Schroder ISF* Global Equity Alpha

An actively managed, high-conviction equity portfolio

Our approach

Access the long-term growth potential of global equity markets with a best-ideas strategy that focuses on identifying stocks with strong growth potential, that have yet to be recognised by the market.

Schroder ISF Global Equity Alpha provides access to the long-term growth potential of global equity markets. The fund aims to provide capital growth in excess of the MSCI World (Net TR) Index after fees have been deducted over a three to five year period by investing in equities of companies worldwide.

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Global opportunities

Our investment approach seeks the most attractive investment opportunities, throughout the global investment universe, without regional constraint. This high-conviction fund offers diversification without dilution.

Integrated global equity approach

We combine in-depth local knowledge with global expertise to identify attractively-valued, quality, growth stocks with a sustainable competitive advantage. Extensive local research generates globally-diverse investment ideas.

Experienced team

Our experienced and widely-resourced team consists of global sector specialists who work closely with local equity analysts. Together, the global sector specialists and dedicated portfolio managers seek to identify ‘best ideas’. Vigorous debate across the team ensures the highest conviction around each name in the portfolio.

A robust portfolio construction

Our investment process focuses on bottom-up stock selection to drive added value and deliver our high-conviction fund. Comprehensive proprietary tools are used to ensure risks are quantified and aligned with our investment views.

Meet the managers

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Alex Tedder

CIO Equities

Frank Thormann

Portfolio Manager, Multi Regional Equities

    Risk considerations

    *Schroder International Selection Fund is referred to as Schroder ISF.

    • Capital risk / distribution policy: As the fund intends to pay dividends regardless of its performance, a dividend may represent a return of part of the amount you invested.
    • Concentration risk: The fund may be concentrated in a limited number of geographical regions, industry sectors, markets and/or individual positions. This may result in large changes in the value of the fund, both up or down.
    • Counterparty risk: The fund may have contractual agreements with counterparties. If a counterparty is unable to fulfil their obligations, the sum that they owe to the fund may be lost in part or in whole.
    • Currency risk: If the fund’s investments are denominated in currencies different to the fund’s base currency, the fund may lose value as a result of movements in foreign exchange rates, otherwise known as currency rates. If the investor holds a share class in a different currency to the base currency of the fund, investors may be exposed to losses as a result of movements in currency rates.
    • Currency risk / hedged share class: The currency hedging of the share class may not be fully effective and residual currency exposure may remain. The cost associated with hedging may impact performance and potential gains may be more limited than for unhedged share classes.
    • Derivatives risk: Derivatives, which are financial instruments deriving their value from an underlying asset, may be used to manage the portfolio efficiently. A derivative may not perform as expected, may create losses greater than the cost of the derivative and may result in losses to the fund.
    • Emerging markets & frontier risk: Emerging markets, and especially frontier markets, generally carry greater political, legal, counterparty, operational and liquidity risk than developed markets.
    • Higher volatility risk: The price of this fund may be more volatile as it may take higher risks in search of higher rewards, meaning the price may go up and down to a greater extent.
    • Liquidity risk: In difficult market conditions, the fund may not be able to sell a security for full value or at all. This could affect performance and could cause the fund to defer or suspend redemptions of its shares, meaning investors may not be able to have immediate access to their holdings.
    • Market risk: The value of investments can go up and down and an investor may not get back the amount initially invested.
    • Operational risk: Operational processes, including those related to the safekeeping of assets, may fail. This may result in losses to the fund.
    • Performance risk: Investment objectives express an intended result but there is no guarantee that such a result will be achieved. Depending on market conditions and the macro economic environment, investment objectives may become more difficult to achieve.

    Important information:

    For professional investors and advisers only. The material is not suitable for retail clients. We define "Professional Investors" as those who have the appropriate expertise and knowledge e.g. asset managers, distributors and financial intermediaries

    This document does not constitute an offer to anyone, or a solicitation by anyone, to subscribe for shares of Schroder International Selection Fund (the “Company”). Nothing in this document should be construed as advice and is therefore not a recommendation to buy or sell shares.​ ​ An investment in the Company entails risks, which are fully described in the prospectus.​​ Subscriptions for shares of the Company can only be made on the basis of its latest Key Information Document and prospectus, together with the latest audited annual report (and subsequent unaudited semi-annual report, if published), copies of which can be obtained, free of charge, from Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A.​

    ​Disclosures and Risk Factors​​

    Collective investment schemes are generally medium to long-term investments.​​

    The value of participatory interests or the investment may go down as well as up.​​

    Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance.​​

    Collective investment schemes are traded at ruling prices and can engage in borrowing and scrip lending.​​

    A schedule of fees and charges and maximum commissions is available on request from the manager.​​

    The manager does not provide any guarantee either with respect to the capital or the return of a portfolio.​​

    The manager has a right to close the portfolio to new investors in order to manage it more efficiently in accordance with its mandate.​​

    Issued in March 2025 by Schroders Investment Management Ltd registration number: 01893220 (Incorporated in England and Wales) is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and an authorised financial services provider in South Africa FSP No: 48998. ​​

    ​​This is a Section 65 approved fund under the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act 45, 2002 (CISCA). Boutique Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd is the South African Representative Office for this fund. Boutique Collective Investments (RF) (Pty) Ltd is registered and approved under the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act (No.45 of 2002).