Objective
The AB Global Equities Fund aims to achieve returns in excess of those of the MSCI All Country World Index in
Australian dollars, after fees, over the medium to long term.
Investment Strategy
- The AB Global Equities Fund is designed for equity investors with high risk tolerances who want the
potential to achieve long-term capital growth and some income by investing in global equity securities.
- The Fund aims to achieve its investment objective by investing in equities anywhere in the world, including
developed, emerging and frontier markets. The Fund will principally be composed of equity securities of
companies considered by the investment manager to offer good prospects for attractive returns relative to
general equities markets. Generally, the Fund aims to ensure that security selection is the key driver of
the Fund’s return and seeks to limit any bias towards any individual country, sector, investment style,
macroeconomic influences or company size. From time to time, security selection may lead to country or
sector over/underweights relative to the benchmark. The Fund may also hold up to 30% of the Fund’s net asset
value in securities that are not included in the benchmark.
- The Fund does not always hedge the foreign currency exposures of its equity securities to Australian
dollars, and the investment manager has the discretion to determine the extent to which any foreign currency
exposure is increased, reduced or removed. For example, the Fund may hedge all or part of its currency
exposure to Australian dollars or provide currency exposures greater than that provided by the underlying
equity exposure.
- The Fund may also invest in listed trusts, including REITs (real estate investment trusts), ETFs
(exchange-traded funds) and securities we reasonably expect to be listed within six months, including
initial public offerings. The Fund may also use derivatives including, but not limited to, options, futures,
currency forwards, swaps and local-access products, which include equity-linked certificates, participation
notes and warrants.
- Derivatives may be used to manage risk, invest cash, and gain or reduce exposures. Derivatives will not be
used for leverage or gearing purposes.