Portfolios of Actively Managed Funds

WSP Model Portfolios are built from our universe of selected active Ucits funds, plus few passive ETFs whenever appropriate. Allocation actively managed based on current and expected market conditions, while taking into consideration fund managers' exposure and a high portfolios' diversification level. The aim is to demonstrate that an optimal combination of strategies, coupled with a careful selection of active managers, have the ability to deliver value to investors over the long run, while keeping full exposure and constant allocation for a given profile. More detailed reporting including portfolio quantitative and qualitative data are available to customers having subscribed to the WS Partners Model Portfolio Services. Would you request more information on this service, please contact us.

Portfolios Structure

Portfolios are made of 14 to 17  Ucits or Alternative Ucits funds (according to profile), plus ETFs whenever appropriate. Two currency based portfolios ; in US dollar or in Euro. All funds have a daily liquidity, apart a fund with a bi-monthly liquidity. We usually select identical funds for either US dollar or Euro based portfolios, while keeping currencies exposure hedged for fixed income funds. Performances are shown net of fees, calculated using the cheapest share classes, hence making our Model Portfolios fully replicable.

Strategic Allocation & Diversification We keep a constant allocation in equity and fixed income strategies according to Model Portfolio profiles and guidelines. We also maintain a neutral currency and regional allocation compare to benchmarks. Portfolios outperformance is aimed at arising mainly from the alpha generated by active management, and to a certain extent to diversification optimisation. Tactical changes such as in investment style (value, growth defensive), sector allocation (e.g., commodities, real estate), interest rate or spread duration may also contribute, time to time, to the value-added generation.

Profiles

Yield & Income

A conservative portfolio with a 1/3 equity and 2/3 fixed income allocation. Within the equity universe we tend to favour yielding strategies rather than price appreciation only funds. The objective is to outperform over time a benchmark composed by 1/3 of the MSCI All Country World Index, and by 2/3 of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index.

Balanced The portfolio aims to outperform a benchmark made of 50% MSCI All Country World Index, and 50% Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index in a risk-adjusted return basis and with a capital preservation mindset. For that purpose, we maintain around 1/3 of the portfolio allocation into Absolute Return strategies that includes Alternative Ucits funds. The remaining is allocated for 1/3 in Equities, and for 1/3 in Fixed Income strategies. Growth The most equity oriented portfolio of funds with the aim to beat a benchmark composed by 2/3 of the MSCI All Country World Index and 1/3 of the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index. Growth of capital through capital appreciation is the main long term portfolio objective.

Market Review and Outlook

Market Review – November 2022

Equity markets continued their recovery from October’s lows, with developed market equities gaining 7% and emerging market equities rallying by nearly 15%.

The bond market also registered a strong month with yields in the US and Europe retreating significantly, leading to a 4.7% rally for the Global Aggregate Bond index.

At the beginning of November, ongoing concerns about inflation and further central bank tightening were at the forefront of investors’ minds. Central banks did deliver another round of steep policy rate hikes. The Fed and the Bank of England raised policy rates by 75 basis points to 4.0% and 3.0% respectively.

However, despite headwinds from tighter monetary policy, investor sentiment improved significantly after the release of US inflation numbers for October. The 7.7% year- on-year increase was below consensus expectations, fuelling the market’s hopes that US inflation has now peaked and could prove less sticky than initially feared. The idea that falling inflation could mean that the end to the rate hiking cycle is not far off, gave both stocks and bonds a boost.

But, most part of the equity markets have still rich valuation, while developed economies are expected to enter into recessions, a situation that is not encouraging investors to add to risk assets such as equities. Rather, the bond markets looks more appealing with yields and spreads at attractive levels.

Outlook

We have made few changes in October to adjust the portfolios to the expected economic trends.

Firstly, we have introduced a new global equity fund. The fund provides exposure to undervalued, large cap equities based on a proprietary valuation methodology. The methodology tends to generate portfolios with high exposure to value and quality. The fund replaces a large cap quality growth portfolio.

Also in European equities, we have sold a deep-value strategy which has helped YTD on a relative value. We expect this fund to suffer in the coming quarters, given the forecasted economic environment in Europe. We bought a concentrated European growth fund to replace it.

In fixed income we have initiated a new corporate hybrid strategy, which is in our mind attractively valued (6% in EUR for BBB average credit quality). It will replace the senior loan fund which has contributed positively in relative terms, so far this year, due to its lack of duration. Given the level of rates, we are now more comfortable to add a little bit of duration.

