The investment objective of VT AJ Bell Responsible Screened Growth is to achieve capital growth over the long-term (5 years) through investment in assets screened for consistency with a responsible strategy. Capital is in fact at risk and there is no guarantee that capital growth will be achieved over a 5 year, or any, period.

The Fund will seek to achieve its objective by investing at least 80%, in index-tracking investments and which consist of collective investment schemes (including those managed or operated by the ACD). The indexes which the investments of the Fund will track will be those that have adopted the MSCI SRI methodology in their construction. The Investment Manager considers the MSCI SRI methodology to incorporate environmental, social and governance considerations and more specifically applies:

(i) values based exclusions (and so exclude investments with material revenue exposure (more than 15%) to the manufacture or supply of weapons; thermal coal-mining and unconventional extraction of oil, gas and consumable fuels; thermal coal-based power generation; nuclear power, the sale or manufacture of tobacco; gambling; alcohol; adult entertainment; genetically modified organisms; and (ii) (i) 'norms based screening' to remove companies from the investment universe which do not meet minimum standards of business practices and receive a minimum ESG rating of 'A' from the identified ratings agency (i.e. MSCI).

The Fund may also invest (up to 20%) in the following (in respect of which the ‘responsible’ filters noted above may not apply): non-index tracking collective investment schemes (including those managed and/ or advised by the ACD or Investment Manager), equities, bonds, money market instruments, deposits, cash and near cash.

Save as noted above (with a focus on responsible investment) the Fund will not have any particular geographic, industry or economic sector focus and as such weightings in these may vary as required. The Fund may have exposure to emerging markets (those markets whose economies are in an emerging growth phase and offer higher potential return with higher risks than developed market countries) through its investments in e.g. collective investment schemes or futures.

Derivatives (that is sophisticated investment instruments linked to the rise and fall of the price of other assets) are held only for efficient portfolio management purposes.

Please note, the VT AJ Bell Responsible Growth changed name on 01 December 2024.

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Financial Statements

Assessment of value statements are published annually for this fund - These reports are useful to give an overview of how the Fund has performed in comparison to industry comparators.

TCFD Reports

In order to invest in the VT AJ Bell Responsible Screened Growth Fund A Class Shares, please apply via AJ Bell's own platform by following the link - www.ajbell.co.uk

Please be advised that application to the A Class for the VT AJ Bell Responsible Screened Growth Fund is restricted at the Investment Managers discretion. For application to the other classes within the VT AJ Bell Responsible Screened Growth Fund please complete the above provided application form.

The latest net asset value per share is as follows:

Past performance is not necessarily an indication of future results

Questions and Queries

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Email the Fund Team ajbell@valu-trac.com or call us on: 01343 880 344 and quote the fund name.