NS Partners International Equity Focused

Highlights

  • Experienced Team: Average tenure of 16 years and a proven track record
  • Unique Investment Philosophy: Emphasizes inflection points in liquidity conditions and stocks with improving economic profitability
  • Differentiated Investment Process: Designed to steer fundamental stock selection to countries with a favorable market environment
  • Focused Risk Management: Employs a factor risk model designed to avoid unintended country, sector or company exposure

Objectives

  • Long-term growth through investments in equity securities listed on foreign stock exchanges
  • Return Objective: MSCI EAFE Index Net + 3% per annum over a market cycle
  • Risk Objective: 3% – 4% average tracking error per annum over a market cycle

Philosophy

  • Country selection matters – excess money moves both asset markets and economies
  • Economic profitability drives stock selection – securities generating high or improving economic profitability relative to the market will outperform
  • Peer review discipline – revalidate, continually test convictions, ensure tight capital discipline

Process

  • Macroeconomic and Liquidity Analysis
    • Changes in liquidity conditions influence security prices
  • Country Selection
    • Country weights based on conviction, relative return opportunity and risk
  • Stock Selection
    • Focus on securities expected to have improving economic profitability
  • Portfolio Construction
    • Macroeconomic liquidity analysis provides the framework for portfolio construction
    • Portfolio typically holds 50 securities
  • Portfolio Risk and Review
    • Formal monthly meetings to peer review portfolio
    • Employ a factor risk model to avoid unintended country, sector or company exposure

Distributions

  • Income: Quarterly
  • Capital Gains: Annually

Quick Facts

Inception Date:
October 06, 2022
Fund Category
International Equity
Fund Code (A|F)
CCL 1350 | CCL 1351
Management Fee (A|F)
1.90% | 0.90%
Minimum Investment
$5,000
Subsequent Investment
$500
Risk Level
Low to Medium
Systematic Purchase
$100

AUM data above is updated daily on all days that markets are open.

Portfolio Manager

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Founded in 1988, NS Partners Ltd is an investment manager based in London, England providing actively managed global equity investment management services to major companies, pension funds, foundations, endowments and high net worth individuals around the world. NS Partners Ltd is part of Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd., one of Canada’s largest privately owned asset management firms responsible for the investment of over $110 billion in financial assets through its affiliated investment managers on behalf of institutional, private and retail clients.

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Current Net Asset Value

Class or Currency

Date Class Price Change Change
September 29, 2023 F $10.8597 $0.0887 0.82%

Historical Net Asset Values

From

To

Class or Currency

Date Class Price Change Change
September 28, 2023 F $10.771 -$0.0034 -0.03%
September 28, 2023 F $10.771 -$0.0034 -0.03%
September 27, 2023 F $10.7744 -$0.0456 -0.42%
September 26, 2023 F $10.82 -$0.0713 -0.65%
September 25, 2023 F $10.8913 -$0.1073 -0.98%
September 22, 2023 F $10.9986 -$0.0382 -0.35%
September 21, 2023 F $11.0368 -$0.1612 -1.44%
September 20, 2023 F $11.198 $0.0502 0.45%
September 19, 2023 F $11.1478 -$0.108 -0.96%
September 18, 2023 F $11.2558 -$0.1704 -1.49%

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Source: Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd.

The above information is provided for your convenience. While we strive to ensure the accuracy of data presented on our website, it should not be relied upon as an official book of record.

Documents

Monthly Fund Profile – Series A

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Monthly Fund Profile – Series F

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Regulatory

Annual Management Report of Fund Performance (MRFP)

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Interim Management Report of Fund Performance (MRFP)

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Annual Financial Statements

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Interim Financial Statements

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Simplified Prospectus

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Portfolio Disclosure

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Fund Fact Sheets

NS Partners International Equity Focus Fund, Series A

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NS Partners International Equity Focus Fund, Series F

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NS Partners International Equity Focus Fund, Series I

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