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First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund Class III (Accumulation) USD

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund Class III (Accumulation) USD
Fund13.59.1-4.08.13.3
+/-Cat2.28.5-2.53.41.0
+/-B’mrk0.6-3.3-4.8-9.01.8
 
Key Stats
NAV
11/04/2025
 USD 23.23
Day Change -0.69%
Morningstar Category™ Sector Equity Infrastructure
ISIN IE00B29SXM19
Fund Size (Mil)
11/04/2025
 USD 658.39
Share Class Size (Mil)
11/04/2025
 USD 20.66
Max Initial Charge 5.00%
Ongoing Charge
29/11/2024
  0.83%
Morningstar Research
Analyst Report27/08/2024
Shamir Popat, Senior Analyst
Morningstar, Inc

Established, capable hands direct First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure. Its clean share class earns a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Silver, while the more-expensive share classes are rated Bronze. The collective tenure here is an important...

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Performance
Price
Investment Objective: First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund Class III (Accumulation) USD
The Fund invests primarily (at least 70% of its Net Asset Value) in a diversified portfolio of listed Infrastructure and Infrastructure-related equity securities or equity-related securities of issuers listed, traded or dealt in on Regulated Markets worldwide. The Infrastructure sector includes operating assets from the transport, utilities, energy and communications sectors. The Fund is not subject to any limitation on the market capitalisation of the companies in which it may invest.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
YTD-0.80
3 Years Annualised1.10
5 Years Annualised6.16
10 Years Annualised6.53
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Peter Meany
27/06/2008
Andrew Greenup
27/06/2008
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Inception Date
11/12/2012

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
FTSE Global Core Infra 50/50 NtTx NR USDS&P Global Infrastructure TR USD
Portfolio Profile for  First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund Class III (Accumulation) USD31/03/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock99.100.0099.10
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash0.900.000.90
Other0.000.000.00
Top 5 Regions%
United States59.42
Eurozone9.30
Australasia6.29
Latin America6.08
United Kingdom5.91
Top 5 Sectors%
Utilities45.10
Industrials35.93
Energy10.97
Real Estate6.85
Communication Services1.14
Top 5 HoldingsSector%
American Electric Power Co IncUtilitiesUtilities5.09
Duke Energy CorpUtilitiesUtilities4.40
Xcel Energy IncUtilitiesUtilities4.26
National Grid PLCUtilitiesUtilities4.19
Transurban GroupIndustrialsIndustrials4.08
First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund Class III (Accumulation) USD
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure Fund Class III (Accumulation) USD
Category:  Sector Equity Infrastructure
Category Index:  S&P Global Infrastructure TR USD
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-1.9820.35-5.7313.509.09-4.028.113.27
+/- Category2.133.23-5.072.178.49-2.463.411.03
+/- Category Index1.90-1.742.940.60-3.32-4.78-9.041.77
% Rank in Category3340654311703540
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-0.69   -0.57-1.52
1 Week-4.83   -2.66-5.86
1 Month-2.52   -0.75-3.01
3 Months-2.94   -1.110.92
6 Months-0.35   3.04-0.77
YTD-0.80   0.500.76
1 Year7.17   2.94-6.91
3 Years Annualised1.10   2.15-4.17
5 Years Annualised6.16   1.20-4.45
10 Years Annualised6.53   1.62-0.72
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
20253.27---
20240.201.555.810.41
2023-1.56-4.35-3.725.88
20226.99-0.431.181.19
20213.303.021.674.90
2020-13.429.73-3.773.11
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)31/03/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearAbove AverageLow4 star
5-YearAverageLow3 star
10-YearAbove AverageBelow Average4 star
OverallAbove AverageBelow Average4 star
 
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Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev10.46 %
3-Yr Mean Return3.55 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.05
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 S&P Global Infrastructure TR USD  Morningstar Gbl Eq Infra GR USD
3-Yr Beta0.860.89
3-Yr Alpha-3.47-1.10
 
Investment Style Details31/03/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
SizeRel to Cat
Average Mkt Cap (Mil)USD 28005-
Market Capitalisation% of Equity
Giant3.72
Large28.56
Medium64.69
Small3.03
Micro0.00
Valuations and Growth RatesEquity PortfolioRelative to Category
Price/Prospective Earnings17.891.09
Price/Book1.970.98
Price/Sales2.281.23
Price/Cash Flow8.121.07
Dividend-Yield Factor3.790.97
 
