Gateway to Growth

Launched in 2010, the Alquity Africa Fund gives investors access to the dynamism and unparalleled growth potential of an evolving region.

In a continent of 54 diverse countries, the importance of local knowledge cannot be overstated, and the sustainable competitive advantage enjoyed by companies with established market share and operations is significant. Investment in our Africa Fund also affords compelling optionality, against the backdrop of Egypt’s revenue rejuvenating reforms and the potential for a leadership change to unlock South Africa’s potential.

Unique in character but consistent in approach, each of our funds exemplifies Alquity’s investment principles. Our multi-faceted analysis, combining macro and micro factors and long-term themes, alongside key engagement with our firms, establishes high conviction portfolios with a responsibly competitive edge.

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Africa Factsheet - GBP Y

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Africa Factsheet - GBP I

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Africa Factsheet - USD I

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Africa PRIIPS - GBP Y (EN)

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Africa PRIIPS - USD Z (EN)

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Africa PRIIPS - GBP Y (ES)

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Africa PRIIPS - GBP Y (NL)

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About the Fund Managers

manager

Mike Sell

Head of Global Emerging Market Equities

Mike's Role

Mike joined Alquity in 2014 and is responsible for Global Emerging Market Equities

Biography

Mike holds a First Class BA in Economics from Southampton University and was awarded the Pearce Rowan prize.

Mike has over 20 years’ experience investing in Asian equities. He joined Baring Asset Management as a graduate trainee in 1994, where he became a member of the Emerging Market Asset Allocation Committee. Mike was then appointed Senior Partner at Thames River/Nevsky Capital, where he grew their Emerging Market assets to US$7bn over 7 years, before moving to F&C with the long only Emerging Market business in 2011.

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Kieron Kader

Portfolio Manager

Kieron's Role

Kieron joined Alquity in 2019 and manages the Alquity Africa Fund, overseen by Mike.

Biography

Kieron joined Alquity in 2019 from BP where he performed a variety of roles at
one of the largest pension funds in the UK. Most recently, he spent two years as a Global Emerging Markets equity analyst, and also covered Developed Market equities, UK property and multi-asset risk in the prior two years.

Kieron has passed the three Chartered Financial Analyst exams with first time passes. He has a BSc Economics (1st Class) from the University of Southampton, and an MSc Economics (Distinction) from University College London (UCL).

Fund Prices

NAV DateShareclass NameISINShareclass CCYPrice
07/12/2023ALU0455925619EUR50.67
07/12/2023ALU0455925619USD54.65
07/12/2023ALU0455925700GBP71.79
07/12/2023BLU0455925882EUR45.82
07/12/2023BLU0455925882USD49.41
07/12/2023BLU0455925965GBP62.40
07/12/2023ILU0457369972USD57.26
07/12/2023ILU0457370475GBP65.96
07/12/2023MLU0727489998USD58.51

Those NAV prices displayed with duplicated ISINs, in currencies other than the base currency of USD, are reflected only on an unofficial and indicative basis. The aforementioned NAVs are for guidance only and we can give no assurances of its accuracy. The official NAV for those ISINs is in USD.

PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Commercial International Bank 8.0%
  2. Safaricom 6.1%
  3. Capitec Bank Holdings 5.5%
  4. Hightech Payment Systems 5.5%
  5. Sanlam 5.2%
  6. Cleopatra Hospital 5.1%
  7. Fawry 4.8%
  8. Label Vie 4.8%
  9. Edita 4.7%
  10. Attijariwafa Bank 4.6%

Geographic Allocation

Egypt
36.5%
South Africa
30.5%
Morocco
19.7%
Kenya
9.5%
Botswana
2.8%
Namibia
1.9%
Cash
-0.8%

Industry Allocation

Banks
23.3%
Consumer Services
13.6%
Diversified Financials
13.6%
Food & Beverage
10.2%
Insurance
8.0%
Telecoms
7.9%
Retailing
7.8%
Healthcare
7.1%
Consumer Durables
4.8%
Industrials
3.3%
Pharma
1.4%
Cash
-0.8%

Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity

We strive for meaningful social progress and believe in enabling growth from the bottom up. To drive this growth, we donate a minimum 10% of our revenues to charitable projects in the regions where we invest. These donations help to build fairer, more sustainable economies and enables the companies we invest in to prosper. This also broadens our level of insight through meaningful engagement and connects our clients to both social progress and handsome returns.

Visit the alquity transforming lives foundation website

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