The objective of the Sygnia FANG.AI Equity Fund is to provide a simple vehicle to investors who wish to gain investment exposure to companies which use advanced technologies to acquire and retain users, including industry disrupting technologies such as artificial intelligence, large language models, cloud storage, big data, social media, and e-commerce tools
“Our funds are designed to challenge the status quo, because we want our investors to feel like the world is their oyster, that everything is possible.”
Kyle Hulett, Head of InvestmentsInvestment objective and strategy
The objective of the Sygnia FANG.AI Equity Fund is to provide a simple vehicle to investors who wish to gain investment exposure to companies which use advanced technologies to acquire and retain users, including industry disrupting technologies such as artificial intelligence, large language models, cloud storage, big data, social media, and e-commerce tools. The portfolio is actively managed and its holdings will depend on a number of factors including the underlying benchmark which is the NYSE® FANG+™Index (although the portfolio is not obliged to hold all the benchmark constituents).
What the fund invests in
Top 10 Holdings as at December 2023 | Percentage | Allocation |
---|---|---|
Alphabet Ord Shs Class A | 11.7 | |
Amazon Com Ord Shs | 10.9 | |
Microsoft Ord Shs | 10.9 | |
Apple Ord Shs | 10.8 | |
Meta Platforms Ord Shs Class A | 10.6 | |
Netflix Ord Shs | 5.9 | |
NVIDIA Ord Shs | 4.1 | |
Snowflake Ord Shs Class A | 3.6 | |
Broadcom Ord Shs | 3.1 | |
Tesla Ord Shs | 3.0 |
Risk profile
The fund has a high-risk profile, as it is predominantly invested in global equities, which
combines both equity market and currency risks. Furthermore, the fund invests specifically
in companies involved in new and emerging technologies, which have a high degree of
volatility. Risk is also high as the fund is a concentrated portfolio, with the fund’s benchmark
comprised of only ten shares. Effective exposure of the portfolio invested outside South
Africa is always above 80% and is affected by, among other factors, general market risk,
exchange rate risk, interest rate risks, liquidity risk and legal and regulatory risk.
Who should invest
The fund is suitable for investors who seek currency diversification and higher returns with
a view towards long-term capital growth. It is also suited to investors willing to tolerate a
higher risk of volatility in performance through exposure to companies that are involved in
transformative technologies.
And for how long?
A minimum of 5 years.
Initial Fees | 0.00% |
Management Fees | 0.70% per annum (excluding VAT) |
Performance Fees | 0.01% |
Other Expenses | 0.04% |
VAT | 0.11% |
Total Expense Ratio (TER) | 0.86% (Dec 2023) |
Transaction Costs (TC) | 0.03% (Dec 2023) |
Total Investment Charge (TIC) | 0.88% (Dec 2023) |
Sygnia charges an annual management fee, calculated and accrued daily. This fee is payable monthly in arrears. The performance fee is calculated and accrued daily and is deducted monthly. Consequently, the TER of the product may be higher than the annual management fee quoted above. Inclusive in the TER (0.86%), a performance fee of (0.01%) of the net asset value of the class of Financial Product was recovered.
*Please note, the performance fee is 20% of outperformance of the NYSE FANG+ Index
(Rand) with a cap of 2.30%.
Fee disclosure
Sygnia does not provide advice and therefore does not charge advice fees. If a financial planner is appointed, initial and ongoing advice fees may be payable as agreed upon between you and your financial advisor. The payments of these fees are facilitated by the Linked Investment Service Provider (LISP) and not directly by Sygnia. A higher TER does not necessarily imply a poor return, nor does a low TER imply a good return. The current TER may not necessarily be an accurate indication of future TER’s. Transaction Costs are a necessary cost in administering the Financial Product and impacts Financial Product returns. It should not be considered in isolation as returns may be impacted by many other factors over time including market returns, the type of Financial Product, the investment decisions of the investment manager and the TER.
Disclaimer
The Sygnia Group is a member of the Association for Savings and
Investment SA. Sygnia Collective Investments RF (Pty) Ltd is a
registered and approved Manager in Collective Investment Schemes
in Securities. Collective investment schemes are generally medium
to long-term investments. Sygnia Asset Management (Pty) Limited
(FSP 873), an authorised financial services provider, is the appointed
investment manager of the Fund. The portfolio may invest in other unit
trust portfolios which levy their own fees, and may result in a higher
fee structure and the value of investments / units / unit trusts may go
down as well as up. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to
future performance. Collective investments are traded at ruling prices
and can engage in borrowing and scrip lending. A schedule of fees
and charges and maximum commissions is available from the Manager
on request. Performance is based on NAV-to-NAV calculations
with income reinvestments done on the ex-div date. Performance is
calculated for the portfolio and the individual investor performance
may differ as a result of initial fees, actual investment date, date of
reinvestment and dividend withholding tax. The Manager does not
provide any guarantee either with respect to the capital or the return
of a portfolio. Collective investments are calculated on a net asset
value basis, which is the total market value of all assets in the portfolio
including any income accruals and less any deductible expenses such
as audit fees, brokerage and service fees. Forward pricing is used.
All the portfolio options presented are approved collective investment
schemes in terms of Collective Investment Schemes Control Act,
No 45 of 2002 (“CISCA”). The fund may from time to time invest in
foreign countries and therefore it may have risks regarding liquidity,
the repatriation of funds, political and macroeconomic situations,
foreign exchange, tax, settlement, and the availability of information.
The Manager has the right to close any portfolios to new investors to
manage them more efficiently in accordance with their mandates. A
copy of the Minimum Disclosure Document (MDD) is available on our
website: www.sygnia.co.za