Sanlam Multi-Asset Range Quarterly Update
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Under the spotlight: Sanlam multi-asset range quarterly update Q2 2021 This quarterly update is relevant for investors in the Sanlam multi-asset range. Below you will find an insight into the investments within the funds and how they have been managed over the prior quarter. Indicative holdings Indicative equity breakdown by sector The following individual securities were held within The breakdown by sector of equity holdings within the the Balanced fund on the last day of the quarter, Balanced fund as at 30 June 2021. 30 June 2021. The other funds in the range may hold 25% a slightly different list of assets, in line with their specific 20% risk grades. 15% 10% UK equity High yield bonds Howden Joinery Group Plc AA Bond 6.5% 31/01/2026 5% Intercontinental Hotels Group Barclays 6.375% Perp 0% s s s s s e y re Integrafin Holdings Plc FCE Bank 2.727% 03/06/2022 ty gy on ion ti rial rial Ca vice umer umer aple onar Prudential Plc Fidelidade SA 4.25% 04/09/2031 te oper ti Ener ructur St rmat Ser Ma alth Pr re chnology fo Financial Indust Cons Relx Plc GKN Holdings 4.625% 12/05/2032 Cons sc In He Te frast Di Rightmove Plc Marks & Spencer 4.5% 10/07/2027 In Communica Taylor Wimpey Plc MPT 3.692% 05/06/2028 Returns over the quarter Unilever Plc Permanent TSB Group Holdings 2.125% 26/09/2024 The following table shows the breakdown by asset class of US equity Rolls-Royce 3.375% 18/06/2026 each fund’s returns, including the effects of fees, midday Akamai Technologies Inc Sainsbury’s Bank 6% 23/11/2027 pricing and transaction costs. Alphabet Inc Together Financial Services 5.25% Becton Dickinson And Co 15/01/2027 Booking Holdings Inc Contribution to return Corporate bonds Electronic Arts Inc Defensive Cautious Balanced Growth Facebook Inc Aviva 5.125% 04/06/2050 Fund return as per BP Capital Markets PLC 4.25% Perp 2.9 3.4 4.0 4.3 Fiserv Inc Net Asset Value (NAV) Daimler International Finance 1.25% Johnson & Johnson Equity (Equity, Property, 05/09/2022 2.0 2.8 3.7 4.5 Medtronic Plc Infrastructure) Hiscox 2% 14/12/2022 Microsoft Corp US 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.9 InterContinental Hotels Group 3.75% Yum! Brands Inc 14/08/2025 UK 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Just Group 8.125% 26/10/2029 European equity Just Group 9% 26/10/2026 Europe (ex. UK) 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/Nv KPN NV 5.75% 17/09/2029 Bayer Ag Asia Pacific 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 Legal & General 5.625% Perp Heineken Nv Emerging markets 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 M&G PLC 5.625% 20/10/2051 Koninklijke Philips Nv Morrison Supermarkets 3.5% Property 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 Novartis Ag 27/07/2026 Roche Holding Ag Natwest Group 3.622% Infrastructure 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 14/08/2030 Asia Pacific equity Bonds 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 Pension Insurance Corp 7.375% Perp Kao Corp Phoenix Group Holdings 4.125% Government 20/07/2022 Emerging market equity Corporate 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 Rothesay Life 3.375% 12/07/2026 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd SSE 3.74% Perp High yield or not rated 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 Tencent Holdings Ltd Tesco 3.322% 05/11/2025 Gold 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 Infrastructure Virgin Money 2.625% 19/08/2031 Brookfield Infrastructure Part Whitbread Group 3.375% 16/10/2025 Cash 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Hicl Infrastructure Plc Gold Fees -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 3I Infrastructure Plc Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC Midday pricing and -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 transaction effects Property Cash Digital Realty Trust Inc Source: Sanlam Investments UK Limited as at 30 June 2021. Performance data is not shown Grainger Plc for IFSL Sanlam Conservative Fund, which launched on 7 September 2020 and therefore Mapletree Logistics Trust does not have a complete year of performance data. Unite Group Plc Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. sanlam.co.uk Discrete years performance % Fund 30.06.2020 - 30.06.2021 30.06.2019 - 30.06.2020 30.06.2018 - 30.06.2019 30.06.2017 - 30.06.2018 30.06.2016 - 30.06.2017 IFSL Sanlam Defensive Fund 9.2 IA Mixed Investments 20-60% Shares 11.9 -0.7 3.0 2.5 11.9 IFSL Sanlam Cautious Fund 10.4 4.0 IA Mixed Investments 20-60% Shares 11.9 -0.7 3.0 2.5 11.9 IFSL Sanlam Balanced Fund 11.3 2.4 IA Mixed Investments 40-85% Shares 