Investment Objectives
The objective of the Sub-Fund is to endeavour to maximise the total level of return for investors through investment, primarily in debt securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by the Government of Malta, and equities and corporate bonds issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange.
Investor Profile
A typical investor in the CC Malta Balanced Income Fund would be to one who is seeking to gain exposure to the local Government Bond Market and the local corporate bond and local equity markets, either by achieving capital growth and accumulation of wealth via the Accumulation Share Class A, or by receiving periodical distributions which the CC Malta Balanced Income Fund would have benefited from time to time via the Distribution Share Class B.
Fund Rules
In seeking to achieve the Sub-Fund’s investment objective, the Investment Manager shall aim to invest at least 85% of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund in a portfolio of debt securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by the Government of Malta, as well as equities and corporate bonds issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange (collectively, “Maltese Assets”) with no particular focus on any industry. Such exposure may also be obtained by investing in eligible collective investment schemes whose investment objective and policies are consistent with those of the Sub-Fund. Where the Sub-Fund invests in eligible collective investment schemes managed by the Investment Manager, the Investment Manager shall reimburse the Sub-Fund any investment management and/or performance fees, as well as any applicable subscription/redemption charges, received in connection with the Sub-Fund’s investment in the eligible collective investment scheme.
In seeking to achieve its objective, the Sub-Fund may also invest directly (or indirectly via eligible exchange traded funds and/or eligible collective investment schemes) up to 15% of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund in:
(i) Eligible debt securities and/or money market instruments issued or guaranteed by Governments of EU, EEA and OECD Member States other than Malta, their constituent states or their local authorities; and/or
(ii) Eligible debt securities and/or money market instruments issued or guaranteed by supranational bodies of EU, EEA and OECD Member States other than Malta, their agencies, associated financial institutions or other associated bodies,
(iii) Eligible international equity securities, with no particular bias to the market capitalisation and geographical location of these securities; and
(iv) Eligible international debt securities.
- The Investment Manager may invest up to 10% of the net assets of the Sub-Fund in un-listed Maltese and/or Non-Maltese Assets. As far as the “Non-Maltese Assets” segment of the Sub-Fund is concerned, the Investment Manager will not be targeting any international debt securities of any particular duration or coupon. However, the Sub-Fund is generally not expected to hold investments that, at the time of investment, are rated below “B3” by Moody’s or below “B-“ by S&P or in bonds determined to be of comparable quality by the Investment Manager.
- The Investment Manager will not be targeting any local debt securities (debt securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by the Government of Malta and/or local corporate bonds issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange) of any particular duration or coupon.
- The Investment Manager will, at all times, maintain an exposure to local equity securities issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange and Regulated Market in Malta of at least 25% of the value of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund. In addition, the Investment Manager will, at all times, maintain a direct exposure to local debt securities (debt securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by the Government of Malta and/or local corporate bonds issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange) of at least 25% of the value of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund.
- The Sub-Fund may also invest in term deposits held with credit institutions regulated in Malta and other EU, EEA and OECD Member States.
- This Sub-Fund shall not invest, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund in units or shares of other UCITS or other CISs.
A quick introduction to our Malta Balanced Income Fund
Key Facts & Performance
Fund Manager
Jordan Portelli
Jordan is an Investment Manager at Calamatta Cuschieri and is the Head of the Fixed Income desk. Jordan has over 10 years’ experience in High Yield debt. He is a member on a number of Investment Committees and is also a member on the House View Committee of Calamatta Cuschieri. He obtained a Diploma in Business and Management from Cambridge College in the U.K. He also obtained his BSc (Hons) in Economics from the London School of Economics.
