Heptagon Future Trends Equity Fund

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16 October 2025
ISIN
IE00BYWKMJ85
Currency
USD
SFDR classification
Article 8
Benchmark
MSCI World NR USD
Category
Global Large-Cap Growth Equity
Investment Style
Large Growth
Fund Size
USD84m

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES

The Fund aims to deliver consistent and sustainable long-term returns by investing in a concentrated portfolio of global equities.

The Fund seeks to invest in a diverse range of businesses offering exposure to the key trends which we believe will help shape the future. These trends naturally align with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and are trends which we believe will grow in importance regardless of the economy and regulation.

The Fund is highly concentrated with low levels of turnover, and is sector, size, and geography agnostic. Portfolio construction is conducted bottom-up, with an emphasis on quantitative and qualitative factors as well as ESG considerations. The Fund does not invest in areas such as gambling, weapons, or tobacco and engages in active dialogue with companies to foster good ESG practices and improve the sustainability profile of companies in the long-term. Fund Manager, Alex Gunz, has worked in finance since 1997 and prior to joining Heptagon in 2011 was a top-ranked analyst at firms including Credit Suisse and JP Morgan.

Space: the race is on

Space is a hot topic, the next frontier for both defence and data. Space is becoming an increasing military priority but crucially the digital infrastructure in the sky that is being created will be inherently dual use. The importance of space centres around big data. Satellites can help connect the unconnected and play a crucial role in mitigating world challenges. Falling launch costs mean enhanced access to data and increased use cases. As a result, the global space industry is already worth over $600bn and is set to roughly double in value over the next 20 years. However, the path forward for the industry is unlikely to be linear given its technological complexity and accident-prone nature. The geopolitics of space remains highly contested too. Nonetheless, investors remain keen to gain exposure, with venture capital deals hitting a record level last year. With SpaceX still private, there are few major listed plays at present beyond Rocket Lab. Ultimately, the data providers of content and services may be the biggest beneficiaries. For now, the race is on.

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Key stats

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Investment Team LocationLondon, UK
Active/PassiveActive with reference to a benchmark
BenchmarkMSCI World NR USD
Fund SizeUSD84m
Fund Launch12 January 2016
Fund StatusOpen to all investors
Share Class Launch12 January 2016
Fund CurrencyUSD
Share Class CCYUSD
Management Fee1.00%
Min. InvestmentUSD1,000,000
Fund TypeUCITS
DomicileIreland
AdministratorBBH Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Ltd
DepositaryBBH Trustee Services (Ireland) Ltd
AuditorGrant Thornton
Dealing FrequencyDaily
SubscriptionsT+2
RedemptionsT+3
Risk Management
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Lower RiskHigher Risk

Performance

As of 30 September 2025
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Frequency
As of 16 October 2025
Fund 41.67 -7.42 32.91 29.80 7.55 -19.80 11.95 2.03
Benchmark 22.40 -8.71 27.67 15.90 21.82 -18.14 23.79 18.67
As of 16 October 2025
Fund 8.66 3.24 3.36 16.09 0.73 12.09 4.41 9.99
Benchmark 17.43 3.21 7.27 19.58 17.25 23.72 14.41 9.24

Past performance is no guide to future performance and the value of investment and income from them can fall as well as rise.

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Top Ten Holdings

As of 30 September 2025
Name Sector Country Weight %
1 Palo Alto Networks Inc Technology United States 6.1
2 ASML Holding NV Technology Netherlands 5.7
3 Quanta Services Inc Industrials United States 5.2
4 Xylem Inc Industrials United States 5.0
5 Cheniere Energy Inc Energy United States 5.0
6 Galderma Group AG Registered Shares Healthcare Switzerland 4.8
7 GXO Logistics Inc Industrials United States 4.7
8 EMCOR Group Inc Industrials United States 4.6
9 Prologis Inc Real Estate United States 4.5
10 American Express Co Financial Services United States 4.5

Exposure Breakdowns

As of 30 September 2025
Type Fund % Benchmark %
Communication Services 4.2 8.6
Consumer Discretionary 7.1 10.3
Consumer Staples 0 5.4
Energy 5.0 3.4
Financials 8.4 16.7
Health Care 12.2 9.1
Industrials 27.9 11.2
Information Technology 26.3 27.4
Materials 0 3.2
Real Estate 9.0 1.9
Utilities 0 2.6
Cash 0.1 0
Type Fund % Benchmark %
United States 84.0 72.5
Netherlands 5.7 1.4
Switzerland 4.8 2.4
Denmark 3.2 0.5
Germany 2.3 2.4
Cash 0.1 0
Type Fund % Benchmark %
Giant 13.2 47.8
Large 33.4 34.8
Medium 41.7 16.9
Small 11.7 0.5
Micro 0 0
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Fund Manager

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