Vontobel: Jain named International-Stock Fund Manager of the Year by Morningstar

 

Vontobel Asset Management's portfolio manager, Rajiv Jain, has won Morningstar's 2012 International-Stock Fund Manager of the Year award in the U.S. Morningstar, Inc. an independent investment research firm, highlighted the performance of Jain's funds, as well as the portfolio manager's originality.

 

“Rajiv Jain is an unconventional manager whose portfolios don't look much like those of his peers,” said Morningstar senior fund analyst Gregg Wolper on Morningstar.com. ”In 2012, Jain's funds have benefited from an absence of stocks suffering significant losses (outside of a few mining companies) as much as the presence of big winners.”

 

"An environment giving high priority to fund-management skills and good strategies is a precondition for investment success. Vontobel understands our long-term investment approach and provides the necessary support," Rajiv Jain said.

 

Rajiv Jain, Head of Portfolio Management at Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. (“VAMUS”), received the Morningstar award for the way he has guided the Virtus Foreign Opportunities Fund (JVIAX) and Virtus Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (HEMZX), two funds registered with the SEC, not offered for public distribution outside of the US.  VAMUS sub-advises both funds.  Similar funds under Luxemburg law, also managed by Rajiv Jain and his colleagues, are on offer in Switzerland. The New York-based team aims to outperform the market over full investment cycles by focusing on companies with compelling business models, strong and predictable earnings growth and solid balance sheets.

 

About Morningstar

Established in 1988, the Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year award recognizes portfolio managers who demonstrate excellent investment skill and the courage to differ from the consensus to benefit investors. To qualify for the award, managers’ funds must have not only posted impressive returns for the year, but the managers also must have a record of delivering outstanding long-term risk-adjusted performance and of aligning their interests with shareholders’. Nominated funds must be Morningstar Medalists — a fund that has garnered a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold, Silver or Bronze. The Fund Manager of the Year award winners are chosen based on Morningstar’s proprietary research and in-depth qualitative evaluation by its fund analysts.

 

Relative net performance vs. Benchmark As of 31.12.2012	1 year	3 years p.a.	5 Years p.a.	10 Years p.a.
Vontobel Fund - Global Value Equity (MSCI-AC World TR Net, to 31.12.2010 MSCI World Index TR Net) Inception date: Jul – 05 Currency: USD	2.56%	6.69%	3.02%	k.A
Vontobel Fund - Global Value Equity ex- US (MSCI-AC World Ex US TR Net, to 31.12.10 MSCI EAFE Index TR net) Inception date: June – 01 Currency: USD	3.09%	6.90%	2.74%	3.02%
Vontobel Fund - Far East Equity (MSCI-AC Asia Pacific ex-Japan TR Net, to 30.09.09 MSCI AC Far East ex-Japan TR Net) Inception date: Jan – 01 Currency: USD	2.09%	5.94%	0.40%	0.57%
Vontobel Fund - Emerging Markets Equity* (MSCI-Emerging Markets TR Net) Inception date: Nov – 92 Currency: USD	2.15%	10.44%	5.21%	4.20%

 

*Operationally closed for new investors as of January 31st 2013
Source: Bank Vontobel AG. For institutional investors only. The above information is for illustration purposes only. Past performance is not a guide to current or future performance. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Performance data does not take account of commission or costs charged when units are issued or redeemed. A comprehensive list of risk factors appears in each fund offering document.

Calculation of the performance figures is based on the Fund's B share class with a 50% reduction in the management fee vs. benchmark. An institutional share class (I) is available for qualified institutional investors. The I share class has a 50% reduced management fee compared to the B share class. The I share classes were launched subsequently to the B share class.

 

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