It is nice to have alternatives, especially in periods of market volatility, when equity and fixed income returns are under strain. Trade tensions, geopolitical conflict and concern about the pace of economic growth have forced many investors to review their financial goals. In these times, it can make sense to look beyond long-only stock and bond funds. Alternative investment strategies can supplement traditional stock, bond, and cash allocations. Alternative investments can include hedge funds, private capital, natural resources, and real estate.
Many of these types of investments aim to generate positive returns regardless of the market backdrop, although such an outcome cannot be guaranteed. Alternatives can also have a low correlation to major asset classes. Although correlation can change over time, and there is a risk that diversification benefits decrease, some kinds of alternatives have exhibited low correlation over a long period. 1 In this way, they can be used to diversify portfolio returns and to help investors to achieve their long-term goals.
At Jupiter Asset Management, we have a range of actively managed alternative investment strategies that aim to offer uncorrelated returns. Four funds that we highlight here are: Jupiter Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR), Jupiter GEARx Strategy, Jupiter Gold & Silver Fund and Jupiter Strategic Absolute Return Bond Fund (SARB).
1 Source: Morningstar, from 01.07.2009 to 30.04.2025.
Fund specific risks
Jupiter Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Bond Fund
- Currency risk - the Fund is denominated in USD and may use hedging techniques to try to reduce the effects of changes in the exchange rate between the currency of the underlying investments and the base currency of the Fund. These techniques may not eliminate all currency risk. The value of your shares may rise and fall as a result of exchange rate movements.
- Investment risk - whilst the Fund aims to deliver above zero performance irrespective of market conditions, there can be no guarantee this aim will be achieved. Furthermore the Fund may exceed its volatility limit. A capital loss of some or all of the amount invested may occur.
- Derivative risk - the Fund uses derivatives to generate returns and/or to reduce costs and the overall risk of the Fund. Using derivatives can involve a higher level of risk. A small movement in the price of an underlying investment may result in a disproportionately large movement in the price of the derivative investment. Derivatives also involve counterparty risk where the institutions acting as counterparty to derivatives may not meet their contractual obligations.
- Company shares (i.e. equities) risk - the value of Company shares and similar investments may go down as well as up in response to the performance of individual companies and can be affected by daily stock market movements and general market conditions.
- Stock Connect risk - the Fund may invest in China A-Shares through the China-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”). Stock Connect is governed by regulations which are untested and subject to change. Trading limitations and restrictions on foreign ownership may constrain the Fund's ability to pursue its investment strategy.
- Sustainability Article 8 - Investments are selected or excluded on both financial and non-financial criteria. The Fund's performance may differ from the broader market or other Funds that do not utilize ESG criteria when selecting investments.
For a more detailed explanation of risks, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the prospectus. The funds may be subject to other risk factors, please see the Prospectus for further information.
Jupiter Gold & Silver Fund
- Currency risk - the Fund is denominated in USD but may hold assets denominated in, or with exposure to, other currencies. The value of your shares may rise and fall as a result of exchange rate movements.
- Sector concentration risk - the Fund's investments are concentrated in natural resource companies, and may be subject to a greater degree of risk and volatility than a fund following a more diversified strategy. Silver tends to outperform gold in a rising gold price environment and it tends to underperform gold when sentiment moves against the sector.
- Investment risk - there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its objective. A capital loss of some or all of the amount invested may occur.
- Concentration risk (number of investments) - the Fund may at times hold a smaller number of investments, and therefore a fall in the value of a single investment may have a greater impact on the Fund's value than if it held a larger number of investments.
- Derivative risk - the Fund may use derivatives to generate returns as well as to reduce costs and/or the overall risk of the Fund. Using derivatives can involve a higher level of risk. A small movement in the price of an underlying investment may result in a disproportionately large movement in the price of the derivative investment. Derivatives also involve counterparty risk where the institutions acting as counterparty to derivatives may not meet their contractual obligations.
- Strategy risk - as the Fund invests in other collective investment schemes, which themselves invest in assets such as bonds, company shares, cash and currencies, it will be subject to the collective risks of these other funds. This may include emerging markets risk and smaller companies risk.
- Liquidity risk - some investments may become hard to value or sell at a desired time and price. In extreme circumstances this may affect the Fund's ability to meet redemption requests upon demand.
- Company shares (i.e. equities) risk - the value of Company shares and similar investments may go down as well as up in response to the performance of individual companies and can be affected by daily stock market movements and general market conditions.
- Smaller companies risk - smaller companies are subject to greater risk and reward potential. Investments may be volatile or difficult to buy or sell.
For a more detailed explanation of risks, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the prospectus.
Jupiter Strategic Absolute Return Bond Fund
- Interest rate risk - The fund can invest in assets whose value is sensitive to changes in interest rates (for example bonds) meaning that the value of these investments may fluctuate significantly with movement in interest rates.e.g. the value of a bond tends to decrease when interest rates rise.
- Pricing Risk - Price movements in financial assets mean the value of assets can fall as well as rise, with this risk typically amplified in more volatile market conditions.
- Credit risk - the issuer of a bond or a similar investment within the Fund may not pay income or repay capital to the Fund when due.
- Contingent convertible bonds - The fund may invest in contingent convertible bonds. These instruments may experience material losses based on certain trigger events. Specifically these triggers may result in a partial or total loss of value, or the investments may be converted into equity, both of which are likely to entail significant losses.
- Derivative risk - the Fund uses derivatives to generate returns and/or to reduce costs and the overall risk of the Fund. Using derivatives can involve a higher level of risk. A small movement in the price of an underlying investment may result in a disproportionately large movement in the price of the derivative investment.
- Counterparty Default Risk - The risk of losses due to the default of a counterparty on a derivatives contract or a custodian that is safeguarding the fund's assets.
- Bond connect risk - the rules of the Bond Connect scheme may not always permit the Fund to sell its assets, and may cause the Fund to suffer losses on an investment.
For a more detailed explanation of risks, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the prospectus.
The Fund may be more than 35% invested in Government and public securities. These can be issued by other countries and Governments. Your attention is drawn to the stated investment policy which is set out in the Fund’s prospectus. The fund may be subject to other risk factors, please see the Prospectus for further information.
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For investors in Singapore
Please note that Jupiter Merian Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (GEAR), Jupiter Gold & Silver Fund and Jupiter Strategic Absolute Return Bond Fund (SARB) have been entered into the List of Restricted Schemes by Monetary Authority of Singapore) as defined in regulation 2 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 2005) under paragraph 3 or 4 of the Sixth Schedule of the Regulations. This document is not to be distributed to the retail public of Singapore.
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