Schroder GAIA Semi-Annual Report 31 March 2021 United Kingdom R.C.S. Luxembourg B 148.818 Schroder GAIA Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable (SICAV) Semi-Annual Report 31 March 2021 No subscriptions can be received on the basis of periodical reports. Subscriptions are valid only if made on the basis of the current prospectus, the current Key Investors Information Documents, accompanied by the last available Annual Report or unaudited semi-annual report if published thereafter. This report is based on the current prospectus. Audited annual and unaudited semi-annual reports, the current prospectus and the Articles of Incorporation of the Company are available, free of charge, at the Company’s registered office, 5, rue Höhenhof, L-1736 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Table of Contents Schroder GAIA 5 Information Addressed to UK Investors 6 Board of Directors 7 Administration 8 Directors’ Report 9 Investment Manager’s Report 10 Statement of Net Assets 12 Statement of Operations 18 Statement of Changes in Net Assets 20 Distribution of Investments by Industry 22 Portfolio of Investments 26 Schroder GAIA BlueTrend 26 Schroder GAIA Cat Bond 26 Schroder GAIA Contour Tech Equity 30 Schroder GAIA Egerton Equity 31 Schroder GAIA Helix 32 Schroder GAIA M&A* 36 Schroder GAIA Sirios US Equity 37 Schroder GAIA Two Sigma Diversified 39 Schroder GAIA UK Dynamic Absolute Return Fund 40 Schroder GAIA Wellington Pagosa 41 Notes to the Financial Statements 53 Total Expense Ratio (The “TER”) 132 Appendix I – Securities Financing Transactions 134 * Please refer to the Directors’ Report for details of all corporate actions that occurred during the period under review. Schroder GAIA Semi-Annual Report 4 31 March 2021 Schroder GAIA The Company Schroder GAIA (the ‘Company’) is an umbrella structured open-ended investment company with limited liability, organised as a ‘société anonyme’ and qualifies as a SICAV under Part I of the Law of 17 December 2010 as amended. The Company was incorporated on 21 October 2009 and its Articles were published in the Memorial on 12 November 2009 as amended. This report covers the period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with Luxembourg regulations relating to undertakings for collective investment. The last day on which prices were calculated was 31 March 2021, the last working day of the period under review. At the date of this report, ten sub-funds are available for investment within the Company (the ‘sub-funds’). Please refer to the current prospectus for the investment objectives of the sub-funds as well as details of investment restrictions. The Investment Manager’s report for each sub-fund can be found in the quarterly investment reports, which can be obtained from the Company’s registered office and are also available on the website of Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A. (http://www.schroders.lu). Schroders is a FATCA compliant organisation. The FATCA classification of this entity and its GIIN is as follows: FATCA entity classification: FFI; Sponsoring entity: Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A.; Sponsoring entity GIIN: 4RIMT7.00000.SP.442. Corporate Governance The Company is subject to corporate governance based on: 1. Its obligations as defined by the UCITS Directive 2009/65/EC dated 13 July 2009, as implemented in Luxembourg law which is available for inspection at the registered office of the Company at 5, rue Höhenhof, 1736 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 2. Its Articles of Incorporation which are available for inspection at the registered office of the Company and at the Luxembourg corporate and trade register, Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (‘RCSL’). 3. The obligations in respect of the management of the Company, for which the Company has appointed Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A. (the ‘Management Company’), which is subject to the requirements of the Management Company Directive 2010/43/EC, as implemented in Luxembourg law. 4. The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (‘ALFI’) Code of Conduct for Luxembourg Investment Funds, the principles of which the Company has voluntarily adopted. Internal Control and Risk Management Systems The Board of Directors is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control and risk management systems of the Company in relation to the financial reporting process. Such systems are designed to manage rather than eliminate the risk of error or fraud in achieving the Company’s financial reporting objectives and can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss. The Board of Directors has contracted with the Management Company to put procedures in place to ensure all relevant accounting records are properly maintained and are readily available, including the production of annual and semi-annual reports. The