Capture the competitive edge

CT Global Focus Fund

Imagine having the freedom to focus on performance – wherever the road takes you.

The CT Global Focus Fund is an actively managed global equity solution that invests across regions, sectors and market caps to pursue high, sustainable returns and above-average growth.

Driven by global collaboration and unconstrained stock selection, the fund targets quality companies with durable competitive advantages. The result? A concentrated portfolio of best ideas from both developed and emerging economies.

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Focus on quality companies with durable competitive advantages

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Concentrated 30-50 stock portfolio unconstrained by sector and region

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Stock selection drives outperformance in both rising and falling markets

How do we identify a company's edge?

We have three key parts to our process: understanding industry structure in the Porter’s 5 Forces framework; identifying and understanding the source of a company’s competitive advantage; and evaluating a company’s Environmental, Social and Governance profile.

  • Porter’s 5 Forces to assess competitive intensity
  • Prefer consolidated / consolidating industries
  • Impact of regulation and secular themes
  • Focus on understanding source and sustainability
  • Established and / or improving
  • All holdings will display one or more
  • Integrated into research process
  • Determinant of company quality
  • Measure of risk / Informs opportunity
  • Active engagement

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It was a strong start to the year for equities. The AI trade has once again dominated, and markets have shrugged off a range of geopolitical risks, but where do we go from here? Despite the recent market concentration, we believe that equity investors with diverse portfolios can prosper.

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Insights

19 November 2024

Melda Mergen

Global Head of Equities

2025 Equity Outlook: Will lower rates and strong earnings be enough to keep markets up?

Going into 2025, strong company fundamentals and trends in innovation could be outweighed by increased geopolitical risk and policy uncertainty.
15 November 2024

Jim Griffin

Investment Content Manager

Market Monitor – 15 November 2024

Stock markets around the world enjoyed contrasting fortunes this week, with Donald Trump’s success in the US presidential race threatening to create fault lines in the global economy.
11 November 2024

Paul Doyle

Head of Europe ex-UK Equities

European reform must wait as the US continues to advance

The continent is struggling with competitiveness and needs to cut interest rates faster – but even that may not be enough.
8 November 2024

Jim Griffin

Investment Content Manager

Market Monitor – 8 November 2024

Donald Trump’s unexpectedly decisive victory in the US presidential election provided a boost for global stock markets, with share prices in America rising to record highs.
8 November 2024

CT SDG Engagement Global Equity Strategy

Download our Engagement Progress Report to discover deep analysis of our recent engagement and related outcomes.
5 November 2024

Scott Woods

Portfolio Manager, Global Equities

WD-40, the graveyard cabinet and a hunt for special smaller companies

I spend about nine weeks a year in a rental car looking for companies all over the world, discovering their products, operations and customers. Here's what I'm looking for.
25 October 2024

Jim Griffin

Investment Content Manager

Market Monitor – 25 October 2024

Global stock markets endured a difficult week as concerns about rising geopolitical instability and an uncertain outlook for world trade came to the fore.
18 October 2024

Jim Griffin

Investment Content Manager

Market Monitor –18 October 2024

Global stock markets had a largely positive week as a result of solid economic data, upbeat corporate earnings statements and further falls in oil prices
11 October 2024

Jim Griffin

Investment Content Manager

Market Monitor –11 October 2024

Global stock markets performed sluggishly this week as fears of a full-scale conflict between Israel and Iran grew.

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Our World in Motion global equities blog lifts the lid on what we do and shows you how our investment engine works.

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Important information:

For marketing purposes. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Your capital is at risk. The value of investments and any income is not guaranteed and can go down as well as up and may be affected by exchange rate fluctuations. This means that an investor may not get back the amount invested.

The fund characteristics described above are internal guidelines (rather than limits and controls). They do not form part of the fund’s objective and policy and are subject to change without notice in the future. The analysis included in this document has been produced by Columbia Threadneedle Investments for its own investment management activities, may have been acted upon prior to publication and is made available here incidentally. Any opinions expressed are made as at the date of publication but are subject to change without notice and should not be seen as investment advice. Information obtained from external sources is believed to be reliable but its accuracy or completeness cannot be guaranteed.

CT Global Focus Fund: Columbia Threadneedle Specialist Funds (UK) ICVC (“CTSF”) is an open-ended investment company structured as an umbrella company, incorporated in England and Wales, authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a UK UCITS scheme. This material should not be considered as an offer, solicitation, advice or an investment recommendation. This communication is valid at the date of publication and may be subject to change without notice. Information from external sources is considered reliable but there is no guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. The CTSIF’s current Prospectus, the Key Investor Information Document (KIID),latest annual or interim reports and the applicable terms & conditions. are available from Columbia Threadneedle Investments at PO Box 10033, Chelmsford, Essex CM99 2AL, your financial advisor and/or on our website www.columbiathreadneedle.com. Issued by Threadneedle Investment Services Limited. Registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 3701768, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street London EC4N 6AG, United Kingdom. Authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. Columbia Threadneedle Investments is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies.