The Plain English Finance team and our partners, Professors Andrew Clare and Steven Thomas with Dr. James Seaton, started with a blank sheet of paper and designed an investment product to help you 'own the world'.
Introducing the VT PEF Global Multi-Asset Fund.
One fund.
All main asset-classes.
All major geographical regions.
The VT PEF Global Multi-Asset fund is available to buy via your SIPP, ISA or GIA. Please contact your account provider or IFA.
A monthly update on the performance of the VT PEF Global Multi-Asset Fund, the position of the fund, including all trades and commentary from our fund managers.
↓ Download November 2020 PDF
Our fund factsheet is a downloadable document provided by the fund manager that gives you an overview of the fund. It provides information such as the fund’s investment objective, recent trades and how it has performed in the past. This can help you decide whether the fund matches your objectives. You should also look at the Key Investor Information Document (KIID) which covers the essential features of the fund.
Fund factsheets, quarterly updates and other reporting for the VT PEF GMAF.
As above, these updates provide monthly trades, performance and position
The tables below show both the annual and monthly performance of our fund strategy since launch in September 2017.
The table below displays the annualised performance of the fund from Q4 2014 to Q3 2019.
| Q4/2018—Q3/2019 | Q4/2017—Q3/2018 | Q4/2016—Q3/2017 | Q4/2015—Q3/2016 | Q4/2014—Q3/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4% | -1.8% | No data | No data | No data |
NOTE 1
The table above is given in the format mandated by the FCA in “COBS 4.6.4A”. This requires that an investment firm show five complete 12-month periods and, where fewer than five years are available, that this is clearly indicated. Hence why we have included four years of ‘no data’.
The table below shows the monthly performance of the strategy since launch in September 2017.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -0.5* | 1.6 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -6.4 |
| 2019 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 3 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | -1.3 | -3.2 | -1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -4.6 |
*NOTE 1
September 2017 was only a partial month, as the fund was launched on the 25th September 2017.
NOTE 2
You should find ongoing monthly performance numbers and the fund’s performance against a wide variety of market benchmarks on your stock-broker or fund provider’s website.
Below you can see the positon of the VT PEF Global Multi-Asset fund and the previous 6 months. Should you be interested, below you can download a pdf or excel spreadsheet that gives you the fund's historical positions since launch.
| Asset Class | Weight (%) | 04/03/2020 | 01/04/2020 | 06/05/2020 | 03/06/2020 | 01/07/2020 | 05/08/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity/Europe ex UK | 4.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | BUY | HOLD |
| Equity/Japan | 4.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | BUY | HOLD | SELL |
| Equity/Pacific ex Japan | 4.0 | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Equity/UK | 4.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Equity/US | 4.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | BUY | HOLD | HOLD |
| Equity/World Min Vol | 5.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Equity/EM World | 5.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | BUY | HOLD |
| Equity/EM Asia | 5.0 | HOLD | SELL | CASH | BUY | HOLD | HOLD |
| Equity/EM Eastern Europe | 5.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Equity/EM Latin America | 5.0 | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Fixed Income/$ Corporate | 6.0 | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD |
| Fixed Income/€ Corporate | 6.0 | CASH | CASH | CASH | BUY | HOLD | HOLD |
| Fixed Income/£ Corporate | 6.0 | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD |
| Fixed Income/€ High Yield | 6.0 | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | BUY | HOLD |
| Fixed Income/EM Gov $ | 6.0 | HOLD | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Alternatives/Agriculture | 2.5 | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Alternatives/Energy | 2.5 | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Alternatives/Industrial Metals | 2.5 | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | BUY | HOLD |
| Alternatives/Gold | 2.5 | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD | HOLD |
| Alternatives/RE US | 2.5 | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Alternatives/RE UK | 2.5 | HOLD | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Alternatives/RE Europe ex UK | 2.5 | HOLD | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Alternatives/RE Asia | 2.5 | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
| Alternatives/Infra Global | 5.0 | HOLD | SELL | CASH | CASH | CASH | CASH |
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For a general overview of the fund, including more detail on performance, trend-following and our team, start with the Fund Overview below.
Fund Overview DocumentPlain English Finance Limited has used all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this communication at the date of publication. Investors should read this website in conjunction with the fund's Key Investor Information Document and the relevant application form before purchasing shares in the fund. Full details of each of the risks and aims for the fund can be found in the Key Investor Information Document.
The figures in this marketing information refer to simulated past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The value of investments and any income from them may fall as well as rise, the return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations, and you may not get back the amount of your original investment. Plain English Finance Ltd. does not make any recommendations regarding the suitability of this product for you and the information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a particular investment. If you are in any doubt about the information on our website please consult your financial or other professional adviser.
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