Finally, we have switched on a one-to-one basis two absolute return strategies in the Balanced Portfolio. A long/short equity has been replaced by a market neutral multi-strategy fund, while we have switched a long-biased multi-asset strategy into a macro fund with less correlation to traditional financial markets.

Overall, we remain style-neutral on equities and slightly overweight in small caps and in EM equities. Although, we have increased the portfolios average duration, we are staying short on the yield curve, and we are maintaining an overweight exposure to credits.

The rules we have set out for these Model Portfolios are that we are always 100% invested and that the allocation between the major asset classes remain unchanged over time.

Performance Review – October & November 2022

October

Yield & Income Portfolio (in USD) +2.3% (+58bps vs. the benchmark)

Balanced portfolio (in USD) +2.6% (-22bps)

Growth portfolio (in USD) +3.4% (-55bps)

Spread tightening in corporate credit and emerging credit were the strongest factors of outperformance in October, while being short of duration also helped. In contrast, exposure to emerging equities had a prohibitive effect on performance.

All absolute return strategies in the Balanced Portfolio delivered positive performances but were slightly underperforming in relative terms the combined global equity and global fixed income benchmarks. The strong rebound of the risk premia fund (+4.6%) in the absolute return allocation is however to be highlighted.

Finally, active management contribution was neutral this month. It fairly well helped in the fixed income side (+45bps), while it was detrimental in the equity side (-32bps).

November

Yield & Income Portfolio (in USD) +5.1% (+64bps vs. the benchmark)

Balanced portfolio (in USD) +4.0% (-135bps)

Growth portfolio (in USD) +6.6% (+52bps)

Overweight in EM finally paid in November, both in Bonds and in Equities. They were the major drivers of outperformance, surpassing the alpha generated by fund managers (+28bps for the Yield and Income Portfolio, +10bps for the Balanced Portfolio and +41bps for the Growth Portfolio).

The Balanced Portfolio suffered from their Absolute Return allocation, as it is expected during sharp recovery rallies. Most of these strategies were positively oriented but they had a lagging effect compare to the broad benchmarks performance.

US Dollar Portfolios

USD - Yield and Income

Cumulative Performance to end November 2022


Calendar Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
Portfolio 2022 -3.31% -2.26% -0.17% -3.70% -0.36% -4.63% 3.81% -1.49% -6.05% 2.31% 5.14% -10.77%
Benchmark -2.68% -1.78% -0.80% -4.67% -0.08% -3.95% 4.16% -3.28% -5.55% 1.73% 4.50% -12.23%
Portfolio 2021 0.20% 0.67% -0.24% 2.24% 0.81% 0.64% 0.46% 1.11% -1.94% 1.32% -1.97% 1.70% 5.04%
Benchmark -0.51% -0.28% 0.62% 1.62% 0.66% 0.76% 1.05% 0.69% -2.01% 1.52% -0.33% 1.06% 4.90%
Portfolio 2020 0.19% -2.47% -10.45% 6.50% 4.71% 2.76% 3.30% 2.59% -1.03% -0.48% 5.95% 2.77% 13.96%
Benchmark 0.81% -1.89% -5.60% 4.64% 1.62% 1.37% 2.46% 1.45% -0.80% -0.83% 4.49% 1.73% 9.40%
Portfolio 2019 4.59% 1.67% 0.63% 1.97% -2.39% 2.91% 0.90% -1.11% 0.95% 1.69% 1.37% 2.17% 16.26%
Benchmark 3.39% 0.96% 1.58% 1.16% -1.02% 3.11% 0.61% 0.71% 0.37% 0.79% 0.72% 1.01% 14.14%
Portfolio 2018 2.88% -1.91% -0.66% 0.76% -0.63% -0.50% 1.50% -0.20% 0.71% -3.54% -0.22% -2.48% -4.36%
Benchmark 1.42% -1.55% -0.21% 0.07% 0.26% -0.04% 1.00% 0.42% -0.12% -2.63% 0.80% -1.48% -2.12%
Portfolio 2017 2.15% 1.58% 0.72% 1.01% 1.27% 0.19% 1.55% 0.03% 0.58% 1.05% 0.61% 1.07% 12.45%
Benchmark 0.68% 1.49% 0.35% 0.95% 1.10% -0.06% 1.13% 0.71% 0.32% 0.95% 0.73% 0.63% 9.36%
Portfolio 2016 1.16% 2.25% 1.04% 0.86% -0.43% -1.25% 1.25% 4.93%
Benchmark 1.04% 1.81% 0.06% 0.17% -1.23% -0.86% 0.84% 1.81%

