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Key Facts
ISIN IE00B6X2JP23
NAV: 43.67 EUR
NAV DATE: 29-Apr-2025
YTD PERF: -8.1%
YTD PERF. DATE: 31-Mar-2025
Total Net Assets (all classes, m) 912.9 EUR
Number of holdings 30
Weight of top 10 stocks 59.1%
Share Class Currency EUR
SFDR Article 8
Key Documents View all documents
Monthly Report
EN
Monthly Report - 31-Mar-2025
Quarterly Report
EN
Quarterly Report - 31-Mar-2025
Prospectus
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Prospectus - 18-Feb-2025
PRIIPS Key Information Document
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PRIIPS Key Information Document - 21-Mar-2025
RISK INDICATOR
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This indicator represents the Fund’s risk level set out in the Key Information Document. It is not guaranteed and may change during the month.
Investment Policy
A Sub-Fund of Comgest Growth plc.
The objective of the Sub-Fund ("the Fund") is to increase the value of the Fund (capital appreciation) over the long term. The Fund intends to achieve this objective through investment in a portfolio of high-quality, long-term growth companies. The Fund will invest at least two-thirds of its assets in securities issued by companies that have their headquarters in, or principally carry out their activities in America or in securities issued or guaranteed by the American government.
The Fund is actively managed. The index is provided for comparative purposes only.
The Fund is aimed at investors with a long-term investment horizon (typically 5 years or more).
Main Risks
This fund has the following core inherent risks (non-exhaustive list):
• Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal,
• The value of all investments and the income derived therefrom can decrease as well as increase,
• There is no assurance that the investment objective of the fund will be achieved,
• When a Share Class is denominated in a currency that is different from yours, changes in exchange rates can negatively impact both the value of your investment and the level of income received.
A more detailed description of the risk factors that apply to the fund is set out in the Prospectus.
PERFORMANCE & HOLDINGS As of 31-Mar-2025
CUMULATIVE PAST PERFORMANCE
Cumulative returns shown are monthly returns calculated on the last business day of each month.
Index: S&P 500 - Net Return. The index is used for comparative purposes only and the fund does not seek to replicate the index.
Please note that performance is rebased to 100.
For additional information on the index and the fund’s inception date, please refer to the monthly report.
Calendar Past Performance
This chart shows the fund’s performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 10 years compared to the index.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Markets could develop very differently in the future. It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past and compare it to the index. For the avoidance of doubt, the fund is actively managed. The index performance is provided for comparative and information purposes only.
Performance is shown after the deduction of ongoing charges. Any applicable entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation. This share class came into existence in 2012. Past performance has been calculated in EUR.
Rolling Net (%)
| Annualised | |||||||
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| QTD | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Inception | |
| Fund | -8.1 | -8.1 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 14.3 |
| Index | -8.3 | -8.3 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 14.7 |
Rolling Volatility (%)
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| 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | |
| Fund | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.3 |
| Index | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.8 |
Calendar Year Past Performance (%)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| Fund | 11.6 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 34.6 | -16.3 | 28.1 | 22.4 |
| Index | 12.2 | 14.6 | 6.4 | -0.2 | 33.1 | 8.0 | 37.9 | -13.2 | 21.4 | 32.8 |
Annual Performance (%) As At Quarter End
| Q1 2020 -Q1 2021 |
Q1 2021 -Q1 2022 |
Q1 2022 -Q1 2023 |
Q1 2023 -Q1 2024 |
Q1 2024 -Q1 2025 |
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| Fund | 34.5 | 17.8 | -3.8 | 32.7 | 1.2 |
| Index | 45.2 | 21.6 | -6.0 | 30.0 | 7.8 |
Index: S&P 500 - Net Return. The index is used for comparative purposes only and the fund does not seek to replicate the index.
For additional information on the index and the fund’s inception date, please refer to the monthly report.
Past performance does not predict future returns.
Performance figures are calculated net of investment management fees, administrative fees and all other fees with the exception of sales charges. If taken into account, sales charges would have a negative impact on performance.
TOP 5 HOLDINGS
| Company Name | Weight (%) |
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| Microsoft | 9.2 |
| Eli Lilly | 9.1 |
| Oracle | 7.9 |
| Apple | 5.9 |
| Visa A | 4.8 |
The above equity exposures are provided for information only, are subject to change and are not a recommendation to buy or sell the securities.
Past performance does not predict future returns.
Breakdowns based on Comgest data, GICS sector and MSCI country classifications.
