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BlueBay Inv Grade Euro Aggregate Bd I EUR

Ranked 3 out of 45 in - Euro over 12 months
All calculations are in EUR unless stated

Managed by

Mark Dowding

Mark Dowding is a partner, co-head of investment grade and a senior portfolio manager at BlueBay Asset Management. He joined the company in August 2010 from Deutsche Asset Management, where he was head of fixed income in Europe. Before this, he was head of fixed Income in Europe for Invesco, where he worked with Raphael Robelin, prior to Robelin joining BlueBay in 2003. He started his career as a fixed income portfolio manager at Morgan Grenfell in 1993 and holds a BA Hons in Economics from the University of Warwick.

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Russel Matthews

Russel Matthews joined BlueBay in September 2010 as a portfolio manager running European bond strategies. Prior to joining BlueBay, Russel worked at Invesco Asset Management for ten years where he was responsible for managing multi-currency global fixed income portfolios for retail and institutional clients. He was also co-head of Global Alpha (ex US). Prior to joining Invesco, Russel worked at Citigroup Asset Management. He earned a BA in economics and journalism from Rhodes University in 1995 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Cape Town in 1996.

Objective

To achieve a total return in excess of the Barclays Capital Euro Aggregate Index from a portfolio of investment grade-rated fixed income securities. The Sub-Fund invests at least two-thirds of its net assets in fixed income securities rated investment grade issued by entities domiciled in countries within the European Union whose sovereign long term debt rating is investment grade. The Sub-Fund may invest up to one-third of its net assets in fixed income securities rated investment grade issued by entities domiciled in countries outside the European Union whose sovereign long term debt rating is investment grade. At least two-thirds of the net assets of the Sub-Fund will be denominated in the currencies of European countries.

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Performance

Euro over : 31/03/2017 - 31/03/2018
  • Rank 3/45 Total Return
  • Rank 22/45 Standard Deviation
  • Rank 3/45 Max Drawdown
Fund Name Currency Return
1 AXA WF Euro 10+ LT I C EUR

6.2%
2 Aviva Investors Long Term European Bond B EUR

5.7%
3 BlueBay Inv Grade Euro Aggregate Bd I EUR EUR

5.6%
4 Candriam Bonds Euro Long Term C Cap EUR

5.5%
5 NN (L) Euro Long Duration Bond P Cap EUR EUR

5.3%
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Fund Name Currency Risk
20 PARVEST Bond Euro Classic Cap EUR EUR

1.8
21 JSS Sustainable Bond EUR P EUR dist EUR

1.8
22 Fidelity Funds - Euro Bond A-EUR EUR

1.8
22 BlueBay Inv Grade Euro Aggregate Bd I EUR EUR

1.8
24 Amundi Fds Bond Euro Aggregate - IE (C) EUR

1.8
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Fund Name Currency Loss
1 GAM Multibond - ABS-EUR B EUR

-0.1%
2 Schroder ISF EURO Bond C Dis EUR

-0.4%
3 BlueBay Inv Grade Euro Aggregate Bd I EUR EUR

-0.5%
4 BGF Euro Bond A2 EUR EUR

-0.7%
4 Allianz Euro Bond - I - EUR

Currency exposure is hedged

Currency exposure is hedged

 EUR

-0.7%
4 BNY Mellon Euroland Bond C EUR EUR

-0.7%
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Total Return

Quarterly Performance

to 31/03/2018 Annual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2018 1.2%
2017 4.2% -0.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6%
2016 7.0% 2.5% 2.6% 3.2% -1.5%
2015 0.9% 4.0% -5.1% 0.7% 1.5%
2014 12.2% 4.8% 2.2% 2.1% 2.6%
2013 6.4% 0.5% 0.9% 1.7% 3.2%
2012 22.2% 9.1% 1.7% 6.0% 3.9%
2011 3.7% 0.4% 0.8% 1.8% 0.7%

Month by Month Performance

Returns Vs Risk

Registered For Sale In

  1. Austria
  2. Denmark
  3. Estonia
  4. Finland
  5. France
  6. Germany
  7. Ireland
  8. Italy
  9. Latvia
  10. Lithuania
  11. Luxembourg
  12. Netherlands
  13. Norway
  14. Singapore
  15. Spain
  16. Sweden
  17. Switzerland
  18. United Kingdom

Fund Info

  • Launch date02/11/2010
  • Share Class size366Mn
  • Base currencyEUR
  • ISIN LU0549545142

Purchase Info

  • Min. initial investment500,000
  • Min. regular additional investment0

Charges

  • Annual management0.50%

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Performance is for the period shown (month end to month end, bid/bid, gross income reinvested, calculated in the currency and currencies indicated).