| Morningstar Fund Report | 07/04/2025 |  |
Barings Europe Select Trust - Class I EUR Acc |
| Performance History | 31/03/2025 |
| Growth of 1,000 (GBP) | Advanced Graph |
 | Fund | 14.4 | -18.5 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| +/-Cat | -4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | -1.2 |
| +/-B’mrk | -2.4 | -2.4 | -3.9 | 2.6 | -4.6 |
| Category: Europe ex-UK Small/Mid-Cap Equity | ||||||
| Category Benchmark: MSCI Europe ex UK Small Cap... | ||||||
| Key Stats | ||
| NAV 07/04/2025 | EUR 55.90 | |
| Day Change | -2.85% | |
| Morningstar Category™ | Europe ex-UK Small/Mid-Cap Equity | |
| ISIN | GB00BY2ZMR17 | |
| Fund Size (Mil) 04/04/2025 | GBP 414.80 | |
| Share Class Size (Mil) 04/04/2025 | EUR 10.89 | |
| Max Initial Charge | - | |
| Ongoing Charge 15/11/2024 | 0.82% | |
| Morningstar Research |
| Analyst Report | 31/07/2024 Michael Born, Analyst Morningstar, Inc |
Barings Europe Select has key positive attributes across team stability and execution of the process; its I clean share class retains its Morningstar Analyst Rating of Gold. More-expensive share classes are rated Silver. With more than 15 years... | |
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| People | 24 |
| Parent | 23 |
| Process | 25 |
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| Investment Objective: Barings Europe Select Trust - Class I EUR Acc |
| The investment objective of the Trust is to achieve capital growth by investing in Europe excluding the United Kingdom. The Trust will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 75% of its total assets directly and indirectly in equities and equity-related securities of smaller companies incorporated in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in Europe excluding the United Kingdom, or quoted or traded on the stock exchanges in Europe excluding the United Kingdom. Smaller European companies can be defined as those companies which are constituents of the bottom 30% of total market capitalisation of Europe’s listed companies (this excludes companies in the United Kingdom). |
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Nicholas Williams 13/01/2005 | ||
Colin Riddles 30/09/2016 | ||
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Inception Date 22/05/2015 | ||
| Category Benchmark | |
| Fund Benchmark | Morningstar Benchmark |
| EMIX Smlr European Coms Ex UK TR GBP | MSCI Europe ex UK Small Cap NR EUR |
| Portfolio Profile for Barings Europe Select Trust - Class I EUR Acc | 28/02/2025 |
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| Top 5 Holdings | Sector | % |
 ASR Nederland NV |  Financial Services | 2.23 |
| Lottomatica Group SpA |  Consumer Cyclical | 2.23 |
| Hera SpA |  Utilities | 1.99 |
| Avolta AG | Consumer Cyclical | 1.92 |
| Scout24 SE |  Communication Services | 1.86 |
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| Growth Of 1000 (GBP) | 31/03/2025 |
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| Annual Returns (GBP) | 31/03/2025 | |||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 31/03 | |
| Price Return | -10.20 | 20.32 | 13.03 | 14.42 | -18.51 | 6.35 | 0.70 | 0.73 |
| +/- Category | 6.07 | 1.23 | -7.98 | -4.39 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 2.13 | -1.17 |
| +/- Category Index | 4.64 | -0.96 | -5.02 | -2.41 | -2.41 | -3.88 | 2.58 | -4.60 |
| % Rank in Category | 6 | 54 | 73 | 73 | 50 | 52 | 36 | 59 |
| Trailing Returns (GBP) | 07/04/2025 | ||
| Total Returns | +/- Category | +/- Category Index | |
| 1 Day | -2.85 | 1.78 | 2.21 |
| 1 Week | -7.80 | -0.77 | -0.13 |
| 1 Month | -12.46 | -5.08 | -7.05 |
| 3 Months | -8.30 | -3.48 | -6.35 |
| 6 Months | -9.41 | -2.60 | -3.92 |
| YTD | -7.13 | -3.05 | -6.18 |
| 1 Year | -10.24 | -2.95 | -4.99 |
| 3 Years Annualised | -1.29 | 0.01 | -0.23 |
| 5 Years Annualised | 4.41 | -5.37 | -6.14 |
| 10 Years Annualised | - | - | - |
| Category: Europe ex-UK Small/Mid-Cap Equity | |||
| Category Index: MSCI Europe ex UK Small Cap NR EUR | |||
| Quarterly Returns (GBP) | 31/03/2025 | |||
| Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | |
| 2025 | 0.73 | - | - | - |
| 2024 | 4.89 | -1.97 | 1.01 | -3.05 |
| 2023 | 5.56 | -3.79 | -2.04 | 6.90 |
| 2022 | -13.07 | -12.35 | -6.32 | 14.17 |
| 2021 | 4.06 | 6.90 | -0.02 | 2.89 |
| 2020 | -19.53 | 21.99 | 5.86 | 8.77 |
| Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category) | 31/03/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Volatility Measurements | 31/03/2025 | ||||||||||
