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Sygnia Life Attentia™ Fund

A high-conviction global equity portfolio focusing on leading
global artificial intelligence and technology companies

The Sygnia Life Attentia™ Fund is a high-risk, global equity portfolio designed to provide investors with exposure to leading artificial intelligence (AI) and space technology companies, both listed and unlisted, including pre-IPO opportunities where available.

Fund overview

High

Risk profile

7+ years

Time horizon

2026

Fund launched

STeFI Index

Benchmark

1.50%

Management fees p.a. (incl. vat)

Reg. 28

Non-compliant

About this fund

Investment objective and strategy

The Sygnia Life Attentia™ Fund is a high-risk, global equity portfolio designed to provide
investors with exposure to leading artificial intelligence (AI) and space technology
companies, both listed and unlisted, including pre-IPO opportunities where available.
The strategy seeks to invest in companies at the forefront of transformative technologies
shaping the next phase of the digital and industrial economy, with a focus on businesses
developing foundational AI infrastructure, advanced computing systems and commercial
space capabilities.

Access to these investments is typically limited to institutional investors and strategic
technology partners, as many of the companies remain privately held and tightly controlled.
The Fund therefore seeks to provide sophisticated investors with exposure to opportunities
that are normally accessible only to a small number of global technology leaders and
venture capital firms.

Due to the limited availability of shares and the nature of private market investments,
the portfolio may experience periods of constrained liquidity, particularly during the initial
12- to 18-month investment horizon following capital deployment. The Fund is therefore
intended for sophisticated investors with a long-term investment horizon and the ability
to tolerate limited liquidity and elevated volatility.

The initial investment focus will be on a select group of pioneering companies widely
regarded as leaders in the fields of AI and space technology.

Benchmark
STeFI Index

Targeted investments

Frontier Artificial Intelligence Companies
The portfolio will include exposure to leading developers of advanced artificial intelligence
systems focused on large language models and next-generation generative AI platforms.
These companies are expected to be responsible for some of the most widely adopted AI
technologies used by enterprises, developers and global technology platforms today.

High-Growth Data and Financial Technology Companies
The portfolio may include exposure to high-growth companies operating at the intersection
of data infrastructure, financial technology and digital financial services. These businesses
are developing advanced cloud-based data platforms, next-generation corporate financial
management systems and globally scalable digital banking and payments ecosystems.

Space Infrastructure Companies
The portfolio aims to include exposure to aerospace and space infrastructure companies
developing advanced satellite-based and artificial intelligence communications networks.

Quantum Computing Companies
The portfolio may also include exposure to companies developing next-generation
quantum computing technologies. These businesses are focused on building advanced
computing architectures capable of solving complex problems beyond the capabilities of
classical computers, with potential applications across cryptography, materials science,
artificial intelligence and advanced data processing

Risk profile

The Fund has a high risk profile, as it invests in unlisted companies involved in new and
emerging technologies with the potential to exponentially change the world for the better.
The allocation to private technology companies introduces specific risk considerations
that are actively managed within the Fund’s overall risk framework. Liquidity risk arises
because holdings are unlisted and cannot be traded on public exchanges. Given the private
equity nature, liquidity will be limited for this fund until the planned listing of Attentia on the
JSE, which will allow investors to switch units. Product regulations and liquidity rules will
apply. Private market valuations may not fully reflect prevailing public market conditions
or sentiment shifts in the technology sector, creating valuation risk. Concentration and
technology risk exists since holdings are concentrated within a single thematic area—
artificial intelligence and deep technology. While each company is operationally distinct,
they share exposure to common regulatory, reputational, and technological disruption risks

Who should invest

The Fund is suitable for investors seeking exposure to high growth, transformative
opportunities that have the potential to deliver exceptional long term capital growth,
while positively affecting humanity through the fields of artificial intelligence, space
exploration and next generation computing. As the Fund is exposed to unlisted
investments, it has a higher risk profile than a general equity fund. The returns are
likely to come at irregular intervals. Some companies within the portfolio may fail to
achieve commercial success.

Fees

Sygnia charges an annual management fee, calculated and accrued daily and payable monthly in arrears.

Management fees 1.50% p.a. (Incl. VAT if applicable)
Performance fees 20% of performance, subject to a hurdle
of the return of the STeFI Index

Sygnia charges an annual management fee, calculated and accrued daily and
payable monthly in arrears. Sygnia charges performance fees. Consequently,
the TER of the product may be higher than the annual management fee quoted
above. These performance fees are designed to encourage and reward
performance by the investment manager in excess of agreed performance
benchmarks with the objective of enhancing the overall portfolio returns and
increasing the likelihood of the portfolio achieving its return objectives.
Fees are quoted exclusive of performance fees.

 

Disclosure and disclaimer

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.

Tax: Tax will be levied within the fund according to the relevant tax legislation. To view the tax implications, please review our Terms and Information document at www.sygnia.co.za.

Linked policies: The policy benefits of the linked policies are determined solely on the value of the assets or categories of assets to which the policies are linked. The value of investments may go down as well as up.

Performance: Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Performance is based on NAV-to-NAV calculations, with income reinvestments done on the ex- div date. Performance is calculated for the portfolio, and individual investor performance may differ as a result of initial fees, actual investment date, date of reinvestment and dividend withholding tax.

Guarantee: The Manager does not provide any guarantee with respect to either the capital or the return of the portfolio.

Other risks: The fund may from time to time invest in foreign countries and may therefore have risks regarding liquidity, the repatriation of funds, political and macroeconomic situations, foreign exchange, tax, settlement and the availability of information.

General: The Manager has the right to close any portfolios to new investors to manage the portfolios more efficiently in accordance with their mandates. The minimum disclosure document for this fund is available on our website: www.sygnia.co.za.

Product provider and manager: The Sygnia Group is a member of the Association for Savings and Investment SA. Sygnia Life Limited is an authorised financial services provider (FSP 2935) and licensed linked insurer (I197). Sygnia Asset Management (Pty) Limited is an authorised financial services provider (FSP 873) and is the appointed investment manager of the fund.

Portfolio Managers

Magda Wierzycka

Magda Wierzycka, Sygnia’s CEO, has driven its rapid growth and strategy. She began as an actuary at Southern Life (1993), moved to Alexander Forbes, then joined Coronation Fund Managers as a director. In 2003, she founded IQvest, later sold it to African Harvest, became its CEO, and after a 2006 deal with Cadiz Financial Services, led a management buyout that formed Sygnia.

Portrait of Iain Anderson, Co-Head of Investments at Sygnia Asset Management

Iain Anderson

Iain Anderson, Co-Head of Investments at Sygnia Asset Management, oversees a team managing R461.2 billion in assets. He has over 23 years of experience in the South African investment industry. Iain holds an Honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and is a CFA charterholder. He has helped establish Sygnia as a leading player in index-tracking investments.

Portrait of Kyle Hulett, Co-Head of Investments at Sygnia and CFA charterholder

Kyle Hulett

Kyle Hulett is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries and a CFA charterholder with 25 years of experience in asset management. He is Co-Head of Investments at Sygnia Asset Management. Prior to joining Sygnia in 2018, he held senior roles in portfolio management and leadership at Argon Asset Management, Cadiz Asset Management, Prescient Securities, and Old Mutual SYmmETRY.

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