Global Investment Grade Credit Fund
UCITS Fund | Fixed Income
Global Investment Grade Credit Fund
SFDR Classification | Article 8
Why Invest
Excellence in Research
Seeks consistent alpha primarily from security selection and credit sector allocation, leveraging our proprietary “Credit Best Practices” checklist
Emphasis on Tail Risk Mitigation
Team actively assesses and monitors tail-risk on three separate levels—issuer, sector and portfolio—with emphasis on identifying secular changes that impact sectors
Dedicated Investment Grade Credit Team
Deeply resourced and dedicated IG credit team within Neuberger Berman’s wider, globally integrated fixed income platform
This is a marketing communication in respect of the Neuberger Berman Global Investment Grade Credit Fund. Please refer to the fund prospectus and offering documents, including the Key Information Document (“KID”) or Key Investor Information Document (“KIID”) as applicable, before making any final investment decisions. Investors should note that by making an investment they will own shares in the fund, and not the underlying assets.
The fund complies with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (the “SFDR”) and is classified as an Article 8 SFDR fund. Neuberger Berman believes that Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) factors, like any other factor, should be incorporated in a manner appropriate for the specific asset class, investment objective and style of each investment strategy.
Key Risks
Market Risk: The risk of a change in the value of a position as a result of underlying market factors, including among other things, the overall performance of companies and the market perception of the global economy.
Emerging Markets Risk: Emerging markets are likely to bear higher risk due to a possible lack of adequate financial, legal, social, political and economic structures, protection and stability as well as uncertain tax positions which may lead to lower liquidity. The NAV of the fund may experience medium to high volatility due to lower liquidity and the availability of reliable information, as well as due to the fund's investment policies or portfolio management techniques.
Liquidity Risk: The risk that the fund may be unable to sell an investment readily at its fair market value. In extreme market conditions this can affect the fund’s ability to meet redemption requests upon demand.
Credit Risk: The risk that bond issuers may fail to meet their interest repayments, or repay debt, resulting in temporary or permanent losses to the fund.
Interest Rate Risk: The risk of interest rate movements affecting the value of fixed-rate bonds.
Counterparty Risk: The risk that a counterparty will not fulfil its payment obligation for a trade, contract or other transaction, on the due date.
Operational Risk: The risk of direct or indirect loss resulting from inadequate or failed processes, people and systems including those relating to the safekeeping of assets or from external events.
Derivatives Risk: The fund is permitted to use certain types of financial derivative instruments (including certain complex instruments). This may increase the fund’s leverage significantly which may cause large variations in the value of your share. Investors should note that the fund may achieve its investment objective by investing principally in Financial Derivative Instruments (FDI). There are certain investment risks that apply in relation to the use of FDI. The fund’s use of FDI can involve significant risks of loss.
Currency Risk: Investors who subscribe in a currency other than the base currency of the fund are exposed to currency risk. Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect the return on investment. Where past performance is shown it is based on the share class to which this webpage relates. If the currency of this share class is different from your local currency, then you should be aware that due to exchange rate fluctuations the performance shown may increase or decrease if converted into your local currency.
For full information on the risks please refer to the fund prospectus and offering documents, including the KID or KIID, as applicable.
Morningstar Rating
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The ongoing charge figure (incl. management fee) is based on the annual expenses for the period ending 31 December 2023.
The fund’s benchmark name shown here may be abbreviated. Please refer to the supplement for the full benchmark name.
David M. Brown, CFA
Antonio Serpico
Sergejs Prala, CFA, FRM
Sergejs Prala, CFA, Senior Vice President, is a Portfolio Manager on the Global Investment Grade team, based in Paris, France. Sergejs is responsible for managing Euro and Global IG Credit, Corporate Hybrids and Short-Dated Bond portfolios. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Sergejs was working at BNP Paribas Asset Management as portfolio manager for European fixed income strategies. He began his career in 2006 as a credit risk analyst at Privatbank. Sergejs holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Latvia and has graduated with MSc in Business Administration from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Sergejs is a CFA charterholder.