Allianz UK & European Investment Funds - Allianz UK Listed Opportunities Fund - A (Accumulation)-GBP

Category UK Small-Cap Equity


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Last buy/sell price

8,224.48p

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Fund Code

3138351

GB0031383515

Prices updated as at 27 Jan 2025
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Prices in GBX

Investment objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth, aiming to outperform (net of fees) the Target Benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Total Return (in GBP) over a rolling five year period. The ACD will invest at least 60% of the Fund’s assets in stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange as represented on the FTSE All-Share Index. Up to 40% of the Fund’s assets may be invested outside of this index (for example, in stocks represented on the FTSE AIM Indices) either in the UK or internationally and in all economic sectors. The ACD will seek to take advantage of opportunities across the UK and other international markets to achieve capital growth.

Company name
Allianz Global Investors (UK) Ltd
Fund launch date
01 May 1962
Domicile
United Kingdom
UCITS
Yes
Lead manager
Richard Knight
Lead manager start date
01 Sep 2022
Lead fund manager biography
Richard Knight is the co-manager of the Allianz UK Listed Equity Income Fund and the lead manager of the Allianz UK Listed Opportunities Fund. He works in the European Value & Income Investment Style Team, specialising in UK equity income and value portfolios. Richard joined Allianz Global Investors in 2014 as part of the Global Graduate Program. He was formerly an analyst covering the European media and telecommunication sectors, moved to the global equity investment platform in early 2018, became co-manager of the Allianz UK Listed Equity Income Fund in January 2020, and lead manager of the Allianz UK Listed Opportunities Fund in September 2022. Prior to joining the Graduate Program, Richard worked in emerging market equity portfolio management. Richard graduated from Lincoln College, Oxford University, with a degree in History and Politics, and also holds a masters (with distinction) in Global Economic History from the London School of Economics. He is a CFA® charterholder.
Fund manager
Simon Gergel
Manager start date
01 Sep 2022
Fund manager biography
Simon Gergel is Chief Investment Officer, UK Equities and is head of the Value & Income Investment Style Team. He manages The Merchants Trust plc, co-manages the Allianz UK Listed Equity Income Fund and is the deputy manager of the Allianz UK Listed Opportunities Fund. He joined Allianz Global Investors April 2006 from HSBC Halbis Partners, where he was Head of Institutional UK Equities. At HSBC Simon was the portfolio manager of the HSBC Income Funds, with assets under management of £950 million. He also managed a number of segregated institutional accounts. Prior to HSBC, Simon was an Executive Director at Phillips & Drew Fund Management Ltd (a subsidiary of UBS), where he spent 14 years as a portfolio manager with responsibility for £1 billion of segregated pension fund assets and also with direct responsibility for £500 million of UK equity assets. Simon graduated from Cambridge University in 1987 with an MA (Hons) Cantab in Mathematics. He is an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK.
Head office
199 Bishopsgate
London
United Kingdom
EC2M 3TY
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