Benchmark: 1/3 iShares MSCI All Country World ETF (USD) + 2/3 X II Barclays Gbl Agg ETF H USD
Source: WS Partners, Morningstar


USD - Balanced

Cumulative Performance to end November 2022


Calendar Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
Portfolio 2022 -3.47% -1.52% -0.15% -3.19% -0.75% -4.57% 4.29% -1.58% -5.42% 2.59% 3.96% -9.89%
Benchmark -3.22% -1.99% -0.02% -5.49% -0.03% -5.06% 4.87% -3.38% -6.55% 2.81% 5.31% -12.80%
Portfolio 2021 0.61% 1.39% -0.24% 1.99% 0.82% 0.76% 0.47% 0.95% -1.93% 1.25% -1.57% 1.99% 6.59%
Benchmark -0.49% 0.37% 1.14% 2.31% 0.88% 0.90% 0.96% 1.15% -2.54% 2.43% -0.85% 1.80% 8.25%
Portfolio 2020 -0.68% -2.98% -8.44% 5.95% 3.34% 2.14% 3.08% 2.52% -0.96% -0.17% 6.33% 3.04% 12.93%
Benchmark 0.33% -3.43% -7.62% 6.15% 2.29% 1.82% 3.15% 2.60% -1.43% -1.24% 6.47% 2.45% 11.20%
Portfolio 2019 4.01% 1.50% 0.36% 1.64% -2.65% 2.65% 0.92% -1.37% 1.24% 1.94% 1.43% 1.99% 14.36%
Benchmark 4.50% 1.38% 1.48% 1.71% -2.24% 3.97% 0.54% -0.06% 0.80% 1.28% 1.15% 1.63% 17.18%
Portfolio 2018 2.75% -1.59% -0.42% 0.82% -0.97% -0.54% 1.49% -0.32% 0.78% -3.58% -0.07% -2.11% -3.84%
Benchmark 2.47% -2.21% -0.73% 0.31% 0.22% -0.15% 1.50% 0.48% 0.02% -3.84% 0.96% -2.88% -3.96%
Portfolio 2017 1.85% 1.21% 0.74% 0.84% 0.87% 0.64% 1.73% 0.04% 1.19% 1.03% 0.93% 0.66% 12.35%
Benchmark 1.19% 1.82% 0.56% 1.10% 1.37% 0.07% 1.54% 0.63% 0.72% 1.23% 1.02% 0.88% 12.82%
Portfolio 2016 0.01% 2.83% 0.94% 0.65% -0.55% 0.36% 1.59% 5.93%
Benchmark 0.62% 2.43% 0.12% 0.28% -1.35% -0.46% 1.17% 2.81%

Benchmark: 1/2 iShares MSCI All Country World ETF (USD) + 1/2 X II Barclays Gbl Agg ETF H USD
Source: WS Partners, Morningstar


USD - Growth

Cumulative Performance to end November 2022


Calendar Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
Portfolio 2022 -5.28% -1.74% 0.30% -4.87% -0.59% -6.19% 5.02% -2.16% -7.50% 3.35% 6.64% -13.26%
Benchmark -3.77% -2.21% 0.75% -6.32% 0.01% -6.18% 5.58% -3.48% -7.55% 3.90% 6.12% -13.43%
Portfolio 2021 0.55% 1.37% -0.56% 2.80% 0.62% 0.94% 0.34% 1.59% -2.47% 2.50% -2.66% 1.60% 6.68%
Benchmark -0.47% 1.01% 1.65% 3.00% 1.11% 1.04% 0.88% 1.61% -3.06% 3.33% -1.36% 2.54% 11.67%
Portfolio 2020 -0.68% -4.30% -9.68% 8.05% 3.42% 2.83% 4.24% 3.53% -1.30% -0.43% 8.50% 3.72% 17.74%
Benchmark -0.16% -4.98% -9.63% 7.67% 2.96% 2.26% 3.84% 3.75% -2.06% -1.65% 8.44% 3.17% 12.84%
Portfolio 2019 6.20% 2.06% 0.71% 2.39% -4.35% 4.44% 0.61% -2.00% 0.95% 2.30% 2.02% 2.51% 18.89%
Benchmark 5.61% 1.81% 1.38% 2.27% -3.47% 4.83% 0.46% -0.83% 1.23% 1.77% 1.57% 2.25% 20.23%
Portfolio 2018 3.65% -2.87% -1.07% 0.82% -0.44% -1.19% 1.66% 0.54% 0.00% -6.66% 0.64% -4.12% -9.06%
Benchmark 3.53% -2.87% -1.24% 0.54% 0.17% -0.26% 2.00% 0.55% 0.16% -5.05% 1.13% -4.28% -5.81%
Portfolio 2017 2.83% 1.52% 1.28% 1.65% 1.88% 0.46% 2.48% -0.28% 1.77% 1.50% 1.22% 1.64% 19.45%
Benchmark 1.70% 2.14% 0.78% 1.25% 1.65% 0.19% 1.95% 0.54% 1.12% 1.51% 1.32% 1.12% 16.37%
Portfolio 2016 -1.01% 4.18% 1.46% 1.17% -1.04% 0.28% 1.33% 6.44%
Benchmark 0.21% 3.05% 0.19% 0.39% -1.47% -0.06% 1.50% 3.80%

