Overview

The GMO SGM Major Markets Investment Fund’s investment objective is long-term total return. The Fund takes both long and short positions in a range of global equity, bond, currency, commodity markets, and over-the-counter (OTC) markets using exchange-traded OTC futures and forward foreign exchange contracts, as well as by making other investments.

The Systematic Global Macro team’s investment process systematically applies value and sentiment strategies across global markets. We believe that markets are inefficient but, in the long term, that economic reality will prevail and markets will revert toward fair value; however, the timing of this is uncertain. We aim to profit from mean reversion by buying markets that we believe are depressed in price and shorting markets that we believe are trading at inflated values. To deal with the uncertainty of timing, we model investor sentiment.

Facts

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Fund Inception Date February 1, 2017
Benchmark Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index
Fund Total Assets as of 31/10/2024 $4mm USD

GBP Class A

Inception Date February 21, 2017
SEDOL BDS6C59
ISIN IE00BDS6C592
NAV as of 22/11/2024 19.91

Performance

Quarter-End as of September 30, 2024(GBP, %) | SGM Major Markets Investment Fund GBA

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QTD YTD 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year ITD
SGM Major Markets Investment Fund 0.10 0.95 1.25 1.41 0.59 0.14
Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index 1.31 3.96 5.32 3.35 2.08 1.54
  • SGM Major Markets Investment Fund
  • Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index

Inception Date: February 21, 2017

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Net of all fees and expenses after reimbursement by the Manager, but not transaction costs, if any. If certain expenses were not reimbursed, performance would be lower.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein.

Quarter-End as of September 30, 2024(GBP, %) | SGM Major Markets Investment Fund GBA

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QTD YTD 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year ITD
SGM Major Markets Investment Fund 0.36 1.75 2.33 2.46 1.62 1.17
Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index 1.31 3.96 5.32 3.35 2.08 1.54
  • SGM Major Markets Investment Fund
  • Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index

Inception Date: February 21, 2017

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Gross of fees, expenses and transaction costs, if any. If these fees, expenses and costs were included, performance would be lower.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein.

Month-End as of October 31, 2024(GBP, %) | SGM Major Markets Investment Fund GBA

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MTD QTD YTD 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year ITD
SGM Major Markets Investment Fund 0.25 0.25 1.20 1.96 1.72 0.87 0.17
Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index 0.42 0.42 4.40 5.28 3.49 2.15 1.57
  • SGM Major Markets Investment Fund
  • Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index

Inception Date: February 21, 2017

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Net of all fees and expenses after reimbursement by the Manager, but not transaction costs, if any. If certain expenses were not reimbursed, performance would be lower.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein.

Month-End as of October 31, 2024(GBP, %) | SGM Major Markets Investment Fund GBA

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MTD QTD YTD 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year ITD
SGM Major Markets Investment Fund 0.34 0.34 2.10 3.05 2.77 1.91 1.20
Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index 0.42 0.42 4.40 5.28 3.49 2.15 1.57
  • SGM Major Markets Investment Fund
  • Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index

Inception Date: February 21, 2017

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Gross of fees, expenses and transaction costs, if any. If these fees, expenses and costs were included, performance would be lower.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein.

Year Ending December 31 (GBP, %) | SGM Major Markets Investment Fund GBA

Calendar
SGM Major Markets Investment Fund Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index
2023 4.11 4.69
2022 -0.16 1.40
2021 -5.77 0.05
2020 4.39 0.19
2019 0.62 0.71
2018 -2.80 0.56
2017 0.15 0.22
  • SGM Major Markets Investment Fund
  • Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index

Inception Date: February 21, 2017

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Net of all fees and expenses after reimbursement by the Manager, but not transaction costs, if any. If certain expenses were not reimbursed, performance would be lower.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein.

Year Ending December 31 (GBP, %) | SGM Major Markets Investment Fund GBA

Calendar
SGM Major Markets Investment Fund Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index
2023 5.18 4.69
2022 0.86 1.40
2021 -4.81 0.05
2020 5.44 0.19
2019 1.63 0.71
2018 -1.81 0.56
2017 1.05 0.22
  • SGM Major Markets Investment Fund
  • Barclays Benchmark Overnight GBP Cash Index

Inception Date: February 21, 2017

Returns shown for periods greater than one year are on an annualized basis.

Gross of fees, expenses and transaction costs, if any. If these fees, expenses and costs were included, performance would be lower.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and is not indicative of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance data may be lower or higher than the performance data provided herein.

Documents

Literature

Fact Sheet Download
Prospectus Download
Prospectus - Austrian Supplement Download
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Prospectus – Singapore Wrapper Download
KIIDs Download
PRIIPs Download
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Portfolio Composition Download
Holdings Download
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Commentary & Attribution

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Investor Information

Annual Report Download
Semiannual Report Download
NAVs and Distributions Download
Fair Value Hierarchy - As of 30/09/23 Download
Fair Value Hierarchy - As of 31/03/24 Download
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Risks

Risks associated with investing in the Fund may include: (1) Management and Operational Risk: The risk that GMO's investment techniques will fail to produce desired results, including annualized returns and annualized volatility. (2) Market Risk - Equities: The market price of equities may decline due to factors affecting the issuer, its industries, or the economy and equity markets generally. Declines in stock market prices generally are likely to reduce the net asset value of the Fund's shares. (3) Currency Risk: Fluctuations in exchange rates can adversely affect the market value of the Fund's non-U.S. currency holdings and investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies. For a more complete discussion of these risks and others, please consult the Fund's Prospectus..For a more complete discussion of these risks and others, please consult the Fund's Prospectus.

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