PRICE (EUR)
€
ASSET CLASS
Bonds
MIN. INITIAL INVESTMENT
€2500
FUND TYPE
UCITS
BASE CURRENCY
EUR
RETURN (SINCE INCEPTION)*
0.94%
*View Performance History below
Inception Date: 10 Apr 2018
ISIN: MT7000022273
Bloomberg Ticker: CCMIFAA MV
Entry Charge: Up to 2.5%
Total Expense Ratio: 1.39%
Exit Charge: None
Distribution Yield (%): N/A
Underlying Yield (%): 2.26
Distribution: N/A
Total Net Assets: €17.61 mn
Month end NAV in EUR: 100.94
Number of Holdings: 59
Auditors: Deloitte Malta
Legal Advisor: Ganado Advocates
Custodian: Sparkasse Bank Malta p.l.c.
% of Top 10 Holdings: 46.9
Performance To Date (EUR)
Top 10 Holdings
4.5%
4.1%
3.9%
3.7%
3.5%
3.4%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.7%
Major Sector Breakdown*
Consumer Discretionary
45.9%
Communications
11.1%
Industrials
8.5%
Real Estate
6.7%
Financials
4.7%
Energy
2.7%
Maturity Buckets*
Risk & Reward Profile
Lower Risk
Potentialy Lower Reward
Higher Risk
Potentialy Higher Reward
Top Holdings by Country*
85.9%
14.1%
Asset Allocation
Performance History (EUR)*
YTD
-1.61%
1-month
-1.32%
3-month
1.55%
6-month
1.20%
12-month
-3.25%
Annualised Since Inception*
0.32%
Currency Allocation
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Investment Objectives
The objective of the Sub-Fund is to endeavour to maximise the total level of return for investors through investment, primarily in debt securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by the Government of Malta, and equities and corporate bonds issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange.
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Investor profile
A typical investor in the CC Malta Balanced Income Fund would be to one who is seeking to gain exposure to the local Government Bond Market and the local corporate bond and local equity markets, either by achieving capital growth and accumulation of wealth via the Accumulation Share Class A, or by receiving periodical distributions which the CC Malta Balanced Income Fund would have benefited from time to time via the Distribution Share Class B.
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Fund Rules
The Investment Manager of the CC High Income Bond Funds – EUR and USD has the duty to ensure that the underlying investments of the funds are well diversified. According to the prospectus, the investment manager has to abide by a number of investment restrictions to safeguard the value of the assets
- The Investment Manager may invest up to 10% of the net assets of the Sub-Fund in un-listed Maltese and/or Non-Maltese Assets. As far as the “Non-Maltese Assets” segment of the Sub-Fund is concerned, the Investment Manager will not be targeting any international debt securities of any particular duration or coupon. However, the Sub-Fund is generally not expected to hold investments that, at the time of investment, are rated below “B3” by Moody’s or below “B-“ by S&P or in bonds determined to be of comparable quality by the Investment Manager.
- The Investment Manager will not be targeting any local debt securities (debt securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by the Government of Malta and/or local corporate bonds issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange) of any particular duration or coupon.
- The Investment Manager will, at all times, maintain an exposure to local equity securities issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange and Regulated Market in Malta of at least 25% of the value of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund. In addition, the Investment Manager will, at all times, maintain a direct exposure to local debt securities (debt securities and money market instruments issued or guaranteed by the Government of Malta and/or local corporate bonds issued and listed on the Malta Stock Exchange) of at least 25% of the value of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund.
- The Sub-Fund may also invest in term deposits held with credit institutions regulated in Malta and other EU, EEA and OECD Member States.
- This Sub-Fund shall not invest, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the Net Assets of the Sub-Fund in units or shares of other UCITS or other CISs.
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Commentary
February 2021
In February, the Malta Balanced Income Fund registered a small decline 0.3 percent decline registering a flat performance for the month. Investors kept monitoring the development of Covid-19 in Malta and timing their entry into the market after the rally we saw at the end of 2020.
In the month of February, the Manager continued to tweak the fund’s allocation towards the bond market, in line with the newly adopted strategy of a stable level of income and capital preservation. Indeed, the Manager continued to take advantage of selective sectors which were conditioned by the covid-19 saga, while they still hold the ability to service, comfortably, their debt obligations.
