Baring Europe Select Trust Dis GBP

The Fund aims to provide a total return, including both capital growth and dividend income (after fees have been deducted), in excess of the MSCI Europe ex UK Small Cap (Total Net Return) Index over a rolling five year period by investing in equity and equity related securities in Europe excluding the United Kingdom.Investment Policy: The Trust will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 75% of its Net Asset Value directly and indirectly in equities and equity-related securities of smaller issuers incorporated in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in Europe excluding the United Kingdom, or quoted or traded on the stock exchanges in Europe excluding the United Kingdom. Smaller European issuers can be defined as those issuers which are constituents of the bottom 30% of total market capitalisation of Europe's listed issuers (this excludes issuers in the United Kingdom). The Trust will invest at least 50% of the Trust's Net Asset Value in equities of issuers that exhibit positive or improving ESG characteristics. Further detail of the Investment Manager's, Public Equity: ESG Integration & Active Engagement Policy for equity Funds including the Fund is available on the Manager's website at www.barings.com.The remainder of the Fund may be invested outside of Europe (including in the United Kingdom), as well as in larger companies, and in bonds (such as those issued by governments, sovereigns, supranationals and companies globally) and cash.The Fund may use derivative instruments for both investment and hedging purposes. The return on a derivative is linked to movements in an underlying instrument referenced by the derivative such as currency or interest rates. The base currency of the Fund is GBP.

PIR compliant

No

PEA compliant

No

PEA-PME compliant

No