UK Long-Gilt Investment Strategy

Strategy highlights

: Seeking to maximise returns primarily through investing in securities issued or guaranteed by the UK government
Scope to invest a small proportion in the issuance of governments of foreign countries or corporate bodies
Managed by a focused, experienced fixed-income team

Our philosophy and process

A constantly evolving and forward-looking approach seeks to anticipate change and identify opportunities. The strategy is conservatively managed and comprises mainly government-issued and/or guaranteed debt.
Material and relevant ESG risks, issues and opportunities are considered as part of the investment process.

Every time we consider a security or look at an industry or country, it’s in the context of what’s happening across the world. We believe the investment landscape is shaped over the long term by some key trends, and we use a range of global investment themes to capture these.

Investment team

Our Long Gilt strategy is managed by a focused, experienced fixed-income team. Our investment team of research analysts and portfolio managers works together across regions and sectors, helping to ensure that our investment process is highly flexible. Guided by our global investment themes, the team works together to identify opportunities and risks through research and debate.

21: years’ average investment experience
14: years’ average time at Newton

Howard Cunningham

Portfolio manager, fixed income
Carl Shepherd

Portfolio manager, fixed income
Paul Brain

Investment leader, fixed income
Parmeshwar Chadha

Portfolio manager, fixed income
Jon Day

Portfolio manager, fixed income
Trevor Holder

Portfolio manager, fixed income
Scott Freedman

Analyst and portfolio manager, fixed income
Martin Chambers

Credit analyst, fixed income
Ashwin Palta

Credit research analyst, fixed income
Jeevan Dhoot

Credit analyst, fixed income

Strategy profile

Objective: The strategy seeks to marginally outperform the FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts Over 15 Years Index, over rolling 5-year periods, by achieving long-term income and capital growth from a portfolio comprised predominantly of government bonds and other public fixed-income securities.
Performance benchmark: FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts Over 15 Years Index
Strategy inception: Composite inception: 1 January 1996
Strategy available through pooled UK vehicle: BNY Mellon Long Gilt Fund

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Strategy factsheet

Performance and commentary for the last quarter.

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Your capital may be at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount invested.

Newton will make investment decisions that are not based solely on ESG considerations. Other attributes of an investment may outweigh ESG considerations when making investment decisions. The way that ESG considerations are assessed may vary depending on the asset class and strategy involved. The research team performs ESG quality reviews on equity securities prior to their addition to Newton’s research recommended list (RRL). ESG quality reviews are not performed for all fixed income securities. The portfolio managers may purchase equity securities that are not included on the RRL and which do not have ESG quality reviews. Not all securities held by Newton’s strategies have an ESG quality review completed prior to investment, although since 2020 it has been a requirement for all (single name) equity securities to have an ESG quality review before they are purchased for the first time.

Key investment risks

: Objective/performance risk: There is no guarantee that the strategy will achieve its objectives.
Currency Risk: This strategy invests in international markets which means it is exposed to changes in currency rates which could affect the value of the strategy.
Geographic concentration risk: The strategy primarily invests in a single market which may have a significant impact on the value of the strategy.
Derivatives risk: Derivatives are highly sensitive to changes in the value of the asset from which their value is derived. A small movement in the value of the underlying asset can cause a large movement in the value of the derivative. This can increase the sizes of losses and gains, causing the value of your investment to fluctuate. When using derivatives, the strategy can lose significantly more than the amount it has invested in derivatives.
Changes in interest rates & inflation risk: Investments in bonds/money market securities are affected by interest rates and inflation trends which may negatively affect the value of the strategy.
Credit risk: The issuer of a security held by the strategy may not pay income or repay capital to the strategy when due.
CoCos Risk: Contingent Convertible Securities (CoCos) convert from debt to equity when the issuer’s capital drops below a pre-defined level. This may result in the security converting into equities at a discounted share price, the value of the security being written down, temporarily or permanently, and/or coupon payments ceasing or being deferred.
Counterparty risk: The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as custody of assets or acting as a counterparty to derivatives or other contractual arrangements, may expose the strategy to financial loss.