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| Modern Portfolio Statistics | 31/03/2025 | 31/03/2025 |
| Standard Index | Best Fit Index | |
| MSCI Europe ex UK Small Cap NR EUR | MSCI Europe ex UK Small Cap NR EUR | |
| 3-Yr Beta | 0.88 | 0.88 |
| 3-Yr Alpha | -1.07 | -1.07 |
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| Asset Allocation | 28/02/2025 |
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Real Estate
Energy
Technology| Top 10 Holdings | 28/02/2025 |
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| Total Number of Equity Holdings | 99 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings | 0 |
| Assets in Top 10 Holdings | 18.96 |
| Name | Sector | Country | % of Assets | ||
| ASR Nederland NV | | Netherlands | 2.23 | ||
| Lottomatica Group SpA | | Italy | 2.23 | ||
| Hera SpA | | Italy | 1.99 | ||
| Avolta AG | | Switzerland | 1.92 | ||
| Scout24 SE | | Germany | 1.86 | ||
| Bankinter SA | | Spain | 1.82 | ||
| Wienerberger AG |  | Austria | 1.80 | ||
| FinecoBank SpA | | Italy | 1.76 | ||
| CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | | Germany | 1.72 | ||
| Aryzta AG |  | Switzerland | 1.63 | ||
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| Biography | |
| Nick is Head of Small Cap Equities and co-manager of the Barings Europe Select Trust, the Barings European Opportunities Fund and the Barings International Small Cap strategy. He joined Barings in 2004, having previously worked for 11 years at Singer & Friedlander, where he was Head of the European desk and a member of the Investment Policy Committee. During his tenure at Singer & Friedlander, Nick was responsible for managing both institutional and retail European funds across the capitalisation range. Nick has a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from Corpus Christi College, Oxford. |
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| Fund Manager | Colin Riddles |
| Manager Start Date | 30/09/2016 |
| Career Start Year | 1994 |
| Education |
| Stirling University, B.A. |
| Stirling University, M.S. |
| Edinburgh Business School, M.B.A. |
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| Biography | |
| Colin is a Portfolio manager in the Small Cap Equity Team and co-manager of the Barings Europe Select Trust, the Barings European Opportunities Fund and the Barings International Small Cap strategy. He joined Barings in March 2010 from GLG, where he was responsible for their UK Small Company Fund. Previously, he worked at HSBC Halbis, Scottish Widows and General Accident. Colin has a BA (Hons) in Financial Studies & Computer Science, an MSc in Investment Analysis from Stirling University and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School. He is a member of the CFA UK. |
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| Fund Manager | Rosemary Simmonds |
| Manager Start Date | 30/09/2016 |
| Career Start Year | 2008 |
| Education |
| University of Oxford, B.A. |
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| Rosie is a Portfolio manager in the Small Cap Equity Team, co-manager of the Barings Europe Select Trust, the Barings European Opportunities Fund and the Barings International Small Cap strategy. Rosie joined Barings in September 2010 from Baillie Gifford where she worked for three years as an Investment Analyst. Rosie graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Modern History. She was awarded the IMC certificate in 2009 and is a CFA Charterholder. |
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| Fund Manager | William Cuss |
| Manager Start Date | 07/02/2020 |
| Career Start Year | 2014 |
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| William Cuss is an Investment Manager on Barings’ Small Cap Equity team and co-manager of the Barings Europe Select Trust, the Barings European Opportunities Fund and the Barings International Small Cap strategy. He has worked in the industry since 2014. William joined the firm in 2016 from Investec, where he was an Equity Analyst, focusing on the European consumer staples sector. Previously, William worked as an auditor for Ernst & Young, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. William holds a BA (Hons) in History and Politics from the University of Warwick and is a member of the CFA Institute. |
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