Benchmark: 2/3 iShares MSCI All Country World ETF (USD) + 1/3 X II Barclays Gbl Agg ETF H USD
Source: WS Partners, Morningstar

Euro Portfolios

Euro - Yield and Income

Cumulative Performance to end November 2022


Calendar Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
Portfolio 2022 -2.91% -2.17% -0.16% -2.12% -1.10% -3.49% 4.62% -1.10% -5.21% 1.76% 3.05% -8.87%
Benchmark -2.28% -1.88% -0.61% -3.10% -0.67% -3.33% 4.99% -2.99% -4.96% 1.27% 2.84% -10.61%
Portfolio 2021 0.50% 0.82% 0.91% 1.16% 0.24% 1.57% 0.44% 1.22% -1.16% 1.34% -1.04% 1.37% 7.57%
Benchmark -0.33% -0.29% 1.68% 0.75% 0.09% 1.77% 1.01% 0.81% -1.47% 1.54% 0.56% 0.61% 6.90%
Portfolio 2020 0.53% -2.09% -10.15% 6.30% 3.67% 2.35% 1.21% 2.25% -0.37% -0.38% 4.70% 1.75% 9.15%
Benchmark 1.13% -1.73% -5.70% 4.62% 1.04% 1.00% 0.61% 1.02% -0.20% -0.66% 3.46% 0.87% 5.22%
Portfolio 2019 4.15% 1.82% 1.00% 1.86% -2.37% 1.85% 1.52% -0.82% 1.13% 0.67% 1.75% 1.25% 14.54%
Benchmark 3.06% 1.06% 1.89% 1.05% -1.02% 2.15% 1.22% 0.92% 0.56% -0.15% 1.00% 0.23% 12.58%
Portfolio 2018 1.46% -1.36% -1.10% 1.26% 0.42% -0.66% 1.26% -0.03% 0.64% -2.96% -0.39% -2.99% -4.49%
Benchmark 0.04% -0.99% -0.65% 0.53% 1.28% -0.21% 0.78% 0.45% -0.21% -2.02% 0.66% -1.98% -2.37%
Portfolio 2017 1.24% 2.08% 0.35% 0.20% 0.10% -0.38% 0.23% -0.41% 0.61% 1.46% -0.20% 0.56% 5.97%
Benchmark -0.24% 2.01% 0.03% 0.26% -0.09% -0.64% -0.11% 0.31% 0.41% 1.35% -0.17% 0.26% 3.39%
Portfolio 2016 1.12% 2.05% 1.00% 0.53% 0.20% -0.23% 1.34% 6.16%
Benchmark 1.03% 1.51% 0.11% -0.22% -0.52% 0.14% 0.92% 3.00%

Benchmark: 1/3 iShares MSCI All Country World ETF (EUR) + 2/3 X II Barclays Gbl Agg ETF H EUR
Source: WS Partners, Morningstar


