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Blended World Portfolios

Aim to deliver long-term returns ahead of market indices by combining the benefits from both actively and passively managed funds.

These portfolios combine passive funds with active investment managers that we expect to outperform their benchmarks over the medium to long term.

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We build your investment plan around you. By getting to know you, we can create and manage a portfolio that you can be proud of. We care about you and your money.

We think differently so we can take advantage of the things that others miss

Independent thinking from EQ Investors

Independent thinking

As an independent business we like to think differently. We’re nimble, and ideally positioned to take advantage of niche opportunities, smaller funds and newer fund managers.

We evaluate all major markets and invest your money where we see the right mix of risk vs. reward. It’s not easy to beat the market, so we don’t often find new gems. But we keep seeking them out.

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A robust approach

We have a highly qualified team with the flexibility and expertise to consider all types of investment. We spend a lot of time analysing global markets with specialist tools, invest in the areas of the market where we see the strongest opportunities.

We are rigorous in selecting the best fund managers to exploit these opportunities & keep our ingredients broad, but carefully select and blend them to suit each portfolio.

The best of both worlds

Both active and passive approaches have strengths and weaknesses. Blending the two allows us to take advantage of both, offering a mixture of the potential for superior investment outcomes and lower costs. No two markets are the same, which means that the optimal way to access each will be different and can change over time. Remaining flexible allows us to pick the best approach given your objectives, market characteristics, and changing conditions.

Blended approach

By blending active and passive (index) funds we can strike the right balance between capturing the market return and giving portfolios the chance to outperform. By doing so, we can bring you the highest quality investment managers at a lower portfolio cost.

Access to specialist fund managers

We invest in active funds where passives are not available or where we believe a specialist fund manager can “beat the market” through stock picking and/or risk management. Where markets are more efficient, we will invest in passive funds that track their market index.

Diversification

The choice and proportion of active and passive funds in your portfolio is based on our investment outlook. Each portfolio is diversified across a range of different underlying funds, fund managers, geographical regions, and asset classes.

Long-term returns

Eight risk-adjusted portfolio options are available, globally diversified across asset classes – ranging from defensive to all-equity.

Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

The value of investments and the income derived from them may go down as well as up, so you could get back less than you originally invested.

Model portfolio performance is shown in sterling, net of underlying fund charges and an annual management fee of 0.59%, with all income reinvested. Actual client returns and the levels of fees will vary. Annual management fees will vary depending on assets under management and the level of service. We use the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) to benchmark the performance of our portfolios; CPI measures changes in the price level of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. Data sources: EQ, Morningstar.

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Factsheet

Blended World – Cautious

This portfolio maintains a bias towards lower volatility investments with equity holdings limited to 50%. It focuses on capital protection with a moderate participation in equity market growth, and aims to reduce investment risk by diversifying across regions and asset classes.

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Factsheet

Blended World – Cautious Plus

This portfolio maintains a bias towards lower volatility investments with equity holdings limited to 60%. It focuses on capital protection with a moderate participation in equity market growth, and aims to reduce investment risk by diversifying across regions and asset classes.

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Factsheet

Factsheet

Blended World – Balanced

This portfolio has a range of investments with different risks, where equity holdings are limited to 70%. It aims to reduce investment risk by diversifying across regions and asset classes, and achieve a balance of capital protection and participation in equity market growth.

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Factsheet

Blended World – Balanced Plus

This portfolio has a range of investments with different risks, where equity holdings are limited to 80%. It aims to reduce investment risk by diversifying across regions and asset classes, and achieve a balance of capital protection and participation in equity market growth.

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Factsheet

Factsheet

Blended World – Adventurous

This portfolio maintains a bias towards higher volatility investments, with up to 90% invested in equity funds. It aims to diversify risk by investing across regions, and enhance returns through its asset allocation strategy and fund selections.

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Factsheet

Blended World – Adventurous Plus

This portfolio maintains a bias towards higher volatility investments, with up to 95% invested in equity funds. It aims to diversify risk by investing across regions, and enhance returns through its asset allocation strategy and fund selections. 

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Factsheet

Blended World – All Equity

This portfolio is designed for the most adventurous risk profile, with up to 100% invested in equity funds. It is unconstrained by selection criteria within the universe of available equity funds, and can make concentrated investments, use sector specific funds, and invest in any geographic region. As a high risk portfolio, its performance is expected to be volatile.

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