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BNY Mellon Real Return Class U - Income (GBP)

Sell:112.27p Buy:112.27p Change: 0.27p (0.24%)
Prices as at 24 December 2024
Sell:112.27p
Buy:112.27p
Change: 0.27p (0.24%)
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Prices as at 24 December 2024
Sell:112.27p
Buy:112.27p
Change: 0.27p (0.24%)
Prices as at 24 December 2024
You can buy or sell holdings in this fund through a Stocks and Shares ISA, Lifetime ISA, SIPP or Fund and Share Account
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Our view on this Fund

This fund is on the Wealth Shortlist of funds our analysts believe have the potential to outperform their peers over the long term. However, this is not a recommendation to buy.

The fund is managed by Aron Pataki and Andy Warwick. They've got the support of BNY Mellon's well-resourced team of research analysts.

The fund has done a good job of sheltering investors' money from short term stock market volatility while growing it in the long term. We think this fund could be a good addition to a more defensive portfolio or provide diversification to one with more invested in share-based investments.

Please note the fund's charges can be taken from capital. This increases the yield, but reduces the potential for capital growth.

Our view on the sector

Total Return funds try to grow investors' money over the medium-to-long-term by making money when markets are rising, and sheltering it when they fall. Most invest in a combination of assets from shares and bonds to cash, commodities and currencies. They're not guaranteed to make money though. Like any investment they will fall as well as rise in value. The return is determined by the manager's skill and each fund will have a different investment process. That's why we think each fund should be judged on its own merits.

Performance Analysis

The fund has done much better than cash over the past 10 years. It's also been much less volatile than the broader global stock market. You should remember that unlike cash, the fund can fall as well as rise in value so you could get back less than you put in.

The fund tends to provide some shelter when stock markets fall, but we'd expect it to lag behind when markets rise quickly.

Investment Philosophy

The team places more emphasis on not losing money than making it. If you lose less money in the bad times, you have less ground to make up in the good times. They use diversification, hedging (investing to potentially benefit in a range of outcomes), and liquidity (investing in things that are easy to sell) to help them achieve this, as well as derivatives, which can add risk to the portfolio. The team also has the flexibility to invest in high-yield bonds and emerging markets which, if used, would add further risk.

Process and Portfolio Construction

The team aims to make money in a variety of market conditions. They do this using a mix of assets that broadly fall into two camps. The first is called the 'return-seeking core'. It invests in assets the team think will provide long-term growth, such as shares and bonds issued by well-run, financially secure companies with a unique set of advantages over the competition. They also consider how well those companies manage their impact on the environment and society.

The rest of the portfolio is called the 'stabilising layer' and is invested in government bonds, commodities and cash, with the aim to add stability to returns. The managers can alter the amount invested in each section of the portfolio depending on their view of the world.

question mark Manager Track Record Based on HL Quantitative Research

  • BNY Mellon Real Return GBP Inc
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Source: Refinitiv Lipper

Fund Track Record

24/12/19 to 24/12/20 24/12/20 to 24/12/21 24/12/21 to 24/12/22 24/12/22 to 24/12/23 24/12/23 to 24/12/24
Annual return 5.53% 7.73% -6.34% 1.42% 7.47%

Please remember past performance is not a guide to future returns. Where no data is shown, figures are not available. This information is provided to help you choose your own investments, remember they can fall as well as rise in value so you may not get back the original amount invested.

Information about the fund

Fund manager biography

Manager Name: Andy Warwick
Manager start date: 31 December 2018
Manager located in: TBC

TBC

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Manager Name: Aron Pataki
Manager start date: 31 December 2018
Manager located in: TBC

Aron is a global portfolio manager and risk strategist for the real return portfolios, with a particular focus on the use of derivatives and hedging. Together with Suzanne Hutchins and Andy Warwick, Aron is responsible for the final capital allocation decisions on the strategy. Aron joined Newton in 2006 as a member of the portfolio analytics team, where he was responsible for risk analysis and portfolio construction across Newton's institutional and retail portfolios. Previously, he worked as a quantitative analyst at Lacima Group.

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Manager Name: Suzanne Hutchins
Manager start date: 31 December 2018
Manager located in: TBC

Suzanne is a portfolio manager on the Real Return strategy and head of the Real Return team. She chairs the formal weekly team meeting and, together with Aron Pataki and Andy Warwick, Suzanne is responsible for the final capital allocation decisions on the strategy. Suzanne started her career at Newton in 1991 as a global research analyst before working directly with Stewart Newton on multi-asset and RPI-based strategies and leading on Newton's UK and Intrepid teams. In 2005, Suzanne joined Capital International, before returning to Newton to focus on the Real Return strategy. She is an associate member of the CFA1 and UK Society of Investment Professionals (UKSIP) and graduated from University College London with a First Class BA (Hons) degree.

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