USD Investment Grade Credit Fund
-$0.22 / -0.22%
Seeks total return, maximising investment income whilst preserving capital, by investing at least two-thirds of its assets in investment-grade US$-denominated credit debt securities
Key differentiators
- Focuses on bottom-up credit research and security selection as the primary source of alpha
- Balances competitive income and a sell discipline driven by valuation and fundamental factors
- Fully integrated team focused on income and less efficient market sectors
General facts
ISIN
LU2742505931
SEDOL
BNGBGR6
Bloomberg
ALSGRDI LX
SFDR classification
8
Minimum investment
$1,000,000
Fund inception date
12/15/2016
Share class launch date
1/31/2024
Annual management fee
0.30%
Total expense ratio (TER)
0.45%
(as of 1/31/2024)
Benchmark name
Bloomberg U.S. Credit Bond Index
Settlement
T+2
Performance
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Prices, yields and distributions
Historical prices
YTD high | $103.57 | 9/16/2024 |
YTD low | $96.28 | 4/16/2024 |
52-week high | $103.57 | 9/16/2024 |
52-week low | $96.28 | 4/16/2024 |
2023 high | - | |
2023 low | - | |
Best quarterly return | 5.70% | 9/30/2024 |
Worst quarterly return | 0.03% | 6/30/2024 |
Distribution summary
Dividends | - |
Capital gains | Annually |
Yields
Yield | Statistic | Date |
---|---|---|
Distribution yield | - | - |
Yield to maturity | 4.88% | 9/30/2024 |
Yield to worst | 4.79% | 9/30/2024 |
Distribution history
Distribution history | Type | Per share amount | Re investment price |
---|---|---|---|
2024-09-03 | Dividend | $0.35257023 | $101.77 |
2024-08-01 | Dividend | $0.32912255 | $100.40 |
2024-07-01 | Dividend | $0.31392243 | $97.71 |
2024-06-03 | Dividend | $0.33342982 | $98.39 |
2024-05-02 | Dividend | $0.32960768 | $97.12 |
2024-04-02 | Dividend | $0.32800863 | $98.28 |
2024-03-01 | Dividend | $0.32116251 | $98.64 |
The distribution yield is based on the actual distributions paid by the fund. The distribution yield is calculated by summing the fund’s distributions over the preceding 12 months and dividing that figure by the applicable share price at the end of the period.
Composition
Portfolio statistics
Portfolio statistics
(as of 9/30/2024)Fund | Benchmark | |
---|---|---|
Number of Holdings | 206 | 9011 |
Number of Issuers | 138.00 | 1,178.00 |
Effective Duration | 6.78 | 6.91 |
Weighted Average Effective Maturity | 10.25 Years | 10.65 Years |
Average Credit Rating | A- | A- |
Average Maturity | 11.83 Years | 10.95 Years |
Credit Spread Duration | 6.89 | 6.96 |
Placement within the Morningstar Fixed-Income Style Box™ is based on two variables: the vertical axis shows the credit quality of the long bonds owned and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond's effective duration. For credit quality, Morningstar combines the credit rating information provided by the fund companies with an average default rate calculation to come up with a weighted average credit quality. The weighted average credit quality is currently a letter that roughly corresponds to the scale used by a leading NRSRO. Bond funds are assigned a style box placement of low, medium, or high based on their average credit quality. Funds with a low credit quality are those whose weighted average credit quality is determined to be less than BBB-, medium are those less than AA- but greater or equal to BBB-, and high are those with a weighted average credit quality of AA- or higher. When classifying a bond portfolio, Morningstar first maps the NRSRO credit ratings of the underlying holdings to their respective default rates (as determined by Morningstar’s analysis of actual historical default rates). Morningstar then averages these default rates to determine the average default rate for the entire bond fund. Finally, Morningstar maps this average default rate to its corresponding credit rating along a convex curve. For municipal bond funds, Morningstar also obtains from fund companies the average effective duration. In these cases static breakpoints are used. These breakpoints are as follows: (i) Limited: 4.5 years or less; (ii) Moderate: more than 4.5 years but less than 7 years; and (iii) Extensive: more than 7 years. In addition, for non-U.S. taxable and non-U.S. domiciled fixed-income funds, static duration breakpoints are used: (i) Limited: less than or equal to 3.5 years; (ii) Moderate: greater than 3.5 years and less than or equal to 6 years; and (iii) Extensive: greater than 6 years.
