VT Chelsea Managed Balanced Growth
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
What does this fund do?
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†.
How do we do it?
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.
What do we invest in?
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 | % of asset | Asset class |
| Fidelity Index US | 4.62 | Equities |
| SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC | 3.79 | Alternatives |
| Assura PLC | 3.74 | Property |
| Man Absolute Value | 3.69 | Absolute Return |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC | 3.68 | Equities |
| Chrysalis Investments Ltd | 3.41 | Equities |
| T Rowe Price OEIC Global Focused Growth Equity | 3.35 | Equities |
| Invesco Physical Markets PLC | 3.24 | Gold |
| Artemis UK Select | 3.15 | Equities |
| Future of Defence UCITS ETF USD Acc | 3.14 | Equities |
| Greencoat UK Wind PLC | 3.09 | Alternatives |
| GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd | 2.98 | Fixed Income |
| Ranmore Global Equity | 2.91 | Equities |
| WS Raynar UK Smaller Companies | 2.67 | Equities |
| Doric Nimrod Air Three Ltd | 2.18 | Alternatives |
| Liontrust European Dynamic Fund | 2.08 | Equities |
| IFSL Evenlode Global Equity | 1.98 | Equities |
| Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC | 1.97 | Equities |
| Smithson Investment Trust | 1.93 | Equities |
| Rathbone Global Opportunities | 1.92 | Equities |
| Pinnacle Global Equity Select | 1.90 | Equities |
| MI Chelverton UK Equity Growth | 1.88 | Equities |
| WS Guinness Global Equity Income | 1.83 | Equities |
| Pantheon Infrastructure PLC | 1.80 | Alternatives |
| Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd | 1.74 | Fixed Income |
| Invesco UK Gilts UCITS ETF Dist | 1.69 | Fixed Income |
| Chikara Indian Subcontinent | 1.68 | Equities |
| Blackrock World Mining Trust | 1.65 | Equities |
| Man GLG Sterling Corporate Bond | 1.59 | Fixed Income |
| Life Science REIT plc | 1.52 | Property |
| Primary Health Properties PLC | 1.46 | Property |
| Polar Capital Global Insurance | 1.42 | Equities |
| Artemis Corporate Bond | 1.42 | Fixed Income |
| Invesco US Treas Bd 7-10 Year UCITS ETF Dist | 1.40 | Fixed Income |
| iShares MSCI World Energy Sector UCITS ETF USD | 1.34 | Equities |
| Fidelity Asia Pacific Opportunities | 1.32 | Equities |
| Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Ltd | 1.30 | Fixed Income |
| Achilles Investment Company Ltd | 1.27 | Alternatives |
| Regnan Sustainable Water and Waste Y Acc | 1.25 | Equities |
| International Public Partnerships Ltd | 1.21 | Alternatives |
| Schiehallion Fund Ltd | 1.02 | Equities |
| Grainger PLC | 1.02 | Property |
| Invesco US Treas Bd 7-10 Year UCITS ETF GBP Hedged | 0.95 | Fixed Income |
| Man GLG High Yield Opportunities | 0.85 | Fixed Income |
| Tritax Big Box REIT PLC | 0.77 | Property |
| Cash | 5.19 | Cash |
Information correct as at 31/05/2025. Please note percentages may not add up to 100% exactly due to rounding errors
Portfolio performance since launch*
What are the risks?
It’s important to understand investments can go down as well as up in value. You may not get back the amount originally invested.
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†Long term is 5+ years. The aim is to have lower volatility than global equities over a rolling 5-year period.
**FE Analytics 05/06/2017-31/05/2025 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.