M&G Episode Growth Class PP GBP Acc

Essentials Portfolio Analysis Background Data Performance View PDF Factsheet
Portfolio data accurate as at:

Performance

Discrete performance - to last month end

31/03/20
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31/03/22		 31/03/22
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31/03/25
Fund 27.8% 7.8% 2.3% 12.4% 5.7%
Sector 26.4% 5.2% -4.5% 10.2% 3.3%
Rank 78/174 55/188 2/197 56/204 26/220
Quartile 2 2 1 2 1

Annualised performance

Annualised
3 Years to
31/03/25		 5 Years to
31/03/25		 10 Years to
31/03/25
Fund 6.7% 10.8% 5.9%
Sector 2.8% 7.7% 4.8%
Rank 3/197 9/174 23/110
Quartile 1 1 1

Top 10 Holdings

Stock % Weight
iShares iShares III plc Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) 20.61
3¾% Treasury Gilt 2053 5.13
Cash 4.79
Cash 4.20
iShares iShares plc MSCI Brazil UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 1.96
APPLE 1.57
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.42
ALPHABET INC 1.34
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.24
SOUTH AFRICA (REPUBLIC OF) 8.25% 31/03/2032 0.95
Total 43.23

Fund Aims

The Fund aims to provide a higher total return (the combination of capital growth and income) net of the Ongoing Charge Figure, than the average return of the IA Mixed Investment 40-85% Shares Sector over any five-year period.

Fund Manager

Tony Finding manager for 2 years and 4 months

Photo of Tony Finding Tony Finding joined PPM (now M&G) in 1997 as an economist. Subsequently, he took responsibility for the generation of views on yield curve and foreign exchange trading opportunities. In 2001, Tony developed his expertise in credit and exotic fixed interest securities by spending time seconded to Prudential's US-based investment management team. Tony has been in his current role as a member of the multi asset team since 1999. In January 2011, Tony was appointed co-manager of the M&G Cautious Multi Asset Fund and the M&G Dynamic Allocation Fund. He has a BSc in economics from the LSE and is also a CFA charterholder.

Craig Simpson manager for 2 years and 4 months

Photo of Craig Simpson Craig Simpson was appointed co-manager of the M&G Episode Growth Fund in December 2019, and co-deputy fund manager of the M&G Global Target Return Fund from launch in December 2016. In February 2015, he was appointed Head of Portfolio Management for the Multi Asset team. Craig joined M&G in 2004 as a portfolio manager and has more than 15 years’ experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining M&G, Craig was a trainee fund manager at Equitable Life Assurance and an analyst at Pictet Asset Management. He graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a degree in land economics.

Fund Overview

Mid (03/04/2025) 143.60p
Historic yield 2.84%
Fund size (28/02/2025) £900.34m
Number of holdings 1791
Entry Charge 0.00%
Ongoing Charges 0.55%
Launch date 26/02/1993

Asset Allocation

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  International Equities 61.15%
  Alternative Trading Strategies 9.75%
  UK Corporate Bonds 9.09%
  UK Gilts 5.13%
  UK Equities 2.71%
  International Bonds 2.15%
  Property 0.14%
  Investment Trusts 0.01%
  Money Market 0.00%
  Other Assets 9.87%
Portfolio data accurate as at: 28/02/25

Important Information

Source of portfolio data: Broadridge. Source of performance data: FE fundinfo. We can’t predict the future. Past performance isn’t a guide to future performance. The figures shown are intended only to demonstrate performance history of the fund, after allowing for the impact of ongoing charges, but take no account of product charges. Ongoing charges may vary in the future and may be higher than they are now. Fund performance is based upon the movement of the daily price and is shown as total return in GBP with income reinvested. The value of your client’s investment can go down as well as up and the amount your client gets back may be less than they put in.

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