To achieve long-term capital growth through investment primarily (meaning at least two-thirds of the Sub-Funds assets) in a portfolio of equity securities of companies located worldwide. Up to one-third of the Sub-Fund's assets may be invested in a portfolio of equity-related or debt securities of companies located worldwide.
General information
Total net assets (million)
$ 291.55
Lipper sector
UK Offshore - Equity Global
Index
FTSE World Index
Fund domicile
Dublin
Fund type
ICVC
Fund manager
Paul Markham
Alternate
Jon Bell
Base currency
USD
Currencies available
EUR, USD
Key dates
Fund launch
29 Jan 1988
Close of financial year
31 Dec
BNY Mellon Asset Management Company
Newton Investment Management: Newton pursues a distinctive global thematic investment approach and provides added value from extensive proprietary research.
DE, NL, IT, GUE, UK, FR, CH, NO, JER, ES, TW, GIB, AT
Shareclass EUR C
General
Share class launch date
29 May 2004
Minimum investment
€ 5,000,000
Annual management charge
1.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
ISIN
IE0004006999
Bloomberg
MELITCE ID
Sedol
0400699
Valoren
CH1332702
WKN
693862
Performance Fee
0.00%
Registered for sale in:
DE, NL, IT, GUE, UK, FR, CH, NO, CL, BE, JER, ES, TW, GIB, AT
Shareclass EUR I
General
Share class launch date
12 Mar 2008
Minimum investment
€ 5,000,000
Annual management charge
1.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
ISIN
IE00B2Q4XV10
Bloomberg
MEGEIEH ID
Sedol
B2Q4XV1
Valoren
CH3890168
WKN
A0NG1J
Performance Fee
0.00%
Registered for sale in:
IRL, FR, DE, GIB, GUE, JER, IT, NL, NO, CH, UK
Shareclass EUR X
General
Share class launch date
28 Apr 2009
Minimum investment
£ None
Annual management charge
0.00%
Maximum initial charge
0.00%
Codes
ISIN
IE0004011429
Bloomberg
MELITEX ID
Sedol
0401142
Valoren
CH1332713
WKN
693863
Shareclass USD A
General
Share class launch date
10 Dec 2001
Minimum investment
$ 5,000
Annual management charge
2.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
ISIN
IE0004004283
Bloomberg
MELITA1 ID
Sedol
0400428
Valoren
CH1332608
WKN
798126
Registered for sale in:
DE, NL, IT, GUE, PT, UK, FR, CH, NO, JER, HK, ES, TW, GIB, IRL
Shareclass USD C
General
Share class launch date
16 Apr 2004
Minimum investment
$ 5,000,000
Annual management charge
1.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
ISIN
IE0004007070
Bloomberg
MELGLEC ID
Sedol
0400707
Valoren
CH133708
WKN
798128
Registered for sale in:
DE, IRL, NL, IT, GUE, UK, FR, CH, NO, JER, HK, ES, GIB
Fund Specific Important Information
Performance record over 5 years
Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax. Performance history is given in Fund - USD A share class currency.
-1.15
BNY Mellon Global Equity Fund
12.62
FTSE World Index
Performanceto
Annualised
1 month
3 months
6 months
YTD
1 year
3 years
5 years
3 years
5 years
Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax. Performance history is given in share class currency.
Fund - USD A share class
4.89
-5.91
-0.86
-5.48
6.04
-28.88
-1.15
-10.74
-0.23
Fund - USD C share class
4.96
-5.68
-0.38
-4.92
7.10
-26.72
3.91
-9.84
0.77
FTSE World
8.37
-5.27
2.33
-2.10
11.14
-19.99
12.62
-7.16
2.40
Sector average
7.51
-5.39
0.54
-3.37
8.55
-27.09
4.84
-10.24
0.73
Fund - EUR A share class
-0.87
-3.65
6.47
4.68
15.26
-25.09
-8.07
-9.18
-1.67
Fund - EUR C share class
-0.80
-3.41
6.99
5.29
16.40
-22.82
–
-8.27
–
FTSE World
1.89
-3.31
9.17
7.82
20.94
-15.93
5.00
-5.62
0.98
Sector average
1.08
-3.44
7.26
6.42
18.13
-23.39
-2.25
-8.74
-0.67
Ranking of fund in sector
335
203
273
296
268
150
108
150
108
No. of funds in sector
377
377
376
375
368
261
181
261
181
Quartile rank
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Statutory performance data updated quarterly
From
30 Jun 09
30 Jun 08
29 Jun 07
30 Jun 06
30 Jun 05
To
30 Jun 10
30 Jun 09
30 Jun 08
29 Jun 07
30 Jun 06
Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax.
Performance history is given in Fund - USD A share class currency.
Fund
5.0%
-36.1%
1.7%
22.5%
16.8%
Calendar Performance
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax. Performance history is given in Fund - USD A share class currency.
Fund
28.01
-46.98
20.44
18.81
12.83
Index
34.38
-40.91
11.32
21.46
11.31
Quartile Rank
3
3
1
3
2
Asset allocation
Asset allocation - industry
Holdings and Risk
Top 10 holdings
%
Sprint Nextel Corp
2.6
Roche Hldgs AG
2.1
Nestle SA
1.7
Bank of Ayudhya PCL
1.6
EMC Corp
1.5
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
1.5
Philip Morris Intnl Inc
1.4
Banco Santander Brasil SA
1.4
Newcrest Mining Ltd
1.4
Novartis AG
1.4
Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time without notice, are for information purposes only and should not be construed as investment recommendations.
