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A 'quantamental' global equities fund combining quantitative
and fundamental investing with decades of experience.
Finally available in Australia

JOHCM Global Select Fund has for many years been one of the most successful investment strategies offered overseas by Pendal Group’s UK-based asset manager, J O Hambro Capital Management.

Managed by Chris Lees and Nudgem Richyal, the fund is now available to Australian investors as the Pendal Global Select Fund.

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Almost two decades of investment partnership

Portfolio managers Chris Lees and Nudgem Richyal have been investing together for more than 18 years.

They created the strategy in 2004 at Barings Asset Management before bringing it to JOHCM in 2008.

In 2021 the Fund was brought to Australia as the Pendal Global Select Fund.

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Different portfolio complements other strategies

This is mainly a set of lesser-known names. It can complement other index or large-cap global equity funds or be used as stand-alone exposure to the asset class.

Instead of following the crowd, the fund focuses on “fat tail” winners in the distribution of stock returns. These are the long-term compounders, stocks in early-stage growth or those undergoing transformation or recovery.

Chris and Nudgem’s process aims to identify the best stocks in good or improving neighbourhoods.

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Our approach

This is a very different approach in selecting global equities, resulting in a distinctive portfolio. Fund managers Chris Lees and Nudgem Richyal have worked closely together for almost 20 years. They manage a portfolio of 30-60 stocks using quantitative analysis and fundamental research based on decades of experience. The team draws on the expertise of 40-plus investment professionals at JOHCM and Regnan.

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What makes Pendal Global Select stand out?

A differentiated global equities startegy based on decades of experience

A differentiated portfolio

You won’t see all the same old names here. This is a very different approach that complements existing global equities strategies. “Our clients have already got loads of Amazon and loads of Apple — they don’t need any more,” says Chris Lees. “We offer a process and a portfolio that is different.”

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“Our portfolio holdings tend to be mid-cap names that many people haven’t heard of — yet we believe they are the next Apple, the next Amazon. “We’re fortunate to run more than $US20 billion of client money — so clearly, clients think we’re differentiated,” says senior fund manager Chris Lees. Chris and Nudgem believe there are three main points of differentiation from other global equities strategies:

  • Focus on good houses in good neighbourhoods. You’ll often hear Chris and Nudgem say “beware good houses in deteriorating neighbourhoods”. They believe truly idiosyncratic stock opportunities are rare and that most often relative stock returns rely on positive tailwinds from a country or sector. Chris and Nudgem’s process identifies the source of these tailwinds and chooses the stocks best-placed to benefit.
  • Ruthless sell discipline. “Clients are fed up with dogmatic portfolio managers who think they know best,” says Chris. “The world’s always changing, so we are unemotional and ruthless about weeding out the losers, and letting the winners run”.
  • Don’t manage money the way academics say equity markets should be. “We manage money the way the world actually is — and it’s always evolving,” says Chris.

The process results in a set of lesser-known names that will complement other index or large-cap global equities funds. The fund aims to gives investors something that can “zig when other strategies zag”, providing more consistent overall performance.

A “quantamental” approach

The team first uses sophisticated, dynamic quant screens to quickly identify interesting parts of a market. This narrows the universe to 50 or 100 stocks with the best combination of growth, valuation and trend.

The team then focuses fundamental research on the “best of the best”, augmented by 40-plus investment professionals at JOHCM and Regnan. “So we don’t waste our precious time looking at the average company,” says fund manager Chris Lees.

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Chris and senior fund manager Nudgem Richyal focus on “fat tail winners” such as long-term compounders, stocks in early-stage growth or those undergoing transformation or recovery.

The process also weeds out “fat tail losers” such as value traps, growth traps or frauds. “Investing isn’t just what you own, a huge amount is about avoiding the losers,” Chris says.

The team’s approach also provides greater exposure to midcap (size factor) stocks which enhance returns over the long term.

The global resources of JOHCM

Chris and Nudgem are a team of two, but they benefit from the work of more than 40-plus investment professionals at JOHCM and Regnan. The Fund is named “Global Select” because it includes the best stocks from those portfolios, Chris says.

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“The portfolio we deliver for our clients is roughly 50 per cent of ideas sourced from Chris and Nudgem and 50 per cent of JOHCM sourced ideas. “We’re selecting the best of the best. We’re ‘open source’ if you like. That is one of our key differentiators.”

Beyond ESG

The Fund started with a socially responsible investment approach back in 2004 — which means it has never owned tobacco, alcohol, alcohol, gambling, or weapons.

But after moving to J O Hambro in 2008, the strategy moved beyond “screening out the bad” to “screening in the good” using Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) analysis.

The team works closely with Pendal Group’s in-house responsible investing business Regnan to ensure ESG factors are at the core of the process.

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“We like the ‘already good’ and we like the transformations, says Chris. “The transformations is where you make some of the greatest investment returns for your clients.”

In 2018, as ESG grew in popularity — and some investment managers were accused of “greenwashing” and “box-ticking” — Chris and Nudgem evolved to a “Beyond ESG” approach.

This emphasises analysis of the “intentionality” of a company — the materiality of its transformation and externalities.

Pendal Global Select Fund features the highest “5 globes” rating from Sustainalytics and MSCI.

Equal weighting

The Pendal Global Select Fund consists of 30 to 60 equal-weighted stocks. Equal-weighting is key to the fund’s long-term success.