17.4 0.1 3.7 5.0 16.3 IFSL Sanlam Growth Fund 12.3 2.8 IA Flexible Investment 19.8 0.4 2.9 5.2 17.8 Asset class breakdowns The breakdown of each fund by asset class as at 30 June 2021. Conservative % 5 6 3 2 3 5 17 47 6 5 Defensive % 8 12 5 1 4 4 4 18 32 6 5 Cautious % 12 18 8 1 5 4 4 14 24 5 4 Balanced % 16 25 11 2 6 5 3 9 14 4 4 Growth % 21 32 15 2 8 5 2 3 3 3 6 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Weightings may not equal 100% due to rounding. UK equity US equity European Asia Pacific Emerging Infrastructure Property High yield Corporate Gold Cash equity equity market equity bonds bonds Trading activity over the quarter During the quarter we placed the following trades in respect of the funds: Timing Rationale Added exposure Reduced exposure June 30 Valuation-based exchange Bought Morrison bond Trimmed KPN bond June 16 Diversify portfolio and enhance portfolio yield Bought Virgin Money bond Trimmed Rolls Royce bond Bought Fidelidade bond Trimmed Barclays contingent convertible bond June 16 Valuation-based addition Added to Becton Dickinson Trimmed Roche Added to Phillips June 09 Valuation-based exchange Bought Fiserv Sold Oracle May 25 Valuation-based tactical changes Added to Howden Joinery Added to Tencent May 20 Valuation-based tactical change Trimmed Akamai May 10 Improve portfolio yield and duration characteristics Added to AA bond Added to Together Financial Services bond May 05 Valuation-based tactical changes Added to Microsoft April 27 Opportunistic tactical changes after company results Added to Philips Added to Roche April 16 Valuation-based tactical changes Added to Tencent Trimmed Oracle Trimmed Prudential April 16 Trimmed property and infrastructure Trimmed Brookfield Infrastructure Trimmed Unite Group Trimmed Digital Realty April 12 Pick up in yield and lower duration exposure Bought Together Financial Services bond Trimmed GKN bond sanlam.co.uk Fund manager commentary About the range During the second quarter of 2021 bond volatility subsided The Sanlam multi-asset range uses the same investment and yields stabilised allowing equities to drift higher. philosophy and process behind our discretionary portfolios Corporate earnings were strong, beating expectations and but with lower management fees. The range consists of supporting equity prices which continue to be underpinned five actively managed funds with different long-term return by support from central banks and the business cycle. As and risk objectives and so may appeal to a variety of clients such, higher risk grades with larger equity allocations and depending on their individual risk appetite. smaller bond weights performed strongest. The funds invest predominantly in direct bonds and equities, Across the risk grades, the best performing sectors were with a smaller allocation to other asset classes such as Property (+7%), US Equities (+10%) and European Equities property, alternative strategies and commodities. Whether (+7%). Strong performance in Property was powered by you are looking for a more bond-focused fund, an equity- holdings in Digital Realty (+7%), Mapletree Logistics (+7%), focused fund, or a fully diversified mix of assets, our and Grainger (+7) whilst Alphabet (+21%) & Oracle (+18%) multi-asset range aims to provide a suitable solution. led the way in the US, and Heineken (+18%) & Roche (+16%) The Conservative fund has the ability to allocate 100% of drove European performance. Lower risk grades benefited its assets to bonds in order meet its investment objective. from holding Gold (+3.3%) whilst High-Yield Bonds (+2.3%) Similarly, the Growth fund can hold 100% in equities in order and Corporate Bonds (+2.4%) continued to deliver attractive to meet its objective. retuns. Asia Pacific Equities (-6%) were the weakest region, driven solely by Kao (-6%) which struggled throughout the quarter, while Emerging Market Equity (-2%) was driven by weakness in Tencent (-4%) and Alibaba (0%). Prudential (-11%) and Taylor Wimpey (-10%) were weak in the UK, while Phillips (-12%) was weak in Europe. Investing involves risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Do remember that the value of participatory interests or the investment and the income generated from them may go down as well as up and is not guaranteed, therefore, you may not get back the amount originally invested and potentially risk total loss of capital. Therefore the Manager does not provide any guarantee either with respect to the capital or the return of a portfolio. The Funds will be exposed to stock markets and market conditions can change rapidly. Prices can move irrationally and be affected unpredictably by diverse factors, including political and economic events.