Vontobel Asset Management named Best EUR Corporate Bond Manager in Germany by Morningstar

 

The fund research company Morningstar named the Vontobel Fund – EUR Corporate Bond Mid Yield – as the best product in the "Best EUR Corporate Bond Fund" category. The award is a reflection of the fund's excellent risk-adjusted performance in recent years.

 

In 2014, the Vontobel Fund – EUR Corporate Bond Mid Yield – delivered a return of 9.2% in EUR terms, net of fees. By comparison, the Merrill Lynch EMU Corporate A-BBB Index posted a return of 8.2% for the same period. Over three years, the fund returned 9.4% annually, exceeding the 8.2% produced by the index. Over five years, the fund also outperformed and generated 7.0% per annum versus a 6.1% return for the index. As at 28 February 2015, the fund reached a milestone and surpassed the EUR 1 billion mark.

 

"Our investment decisions are driven by conviction, we select issuers with solid credit profiles and employ a flexible approach to identify attractive industries. During the last years, our investors were rewarded for our dedication to this investment approach", comments Mondher Bettaieb. "Our Euro Corporate Bond Mid Yield strategy has consistently delivered attractive returns in today’s environment characterised by low growth figures and  zero interest rates.", adds Bettaieb.

 

Vontobel Fund – EUR Corporate Bond Mid Yield

Fund domicile:	Luxemburg
Fund currency:	EUR
Fund volume:	1074 Mn. EUR (28.02.2015)
Management fee in % p.a.:	Retail: 1.10% Institutional: 0.55%
Benchmark:	Merrill Lynch EMU Corporate A-BBB
Share classes:	ISIN B: LU0153585723 I:  LU0278087860

 

Important legal information:

This document is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to subscribe for shares of the Fund. Subscriptions of the Vontobel Fund, an investment fund under Luxembourg law (SICAV), should in any event be made solely on the basis of the current offering prospectus, the Key Investor Information Document (KIID), the articles of incorporation and the most recent annual or semi-annual report (for Italy also the "Modulo di Sottoscrizione") and after seeking the advice of an independent finance, legal, accounting and tax specialist. Interested parties may obtain the above-mentioned documents free of charge from the representative in Switzerland: Vontobel Fonds Services AG, Gotthardstrasse 43, 8022 Zurich, the paying agent in Switzerland: Bank Vontobel AG, Gotthardstrasse 43, 8022 Zurich, the paying agent in Austria Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, Graben 21, A-1010 Wien, the paying agent in Germany: B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. KGaA, Grosse Gallusstrasse 18, 60311 Frankfurt/Main, from the authorised distribution agencies and from the offices of the fund at 69, route d’Esch, L-1470 Luxembourg. They may also download these documents from our website at vontobel.com/am. The Fund and its subfunds are included in the register of Netherland's Authority for the Financial Markets as mentioned in article 1:107 of the Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financiële toezicht). In Spain, funds authorised for distribution are recorded in the register of foreign collective investment companies maintained by the Spanish CNMV (under number 280). The funds authorised for distribution in the United Kingdom can be viewed in the FCA register under the Scheme Reference Number 466623. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of current or future performance. Performance data take no account of the commissions and costs charged when units are issued and redeemed. The return of the Fund may go down as well as up due to changes in rates of exchange between currencies. An investment in a sub-fund of the Vontobel Fund carries various risks which are explained in the sales prospectus.

 

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