American investment management company Vanguard has introduced four actively managed funds for the UK market.
The new UK-domiciled range includes two global equities fund, an emerging markets equities fund, and a balanced mixed-assets fund.
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The Global Equity fund will invest in companies across the globe, and will have an ongoing charge of 0.60%. The fund will be managed by Baillie Gifford and Wellington Management.
The Global Equity Income fund, with an ongoing charge of 0.60%, will be managed by Wellington Management and the Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group.
The Global Emerging Markets fund, with an ongoing charge of 0.80%, will be managed by Baillie Gifford, Oaktree and Pzena Investment Management.
The Global Balanced fund will be divided into fixed income (35%) and equity (65%), and will target developed market equities, investment grade corporate bonds and highly liquid fixed income instruments. The fund, having an ongoing charge of 0.60%, will be managed by Wellington Management.
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By GlobalDataVanguard MD for Europe John James said: "Although Vanguard is a globally recognised indexing expert, we have successfully managed active funds in the US for more than forty years and we have nearly US$1trn in global active assets under management. The firm uses in-house management and is one of the world’s largest buyers of third-party investment management, giving it extensive experience in internal active management as well as active manager selection."
