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Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund Class R EUR Accumulating

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund Class R EUR Accumulating
Fund19.4-13.711.318.5-4.9
+/-Cat1.4-4.4-1.54.3-1.2
+/-B’mrk-0.2-6.0-3.9-0.8-0.6
 
Category: Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
Category Benchmark: Morningstar Global TME NR USD
Key Stats
NAV
09/04/2025		 EUR 4.62
Day Change -1.28%
Morningstar Category™ Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
ISIN IE00BKRCQJ92
Fund Size (Mil)
09/04/2025		 USD 1936.17
Share Class Size (Mil)
09/04/2025		 EUR 0.67
Max Initial Charge 5.25%
Ongoing Charge
23/02/2024		  1.16%
Investment Objective: Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund Class R EUR Accumulating
The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in worldwide equity securities with favourable environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) characteristics. The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective over a rolling period of any five years, by investing in a portfolio of equity securities quoted or traded on Regulated Markets worldwide, and the Fund will invest at least 67% of its assets in these securities. In addition, the Fund will invest at least 80% in equity securities that are component securities of the MSCI All Country World Index or equity securities of companies listed in the countries referenced in the MSCI All Country World Index. The MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalisation weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)09/04/2025
YTD-13.86
3 Years Annualised1.05
5 Years Annualised8.53
10 Years Annualised7.11
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Geir Lode
01/05/2014
Lewis Grant
01/05/2014
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Inception Date
09/05/2014

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
MSCI ACWI NR USDMorningstar Global TME NR USD
Portfolio Profile for  Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund Class R EUR Accumulating28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock99.630.0099.63
Bond0.020.000.02
Property0.000.000.00
Cash36.7837.01-0.23
Other0.600.020.58
Top 5 Regions%
United States67.80
Eurozone9.73
Asia - Developed5.70
Europe - ex Euro5.05
Japan3.78
Top 5 Sectors%
Technology24.94
Financial Services18.23
Healthcare13.85
Consumer Cyclical11.29
Industrials9.65
Top 5 HoldingsSector%
Microsoft CorpTechnologyTechnology4.50
NVIDIA CorpTechnologyTechnology4.03
Apple IncTechnologyTechnology3.88
Amazon.com IncConsumer CyclicalConsumer Cyclical3.67
Costco Wholesale CorpConsumer DefensiveConsumer Defensive2.55
Increase Decrease New since last portfolio
Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund Class R EUR Accumulating
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund Class R EUR Accumulating
Category:  Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
Category Index:  Morningstar Global TME NR USD
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-8.6720.1614.6719.44-13.7211.3018.53-4.87
+/- Category-1.951.134.081.39-4.38-1.464.26-1.15
+/- Category Index-5.16-1.392.42-0.22-6.01-3.95-0.76-0.59
% Rank in Category6946214785653059
Trailing Returns (GBP)09/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-1.28   -0.48-6.90
1 Week-10.38   -2.40-5.87
1 Month-12.74   -2.23-6.30
3 Months-16.30   -3.43-6.21
6 Months-10.62   -1.84-5.90
YTD-13.86   -2.75-5.83
1 Year-6.49   -1.68-7.87
3 Years Annualised1.05   -1.98-5.14
5 Years Annualised8.53   -0.52-3.57
10 Years Annualised7.11   -0.19-2.48
 
Category: Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
Category Index: Morningstar Global TME NR USD
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
2025-4.87---
202410.634.33-2.855.71
20231.832.72-0.506.94
2022-3.80-10.10-0.690.46
20213.846.562.365.45
2020-13.6217.394.328.40
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)31/03/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearBelow AverageAverage2 star
5-YearAverageAverage3 star
10-YearAverageAverage3 star
OverallAverageAverage3 star
 
Category :  Global Large-Cap Blend EquityClick here to see our Methodology
Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev11.80 %
3-Yr Mean Return4.73 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio0.06
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar Global TME NR USD  Morningstar Global TME NR USD
3-Yr Beta0.930.93
3-Yr Alpha-3.20-3.20
 
Investment Style Details28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
SizeRel to Cat
Average Mkt Cap (Mil)USD 190102-
Market Capitalisation% of Equity
Giant50.71
Large30.87
Medium15.52
Small2.90
Micro0.00
Valuations and Growth RatesEquity PortfolioRelative to Category
Price/Prospective Earnings17.980.92
Price/Book2.880.85
Price/Sales2.370.96
Price/Cash Flow11.960.87
Dividend-Yield Factor2.111.18
 
