Various changes - Schroder ISF Funds
Schroder ISF (“Schroder”) has announced various changes to its fund range which will take effect between 29 October and 2 November 2021.
Available in our open-architecture products
Various funds affected by this notification feature in our open-architecture products and will be subject to changes detailed in the Schroder ISF notification documents opposite.
Available in our defined fund range products
Use of derivatives on China A shares for efficient portfolio management
The investment policy of the following funds have been updated to clarify that indirect exposure to China A-shares may be via instruments such as participatory notes, rather then by the use of derivatives.
The investment policy of each fund provides that derivatives may only be used with the aim of reducing risk or managing the fund more efficiently. To ensure consistency with the policy, the reference to China A exposure being available indirectly via derivatives has been removed.
All other key features of the funds will remain the same.
| Affected Funds |
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Schroder ISF China Opportunities A Acc USD Schroder ISF Global Smaller Companies A Acc EUR Schroder ISF Asian Opportunities A Inc USD AV Schroder ISF Greater China A Acc USD Schroder ISF Hong Kong Equity A Acc HKD |
You can view a copy of the Schroder notification document opposite (China A Derivatives efficient portfolio management) for a detailed breakdown of all the changes.
Use of derivatives on China A shares for investment purposes
The investment policy of the following funds have been updated to clarify that indirect exposure to China A-shares may be via instruments such as participatory notes, rather then only by the use of derivatives.
Each of the funds can invest a certain portion of its assets (on a net basis) in China A-Shares via Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect as stated in the Hong Kong offering documents of Schroder ISF. This is measured on a net basis as exposure may be gained both directly and indirectly. While each of the funds can use derivatives with the aim of achieving investment gains and so may gain indirect exposure to China A-Shares this way, other methods may also be used, such as by the use of participatory notes.
To reflect this, Schroder have removed a reference from each of the funds’ investment policies that indirect exposure will be “through derivatives” and replaced it with a reference that exposure may be via instruments such as participatory notes.
All other key features of the funds will remain the same.
| Affected Funds |
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Schroder ISF BRIC A Acc EUR Schroder ISF BRIC A Acc USD Schroder ISF Emerging Markets A Acc EUR Schroder ISF Emerging Markets A Acc USD Schroder ISF Emerging Markets A Acc AUD Hdg Schroder ISF Global Emerging Market Opportunities A Acc EUR Schroder ISF Global Emerging Market Opportunities A Acc USD |
You can view a copy of the Schroder notification document opposite (China A Derivatives investment purposes) for a detailed breakdown of all the changes.
SFDR (Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation) wave 3
The Schroder below funds will incorporate binding environmental and/or social characteristic(s), within the meaning of Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) with effect from 29 October 2021. These changes will be reflected in the funds investment policy.
| Affected Funds |
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Schroder ISF Emerging Markets Debt Absolute Return A Acc USD Schroder ISF Emerging Markets Debt Absolute Return A Acc EUR Hdg Schroder ISF Global Equity A Acc USD Schroder ISF Global Equity A Acc AUD Hdg Schroder ISF Global Smaller Companies A Acc USD Schroder ISF Asian Opportunities A Inc USD AV Schroder ISF BRIC A Acc EUR Schroder ISF BRIC A Acc USD Schroder ISF Emerging Markets A Acc EUR Schroder ISF Emerging Markets A Acc USD Schroder ISF Emerging Markets A Acc AUD Hdg Schroder ISF UK Equity A Acc GBP Schroder ISF European Smaller Companies A Acc EUR |
In addition, a new comparator benchmark has been added for the Schroder ISF US Small & Mid-Cap Equity fund, please see the table below for details.
| New comparator benchmark |
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| S&P Mid Cap 400 Lagged (Net TR) Index |
You can view a copy of the Schroder notification document opposite (SFDR wave 3, SFDR wave 3 appendix & US Small & Mid-Cap Equity) for a detailed breakdown of all the changes.
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