Schroder ISF* US Dollar Liquidity

Specialist knowledge in managing cash

Our approach

We believe that cash is an asset class in its own right that demands specialist expertise. Our aim is to provide investors with capital preservation, liquidity and returns with our research-driven thematic approach to investing in short-term USD-denominated bonds.

Schroder ISF* US Dollar Liquidity provides investors access to wholesale money market investment securities. It aims to provide income by investing in short-term bonds denominated in USD and to mitigate losses in falling markets.

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Fund profile
Minimum Disclosure Document (MDD)

Fund highlights

Research-driven themes-based investment process
Our portfolio strategy is shaped by secular investment themes. We identify nascent trends through brainstorming sessions and find ideas related to these trends that the market hasn’t fully priced in yet.

Investment process: investment themes
Themes help to shape portfolio strategy

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A more conservative strategy

Investors who are looking to invest in a cash or liquidity strategy may be more conservative. Our philosophy in cash/liquidity strategies is driven by:

  • An ethos of capital preservation as the most important element of managing such strategies
  • A focus on ensuring liquidity through market environments
  • An aim to deliver a return while still focused on capital preservation and liquidity

Team-based investment approach
The US Multi-Sector team’s investment process takes a team-based approach to generating attractive risk-adjusted outperformance. At Schroders, the liquidity portfolios are part of this fully integrated investment process, incorporating both interest rate and credit inputs

Meet the manager

The lead portfolio manager for Schroder ISF* US Dollar Liquidity is Neil Sutherland. However, we employ a team-based approach to managing fixed income portfolios in order to capitalise on the breadth of experience of each of our team members.   The liquidity portfolios are part of this fully integrated investment process, incorporating both interest rate and credit inputs

Neil Sutherland

US Multi-Sector Fixed Income

Risk considerations

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

  • 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.
  • Credit risk: If a borrower of debt provided by the fund or a bond issuer experiences a decline in financial health, their ability to make payments of interest and principal may be affected, which may cause a decline in the value of the fund.
  • 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.
  • Interest rate risk: The fund may lose value as a direct result of interest rate changes.
  • Investments in deposits: The fund may invest extensively in deposits. The fund may lose value if a deposit institution or the issuer of a money market instrument goes out of business.
  • Issuer risk: The fund is permitted to invest more than 35% of its scheme property in transferable securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by an EEA State / governments of the following country: United States of America.
  • 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.
  • No capital guarantee risk: Positive returns are not guaranteed and no form of capital protection applies.
  • 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).