annual and semi-annual reports of the Company are required to be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and filed with the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (‘CSSF’) and in the case of the annual reports, with the Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés (‘RCSL’). The annual statutory financial statements are required to be audited by independent auditors who report to the Board of Directors on their findings. The Board meets at least four times a year and ensures that the Company maintains high standards of integrity and control in its operations and that it possesses adequate governance and means of control as law and regulation demand. Schroder GAIA Semi-Annual Report 5 31 March 2021 Information Addressed to UK Investors Copies of the prospectus, key investor information documents, articles of association, annual and semi annual reports, details of arranging redemption and obtaining payment, and the sale and purchase price of the Company’s shares can be obtained from: Schroder Investment Management Limited 1 London Wall Place London EC2Y 5AU Tel: 020 7658 6000 Fax: 020 7658 6965 Any enquires relating to the Company or anyone wishing to make a complaint should also contact Schroder Investment Management Limited at the above address. Schroder GAIA Semi-Annual Report 6 31 March 2021 Board of Directors Chairman - Eric Bertrand Head of Schroders GAIA Vaults 13-16 Valletta Waterfront FRN 1914 Malta Other Directors - Carla Bergareche Head of Iberian Business Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A. Sucursal en España Pinar 7, 4th Floor, 28006 Madrid Spain - Mike Champion Head of Product Development Schroder Investment Management Limited 1 London Wall Place London EC2Y 5AU United Kingdom - Marie-Jeanne Chèvremont-Lorenzini Independent Director 19, rue de Bitbourg, 1273 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Bernard Herman Independent Director Immeuble Dyapason 4, rue Robert Stumper, 2557 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Achim Kuessner Country Head Germany, Austria & CEE Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A., German Branch Taunustor 1 (TaunusTurm), 60310 Frankfurt am Main Germany - Hugh Mullan Independent Director 5, rue Hohenhof, 1736 Senningerberg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Neil Walton Head of Investment Solutions Schroder Investment Management Limited 1 London Wall Place London EC2Y 5AU United Kingdom Schroder GAIA Semi-Annual Report 7 31 March 2021 Administration Registered Office Investment Managers 5, rue Höhenhof, 1736 Senningerberg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg BennBridge Ltd. Windsor House, Station Court, Station Road, Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5NE, United Kingdom Management Company, Registrar Schroder GAIA UK Dynamic Absolute Return Fund and Domiciliary Agent Contour Asset Management, LLC Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A. 99 Park Avenue, Suite 1540, New York NY 10016 5, rue Höhenhof, 1736 Senningerberg United States Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Schroder GAIA Contour Tech Equity Egerton Capital (UK) LLP Principal Paying Agent Stratton House, 5 Stratton Street, London W1J 8LA and Transfer Agent United Kingdom Schroder GAIA Egerton Equity HSBC Continental Europe, Luxembourg 16, boulevard d’Avranches, 1160 Luxembourg Egerton Capital (UK) LLP has appointed the following Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Sub-Investment Manager for Schroder GAIA Egerton Equity: Depositary and Administration Agent - Egerton Capital (US), LP. Schroder Investment Management Limited Brown Brothers Harriman (Luxembourg) S.C.A. 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU 80, route d’Esch, 1470 Luxembourg United Kingdom Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Schroder GAIA Helix Principal Legal Adviser Schroder GAIA M&A* Schroder Investment Management Limited has appointed the following Arendt & Medernach S.A. Sub-Investment Manager for Schroder GAIA Helix: 41A, Avenue J.F. Kennedy, 2082 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - BennBridge Ltd. Independent Auditor Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative Central 2, CH-8001 Zürich, Switzerland 2, rue Gerhard Mercator, 2182 Luxembourg Schroder GAIA Cat Bond Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Sirios Capital Management LP One International Place, Boston MA, 02110, United States Schroder GAIA Sirios US Equity Systematica Investments Limited 29 Esplanade, St Helier JE2 3QA, Jersey Schroder GAIA BlueTrend Systematica Investments Limited has appointed the following Sub- Investment Managers for Schroder GAIA BlueTrend: - Systematica Investments UK LLP; - Systematica Investments Jersey Limited; - Systematica Investments GP Limited, Geneva branch; and - Systematica Investments Singapore PTE. Two Sigma Advisers