Long-Term Projected Earnings Growth9.520.95
Historical Earnings Growth9.740.95
Sales Growth4.080.76
Cash-Flow Growth7.791.34
Book-Value Growth7.710.99
 
Category: Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
Asset Allocation28/02/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock99.630.0099.63
Bond0.020.000.02
Property0.000.000.00
Cash36.7837.01-0.23
Other0.600.020.58
World Regions28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
United States67.800.97
Canada0.000.00
Latin America0.692.47
United Kingdom2.560.57
Eurozone9.731.03
Europe - ex Euro5.051.09
Europe - Emerging0.000.00
Africa0.000.00
Middle East0.000.00
Japan3.780.78
Australasia1.411.40
Asia - Developed5.702.77
Asia - Emerging3.302.71
 
Category: Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
Sector Weightings28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
Basic MaterialsBasic Materials2.710.90
Consumer CyclicalConsumer Cyclical11.291.07
Financial ServicesFinancial Services18.231.08
Real EstateReal Estate2.941.59
Consumer DefensiveConsumer Defensive5.340.94
HealthcareHealthcare13.851.18
UtilitiesUtilities2.551.30
Communication ServicesCommunication Services7.420.87
EnergyEnergy1.080.44
IndustrialsIndustrials9.650.94
TechnologyTechnology24.940.92
 
Category: Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
Top 10 Holdings28/02/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings95
Total Number of Bond Holdings1
Assets in Top 10 Holdings29.09
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Microsoft Corp311United States4.50
NVIDIA Corp311United States4.03
Apple Inc311United States3.88
Amazon.com Inc102United States3.67
Costco Wholesale Corp205United States2.55
Broadcom Inc311United States2.28
Bank of America Corp103United States2.28
Eli Lilly and Co206United States2.08
The Travelers Companies Inc103United States1.92
Capital One Financial Corp103United States1.92
 
Increase Decrease New since last portfolio
Category: Global Large-Cap Blend Equity
 
Management
Name of CompanyHermes Fund Managers Ireland Ltd
Phone-
Website -
AddressThe Wilde,
 Dublin   -
 Ireland
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date09/05/2014
Fund Advisor(s)
Hermes Investment Management Ltd
Fund ManagerGeir Lode
Manager Start Date01/05/2014
Education
Norwegian Institute of Technology, B.E.
Pacific Lutheran University,Washington, M.B.A.
 
Biography
Geir joined in May 2007 to establish the Global Equities strategy. Prior to this, he was Chairman of Bergen Yards in Bergen, Norway, where he was responsible for restructuring and focusing a holding company. Bergen Yards changed name to Bergen Group and was listed on the Oslo stock exchange in June 2007. Geir started his career in 1991 at Frank Russell, moving to Chancellor LGT and then Putnam Investments, where he was a senior vice president before returning to Norway in 2003.
Fund ManagerLewis Grant
Manager Start Date01/05/2014
Education
2003, University of Warwick, Master's d
 
Biography
Lewis joined in February 2008 as a portfolio manager on the Global Equities team. In addition to his role as portfolio manager, Lewis is responsible for designing and implementing many of the team's systems. In particular, he created our proprietary risk-modelling system, MultiFRAME, which is used across all investment teams based in London. He joined from Aon Consulting, where he worked as an actuarial consultant specialising in providing valuations and asset-liability modelling to a range of corporate and institutional clients.
Fund ManagerLouise Dudley
Manager Start Date01/05/2014
Education
University of Durham, Master’s d
 
Biography
Louise joined in March 2009 and leads the ESG and responsible investment research strategy within the Global Equities team. Building on her experience developing factor testing platforms and enhancing the factor modelling capabilities of the team’s systems, Louise has applied this comprehensive analysis to ESG applications. Having delivered research supporting the returns from ESG integration, this has led to the creation of innovative customised product solutions and tools fulfilling client needs. Louise originally joined the company as a member of the stewardship advisory business, EOS.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.25%
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge1.10%
Ongoing Charge1.16%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial1000  EUR
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes