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Fund commentary
Aviva Investors Climate Transition Global Equity Fund
Month in review for July 2024
Max Burns
Fund Manager
Summary
Month in review
Looking ahead
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Objective: To grow your investment over and provide an average annual net return greater than the MSCI® All Country World Index over a 5-year rolling period by investing in shares of global companies responding to climate change by orientating their business models to be resilient in a warmer climate and a lower carbon economy; or providing solutions to mitigate climate change or help communities adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change.
Month in review
Global equities produced positive returns in aggregate in July on continuing hopes that global central banks were primed to cut interest rates. This was despite some disappointment at the end of the month that the US Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged again. The market still expects the US to achieve a soft landing, but recent US economic data was weaker than expected, which has created nervousness among investors. Against this backdrop, the fund produced a negative return and underperformed its benchmark index, the MSCI ACWI. Stock selection was the primary cause of the fund’s weak returns, and was notably disadvantageous in the information technology and industrials sectors. Sector allocation had a favourable effect, however, largely due to the overweighting of industrials. At the stock level, the weakest performance came from technology-related companies Cadence Design Systems, ASM International and BE Semiconductor, as investors became nervous about the valuations of some of these stocks after strong year-to-date performance. On the positive side, the positions in Lonza Group and United Rentals performed well.
Performance
For the latest Monthly, Cumulative, and Annualised Fund performance data please refer to the PDF factsheet below.
Past performance is not a guide to future performance
Performance basis: Month end returns, Mid to mid, net income reinvested, net of ongoing charges and fees, in the share class currency and net of tax payable by the fund. The figures do not include the effect of any exit or entry charge.
The Fund's performance is measured against the MSCI® All Country World Index.
Looking ahead Last updated 31 July 2024
The combination of resilient growth, solid company earnings and inflation continuing to fall to within range of central-bank targets creates a positive backdrop for equities, even if valuations are starting to look a little rich following the breaching of new highs in a number of markets. Expectations for cuts in interest rates in the developed economies could well prove supportive, but sentiment may be hurt if these are pushed out or slowed further. We should also be mindful of the raised potential for unexpected geopolitical events to disrupt sentiment. 2024 has been an active election year in several key countries and results in the EU elections, in particular, have added to market uncertainty. A potentially contentious US election also lurks around the corner in November. Negative inflation shocks have the potential to sap confidence and it is by no means assured that the battle has been won. We continue to position the fund conservatively, focusing on companies that meet our climate transition mandate and that possess resilient business models.
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