Bertrand Dardenne
Head of Risk Arbitrage
6 Years of experience
Marketing Communication. Please refer to the prospectus of the fund and to the key investor information document before making any investment decision. The documents can be obtained free of charge.
Félix Schlang
Fund Manager
3 Years of experience
ISIN
LU2223683082
NAV - 18 APR 2024
EUR 1,454.86
AUM - 18 APR 2024
EUR 46,573,286.92
About this fund
The aim of Candriam Equities L Risk Arbitrage Opportunities (hereafter "the fund"), a sub-fund of the Candriam Equities L sicav, is to seeks capital growth by investing in the principal assets traded and generating an absolute return greater than its benchmark with an average volatility target of 4% to 6% under normal market conditions. However, the volatility may be higher, especially in abnormal market conditions. This sub-fund may be appropriate for investors who wish to achieve this objective over a medium investment holding period and who are aware of, understand and are able to bear the specific risks of the sub-fund as set out below and defined in the section entitled Risk factors in the Prospectus. The investment horizon is 3 years. The fund is managed actively, with reference to the index mentioned on the section characteristics. For further information about this index and its use, please consult the fund’s key investor information document (KIID
Principal assets traded:
- Equities of companies from developed and/or emerging countries, of any capitalisation,
- Forward contracts (futures, options and swaps) on regulated or OTC markets,
- Money market instruments, bonds and other debt securities issued by all types of issuers with a short-term rating of at least A-2 when acquired (or equivalent) from one of the ratings agencies or considered to be of equivalent quality by the management company,
- Deposits and/or cash.
Investment strategy:
The fund seeks to achieve capital growth by investing in the principal assets traded and to generate an absolute performance exceeding the capitalised €STR (Euro Short Term Rate) Capitalized, with an average volatility objective of 4% to 6% under normal market conditions. However, the volatility may be higher, particularly under abnormal market conditions.
The management team makes discretionary investment choices based on economic/financial analyses.
The sub-fund will seek to benefit from the use of arbitrage strategies in so-called "special situations", essentially concerning equities issued by issuers located in developed countries.
The sub-fund is mainly invested in securities contained in financial transactions in the form of a cash tender offer and/or exchange tender offer and/or declared merger.
The strategy for this segment consists in buying or selling the financial instruments issued by companies involved in a cash tender offer, exchange tender offer or merger transaction in order to benefit from the transaction.
As a transaction that can have an impact on all asset classes, the management team may benefit from it via financial instruments other than equities. The main risk incurred here is the failure to complete the transaction.
To a lesser extent, other special situations may be included such as demergers, changes in share ownership, changes in capital structure, sales of assets, management and strategy changes, company listings, etc... this list is not exhaustive: any event likely to create discontinuity in the price of an asset is a special situation.
For the investment of its cash, portfolio management is based on a prudent portfolio fund strategy mainly via bonds and money market instruments.
The fund may make use of derivative products for both investment and hedging purposes (to protect against future unfavourable financial events).
Benchmark: €STR (Euro Short Term Rate) Capitalized.
The fund is managed actively and the investment approach implies a reference to a benchmark (the index).
Benchmark definition:
The benchmark reflects the wholesale euro unsecured overnight borrowing costs of banks located in the euro area.
Use of the benchmark:
- for performance comparison purposes,
- to calculate the performance fee for some share classes.
NAV & Performances
Historical values graph
Candriam Equities L Risk Arbitrage Opportunities I - Cap - EUR
This graph represents the synthetic net asset value of the fund. It is provided for information and illustrative purposes only. The synthetic net asset value is obtained by a recalculation of the values of the fund’s assets by leveling out the effect of securities transactions (split, coupon, dividend distribution...) in order to reflect the real performance of the fund share or unit. Data may be rounded for convenience. Data expressed in a currency other than that of the investor's country of residence is subject to exchange rate fluctuations, with a positive or negative impact. Gross performance may be impacted by commissions, fees and other expenses.
Annual return over the last years (%)
This chart shows the fund’s performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 2 years.
It can help you to assess how the fund has been managed in the past and compare it to its benchmark.
