Pengana High Conviction Equities Fund

Product Name	Pengana High Conviction Equities Fund
Issuer	Pengana Capital
Category	Investment
Type	Fund or Trust
Target	Wholesale, Retail
Certified Since	2016

Asset Classes	International equities
Markets	New Zealand, Australia
Investment Approaches	Negative Screening, ESG Integration
It Includes:	No specific themes
It has some level of screening for:	Fossil fuels
It fully excludes:	Animal cruelty Armaments Gambling Human rights abuses Labour rights violations Logging Nuclear power Tobacco
Broker	Responsible Returns
URL	https://www.responsiblereturns.com.au/investment-options/pengana-high-conviction-equities-fund/profile

Overview

The objective of the High Conviction Equities Fund (HCF) is to achieve capital growth over the long term by investing in an ethically screened portfolio of Australian and international equities. The HCF is managed by Pengana Capital Group using a 'value' investment style based on fundamental analysis of individual companies. It primarily invests in, but is not limited to, companies listed on the Australian and international stock exchanges, although it can hold up to 100% cash. It's portfolio is highly concentrated with typically no more than 20 stocks. A majority of the portfolio may be made up of small, illiquid companies that may result in the loss of some or all of the capital invested. A single stock could make up the majority of the portfolio.

Description

Pengana is committed to the concept of responsible investing and seeks to avoid investing in businesses that are, in its opinion, involved in activities that may be harmful to people, animals or the environment.

The High Conviction Equities Fund (HCF) utilises a negative screening process which seeks to avoid investment in companies that derive operating revenues from direct and material business involvement in: the manufacture or sale of weapons and weapons components, tobacco manufacture, gambling outlets or systems, intensive animal farming, animal testing for cosmetics, activities that give rise to human rights violations, unremediated destruction of the environment, uranium mining and nuclear reactors and fossil fuel exploration, production, refining, storage and transportation.

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