It quickly highlights under-performers, prevents risk from becoming concentrated in a handful of names, and provides greater exposure to midcap stocks which can enhance returns over the long term.

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Humans often make bad investment decisions “because we suffer from overconfidence bias”, says senior fund manager fund manager Chris Lees.

“One of the ways to avoid overconfidence bias is to equally weight your portfolio.

“It’s really good risk control. It allows all the stocks to be very high conviction.

“The ones that are right, we let them run and trim them back to equally weighted every now and again. With any that are wrong, we are systematically forced to sell them.”

Our team

Christopher Lees - Senior Fund Manager

Christopher Lees

Senior Fund Manager

Chris has more than 32 years of industry experience. He joined Pendal Group’s UK-based asset manager J O Hambro Capital management in 2008. Chris has worked closely with Pendal Global Select Fund’s other senior fund manager, Nudgem Richyal, for more than 20 years. Before JOHCM Chris headed up Baring Asset Management’s Global Sector team. He spent 19 years at Baring. He also held positions as senior portfolio manager (US equities) in Boston and as an analyst in the UK stock selection and global asset allocation teams. Christopher is a CFA Charterholder and holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography from University of London.

Nudgem Richyal - Senior Fund Manager

Nudgem Richyal

Senior Fund Manager

Nudgem has more than 22 years of industry experience, joining Pendal Group’s UK-based asset manager J O Hambro Capital management in 2008. Nudgem has worked closely with Pendal Global Select Fund’s other senior fund manager, Chris lees, for more than 20 years. Nudgem was previously an investment director with Baring Asset Management’s global equity group and managed one of London’s biggest Latin American funds. Nudgem is a CFA Charterholder and holds a first class BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Manchester.

Sales

Tim North Ash - Head of Distribution, Pendal Group

Tim North Ash

Head of Distribution

Peter Lambos - Head of Institutional, Pendal Group

Peter Lambos

Head of Institutional

Lee Hopperton - Head of High Net Worth Distribution, Pendal Group

Lee Hopperton

Head of High Net Worth Distribution

Laurice Considine - Head of Independent Licensee Distribution, Pendal Group

Laurice Considine

Head of Independent Licensee Distribution

Jeremy Dean - Head of Regnan and Responsible Investment Distribution

Jeremy Dean

Head of Regnan and Responsible Investment Distribution

Fund performance

As at 31/05/23 1m 3m 1yr 3yr (p.a) 5yr (p.a) % since inception 30 July 2021
Total return After fees -0.74 1.86 -3.34 - - -9.47
Distribution 0.00 0.00 0.73 - - 0.38
Growth -0.74 1.86 -4.07 - - -9.85
Total return (Before fees and tax) -0.67 2.09 -2.47 - - -8.65
Benchmark: MSCI AC World Index (Net) in AUD 1.02 7.79 11.79 - - 2.53

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Fund information

Entry price

$0.8287 (08/06/2023)

Exit price

$0.8253 (08/06/2023)

History View history
Significant features

The Pendal Global Select Fund is an actively managed portfolio of global shares.

Fund Objective

The Fund aims to provide a return (before fees, costs and taxes) that exceeds the MSCI ACWI NR Index (net dividends reinvested) in AUD over rolling 5 year periods.


Annual Report

Pendal Global Select Fund – Annual Report

APIR code PDL6767AU
Benchmark MSCI ACWI NR Index (net dividends reinvested) in AUD
Management fee 0.90% p.a. Other fees and costs also apply – please refer to the PDS or 'Fees and costs' flyer for more information.
Minimum investment $25,000
Buy Sell spread 0.40% (0.20%/0.20%)
Risk level High
Risks

An investment fund is subject to a number of risks. For a detailed description of these risks please refer to the PDS.

Distribution Frequency Yearly
Distribution (CPU) 0.0000
Distribution History View history
MIT Notice View history

Pendal Fund Services Limited is the responsible entity and issuer of units in the Pendal Horizon Fund (Fund) ARSN: 096 328 219. A product disclosure statement (PDS) is available for the Fund and can be obtained by calling 1300 346 821 or visiting www.pendalgroup.com. The Target Market Determination (TMD) for the Fund is available at www.pendalgroup.com/ddo. You should obtain and consider the PDS and the TMD before deciding whether to acquire, continue to hold or dispose of units in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment of withdrawal proceeds and loss of income and principal invested. “Regnan” is a registered trademark of Pendal Group Limited. The information on this website is for general information purposes only and has been prepared without taking into account any recipient’s personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of this recipients should, before acting on this information, consider its appropriateness having regard to their individual objectives, financial situation and needs and, if necessary, seek professional advice. This information is not to be regarded as a securities recommendation. Where performance returns are quoted “After fees” then this assumes reinvestment of distributions and is calculated using exit prices which take into account management costs but not tax you may pay as an investor. Where “Growth” returns are shown, these represent the percentage change in the value of units in the Fund excluding any distributions paid. “Distribution” returns equal the difference between the “Total return (After fees)”, and the Growth return. Where performance returns are quoted “After fees and tax”, they are calculated using exit prices which take into account management costs and taxes paid within the trust up to a maximum of 15%. Where performance returns are quoted “Before fees and tax”, they exclude the effects of management costs and any taxes. In the case of the Pendal Managed Cash Fund and the Pendal Stable Cash Plus Fund all returns are calculated using the average of the daily distribution yields and assume monthly reinvestment of distributions. You can view our Unit Pricing Discretions Policy here.