The index composition may change over time. The performance reported may therefore differ from the performance of the relevant index before its change. Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation. Performances expressed in a currency other than that of the investor's country of residence are subject to exchange rate fluctuations, with a negative or positive impact on gains. If the present document refers to a specific tax treatment, such information depends on the individual situation of each investor and may change. If for one year, there is no performance information, it is because there is no data or the data is insufficient to provide investors with useful or reliable indications on this performance.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share class | -3.27 % | -1.39 % |
Excluding fees/taxes: taxes are not part of the performance calculation
Additional information
The returns listed above are provided on the basis of the Net Asset Value (NAV), net of commissions and reinvested income. All management fees and commissions are included in the calculation of past performance except for any entry and exit charges. Taxes are not included in the calculation of returns. The value or price converted into euros may be reduced or increased depending on fluctuations in the exchange rate. The fund is not a guaranteed investment. The NAVs are net of fees and are provided by the accounting department and the benchmark by the official providers.
Market developments (currency conversion, coupon, split, …) have an influence on the chart. This graph is provided for information purposes only and does not precisely illustrate the evolution of the fund's net assets. Data may be rounded for convenience. Data expressed in a currency other than that of the investor's country of residence is subject to exchange rate fluctuations, with a positive or negative impact. Gross performance may be impacted by commissions, fees and other expenses
Characteristics
Fund Characteristics
- Fund name
- Candriam Equities L Risk Arbitrage Opportunities
- Benchmark
- SONIA
- SICAV Name
- Candriam Equities L
- Currency
- EUR
- Legal Form
- Sub-fund of a SICAV under Luxembourg law
- Fund type
- UCITS
- Creation Date
- Term of the fund
- The fund has no limited term
- Domicile Country
- Luxembourg
- Management Company, having its registered office in Luxembourg
- CANDRIAM, management Company having its registered office in Luxembourg.
- Depository Bank
- CACEIS Bank, Luxembourg Branch
- Transfer Agent
- CACEIS Bank, Luxembourg Branch
- Recommended investment horizon
- 3 years
- Swing Pricing System
- no
- Swing Pricing Description
-
Swing Pricing is a mechanism by which the net asset value is adjusted upwards (or downwards) if the change in liabilities is positive (or negative) in such a way as to reduce for existing investors the portfolio restructuring costs linked to subscription/ redemption movements in the fund. On valuation days where the difference between the amount of subscriptions and the amount of redemptions of a sub-fund (i.e. net transactions) exceeds a threshold set beforehand by the Board of Directors, the latter shall be entitled to:
- value the net asset value by adding to the assets (in the case of net subscriptions) or deducting from assets (at net redemptions) a fixed percentage of the fees corresponding to market practices and reflecting the fees and/or conditions of liquidity when buying or selling securities; - value the securities portfolio on the basis of bid or ask prices;
- assess the net asset value by setting a level of spreads representative of the relevant market;
- The dilution mechanism must not exceed 2% of the net asset value, except in exceptional circumstances, as in the event of a sharp decrease in liquidity, which would then be detailed for the sub-fund concerned in the annual (semi-) annual report of the SICAV.
Tax, Charges & Fees
- Management fees (max)
- 1.00 %
- Subscription
- 0.00 %
- Redemption
- 0.00 %
- Ongoing charges Date
-
Ongoing charges
Ongoing charges represent all operating and management costs invoiced to the UCI net of retrocessions.
- 1.21 %
Instrument
- Name
- I - Cap
- Benchmark
- €STR (Euro Short Term Rate) Capitalized
- Currency
- EUR
- ISIN
- LU2223683082
- Bloomberg Ticker
- CARAOIE LX Equity
- Morningstar Ticker
- F000016QZG
- First NAV Date
- 19/3/21
- Marketing Authorisation
- Austria; France; Germany; Luxembourg; Spain; Switzerland
Orders
- NAV Date
- D
- NAV Calculation Day
- D+1
- Frequency valuation
- daily
- Subscription Cut off
- D 12:00
- Redemption Cut off
- D 12:00
The corresponding time zone is the one associated with the fund's domicile.
Risks
- SRI Date
- SRI Value
- 4
- Definition
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The summary risk indicator ("SRI") is an indicator with a rating ranging from 1 to 7 and corresponds to increasing levels of risk and return. The methodology for calculating this regulatory indicator is available in the KID.
The summary risk indicator ("SRI") is a guide to the level of risk of this product compared to other products.
It shows how likely it is that the product will lose money because of movements in the markets or because we are not able to pay you. - Main Risks
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Arbitrage risk: Arbitrage is a technique which consists in benefiting from the differences in prices recorded (or anticipated) between markets and/or sectors and/or securities and/or currencies and/or instruments. If such arbitrage transactions perform unfavourably (a rise in sell transactions and/or fall in buy transactions), the funds net asset value may fall.
