MoneyAM Fund Centre

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Fund Objective

The Fund aims to increase the value of your investment over the long term. It looks to outperform the FTSE All-Share over rolling 3-year periods, after the deduction of charges. The Fund is actively managed, and seeks to gain at least 90% of its investment exposure to a concentrated portfolio of shares of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange; predominantly UK companies. This exposure to company shares is achieved by taking both long and short equity positions. Long positions, which allow the Fund to profit from an increase in the share price of a company, are taken by investing in company shares directly, as well as indirectly using derivatives, and collective investment schemes (including funds managed by Columbia Threadneedle companies) when considered appropriate. Short positions, which allows the Fund to profit from the fall in the share price of a company, are taken using derivatives only. Typically, the combination of these positions provides exposure to fewer than 85 companies. The Fund follows what is known as an “equity extension strategy”, which allows proceeds from short positions to be used to extend long positions within the portfolio, to include more of the fund manager’s strongest investment ideas. However, the Fund does not usually short more than 30% of its value, and long positions don’t normally exceed 130% of the value of the Fund. Derivatives are sophisticated investment instruments linked to the rise and fall of the price of other assets. Derivatives will be used to obtain, increase or reduce exposure to underlying assets and may create gearing. Where gearing is created, the net asset value of the Fund may experience more fluctuation than if there were no gearing. The FTSE All-Share Index is regarded as an appropriate performance measure of the UK stock market, with over 600 companies currently included. It provides a suitable target benchmark against which Fund performance will be measured and evaluated over time.

Fund Managers

Chris Kinder

Chris Kinder joined the company in 2010 as a portfolio manager in the UK equities team. His main responsibilities are the management of the Threadneedle UK Fund, the Threadneedle UK Extended Alpha Fund, and co-management of the Threadneedle UK Absolute Alpha Fund. He also has research responsibility for the housebuilders, retail, media and oil services sectors.Before joining the company, Chris was an assistant fund manager at RWC Partners. He has also worked at Govett Investments, gaining experience in smaller companies’ analysis. Chris is a qualified chartered accountant, having worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 4 years before joining the investment management industry.Chris has a degree in Modern European Languages from Durham University and he also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.