Pictet-EUR Short Term High Yield R EUR

To increase the value of your investment, through income and investment growth. Reference Index ICE BofA Euro High Yield Ex Financial BB-B 1-3 Years Constrained (EUR) an index that does not take into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Used for risk monitoring, portfolio composition and performance measurement. Portfolio Assets The Fund mainly invests in short- and medium-term high-yield bonds (whose prices are less sensitive to changes in interest rates), including convertible bonds, that are either denominated in euro (EUR) or typically hedged to this currency (meaning investments have little or no exposure to currency risk). The Fund invests worldwide, including emerging markets, and can invest across any sector. Derivatives and Structured Products The Fund may use derivatives to reduce various risks (hedging) and for efficient portfolio management, and may use derivatives and structured products to gain exposure to portfolio assets. Fund Currency EUR Investment Process In actively managing the Fund, the Investment Manager uses a combination of market and fundamental company analysis to select securities that it believes offer favourable growth prospects at a reasonable price. The Investment Manager considers ESG factors a core element of its strategy by adopting a tilted approach which seeks to increase the weight of securities with low sustainability risks and/or to decrease the weight of securities with high sustainability risks, subject to good governance practices. Activities that adversely affect society or the environment are also avoided. There may be engagement with companies to positively influence ESG practices. For further information, please refer to our exclusion framework in the Responsible Investment policy*, SFDR product category Article 8. The portfolio composition is not constrained relative to the benchmark, so the similarity of the Fund's performance to that of the benchmark may vary.

PIR compliant

No

PEA compliant

No

PEA-PME compliant

No