Counterparty Risk: When the fund carry out over-the-counter transactions (i.e. involving instruments not listed on the markets), they are exposed to a risk of default by the counterparty to the transaction.
Derivative risk: Derivatives are investments whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying instrument, such as a security, asset, reference rate or index. Derivative strategies often involve leverage, which may exaggerate a loss, potentially causing the Sub-Fund to lose more money than it would have lost had it invested in the underlying instrument. Using derivatives may result in a higher portfolio volatility related to this underlying asset and an increase of the counterparty risk.
Equity Risk: Some funds may be exposed to equity market risk through direct investment (through transferable securities and/or derivative products), meaning submitted to the positive or negative evolution of stock exchanges. These evolutions can be huge and be mainly driven by expectations relative to macro-economy and company results, speculation and irrational factors (including trends, opinions or rumours).
Leverage risk: The use of Leverage tend to magnify returns on underlying assets, both on the upside and downside. Consequently, a minor trend on the market can lead to substantial gains or losses. In some cases, the entire investment can be wiped out.
Liquidity risk: lt occurs when a portfolio position cannot be sold, liquidated or closed at a limited cost and within a sufficiently short time, which jeopardizing the fund's ability to comply at any time with its obligations to redeem the shares of investors at their request.
M&A Risk: When a major event occurs such as a stock market crash, financial instruments based on a cash tender offer, exchange tender offer or merger may also experience major variations for technical reasons globally affecting liquidity on the capital markets, and this may give rise to increased volatility of the net asset value.
Risk of loss of capital: Investors are advised that any capital they invest is not guaranteed and that they may therefore not receive back the full amount invested. They may thus suffer a loss.
Sustainability Risk: The sustainability risk refers to any environmental, social or governance event or condition that could affect the performance and / or the reputation of issuers in the portfolio. It may be issuer specific, in line with their activities and practices, but may also be due to external factors.
- Other Risks
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Conservation riskThe insolvency, negligence or fraudulent acts of a custodian or a sub-custodian may result in the loss of assets. This risk is mitigated by the regulatory obligations of the depositaries.Credit riskIt constitutes the risk that an issuer or a counterparty default. This risk includes the risk of changes in credit spreads and default risk. The level of credit risk is usually evaluated by using “ratings” representing a comparative assessment of the credit quality (solvency level) of an issuer, issuer or portfolio. “High Yield” investments present the lowest rating levels and therefore a high credit risk.Currency riskFunds may hold exposure to a currency different from its valuation currency. Changes in the exchange rate of this currency may negatively affect the value of assets in the portfolio.Delivery riskIn case of liquidation of assets that are subject to a transaction with a counterparty, this last, although contractually obliged, may not be able in operational terms to return the assets quickly enough to allow the fund to honour the sale of these instruments on the market..Emerging market riskThese markets are characterized by higher volatility issues and a lower liquidity because of legal, political and structural matters. Market movements can be stronger and faster on emerging markets than on “developed markets”, which can lead to a substantial decline in the net asset value in the event of the adverse movements relative to the positions taken.ESG Investment RiskESG investment risk refers to the risks arising from the inclusion of ESG factors in the management process, such as the exclusion of activities or issuers and the inclusion of sustainability risks in the selection and/or allocation of issuers in the portfolio.Interest rate riskA change in interest rates, resulting notably from inflation, may cause a risk of losses and reduce the net asset value of the fund.Legal riskLitigations of all kinds can occur with a counterparty or a third party. The Management Company aims to reduce these risks by putting in place controls and procedures.Operational riskOperational risk encompasses the risks of direct or indirect loss related to a number of factors (eg human errors, fraud and malicious acts, information system failures and external events, etc.) that could have an impact on the fund and / or the investors. The Management Company aims to reduce this risk through the implementation of controls and procedures.Risk of conflict of interestThe selection of a counterparty based on reasons other than the sole interest of the fund and/or unequal treatment in the management of similar portfolios can result in conflicts of interest.Volatility riskA fund may be exposed (taking directional positions or using arbitrage strategies for example) to market volatility risk and could therefore, based on its exposure, suffer losses in the event of changes in the volatility level of these markets.
Documents
Languages
Legal documents
Annual and semi-annual reports
Other important information
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