GQG Partners
Global Equity Select Fund
Global Equity Select Fund
UCITS Funds
Fund Overview
The GQG Partners Global Equity Select Fund’s investment objective is to seek long term capital appreciation.
The Fund aims to invest in high-quality companies with attractively priced future growth prospects in both developed and emerging markets. GQG Partners’ fundamental investment process evaluates each business based on financial strength, sustainability of earnings growth, and quality of management. The Fund aims to manage downside risk whilst providing attractive returns to long-term investors over a full market cycle. The Fund applies various investment exclusions and overlays the Norges Bank Exclusion List.
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Important Information for Investors
The GQG Partners Global Equity Select Fund involves significant risks and is suitable only for those who can bear the risk of complete loss of their investment. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The value of the Fund’s shares will change as the value of its investments change. You should consider any fund’s risks and whether its strategies are suitable based upon your investment objectives and risk tolerance before investing. International and emerging markets investing have additional risks involving foreign, economic, political, monetary, and/or legal factors. Investing in small- and mid-size companies generally is riskier and more volatile than investing in larger companies. Investments are often made in currencies other than that of the Fund’s base currency, changes in exchange rates will have an effect on performance.
This publication should be considered a marketing document. The Fund’s prospectus has detailed descriptions of the Fund’s risks. Before investing, review the Fund’s full Prospectus and Supplement, together with the applicable KIID/KID and the most recent annual and semi-annual reports. You can get free copies from the Investment Manager at gqg.com or ucits@gqg.com, the Administrator, or the local paying or representative agent or local distributor in jurisdictions in which the Fund is authorized for distribution. A summary of investors rights associated with an investment in the fund is available online in English at https://bridgefundservices.com/media/vjqc5kva/summary-of-investor-rights-for-ucits-fund.pdf, and a paper copy is available upon request by emailing ucits@gqg.com. If the fund terminates its application for registration in any jurisdiction shareholders located in the effected EEA Member state will be notified of this decision and will be provided the opportunity to redeem their shareholding in the fund free of any charges or deductions for at least 30 working days from the date of such notification.
GQG Partners LLC (“GQG”) is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The GQG Partners Global Equity Select Fund (“the Fund”) is a sub-fund of GQG Global UCITS ICAV, an open-ended Irish collective asset-management vehicle with variable capital constituted as an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds, authorized and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) as an Undertaking for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”). Authorization of GQG Global UCITS ICAV by the CBI is not an endorsement or guarantee by the CBI nor is the CBI responsible for the contents of any marketing material or the Fund’s Prospectus, Supplement or applicable Key Investor Information Documents (“KIIDs”) / Key Information Documents. CBI authorization shall not constitute a warranty as to the performance of GQG Global UCITS ICAV and the CBI shall not be liable for the performance of the GQG Global UCITS ICAV. GQG Partners (UK) Ltd. (FRN 844184) is an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority: FRN 550103.
Fund shares are only available for certain non-US persons in transactions that are exempt from registration in the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 and comply with other applicable laws. This document is not an offer or solicitation to subscribe for Fund shares. It is for the information of professional/sophisticated investors, except where the Fund is registered for public offer and this document may be used by all investors. The Fund’s offering may be restricted or on a private placement basis in many jurisdictions. Contact your representative for the jurisdictions where the Fund is registered or passported. Do not use or distribute this document where authorization for distribution is required, unless the Fund is so authorized. The Investment Manager may facilitate the distribution of Fund shares through financial intermediaries. ANY PERSON FORWARDING THIS MATERIAL TO OTHERS TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAW IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. The Fund’s returns are published net of fees and do not take account of any commissions and costs incurred on the issue and redemption of units.
Benchmark returns have been obtained from , a MSCI Inc. non-affiliated third-party source. Neither MSCI Inc. nor any other party involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating the MSCI Inc. data makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such data (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such data. Without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall , MSCI Inc. any of its affiliates or any third party involved in or related to compiling, computing, or creating the data have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
The MSCI ACWI Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed and emerging market companies. The index is net of foreign withholding taxes and dividends, is unmanaged, and does not include the effect of fees. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Net total return indices reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using (for international indices) a tax rate applicable to nonresident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. Information about benchmark indices is provided to allow you to compare it to the performance of GQG strategies. Investors often use these well-known and widely recognized indices as one way to gauge the investment performance of an investment manager’s strategy compared to investment sectors that correspond to the strategy. However, GQG’s investment strategies are actively managed and not intended to replicate the performance of the indices: the performance and volatility of GQG’s investment strategies may differ materially from the performance and volatility of their benchmark indices, and their holdings will differ significantly from the securities that comprise the indices. You cannot invest directly in indices, which do not take into account trading commissions and costs.
AT AUSTRIA: The Fund is registered for public offer and sale in Austria. Additional information about the Fund may be found in the Prospectus and Supplement (available in the English language) and applicable KIDs (available in the German language). These documents, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports may be obtained free of charge from UniCredit Bank Austria AG, P.O. Box 35, A-1011 Vienna, Austria.
