Manager would only consider investing more than 35% of the Fund’s assets in UK or US government issued transferable securities or approved money market instruments.
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Commentary
May 2024
Your Fund returned -0.2% during the month compared to +2.7% for the MSCI World Index (NR) GBP.
This month we spent some days in North America meeting companies. Once again, we were reminded that global managers should travel to the US to witness the quality of the companies and the scale and dynamism of the economy. We met several current and potential investments as well as a range of interesting, leading businesses in their industries. Companies that form part of our investment universe included Texas Instruments (a portfolio company), American Express, Estee Lauder, Analogue Devices and Chubb.
The overall impression, beyond the details of individual investment cases, was that sentiment has moved a long way. Two years ago, at the same event Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan opined on the potential upcoming “hurricane” that the rise in interest rates may wrought. This time he appeared to be more worried about inflation and the potential for further interest rate rises as well as the extent to which the market may be over-valued.
In this context he fears the stock price of his own company may be too high to justify share buy backs. “I do not believe that buying back the stock at any price is the same thing and that we should be thoughtful about that. So, as the stock goes up, we buy less. As the stock goes down, we’d probably buy more. We are going to end up with a lot of excess capital and we’re not going to just spend it because it happens to be sitting there. I personally think the valuations in the market are high. There’s not that we’re saying JPMorgan isn’t probably valued relative to the market. I’m saying that the market is high and I think it’s a mistake to be using all that capital at these market levels. And so we’re going to be very patient. It’s a good problem to have. I look at ownership of a company no different than if I own the company, I wouldn’t have any problem having excess capital sitting there for a while. Zero. None. Nada”.*
We agree: with interest rates having risen further and faster than for 40 years and with US equity markets trading at 34.9x Shiller PE we think there are good reasons to remain cautious.
*Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference, May 29, 2024.