AZ Allocation - Long Term Equity Opportunities A-AZ FUND (DIS)/  LU2458532038  /

The Sub-fund aims to achieve its investment objective by actively managing a diversified portfolio of equities as well as debt securities issued worldwide. The Subfund actively manages the allocation between equities and debt securities, based on the expected risk and return from these two asset classes. Although the Subfund will normally be primarily - if not wholly - invested in equities, the Management Company may reduce the equity component of the portfolio and also invest in money market instruments and debt securities during periods when, in the opinion of the Management Company, there are not sufficient opportunities to invest in equities because valuations are high and/or in the event of negative macroeconomic developments. The Sub-fund invests mainly in equities issued by companies worldwide (including emerging countries), operating in sectors benefitting from structural changes in the economy, or currently in the process of, for example, an operational shift, a capital restructuring, a change of management or non-organic growth that, in the opinion of the Manager, would imply long-term profit growth above the market average. The Manager applies a long-term holding approach in order to invest throughout an economic cycle at both macro and sectoral levels. The Sub-fund invests at least 60% of its net assets in equities issued by companies worldwide, including up to 40% of its net assets in equities issued by companies of emerging countries. The Sub-fund may also invest up to 40% of its net assets in debt securities and money market instruments issued by governments and/or companies of developed countries, and up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities and money market instruments issued by emerging market issuers. The Sub-fund may also invest up to 40% of its net assets in debt securities with a sub-investment grade rating. The Sub-fund uses the main derivative financial instruments for investment purposes and/or for hedging purposes. The Sub-fund aims at maintaining a leverage effect lower than 250%, calculated on the total of all derivative financial instruments' notional amounts.

The Sub-fund aims to achieve its investment objective by actively managing a diversified portfolio of equities as well as debt securities issued worldwide. The Subfund actively manages the allocation between equities and debt securities, based on the expected risk and return from these two asset classes. Although the Subfund will normally be primarily - if not wholly - invested in equities, the Management Company may reduce the equity component of the portfolio and also invest in money market instruments and debt securities during periods when, in the opinion of the Management Company, there are not sufficient opportunities to invest in equities because valuations are high and/or in the event of negative macroeconomic developments. The Sub-fund invests mainly in equities issued by companies worldwide (including emerging countries), operating in sectors benefitting from structural changes in the economy, or currently in the process of, for example, an operational shift, a capital restructuring, a change of management or non-organic growth that, in the opinion of the Manager, would imply long-term profit growth above the market average. The Manager applies a long-term holding approach in order to invest throughout an economic cycle at both macro and sectoral levels.