CT American Select Fund Retail Income GBP/  GB00B0GDXT21  /

The Fund aims to increase the value of your investment over the long term. It currently looks to outperform the S&P 500 Index over rolling 3-year periods, after the deduction of charges. The Fund is actively managed, and invests at least 75% of its assets in a concentrated portfolio of shares of American (US) companies. The Fund selects companies in which the fund manager has a high conviction that the current share price does not reflect the prospects for that business. These companies may be chosen from within any industry or economic sector, with significant sector and share weightings taken at the discretion of the fund manager. There is no restriction on company size, however, investment tends to focus on larger companies, such as those included in the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500 Index is regarded as an appropriate performance measure of the US stock market, with around 500 of the largest US listed companies currently included. It provides a suitable target benchmark against which the performance of the Fund can be measured and evaluated over time. The Fund typically invests in fewer than 60 companies, which may include shares of some companies not within the Index. The Fund may also invest in other assets such as cash and deposits, and on occasion hold other funds (including funds managed by Columbia Threadneedle companies). The Fund is not permitted to invest in derivatives for investment purposes, but derivatives may be used with the aim of reducing risk or managing the Fund more efficiently. Derivatives are sophisticated investment instruments linked to the rise and fall of the price of other assets.

The Fund aims to increase the value of your investment over the long term. It currently looks to outperform the S&P 500 Index over rolling 3-year periods, after the deduction of charges.