Long-Term Projected Earnings Growth9.231.12
Historical Earnings Growth7.761.38
Sales Growth1.410.92
Cash-Flow Growth4.940.65
Book-Value Growth3.611.07
 
Asset Allocation31/03/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock99.100.0099.10
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash0.900.000.90
Other0.000.000.00
World Regions31/03/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
United States59.421.16
Canada3.590.34
Latin America6.082.61
United Kingdom5.910.73
Eurozone9.300.50
Europe - ex Euro2.371.67
Europe - Emerging0.000.00
Africa0.000.00
Middle East0.000.00
Japan2.801.32
Australasia6.292.43
Asia - Developed0.000.00
Asia - Emerging4.221.70
 
Sector Weightings31/03/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
Real EstateReal Estate6.850.69
UtilitiesUtilities45.100.99
Communication ServicesCommunication Services1.140.51
EnergyEnergy10.970.76
IndustrialsIndustrials35.931.53
 
Top 10 Holdings31/03/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings44
Total Number of Bond Holdings0
Assets in Top 10 Holdings38.57
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
American Electric Power Co Inc207United States5.09
Duke Energy Corp207United States4.40
Xcel Energy Inc207United States4.26
National Grid PLC207United Kingdom4.19
Transurban Group310Australia4.08
ONEOK Inc309United States3.40
Norfolk Southern Corp310United States3.39
Cheniere Energy Inc309United States3.33
CSX Corp310United States3.33
Getlink SE Act. Provenant Regroupement310France3.10
 
 
Management
Name of CompanyFirst Sentier Investors (Ireland) Limited
Phone-
Website -
AddressFirst Sentier Investors (Ireland) Limited
 -   -
 Luxembourg
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date11/12/2012
Fund Advisor(s)
First Sentier Investors (Singapore)
Fund ManagerPeter Meany
Manager Start Date27/06/2008
Career Start Year1996
Education
Macquarie University, B.A.
 
Biography
Peter Meany is the Head of Global Listed Infrastructure at First Sentier Investors. Peter is responsible for managing infrastructure securities on behalf of institutional and wholesale clients in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Since establishing the strategy in 2007, he has built a high quality team of infrastructure specialists and delivered consistent outperformance through a wide range of market conditions. Peter has more than 25 years’ experience in the infrastructure industry.
Fund ManagerAndrew Greenup
Manager Start Date27/06/2008
Career Start Year1996
Education
Queensland University of Technology, B.A.
Financial Services Institute of Australasia, Diploma
Macquarie University, Diploma
 
Biography
Andrew co-founded the Global Listed Infrastructure Fund in 2007 and was an early pioneer of the global listed infrastructure asset class. He has been integral in delivering strong investment performance for clients and growing FUM for shareholders. Today he is the Deputy Head of Global Listed Infrastructure, Senior Portfolio Manager and responsible for research coverage of Utilities. In 2005 he joined First Sentier Investors as a senior analyst in the Australian Equities team. Prior to his time at First Sentier Investors, Andrew worked at Allianz Global Investors as a senior analyst in Australian equities and Credit Suisse First Boston as an equities analyst. During his time in financial markets, Andrew has researched a broad cross section of industries including Infrastructure, Utilities, Transportation, Developers & Contractors, Retailing, Food & Beverages, Gaming, Media, Insurance and Diversified Financials. Andrew holds a Bachelor Business (First Class Honours) from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and was awarded the QUT University medal. He has completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations from Macquarie University. Andrew is an Affiliate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, and a member of the Australian Institute of International Affairs
Fund ManagerEdmund Leung
Manager Start Date01/05/2021
 
Biography
Edmund’s main responsibilities include managing listed infrastructure portfolios on behalf of institutional and wholesale clients and research coverage of the Towers, Satellites and Utilities sectors. Edmund has more than 10 years' investment experience. Prior to joining the Global Listed Infrastructure Securities team, Edmund worked with the Asia-Pacific/Global Emerging Markets team in Hong Kong and undertook credit analysis for a number of sectors with the Global Fixed Interest and Credit team. Edmund has also worked at Aviva Australia as an Actuarial Analyst. Edmund holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and is a CFA charterholder
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.00%
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge0.75%
Ongoing Charge0.83%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial500000  USD
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes