Aegon High Yield Global Bond B Dis $ Hdg

Objective: to maximise total return (income plus capital). Policy: invests predominantly in high yield (higher risk) bonds, investment grade (lower risk) bonds and cash. Bonds will be issued by companies and governments worldwide. The Fund is actively managed.The Fund may also invest in derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to an underlying asset).The Fund may invest up to 30% in emerging markets. In investment terms, this means those economies that are still developing.The Fund may invest up to 20% in contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) being a type of bond which has the potential to convert to equity dependent/contingent upon a specific event. The Fund may invest in fixed and floating rate loans which qualify as money market instruments from one or more financial institutions ("Lenders(s)") to a borrower ("Borrower") by way of (i) assignment/transfer of or (ii) participation in the whole or part of the loan amount outstanding. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its Net Asset Value in loans which qualify as money market instruments. The Fund may also invest in securitised loans participations, which are expected to be primarily listed or traded on Recognised Markets globally.Within the limits set out above, the Fund has discretion in its choice of investments and is not restricted by market sector. It may also hold a limited range of other investments and it is not constrained by any benchmark or index. The Fund may use investment techniques to manage risks and costs. These techniques include 'hedging' (using derivatives to reduce the risk associated with making investments in other currencies). Up to 20% of the Fund may not be 'hedged' i.e. the Fund is exposed to the risks of investing in another currency for this portion. The Fund adheres to environmental, social and governance ('ESG') criteria for all of its bond investments (excluding index derivatives and ancillary cash) which combines screening such against exclusionary criteria as more fully

PIR compliant

No

PEA compliant

No

PEA-PME compliant

No