American Franchise

Investment objective summary

The Fund aims to provide long-term capital growth.

The Fund invests primarily in the shares of US companies or companies which carry out a large proportion of their business activities in the US.

The Fund focuses investment on companies deemed by the Investment Manager to be of high quality i.e. companies which have provided sustainably high levels of return on invested capital and free cash flow (a company’s cash earnings after its capital expenditures have been accounted for), typically those associated with global brands or franchises.

Derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to the price of an underlying asset) may be used for efficient portfolio management purposes e.g. with the aim of either managing the Fund risks or reducing the costs of managing the Fund.