We often talk about finding a work-life balance and that’s a nice way to think about this fund, too. If you want to aim for higher growth than the cautious portfolio, but you’re not really an aggressive investor, the balanced fund seeks to achieve an equilibrium.
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The Chelsea investment philosophy & process
In the balanced fund, we aim to grow your money over the long term. At the same time, we don’t want you to lose sleep if the stock market tumbles, so we’ll strive to build a portfolio with lower volatility than equities†.
Delivering excellent returns is not just a case of making gains when the market does well. If you can also lose less when the market falls, you increase your chances of coming out ahead over the medium to long term. And by striking a sensible balance between different types of assets, that's exactly what w'll try to do in this fund.
As the name suggests, we will hold diverse, yet complementary, funds in this portfolio. These funds may contain UK and overseas equities, bonds, property, gold, targeted absolute return strategies and other investments. The target equity weighting is 50%-70%, but we will vary the mix of sectors, assets and investing styles over time to suit different market conditions.
We believe in transparency, so you can see a full list of what the VT Chelsea Managed Balanced Growth fund invests in below.
Fund name | % in fund | Asset class |
Fidelity Index US | 5.74 | Equities |
Chrysalis Investments Ltd | 5.14 | Equities |
T Rowe Price OEIC Global Focused Growth Equity | 4.33 | Equities |
Man GLG UK Absolute Value | 3.87 | Absolute Return |
Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC | 3.74 | Equities |
Greencoat UK Wind PLC | 3.48 | Alternatives |
Schroder Global Recovery L Acc GBP | 2.96 | Equities |
iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF GBP Hgd Inc | 2.81 | Fixed Income |
Invesco Physical Markets PLC | 2.80 | Gold |
Assura PLC | 2.79 | Property |
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd | 2.69 | Alternatives |
Artemis UK Select | 2.54 | Equities |
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd | 2.53 | Alternatives |
FTF MC European Unconstrained | 2.43 | Equities |
Supermarket Income REIT PLC | 2.41 | Property |
Invesco US Treas Bd 7-10 Year UCITS ETF Dist | 2.37 | Fixed Income |
Rathbone Global Opportunities | 2.35 | Equities |
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC | 2.32 | Equities |
TB Evenlode Global Equity | 2.27 | Equities |
MI Chelverton UK Equity Growth | 2.19 | Equities |
Smithson Investment Trust | 2.19 | Equities |
Doric Nimrod Air Two Ltd | 2.14 | Alternatives |
RWC Global Emerging Markets | 2.14 | Equities |
Invesco UK Gilts UCITS ETF Dist | 2.12 | Fixed Income |
Fidelity Asia Pacific Opportunities | 2.02 | Equities |
WS Guinness Global Eq Inc Y Acc | 2.01 | Equities |
Polar Capital Global Insurance | 1.99 | Equities |
Target Healthcare REIT Ltd | 1.97 | Property |
Man GLG Sterling Corporate Bd Prof Inc D | 1.83 | Fixed Income |
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC | 1.77 | Alternatives |
Invesco US Treas Bd 7-10 Year UCITS ETF GBP H Dist | 1.67 | Fixed Income |
Artemis Corporate Bond | 1.63 | Fixed Income |
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd | 1.52 | Alternatives |
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Ltd | 1.32 | Fixed Income |
TR Property Investment Trust PLC | 1.09 | Property |
Man GLG High Yield Opportunities | 0.96 | Fixed Income |
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC | 0.96 | Equities |
Doric Nimrod Air Three Ltd | 0.91 | Alternatives |
Jupiter European Smaller Companies | 0.88 | Equities |
European Opportunities Trust PLC | 0.80 | Equities |
Life Science REIT plc | 0.67 | Property |
Schiehallion Fund Ltd C Shares | 0.62 | Equities |
iShares $ Treasury Bond 20+yr UCITS ETF GBP H D | 0.38 | Fixed Income |
Cash | 4.64 | Cash |
Information correct as at 29/02/2024. Please note percentages may not add up to 100% exactly due to rounding errors
It’s important to understand investments can go down as well as up in value. You may not get back the amount originally invested.
†Long term is 5+ years. The aim is to have lower volatility than global equities over a rolling 5-year period.
**FE Analytics 05/06/2017-29/02/2024 VT Chelsea Managed Balanced Growth vs IA Mixed Investment. Investment 40-85% Shares total return in sterling
The VT Chelsea Managed Funds are for investors who prefer to make their own investment decisions, without personal advice.
Valu-Trac Investment Management Limited is the authorised corporate director (ACD) and investment manager of the VT Chelsea Managed Funds. Valu-Trac is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Valu-Trac’s FCA registration is 145168. Chelsea Portfolio Management Services Limited will be the investment adviser for the VT Chelsea Managed Funds.