Morningstar Fund Report  | 01/04/2025Print

M&G Global Government Bond Fund Sterling A Inc

Performance History28/02/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
M&G Global Government Bond Fund Sterling A Inc
Fund-5.2-6.10.3-3.61.7
+/-Cat0.70.61.7-0.90.2
+/-B’mrk1.42.32.5-1.70.3
 
Key Stats
NAV
31/03/2025
 GBX 71.78
Day Change 0.53%
Morningstar Category™ Global Government Bond
IA (formerly IMA) Sector Global Government Bond
ISIN GB0031288912
Fund Size (Mil)
31/03/2025
 GBP 65.19
Share Class Size (Mil)
31/03/2025
 GBP 0.97
Max Initial Charge -
Ongoing Charge
14/02/2025
  0.90%
Investment Objective: M&G Global Government Bond Fund Sterling A Inc
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 Bloomberg Global Treasury Index Unhedged USD over any five-year period. At least 70% of the Fund is invested, directly or indirectly through derivatives, in investment grade debt securities. These securities can be issued or guaranteed by governments and their agencies, public authorities, quasi-sovereigns, and supranational bodies from anywhere in the world, including Emerging Markets. These securities can be denominated in any currency.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
YTD-0.29
3 Years Annualised-2.11
5 Years Annualised-2.26
10 Years Annualised1.43
12 Month Yield 4.61
Dividend Paying Frequency Half-yearly
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Eva Sun-Wai
04/01/2021
Inception Date
04/10/1999

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
Bloomberg Global Treasury TR USDMorningstar Gbl Trsy Bd GR USD
Portfolio Profile for  M&G Global Government Bond Fund Sterling A Inc28/02/2025
Fixed Income
Effective Maturity-
Effective Duration7.37
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond77.350.0677.29
Property0.000.000.00
Cash67.3657.749.62
Other0.010.000.01
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 28/02/2025
Fund:  M&G Global Government Bond Fund Sterling A Inc
Category:  Global Government Bond
Category Index:  Morningstar Gbl Trsy Bd GR USD
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)28/02/2025
 201820192020202120222023202428/02
Price Return1.274.853.98-5.15-6.090.34-3.621.74
+/- Category-2.833.37-1.930.680.551.69-0.940.16
+/- Category Index-4.583.56-2.251.442.292.50-1.720.30
% Rank in Category7827
Trailing Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day0.53   0.09-0.13
1 Week0.35   0.730.68
1 Month-1.99   -0.31-0.01
3 Months-0.29   -0.070.09
6 Months-1.04   -0.19-0.65
YTD-0.29   0.180.57
1 Year-1.23   0.08-0.40
3 Years Annualised-2.11   0.460.79
5 Years Annualised-2.26   1.322.40
10 Years Annualised1.43   0.660.52
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)28/02/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
2024-2.70-2.332.18-0.75
20230.16-3.74-2.496.72
2022-3.45-4.151.480.00
2021-5.030.641.22-1.96
20200.126.80-2.25-0.52
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)28/02/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearAbove AverageAbove Average4 star
5-YearAbove AverageAbove Average4 star
10-YearHighAbove Average4 star
OverallHighAbove Average4 star
 
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Volatility Measurements28/02/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev6.09 %
3-Yr Mean Return-1.36 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.86
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics28/02/202528/02/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar Gbl Trsy Bd GR USD  Morningstar Gbl Core Bd GR USD
3-Yr Beta1.121.16
3-Yr Alpha2.781.18
 
Fixed Income Style28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
SizeRel to Cat
Total Market Value (Mil)USD 87
Maturity Distribution %
1 to 311.80
3 to 57.40
5 to 78.81
7 to 1025.94
10 to 1518.97
15 to 201.77
20 to 3012.25
Over 302.71
Effective Maturity-
Effective Duration7.37
Credit Quality Breakdown %     %
AAA32.85   BB5.02
AA41.51   B0.00
A4.40   Below B1.38
BBB14.18   Not Rated0.66
 
Asset Allocation28/02/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.000.000.00
Bond77.350.0677.29
Property0.000.000.00
Cash67.3657.749.62
Other0.010.000.01
Top 10 Holdings28/02/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings0
Total Number of Bond Holdings74
Assets in Top 10 Holdings34.35
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
United States Treasury Bonds 4.375%United States8.08
Germany (Federal Republic Of) 1%Germany5.22
United Kingdom of Great Britain and N... United Kingdom3.38
United States Treasury Notes 0.875%United States2.84
United States Treasury Notes 4.125%United States2.73
United States Treasury Notes 4%United States2.63
United States Treasury Notes 1.125%United States2.51
United States Treasury Notes 1.75%United States2.45
Australia (Commonwealth of) 1.75%Australia2.25
Germany (Federal Republic Of) 0.5%Germany2.25
 
 
Management
Name of CompanyM&G Securities Ltd
Phone+44 (0)800 390 390
Websitewww.mandg.co.uk
Address10 Fenchurch Avenue
 London   EC3M 5AG
 United Kingdom
DomicileUnited Kingdom
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date04/10/1999
Fund Advisor(s)
M&G Investment Management Limited
Fund ManagerEva Sun-Wai
Manager Start Date04/01/2021
 
Biography
Eva Sun-Wai became the lead manager on the Global Government Bond strategy and deputy manager on the Global Macro Bond strategy in January 2021. Since September 2019, Eva had been a junior macro fund manager in the Wholesale Fixed Income team, where her role involved implementing macroeconomic trade ideas in the Global Macro Bond and the Absolute Return Bond strategies. She joined M&G in 2018 on the Investment Graduate Scheme, rotating across several business areas including emerging market debt, corporate credit research, real estate and long-term investment strategy. Before joining M&G, she worked on passive products and ETF strategies as a summer intern at State Street Global Advisors. Eva has a BSc (Hons) Economics degree from the University of Birmingham, has obtained the IMC and Financial Services Level 6 qualifications and is a CFA charterholder.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Chargen/a
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge0.90%
Ongoing Charge0.90%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial500  GBP
Additional100  GBP
Savings10  GBP
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsNo