Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 27, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation while giving special consideration to certain sustainability criteria. The Fund will depart from its stated investment objective and policies as it prepares to distribute its assets to shareholders in the Fund in connection with the Liquidation.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including non-U.S. dollar denominated securities and securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in investments that meet the sustainability criteria of the Funds sub-advisers, Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. (SIMNA) and Schroder Investment Management North America Limited (SIMNA Ltd., together with SIMNA, the Sub-Advisers). The Fund seeks to be diversified across sectors, style, market capitalization and growth drivers. The Fund may invest in securities of any market capitalization, but tends to focus on large and medium capitalization companies. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including non-U.S. dollar denominated securities and securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in investments that meet the sustainability criteria of the Funds sub-advisers, Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. (SIMNA) and Schroder Investment Management North America Limited (SIMNA Ltd., together with SIMNA, the Sub-Advisers). The Fund seeks to be diversified across sectors, style, market capitalization and growth drivers. The Fund may invest in securities of any market capitalization, but tends to focus on large and medium capitalization companies. The equity securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited to, common stock and preferred stock. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures contracts, in order to gain exposure to particular securities or markets, in connection with hedging transactions, equitizing cash, or otherwise to seek to increase total return. The Sub-Advisers use fundamental analysis to evaluate a security for purchase or sale by the Fund. For purposes of determining the Funds investment universe, the Sub-Advisers include securities that they believe have been mispriced by the market as well as securities that they believe can generate capital growth. The Sub-Advisers then apply their sustainability criteria to create the Funds portfolio. In implementing the investment strategy, the Sub-Advisers seek to maintain a higher overall sustainability score for the Fund than that of the Funds benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), as measured through the Sub-Advisers proprietary sustainable scoring methodology. The Sub-Advisers also generally seek to manage the Fund so that the aggregate, absolute carbon footprint of the corporate issuers held within the Fund at the portfolio level is lower than the aggregate, absolute carbon footprint of the corporate issuers of the Funds benchmark index. For purposes of determining which investments meet the Sub-Advisers sustainability criteria, each company considered for inclusion will be assessed and monitored using a quantitative framework that includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures. This quantitative framework includes an assessment of sustainability scores as compared against the benchmark index, sector-specific subsets of the benchmark index and/or regional equivalents of the benchmark index. The Sub-Advisers will use their internally developed sustainability scores to identify companies that, in their view, demonstrate sound or improving sustainability practices. As part of this process, the Sub-Advisers will consider selecting from companies that (1) have an attractive sustainability score based on the Sub-Advisers proprietary rating system, (2) demonstrate improvement to address ESG issues and/or (3) they engage with concerning the improvement of the companies ESG issues. The Sub-Advisers sustainability scores evaluate the risks and opportunities around issues such as climate change, environmental performance, labor standards or corporate governance, which are considered in the assessment of investments. This assessment is supported by both quantitative analysis from the Sub-Advisers proprietary sustainability tools and qualitative analysis from the Sub-Advisers analysts, which award a sustainability score to each company. Environmental and social measures include, but are not limited to, the strength of environmental practices, climate change impact, responsible employment practices, and sensitivity towards the communities in which the companies operate. Governance measures include signals that seek to quantify the extent to which management teams act in the best interest of the principals or shareholders of the firm. The Fund may invest among a number of different sectors and countries throughout the world with no limit on the amount of assets that may be invested in any one sector or country. Based on market or economic conditions, the Fund may, through its normal bottom-up stock selection process, focus in one or more sectors of the market. The Fund will consider an issuer to be located in a country if it is organized under the laws of that country and is principally traded in that country, or is domiciled and has its principal place of business located in that country and is principally traded in that country, or if the Sub-Advisers determine that the issuer has more than 50% of its assets in, or derives more than 50% of its revenues from, that country. In connection with the Liquidation that was initially announced on February 13, 2025, the Fund will deviate from its principal investment strategy and will sell its portfolio investments to prepare for the Liquidation and to meet anticipated redemption requests. The Funds portfolio may consist of all or substantially all cash or cash equivalents prior to the Liquidation Date, which may adversely affect the Funds performance.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2025 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIATEK | — | $40.28K | 3.35% |
| TAIWAN SEMIC MFG CO LTD SP ADR | — | $36.63K | 3.05% |
| SAP SE | — | $35.55K | 2.96% |
| NTT DATA GROUP C | — | $29.11K | 2.42% |
| DISCO CORP | — | $28.94K | 2.41% |
| STANDARD CHARTER | — | $28.85K | 2.40% |
| Suzuki Motor Corporation | 7269 | $28.72K | 2.39% |
| SIEMENS AG-REG | — | $25.94K | 2.16% |
| RIO TINTO LTD | — | $25.06K | 2.09% |
| TOYOTA INDUSTRIE | — | $25.03K | 2.09% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2024 → Jan 31, 2025How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Transamerica International Sustainable Equity · TISJX, TISLX, TISKX, TISDX | 18% | 0.70% |
| JPMorgan International Hedged Equity Fund · JIHRX, JIHAX, JIHIX, JIHCX | 15% | 0.45% |
| Mirova International Megatrends Fund · MRVNX, MRVYX, MRVAX | 14% | 0.90% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. | Sub-adviser |
| Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC | Adviser |
| Schroder Investment Management North America Limited | Sub-adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 27, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2025, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2024, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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