Schroder ISF* QEP Global ESG
A blended approach with ESG considerationsOur approach
Schroder ISF* QEP Global ESG is an index unconstrained strategy investing in stocks on the basis of valuations, business quality and ESG considerations. Analysing a broad universe of ESG-rated stocks across developed and emerging countries, the team constructs a highly diversified portfolio.
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Why invest?
- Benefits from strategic diversification between Value and Quality drivers, offering investors the potential for outperformance across a broad range of environments.
- All cap exposure; exploits a wide opportunity set, tapping into all sectors and regions.
- Innovative approach to portfolio construction combining high conviction with broad diversification.
- Managed with reference to material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors
A blend of Value and Quality
Stock selection is grounded in the analysis of company fundamentals indicating Value and Quality, and portfolios will typically exhibit a style bias towards both of these factors. The advantage of investing in both Value and Quality is that, while both tend to outperform over time, they deliver their returns at different stages of the economic cycle, creating the potential for outperformance across a broad range of market environments.
ESG considerations
The investment process incorporates ESG considerations in several different ways: exclusions, integration, research and engagement. In terms of integration into stock selection, based on our research we allocate more capital to stocks with good ESG characteristics and penalise those which are poor.
Allocating capital efficiently across a broad opportunity set
We believe that allocating capital efficiently is critical to exploiting alpha opportunities and enhancing consistency of returns. Our research has highlighted that allocating capital based on stock fundamentals, transaction cost and other risks (including country risks) can led to outperformance over a market capitalization weighted index over the longer term. This on-going research feeds our proprietary stock weighting program which is integrated into our allocator. In this model, we take into account fundamental risks (as assessed by our non-parametric stock selection models), transaction costs (based on our market impact model), as well as other risks such as QEP Country Risk Monitor and ESG risks.
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Risk considerations
*Schroder International Selection Fund is referred to as Schroder ISF.
- China risk: If the fund invests in the China Interbank Bond Market via the Bond Connect or in China "A" shares via the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect or in shares listed on the STAR Board or the ChiNext, this may involve clearing and settlement, regulatory, operational and counterparty risks. If the fund invests in onshore renminbi-denominated securities, currency control decisions made by the Chinese government could affect the value of the fund's investments and could cause the fund to defer or suspend redemptions of its shares.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sustainability risk: The fund has environmental and/or social characteristics. This means it may have limited exposure to some companies, industries or sectors and may forego certain investment opportunities, or dispose of certain holdings, that do not align with its sustainability criteria chosen by the investment manager. The fund may invest in companies that do not reflect the beliefs and values of any particular investor.
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).