Past performance does not predict future returns.
1Y
5Y
| Jun-2024 | Aug-2024 | Sep-2024 | Oct-2024 | Nov-2024 | Jan-2025 | Feb-2025 | Mar-2025 | |
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| Favourable performance scenario | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% |
| Moderate performance scenario | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| Unfavourable performane scenario | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.3% | -16.3% |
| Stressed performance scenario | -87.9% | -87.8% | -87.8% | -87.8% | -87.8% | -87.8% | -73.0% | -56.7% |
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| Favourable performance scenario | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Moderate performance scenario | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Unfavourable performane scenario | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
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| Stressed performance scenario | -33.1% | -33.1% | -33.1% | -33.1% | -33.1% | -22.7% | -21.5% | -21.1% |
What you will get from this product depends on future market performance. Market developments in the future are uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted.
The unfavourable, moderate, and favourable scenarios shown are illustrations using the worst, average, and best performance of the product and/or, in case of insufficient track record, a comparable share class or benchmark, over the last 10 years. The scenarios shown are illustrations based on results from the past and on certain assumptions.
The scenarios presented are an estimate of future performance based on evidence from the past on how the value of this investment varies, and are not an exact indicator. What you will get will vary depending on how the market performs and how long you keep the product. The figures do not take into account your personal tax situation, which may also affect how much you get back.
The figures shown include all the costs of the product itself, but may not include all the costs that you pay to your advisor or distributor. The figures do not take into account your personal tax situation, which may also affect how much you get back.
The stress scenario shows what you might get back in extreme market circumstances.
INVESTMENT TEAM
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Christophe Nagy joined Comgest in 2009 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in US equities. He is also a member of the Comgest Group's Investment Committee.
Christophe co-leads Comgest’s US equity strategy and has played an instrumental role in building the US equity team and guiding their research activities. Before joining Comgest, he worked at Mercer Consulting from 1991, at Carmignac Gestion from 1998 where he managed global growth portfolios, and then from 2002 as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management.
Christophe holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from Ecole des Mines in St-Etienne in France and received an MBA from the INSEAD graduate business school near Paris in 1991.
Justin Streeter joined Comgest in 2015 and is an Analyst and a Portfolio Manager specialising in US equities.
Justin co-leads the management of the US Equity strategy and contributes strongly to idea generation, researching US companies within a broad range of sectors. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan in San Francisco in 2013 as an M&A Healthcare Analyst and, prior to that, at J.P. Morgan’s London office in a similar role. Justin began his career with Macquarie Capital Partners (London) and Société Générale (Paris).
Justin graduated from Emlyon Business School (France) with a Master’s degree in Management and Corporate Finance. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
Louis Citroën joined Comgest in 2019 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in US equities.
Louis co-leads the management of the US Equity strategy and contributes strongly to idea generation, researching US companies across a broad range of sectors. Prior to joining Comgest, he was an Equity Analyst covering telecoms and media stocks at Arete Research in London for five years. Louis previously worked from 2011 as a Small Cap Equity Analyst at Financière de l’Echiquier and began his career in 2009 as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman in Paris.
He holds a Master’s degree in Management from ESCP Business School (France, UK, Germany) and is a CFA® charterholder.
Rémi Adam joined Comgest in 2019 and is an Analyst and Portofolio Manager specialising in US equities.
After starting his career in 2014 as a Global Equity Analyst at Amundi in London, Remi moved to Paris and Frankfurt where he was an Equity Analyst covering media and telecom stocks at Oddo Securities for three years.
He holds a Master’s degree in Risk & Finance from EDHEC Business School and is a CFA® charterholder.
Investment Team listed above may include advisors from affiliates within the Comgest Group.
Details
| Investment Manager | COMGEST ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
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| Sub Investment Manager | Comgest S.A. |
| Management company | None / Comgest Growth plc is self-managed |
| Fund Name | COMGEST GROWTH AMERICA |
| Share Class | COMGEST GROWTH AMERICA EUR R ACC |
| ISIN Code | IE00B6X2JP23 |
| Bloomberg Code | CRMGECR ID |
| Share Class Currency | EUR |
| Fund Base Currency | USD |
| Share Class Distribution Policy | Accumulation |
|---|---|
| Hedged | No |
| UCITS | Yes |
| Share Class Inception Date | 15-Jun-2012 |
| Fund Domicile | IRELAND |
| Investment Management Fee | 2.00% |
| Ongoing charges | 2.07% |
| Maximum entry fee | 2.00% |
