Pharus Sicav Target

Class AD
ISIN: LU0746320414
Category: Global Flexible Bond - EUR Hed
26.03.2024
Key Information
Net Asset Value52,29 EUR
Fund Size31.884.740 EUR
Launch Date21 feb 2012
BenchmarkBENCHMARK COMPOSITE 19662
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Management information
SicavPHARUS SICAV
Management CompanyPHARUS MANAGEMENT LUX SA
Investment ManagerPharus Asset Management SA
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Investment objective
The fund's objective is to ensure a high coupon flow by investing in a highly diversified portfolio, both in terms of issuers and geographical areas, of fixed income securities, mainly selecting high yield bonds with an average rating BB-. The fund is managed by a team with a consolidated experience in investment management and with a solid and rigorous investment process based on a Quantamental approach, aimed at optimizing the risk-return ratio, which, since the fund’s launch, has always guaranteed the distribution of a high annual coupon.
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Risk & reward profile

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26.03.2024
Manager comment
Manager comment
During the month of February, Pharus Target recorded a performance of -0.05%. Thanks to the slowdown in inflation and economic growth resilient enough to avoid a hard landing, it seems that the first rate cuts by advanced economies are on the horizon. On the interest rate front, we observed an increase in both the US and German yield curves during the month. The medium and long parts of the curves saw an average movement of +37 basis points on the US curve and +29 basis points on the German curve. The global high yield component registered a -0.02% during the month. We continue to believe that the sector could benefit from the beginning of a monetary policy easing cycle. Good recovery opportunities are also favored by a high level of geographical and issuer diversification. Since the beginning of the year, we have observed a recovery in the primary market. The fund currently has a covered yield of 6.3%, a duration of 4.45, and a weighted average rating of BB-. We will continue to fully hedge against currency risk.

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Last updated on 26.03.2024

*Performance is shown with gross income reinvested, based on net asset value and does not include the effect of any initial or exit charges.
* No coverage or derivatives are included
* No coverage or derivatives are included
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How to invest
SFDR Article: 8

SFDR Article: 8

The Sub-Fund does not have as its objective a sustainable investment, but promotes social characteristics with a proportion of sustainable investments with a social objective of at least 55% of its assets.

Objectives

The Sub-Fund’s sustainable investment objective is to select companies promoting peaceful, just and inclusive principles, evidencing a strong Sustainability rating and following good governance practices, while avoids the exposure to companies involved in controversial weapons production, tobacco production, adult entertainment, gambling sector, violation of United Nation Global Pact, as per the internal ESG policy defined.

Social characteristics promoted are mainly represented by the below:

Social characteristics promoted are mainly represented by the below:

  • Security of products and health
  • Human rights and human dignity
  • Equality labour conditions
  • Governance
As of 22.01.2024
As of
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Enviroment
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Security of products and health
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Human rights and human dignity
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Equality labor conditions
5
Governance

Asset Allocation

All the investments are assessed ex ante by an independent external ESG advisor and need to be compliant with including criteria and not in breach with excluding criteria set out on the applicable ESG policy. Investments aligned with E/S characteristic must attain the social and environmental characteristics promoted by the financial product and must represent at least 55% of the Sub-fund’s asset. Sustainable investments are investments in securities whose rating is considered acceptable and which comply with the excluding criteria set out in the ESG policy applicable. Other Investments include cash, derivatives, bonds and equities which do not have any ESG rating or with a weak ESG rating and can represent up to 45% of the portfolio.

As of 31.12.2022

Principal adverse impacts

This financial product considers PAI and monitors additional PAI with the support of an ESG Advisor that produces, on quarterly basis, a complete report that illustrates the PAI and the results for the portfolio. Furthermore, the Sub-Fund focuses on the PAI number 10 and 11. PAI number 10 monitors/takes into consideration weight of company with severe violation of UNGC principles or OECD guidelines for multinationals. PAI number 11 refers to weight of companies without mechanism for monitoring the compliance with UNGC principles and OECD guidelines.

Binding elements

The exclusion criteria applied to the investment universe, are aimed to exclude companies

Involved in controversial weapons production whose revenues deriving from the production of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are higher than 5%
Whose revenues deriving from gambling sector is higher than 5%;
Whose revenues deriving from the tobacco production is higher than 5%;
Whose revenues deriving from adult entertainment sector is higher than 5%;
Which do not respect the principles of United Nation Global Pact.

In addition to the above, another binding element is the use of ESG ratings. The certified portfolio average ESG Quality score is B+ with a portfolio ESG Rating of 6.75, which cannot fall below B.
ESG Rating
Portfolio Scores
22.01.2024
B+
ESG Quality Score
6.75