CH SWITZERLAND: The Fund is authorised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”) as a foreign collective investment scheme pursuant to the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act, as amended (“CISA”). Accordingly, shares of the Fund may be offered to the public in or from Switzerland. Copies of the Fund’s Prospectus, constitution, relevant KIDs, semi‐annual and annual reports may be obtained free of charge from the Swiss representative: Caceis (Switzerland) SA, Route de Signy 35, CH-1260 Nyon, Switzerland. The paying agent in Switzerland is Caceis Bank, Paris, succursale de Nyon / Suisse, Route de Signy 35, CH-1260 Nyon, Switzerland. In respect of the Shares distributed in and from Switzerland, the place of performance and jurisdiction is the registered office of the representative in Switzerland.
DE GERMANY: The Fund is registered for public offer and sale in Germany. Additional information about the Fund may be found in the Prospectus and Supplement (available in the English language) and applicable KIDs (available in the German language). These documents, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports may be obtained free of charge from GerFIS – German Fund Information Service UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt), Zum Eichhagen 4, 21382 Brietlingen, Germany.
DK DENMARK: No shares of GQG Global UCITS ICAV Funds are offered or sold to Danish retail investors. Accordingly, this document may not be made available nor may shares of the GQG Funds otherwise be marketed or offered for sale directly or indirectly to retail investors in Denmark.
ES SPAIN: The Fund is registered for public offer and sale in Spain. Additional information about the Fund may be found in the Prospectus and Supplement (available in the English language) and applicable KIDs (available in the Spanish language). These documents, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports, may be obtained free of charge from Banco Inversis, S.A., Avenida de la Hispanidad, 6, 28042 Madrid, Spain.
FR FRANCE: The Fund is registered for public offer and sale in France. Additional information about the Fund may be found in the Prospectus and Supplement (available in the English language) and applicable KIDs (available in the French language). These documents, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports, may be obtained free of charge from Caceis Bank, 1-3, Place Valhubert 75013 Paris, France.
IT ITALY: The Fund is available only to institutional investors in Italy. Additional information about the Fund may be found in the Prospectus and Supplement (available in the English language) and applicable KIDs (available in the Italian language).
JP JAPAN: No registration pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) of Japan (the “FIEA”) has been made or will be made with respect to the solicitation of an offer to acquire shares of the Fund on the grounds that the solicitation constitutes a “solicitation for qualified institutional investors” (tekikaku kikan toshika muke kan’yu) as defined in Article 23-13, paragraph 1 of the FIEA. An investor may not transfer shares of the Fund to any person unless such person is a qualified institutional investor (tekikaku kikan toshika) as defined in Article 2, paragraph 3, item 1 of the FIEA.
SG SINGAPORE: The offer of shares of the Fund does not relate to a collective investment scheme which is authorised under Section 286 of the Securities and Futures Act, Ch. 289 of Singapore (“SFA”) or recognized under Section 287 of the SFA, and shares of the Fund are not allowed to be offered to the retail public. Pursuant to Section 305 of the SFA, read in conjunction of Regulation 32 of and the Sixth Schedule to the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 2005, the Fund has been entered into the list of restricted schemes maintained by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for the purposes of the offer of shares in the Fund to be made to relevant persons (as defined in Section 305(5) of the SFA), or, the offer of shares in the Fund is made in accordance with the conditions of Section 305(2) of the SFA. These materials do not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in Singapore or any jurisdictions in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation.
UK UNITED KINGDOM: The Fund is recognised under Part XVII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended by the Collective Investment Scheme (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019). GQG is not an authorised person for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom (“FSMA”) and the distribution of this document in the United Kingdom is restricted by law. Accordingly, this document is provided only for and is directed only at persons in the United Kingdom reasonably believed to be of a kind to whom such promotions may be communicated by a person who is not an authorised person under FSMA pursuant to the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “FPO”). Such persons include: (a) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments; and (b) high net worth bodies corporate, partnerships, unincorporated associations, trusts, etc. falling within Article 49 of the FPO. The services provided by GQG and the investment opportunities described in this document are available only to such persons, and persons of any other description may not rely on the information in it. All, or most, of the rules made under the FSMA for the protection of retail clients will not apply, and compensation under the United Kingdom Financial Services Compensation Scheme will not be available. GQG Partners (UK) Ltd. is an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority: FRN 550103. Additional information about the Fund may be found in the Prospectus, Supplement and applicable KIIDs (available in the English language). These documents, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports, may be obtained free of charge from Carne Financial Services (UK) LLP, 2nd Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom.
This information has been approved for issue in the UK by Bridge Fund Management Limited who is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (No. C149382) as the Management Company for the GQG Global UCITS ICAV.
GENERAL DISCLOSURE: The Fund is also registered for public offer and sale in Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The Fund is compliant with Section 65 of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act 45 of 2002 and is also authorised by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for distribution to investors in Republic of South Africa. Additional information about the Fund may be found in the Prospectus and Supplement (available in the English language) and applicable KIDs (available in the English and relevant translated language). These documents, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports, may be obtained free of charge from GQG Global UCITS ICAV, 2nd Floor, 5 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 CK83, Ireland and from Société Générale Luxembourg, 11, Avenue Emile Reuter, L-2420, Luxembourg and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (publ) AB, Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8, SE-106 40 Stockholm, Sweden.
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