Credit quality
Credit quality
(as of 9/30/2024)
Type
|
Fund
|
Benchmark
|
---|---|---|
AA/Aa
|
9.13% | 8.71% |
A/A
|
37.83% | 40.33% |
BBB/Baa
|
51.17% | 44.12% |
BB/Ba
|
1.20% | - |
Cash & equivalents
|
0.67% | - |
The ratings indicated are from Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings Ltd., and/or Moody's Investors Service. The percentages of the fund's portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on total investments of the fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was used. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was used, and if rated by one of the agencies, that rating was used. Credit quality is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. Percent total may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Maturity
Maturity
(as of 9/30/2024)
Maturity Range
|
Fund
|
---|---|
0 - 3 years
|
12.32%
|
3 - 5 years
|
21.70%
|
5 - 10 years
|
44.03%
|
10+ years
|
21.96%
|
Based on ending weights as of month-end. Percent total may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Holdings
Top 10 holdings
(as of 10/31/2024)
Security
|
Fund
|
---|---|
US Treasuries
|
1.78%
|
US Treasuries
|
1.53%
|
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
1.24%
|
Danske Bank A/S
|
1.14%
|
American Tower Corporation
|
1.13%
|
Dell International LLC
|
1.07%
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
1.07%
|
Citigroup Inc.
|
1.06%
|
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
|
1.05%
|
BNP Paribas S.A.
|
1.04%
|
Portfolio Composition
Portfolio composition
(as of 9/30/2024)
Credit Assets
|
Allocation
|
---|---|
U.S. treasuries
|
7.26%
|
Corporate bonds
|
92.74%
|
Portfolio composition is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified. Percent total may not add to 100% due to rounding.
ESG data summary
Product involvement 3
Portfolio | Benchmark | |
---|---|---|
Controversial Weapons exposure | 0.00% | 2.24% |
Oil Sands exposure | 0.00% | 0.23% |
Small Arms exposure | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Thermal Coal exposure | 0.00% | 0.85% |
Tobacco exposure | 0.00% | 1.13% |
UN Global Compact non-compliant exposure | 0.00% | 1.48% |
¹ Data is sourced from MSCI ESG Research where companies are rated on a scale of 0 – 10 (0 - worst, 10 - best). Weighted average scores exclude effects of unrated securities.
² ESG Risk Ratings measure exposure to and management of ESG risks. Lower risk scores reflect less ESG risk. Sustainalytics ESG Risk Scores measure ESG risks on a scale of 0 – 100 (0 - no ESG Risk, >40 - Severe ESG Risk).
³ Carbon emissions includes operational and first-tier supply chain greenhouse gas emissions. Data sourced from S&P Trucost Limited.
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Documents
Regulatory Document | Date | Language | |
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KIID | 10/8/2024 | English | Download |
Lux Fund Sustainability-Related Disclosures | 10/31/2024 | English | Download |
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To deliver strong performance for clients, the team maintains an intense focus on finding high-quality, well-underwritten bonds with a competitive income advantage.
Key risks
Debt securities risk: Debt securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk and are affected by an issuer’s ability to make interest payments or repay principal when due.
Asset-backed securities risk: Asset-backed securities may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates and may exhibit added volatility, known as extension risk, and are subject to prepayment risk.
High yield securities risk: High yield securities are rated below investment grade, are predominantly speculative, have a much greater risk of default and may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity.
ESG risk: Applying an ESG screen for security selection may result in lost opportunity in a security or industry resulting in possible underperformance relative to peers. ESG screens are dependent on third-party data and errors in the data may result in the incorrect inclusion or exclusion of a security.
Contingent convertible bonds risk: These instruments can be converted from debt into equity because of the occurrence of certain predetermined trigger events including when the issuer is in crisis resulting in possible price fluctuations and potential liquidity concerns.
Geographic concentration risk: Investments concentrated in specific geographic regions and markets may be subject to greater volatility due to economic downturns and other factors affecting the specific geographic regions.
Global investment risk: Securities of certain jurisdictions may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value and may be affected by uncertainties such as international political developments, currency fluctuations and other developments in the laws and regulations of countries in which an investment may be made.
Leverage risk: The use of certain types of financial derivative instruments may create leverage which may increase share price volatility.
Investors should note that, relative to the expectations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, this fund presents disproportionate communication on the consideration of non-financial criteria in its investment policy.
The ongoing charges/total expense ratio (TER) reflects annual total operating expenses for the class, excludes transaction costs and is expressed as a percentage of net asset value. The figure shown is from current KID. The investment manager has committed to reimburse the Sub-Fund when the ongoing charges exceed the agreed upon TER. Ongoing charges may vary over time.
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†Promotes environmental and social characteristics but does not have a sustainable investment objective
†While the Sub-Funds listed above have access to both internal and external ESG research and integrate financially material sustainability risks into their investment decision-making processes, ESG-related factors are considered but not determinative, permitting the relevant Sub-Investment Managers to invest in issuers that do not embrace ESG; as such, sustainability risks may have a more material impact on the value of the Sub-Fund’s investments in the medium to long term. The investments underlying these Sub-Funds do not take into account the EU criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
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