UK Absolute Target Fund

Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of an investment and the income from it may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

Fund aim

The fund aims to achieve absolute returns through targeted investment strategies independent of UK market conditions or indices.

Fund overview and performance target

Fund managers, Steve Cordell and Julie Dean, aim to deliver a positive return from both rising and falling equity prices, with less volatility than the stock market. The fund has a bias towards large and mid cap stocks, targeting a return of 8 – 10% per annum (net of fees) with less than two thirds of the volatility of the FTSE All-Share Index, over the medium term. There is no guarantee that either this target or positive returns will be achieved.

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Fund facts
Manager(s) start date 1st June 2011
Launch date 18th July 2008
Sector IMA Absolute Return
Fund type UK OEIC sub-fund
Base currency Sterling
Type of share Accumulation
Share classes P1 GBP
P2 GBP
P2 Euro Hedged
Fund codes
Sedol P1 GBP: B39VWX1
P2 GBP: B39VWZ3
P2 Euro Hedged: B39VX05
ISIN P1 GBP: GB00B39VWX15
P2 GBP: GB00B39VWZ39
P1 Euro Hedged: GB00B39VWY22
P2 Euro Hedged: GB00B39VX053
Bloomberg P1 GBP: CUKARP1 LN
P2 GBP: CUKARP2 LN
P1 Euro Hedged: CUKAPE1 LN
P2 Euro Hedged: CUKAPE2 LN

Fund manager(s)

Steve Cordell

Steve Cordell joined Cazenove in 2002 and is a senior member of the pan-European equity team. Steve joined from HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd where he was responsible for the multi award-winning AA-rated HGIF Pan European fund and several other retail and institutional pan-European portfolios. He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford and is a Member of the Securities Institute. Steve is a Director of Cazenove Capital and has 19 years’ investment experience.

Julie Dean

Julie Dean joined Cazenove Capital in 2002 and is a member of the pan-European equity team. Julie joined from HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Ltd. Prior to HSBC, she was a UK equity fund manager for Invesco GT. Julie graduated from St Anne’s College, Oxford University with a BA (Hons) in Modern History. She is a Director of Cazenove Capital Management and has 20 years of investment experience.

At 30/04/13

Fund charges
Initial charge P1: 5%
P2: 0%
Annual management charge P1: 1.25% + 20% performance fee (with high watermark)
P2: 0.75% + 20% performance fee (with high watermark)
Minimum initial investment
P1 £/€1,000
P2 £/€1,000 (£/€500,000 via a private investor)
Fund literature PDF
Manager commentary PDF icon
Factsheet (GBP) PDF icon
Monthly attribution analysis PDF icon
Key Investor Information Documents PDF
P1 (GBP) Acc PDF icon
P2 (GBP) Acc PDF icon
P2 (EUR) hedged Acc PDF icon
Prospectus & application forms PDF
CARFCO full prospectus PDF icon
CARFCO application form PDF icon