UCITS Funds
Concentrated Global Growth Equity Fund
The Fund seeks to achieve an attractive risk-adjusted return by investing in a high-conviction portfolio of 30-50 global equity securities identified as exhibiting improving fundamentals and accelerating growth. Our active approach seeks to deliver performance above the benchmark through stock selection and not macro or sector allocations.
Benchmark: MSCI AC World Index
Inception Date: 2011/07/111
Global Growth Equity Fund
The Fund seeks to achieve an attractive risk-adjusted return by investing in global equity securities identified as exhibiting improving fundamentals and accelerating growth. Our active approach seeks to deliver performance above the benchmark through stock selection and not macro or sector allocations.
Benchmark: MSCI AC World Index
Inception Date: 2010/04/101
Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Fund seeks to achieve an attractive risk-adjusted return by investing in emerging market equities across the full capitalization range identified as exhibiting improving fundamentals and accelerating growth prospects. Our active approach seeks to deliver performance above the benchmark through stock selection and not macro or sector allocations.
Benchmark: MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Inception Date: 2017/08/111
Emerging Markets Sustainable Impact Equity Fund
The Fund seeks to achieve an attractive risk-adjusted return by investing in emerging market equities exhibiting improving fundamentals and accelerating growth prospects that also achieve a positive social and environmental impact.
Benchmark: MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Inception Date: 2020/04/30
Global Small Cap Fund
The Fund seeks to achieve an attractive risk-adjusted return by investing in small capitalization companies (as defined by MSCI) in developed and emerging markets across the globe. The Fund seeks to invest in companies exhibiting improving fundamentals and accelerating growth. Our active approach seeks to deliver performance above the benchmark through stock selection and not macro or sector allocations.
Benchmark: MSCI AC World Small Cap Index
Inception Date: 2019/02/07
U.S. Focused Innovation Equity Fund
A large cap investment seeking innovative, rapid-growth companies within a high-conviction portfolio. The strategy typically holds 30-45 holdings and focuses on generating long-term returns through stock selection.
Benchmark: Russell 1000 Growth Index
Inception Date: 2021/06/30
Availability, Literature and Daily NAV
American Century Investments sub-advises UCITS Funds (Nomura Funds Ireland, plc), advised by Nomura Asset Management U.K. Ltd. The sub-funds have been authorised for sale in:
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
If you are a resident of one of these countries, access the Fund Documents page to view:
Daily NAV on the UCITS funds,
a listing of the funds available in your country and
multi-lingual versions (if available) of Fact Sheets, Key Investor Information Documents, Prospectus and other relevant documents.
Breakthrough Medical Research
Over 40% of Our Profits Contribute Every Year
Our corporate mission includes making an enduring, meaningful societal impact. Over 40% of our profits go to our controlling owner, the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a world-class biomedical research organization dedicated to defeating life-threatening diseases.
This fund launched on the 2nd August 2019 as a result of the merger of the American Century SICAV with Nomura Funds Ireland plc. The launch date refers to the launch date of the original fund.
The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) requires investment firms to formalise how sustainability is integrated into their business and processes, and to make public and client-facing disclosures on sustainability matters. The aforementioned disclosures relating to Nomura Asset Management U.K. Limited are published on our website at https://www.nomura-asset.co.uk/responsible-investment-asset-management/esg-sustainable-investment/. Product related disclosures regarding Nomura Funds Ireland PLC and its sub-funds can be found in the prospectus. Nomura Funds Ireland – American Century Emerging Markets Sustainable Impact Equity Fund is an Art. 9 fund according to SFDR. Nomura Funds Ireland – American Century Concentrated Global Growth Equity Fund is an Art. 8 fund according to SFDR. Nomura Funds Ireland – American Century Emerging Markets Equity Fund is an Art. 8 fund according to SFDR. Nomura Funds Ireland – American Century Emerging Global Growth Equity Fund is an Art. 8 fund according to SFDR. Nomura Funds Ireland – American Century Emerging Global Small Cap Equity Fund is an Art. 8 fund according to SFDR. Nomura Funds Ireland – American Century US Focused Innovation Equity Fund is an Art. 6 fund according to SFDR.
The funds are sub-funds of Nomura Funds Ireland plc, which is authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as an open-ended umbrella investment company with variable capital and segregated liability between its sub-funds, established as an undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities under the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011. The UCITS funds are not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation. Nomura Asset Management U.K. Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.