OVERVIEW

APS Global Flexible Fund

31 March 2025

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

Fund Size

$ 81.1 million

Risk Profile

High

Benchmark

Morningstar EAA USD Flexible Allocation

Total Expense Ratio

1.45%

Calculation Period

1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024

Equity Exposure

Up to 100%

ABOUT

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide capital growth over a rolling three to five year period. There is no guarantee that the fund will meet its objective.

Characteristics

This is a multi-asset flexible equity portfolio, which means that the portfolio may have a maximum equity exposure of up to 100% at all times. This fund is a specialist fund that seeks to invest primarily in a broad range of unit trusts over most available asset classes.

Risk Reward Profile

Typically, the lower the risk, the lower the potential return and the higher the risk, the higher the potential return. There is no guarantee that returns will be higher when investing in a portfolio with a higher risk profile. The risk profile for this portfolio is rated as high, as it may invest up to 100% in equity securities globally.

ASSET ALLOCATION

UNDERLYING HOLDINGS

  • Direct Equity

    20.76%

  • iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF

    11.45%

  • iShares World Equity Index Fund

    9.70%

  • iShares USD Floating Rate Bond UCITS ETF

    9.45%

  • iShares USD Ultrashort Bond UCITS ETF

    9.39%

  • GQG Partners Global Equity Fund

    6.87%

  • Cash

    6.72%

  • iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor UCITS ETF

    5.93%

  • iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF

    5.46%

  • PIMCO GIS Low Duration Income Fund

    5.45%

  • Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF

    4.84%

  • iShares MSCI Global Multifactor ETF

    3.98%

ANNUALISED PERFORMANCE

Highest 1 year rolling return

23.43%

Lowest 1 year rolling return

-16.21%

TOP 10 EQUITY EXPOSURES

  • 1. Microsoft

    1.63%

  • 2. Apple

    1.61%

  • 3. NVIDIA Corporation

    1.59%

  • 4. Visa

    1.30%

  • 5. O'Reilly Automotive Inc

    1.24%

  • 6. Johnson & Johnson

    1.15%

  • 7. Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    1.11%

  • 8. Novo Nordisk B

    1.08%

  • 9. Mastercard

    0.93%

  • 10. Hershey Company

    0.89%

Top 10 equity exposures are one month lagged.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Portfolio Managers

Ci Global Fund Managers ICC Limited.

Management Company

The fund is a sub-fund of Ci Global Investments RIAIF ICAV, an open-ended umbrella type Irish collective asset-management vehicle with variable capital and with segregated liability between sub-funds, authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland, as a Retail Investor Alternative Investment Fund (“RIAIF”). Sanlam Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (“AIFM”) is the appointed AIFM to the fund and is licensed as a Financial Services Provider in terms of Section 8 of the South African FAIS Act. This fund is Section 65 approved under the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act 45, 2002 (“CISCA”).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Launch Date

29 August 2017

Opening Nav Price

$1

Fund Size

$ 81.1 million

Classification

EAA Fund USD Flexible Allocation

Domicile

Ireland

Base Currency

USD

Minimum Initial Investment

Class A : $5000 , Class B: $10,000

Transaction cut-off time

16h00 (Irish time) on T-1

Valuation time

24h00 (South African time)

Frequency of pricing

Daily, on days that banks in Dublin and Guernsey are open for business

Daily Pricing publication

Classification

EAA Fund USD Flexible Allocation

Annual fees levied against the Fund (Max % or amount comprising the TER)

Distributor Fee

0.03% net assets p.a.

Administration Fee

Max 0.03% net assets p.a.

Depositary Fee

Max 0.015% net assets p.a.

Registrar and Transfer Agent Fee

$3,000

AIFM and IM Fee

0.14% net assets p.a.

Investment Advisor Fee

Class A: 1.20% net assets p.a. Class B: 1.00% net assets p.a.

Performance Fees

N/A

Total Expense Ratio

1.45%

Fees Retail Class (%)

Initial Advice Fee

N/A

Annual Advice Fee

Negotiated fee paid by repurchase of shares