Moving forward, the Managers believe that in line with a global recovery, the Maltese economy will also rebounded strongly namely in the second year of the yearly. The Managers believe that the velocity of vaccine roll-out will be a strong catalyst for a speedy recovery. This will ultimately pose a stronger outlook for the tourism industry to which the Maltese economy is highly sensitive.
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Key facts & performance
Fund Manager
Jordan Portelli
Jordan is an Investment Manager at Calamatta Cuschieri and is the Head of the Fixed Income desk. Jordan has over 10 years’ experience in High Yield debt. He is a member on a number of Investment Committees and is also a member on the House View Committee of Calamatta Cuschieri. He obtained a Diploma in Business and Management from Cambridge College in the U.K. He also obtained his BSc (Hons) in Economics from the London School of Economics.
PRICE (EUR)
€
ASSET CLASS
Bonds
MIN. INITIAL INVESTMENT
€2500
FUND TYPE
UCITS
BASE CURRENCY
EUR
RETURN (SINCE INCEPTION)*
0.94%
*View Performance History below
Inception Date: 10 Apr 2018
ISIN: MT7000022273
Bloomberg Ticker: CCMIFAA MV
Entry Charge: Up to 2.5%
Total Expense Ratio: 1.39%
Exit Charge: None
Distribution Yield (%): N/A
Underlying Yield (%): 2.26
Distribution: N/A
Total Net Assets: €17.61 mn
Month end NAV in EUR: 100.94
Number of Holdings: 59
Auditors: Deloitte Malta
Legal Advisor: Ganado Advocates
Custodian: Sparkasse Bank Malta p.l.c.
% of Top 10 Holdings: 46.9
Performance To Date (EUR)
Risk & Reward Profile
1234567Lower Risk
Potentialy Lower Reward
Higher Risk
Potentialy Higher Reward
Top 10 Holdings
PG plc4.5%
RS2 Software plc4.1%
BMIT Technologies plc3.9%
Harvest Technology plc3.7%
iShares Euro Corp Large Cap3.5%
4.35% SD Finance 20273.4%
GO plc3.1%
3.75% Tum Invest plc 20293.1%
4.5% Endo Finance plc 20292.9%
4% Stivala Group Finance 20272.7%
Top Holdings by Country*
Malta85.9%
Other14.1%
*including exposures to CIS and CashMajor Sector Breakdown*
Consumer Discretionary
45.9%
Communications
11.1%
Industrials
8.5%
Real Estate
6.7%
Financials
4.7%
Energy
2.7%
*excluding exposures to CISAsset Allocation
Cash 9.5%Bonds 59.1%Equities 31.4%Maturity Buckets*
2.2%0-5 Years48.9%5-10 Years3.3%10 Years+*based on the Next Call DatePerformance History (EUR)*
YTD
-1.61%
1-month
-1.32%
3-month
1.55%
6-month
1.20%
12-month
-3.25%
Annualised Since Inception*
0.32%
*The Accumulator Share Class (Class A) was launched on 10 April 2018Currency Allocation
Euro 100.0%Other 0.0% -
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Commentary
February 2021
In February, the Malta Balanced Income Fund registered a small decline 0.3 percent decline registering a flat performance for the month. Investors kept monitoring the development of Covid-19 in Malta and timing their entry into the market after the rally we saw at the end of 2020.
In the month of February, the Manager continued to tweak the fund’s allocation towards the bond market, in line with the newly adopted strategy of a stable level of income and capital preservation. Indeed, the Manager continued to take advantage of selective sectors which were conditioned by the covid-19 saga, while they still hold the ability to service, comfortably, their debt obligations.
Moving forward, the Managers believe that in line with a global recovery, the Maltese economy will also rebounded strongly namely in the second year of the yearly. The Managers believe that the velocity of vaccine roll-out will be a strong catalyst for a speedy recovery. This will ultimately pose a stronger outlook for the tourism industry to which the Maltese economy is highly sensitive.