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Baring Global Bond

Quick Stats

Fund currency GBX Change on day -0.10p Sector IMA Global Bonds
Bid price 111.90p Change on day -0.09 % Fund Size £178m 31/07/2010
Mid price - Yield 1.10 % Fund type UK Authorised Unit Trust
Offer price 117.50p Unit type Income Available as ISA
Price date 12:00 02/09/2010 Crown RatingFinancial Express Crown Rating Launch date 04/02/1991

Fund Objective

To achieve income and long - term capital growth through investment worldwide in securities bearing fixed or variable rate income and, where appropriate, securities with equity participation.

Purchase Information

Min. Investment £1,000
Min. Top-up £500
Standard Initial
Charge		 5.00 %
Annual Management
Charge		 1.25 %
Dividend Dates Jan 13, Jul 13

Manager Information

Manager name Colin Harte
Manager since 01/08/2002
Manager's biography Colin is the Head of the Fixed Income Scenario Team and chairs the Global Government High Alpha / Absolute Return Portfolio Construction Group. He is also responsible for researching currency markets and manager of the Baring Alpha Currency Fund. Colin joined Baring Asset Management as a Senior Investment Manager in 2000 from Norwich Union, where he was Head of International Fixed Income and a member of the Asset Allocation Committee. Previously he was with Gartmore Investment Management. He also worked at Worldinvest as specialist ERISA global bond manager. Colin holds a B.A. and a M.Phil. in Economics from Liverpool University.

Performance Chart

    Baring Global Bond
    IMA Global Bonds

Cumulative Performance

  3 mth 6 mth 1 yr 3 yr 5 yr
Fund 0.51 % 2.81 % 8.76 % 57.12 % 45.02 %
Sector 2.07 % 1.80 % 11.28 % 39.13 % 34.80 %
Relative to sector -1.56 % 1.01 % -2.51 % 17.99 % 10.23 %
Rank within sector 63 / 69 39 / 67 44 / 65 14 / 55 15 / 47
Quartile 4 3 3 1 2

Discrete Performance Last Quarter End

  01/07/2009 -
30/06/2010		 01/07/2008 -
30/06/2009		 01/07/2007 -
30/06/2008		 01/07/2006 -
30/06/2007		 01/07/2005 -
30/06/2006
Fund 12.44 % 26.08 % 16.65 % -10.29 % -1.62 %
Sector 14.71 % 10.15 % 7.50 % -1.92 % -0.74 %
Relative to sector -2.26 % 15.92 % 9.15 % -8.37 % -0.88 %
Quartile 3 1 2 4 3

Discrete Performance by Calendar Year

  YTD 2009 2008 2007 2006
Fund 6.60 % 5.25 % 31.13 % 5.54 % -7.44 %
Sector 7.63 % 5.67 % 16.54 % 4.36 % -3.81 %
Relative to sector -1.02 % -0.42 % 14.59 % 1.18 % -3.63 %
Quartile 3 2 2 2 3

Fund Holdings - as at August 31, 2010

Top 10 Holdings % of Fund
1 GERMANY(FEDERAL REPUBLIC) 0% TB 24/11/10 EUR0.01 11.10 %
2 EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK 4.5% BDS 14/1/13 GBP1000 11.00 %
3 EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK 5.5% BDS 7/12/2011 GBP100 10.60 %
4 TREASURY 4.25% GILT 07/06/2032 GBP0.01 9.10 %
5 TREASURY 3.25% GILT 07/12/11 GBP0.01 9.00 %
6 UNITED STATES OF AMER TREAS BILLS 0% TB 18/11/10 U 8.40 %
7 NORWAY(KINGDOM OF) 0% TB 15/12/10 NOK1000 8.10 %
8 CANADA(GOVT OF) 4% BDS 01/06/17 CAD1000 7.50 %
9 UNITED STATES OF AMER TREAS BILLS 0% TB 10/03/11 U 6.70 %
10 TREASURY 0% TSY BILL 06/12/10 GBP0.01 6.10 %

Sector Weighting - as at August 31, 2010

Sector % of Fund
1 AAA 99.10 %
2 Money Market 0.90 %


Asset Weighting - as at August 31, 2010

Asset % of Fund
1 Fixed Interest 99.10 %
2 Money Market 0.90 %