Euro - Balanced

Cumulative Performance to end November 2022


Calendar Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
Portfolio 2022 -3.08% -1.67% -0.12% -1.83% -1.46% -3.69% 5.15% -1.22% -4.82% 2.07% 2.20% -8.54%
Benchmark -2.58% -2.12% 0.36% -3.06% -0.86% -4.04% 6.17% -2.83% -5.51% 2.24% 2.99% -9.41%
Portfolio 2021 0.84% 1.41% 0.73% 1.03% 0.35% 1.67% 0.41% 1.08% -1.33% 1.17% -0.78% 1.75% 8.60%
Benchmark -0.18% 0.38% 2.77% 1.04% 0.07% 2.44% 0.94% 1.35% -1.69% 2.47% 0.51% 1.20% 11.83%
Portfolio 2020 0.13% -2.66% -8.37% 5.87% 2.62% 1.74% 1.18% 2.14% -0.39% -0.06% 5.39% 2.17% 9.37%
Benchmark 0.88% -3.11% -7.66% 6.19% 1.46% 1.29% 0.45% 1.98% -0.50% -0.95% 4.95% 1.22% 5.63%
Portfolio 2019 3.70% 1.71% 0.86% 1.56% -2.56% 1.43% 1.56% -1.09% 1.43% 0.91% 1.80% 1.08% 12.98%
Benchmark 4.15% 1.66% 2.07% 1.69% -2.11% 2.68% 1.56% 0.37% 1.20% -0.01% 1.66% 0.59% 16.49%
Portfolio 2018 1.08% -0.82% -0.93% 1.60% 0.42% -0.67% 1.30% -0.19% 0.71% -2.76% -0.21% -2.66% -3.17%
Benchmark 0.48% -1.28% -1.26% 1.10% 1.86% -0.28% 1.28% 0.65% -0.01% -2.80% 0.88% -3.48% -2.97%
Portfolio 2017 0.67% 1.98% 0.39% -0.11% -0.71% -0.09% 0.02% -0.47% 1.34% 1.57% -0.12% 0.19% 4.72%
Benchmark -0.12% 2.65% 0.16% 0.13% -0.33% -0.72% -0.22% 0.12% 0.93% 1.91% -0.23% 0.41% 4.72%
Portfolio 2016 0.25% 2.48% 1.02% 0.24% 0.35% 1.68% 1.74% 8.00%
Benchmark 0.67% 2.03% 0.27% -0.24% -0.20% 1.13% 1.38% 5.13%

Benchmark: 1/2 iShares MSCI All Country World ETF (EUR) + 1/2 X II Barclays Gbl Agg ETF H EUR
Source: WS Partners, Morningstar


Euro - Growth

Cumulative Performance to end November 2022


Calendar Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
Portfolio 2022 -4.44% -1.97% 0.55% -2.03% -1.70% -4.38% 6.76% -1.24% -6.09% 2.55% 3.46% -8.88%
Benchmark -2.88% -2.36% 1.33% -3.02% -1.05% -4.74% 7.35% -2.66% -6.06% 3.20% 3.13% -8.23%
Portfolio 2021 1.06% 1.44% 1.41% 1.03% -0.23% 2.81% 0.30% 1.90% -1.24% 2.42% -1.02% 1.20% 11.57%
Benchmark -0.02% 1.05% 3.86% 1.32% 0.05% 3.11% 0.86% 1.90% -1.90% 3.41% 0.46% 1.79% 16.94%
Portfolio 2020 0.07% -3.39% -8.86% 7.92% 2.08% 2.18% 0.65% 2.86% -0.13% -0.14% 6.55% 2.18% 11.49%
Benchmark 0.63% -4.49% -9.63% 7.76% 1.88% 1.58% 0.28% 2.94% -0.80% -1.24% 6.45% 1.57% 5.91%
Portfolio 2019 5.86% 2.49% 1.58% 2.40% -4.08% 2.86% 1.94% -1.50% 1.46% 0.72% 2.68% 1.14% 18.65%
Benchmark 5.24% 2.25% 2.25% 2.32% -3.20% 3.21% 1.90% -0.19% 1.84% 0.12% 2.32% 0.94% 20.48%
Portfolio 2018 1.10% -1.62% -1.70% 1.97% 1.78% -1.28% 1.39% 0.87% 0.07% -5.27% 0.55% -4.81% -7.06%
Benchmark 0.93% -1.56% -1.86% 1.67% 2.43% -0.35% 1.78% 0.85% 0.20% -3.58% 1.10% -4.97% -3.61%
Portfolio 2017 1.24% 2.58% 0.76% 0.29% -0.22% -0.54% 0.21% -0.93% 2.03% 2.43% -0.28% 0.98% 8.82%
Benchmark 0.00% 3.28% 0.29% 0.00% -0.56% -0.81% -0.34% -0.08% 1.45% 2.46% -0.29% 0.57% 6.05%
Portfolio 2016 -0.95% 3.88% 1.55% 0.66% 0.46% 2.35% 1.69% 9.98%
Benchmark 0.31% 2.56% 0.42% -0.26% 0.12% 2.13% 1.83% 7.28%

Benchmark: 2/3 iShares MSCI All Country World ETF (EUR) + 1/3 X II Barclays Gbl Agg ETF H EUR
Source: WS Partners, Morningstar