The objective of the Sygnia Itrix S&P Global 1200 ESG ETF is to provide an investment vehicle to investors who want to achieve long term capital appreciation in tracking the performance of the S&P Global 1200 ESG (.SPGESUP) (“benchmark index”).
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Kyle Hulett, Head of InvestmentsInvestment objective and strategy
The objective of the Sygnia Itrix S&P Global 1200 ESG ETF is to provide an investment vehicle for investors seeking long-term capital appreciation in tracking the performance of the benchmark S&P Global 1200 ESG Index (.SPGESUP). To achieve this objective, the fund tracks the benchmark index as closely as practically and feasibly possible by buying securities that substantially make up the index at similar weighting as they are included in the Index. Whenever the Index gets rebalanced, the Portfolio will be rebalanced to align its holdings to that of the benchmark and to the extent that it’s performance will not deviate from its benchmark.
What the fund invests in
| Sector | Percentage | Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| Information technology | 28.8 | |
| Financials | 15.7 | |
| Healthcare | 12.1 | |
| Industrials | 9.6 | |
| Other | 33.8 |
Risk Profile
The fund has a 100% strategic allocation to global equities. The risk in the fund is managed by spreading investments across countries, sectors and individual shares, but the structure of the fund is dictated by the composition of the S&P Global 1200 ESG Index. The S&P Global 1200 ESG index is a subset of the S&P Global 1200 Index, designed to measure the performance of securities meeting sustainability criteria while maintaining the same overall industry group weights as the S&P Global 1200 Index.
Who Should Invest?
The Sygnia Itrix S&P Global 1200 ESG ETF has a high risk profile and is designed to track its benchmark as closely as possible by buying the constituent securities of the benchmark at similar weightings. It is a suitable investment for investors seeking higher returns, those willing to tolerate higher volatility and those aiming to maximise capital accumulation over the longer term. The investment is also suitable for investors who wish to maximise their returns in the most cost-effective manner without having to select asset managers or take on the risk of active and subjective investment decision-making processes.
And for how long?
A minimum of 5 years.
| Annual management fee | 0.30% p.a. (excl. VAT) |
| VAT | 0.05% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% p.a. (excl. VAT) |
| Total expense ratio (TER) | 0.36% (Jun 2024) |
| Transaction costs (TC) | 0.01% (Jun 2024) |
| Total investment charge (TIC) | 0.38% (Jun 2024) |
A higher TER does not necessarily imply a poor return, nor does a low TER imply a good return. The current TER may not necessarily be an accurate indication of future TERs. TCs are a necessary cost in administering the financial product and impact financial product returns. TCs should not be considered in isolation, as returns may be impacted by many other factors over time, including market returns, the type of financial product, the investment decisions of the investment manager and the TER.
Disclosure
The Sygnia Group is a member of the Association for Savings and Investment SA. Sygnia ltrix (RF) (Pty) Ltd is a registered and approved Manager under the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 2002 (CISCA). Sygnia Asset Management (Pty) Limited (FSP 873), an authorised financial services provider, is the appointed investment manager of the fund. Sygnia ltrix does not provide any guarantee with respect to the capital or return of the portfolio. Collective investment schemes are generally medium- to long-term investments. Collective investment schemes are traded at ruling prices and can engage in borrowing and scrip lending. The value of investments/units may go down as well as up, and past performance is not necessarily an indicator of future performance. ETFs trade on stock exchanges and may therefore incur additional costs associated with listed securities. Unlike a unit trust, which can be bought or sold only once per day, an ETF can be traded intraday, during exchange trading hours. ETFs may invest in foreign securities, which may be exposed to macroeconomic, settlement, political, tax, liquidity and foreign exchange risks. Performance is calculated for the portfolio, and individual investor performance may differ as a result of trading cost and price paid for investment share. Additional information on the Index, including its performance and tracking error can be viewed on the relevant minimum disclosure document (MDD) on www.sygnia.co.za. A schedule of fees, charges and – where the ETF engages in securities lending activities, information on such securities lending activities – may be requested via admin@sfs.sygnia.co.za or 0860 794 642. The complete terms and conditions of your ETF investment are contained in the fund’s offering circular, pre-listing statement, programme memorandum and/or supplemental deed, and index constituents with prices are published daily on Sygnia’s website. The documents/information may be obtained from www.sygnia. co.za or on request from Sygnia. Nothing in this document shall be considered to state or imply that the fund is suitable for a particular type of investor. All the portfolio options presented are approved collective investment schemes in terms of CISCA. The Manager has the right to close any portfolios to new investors to manage the portfolios more efficiently in accordance with their mandates.
Index disclosure
The funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The complete terms and conditions of your ETF investment are contained in the fund’s offering circular and pre-listing statement and the relevant supplement.