International Growth Fund

This is a US dollar-denominated portfolio which invests outside of South Africa. A South African Investor using rand to invest requires South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and South African Revenue Service (SARS) clearance to take funds offshore. The Investor will invest and disinvest US dollars as opposed to rand.

The fund is a class of shares in an open-ended investment company listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and is regulated by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority.

US Dollar-denominated

Fund Objective

The objective and mandate of this fund is to generate long-term capital growth and a distributable income stream through holding a combination of dividend paying equities, bonds, listed real estate securities and money market instruments. The fund will be managed to achieve a gross yield in US dollar terms comparable to the yield generated by the average of the S&P 500 Index and the JP Morgan Global Government Bond Index, and generate capital growth in US dollars in excess of US Consumer Price Inflation. The fund is a class of shares in an open-ended investment company listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and is regulated by The Central Bank of Ireland. The fund is approved for sale in South Africa by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The portfolio is valued and its returns are measured in US dollars. Marriott Asset Management (Pty) Ltd is a Licensed Financial Services Provider and is regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa.

General Information

  • Currency

USD

  • Fund Classification

Offshore Asset Allocation

  • Unit Class

A

  • Minimum Initial Investment

$1,000

  • Minimum Additional Investment

Any amount

  • Distribution Declaration Dates

28 February, 31 August

  • Distribution Payment Dates

31 March, 30 September

  • Risk Category

Moderately Aggressive

Fund Limits and Constraints

Investments will be denominated in US dollars, euro and UK pounds sterling, and reported in US dollars.

Fees and Charges (excluding VAT)

  • Advisor Initial Fee

Maximum 3.0%

  • Advisor Annual Fee

0.25% or 0.5%

  • Marriott Initial Fee

0%

  • Marriott Annual Management Fee

1.5%

Asset acquisition costs, audit fees, trustee/depositary fees, bank charges, levies/taxes, share listing fees, share creation fees and service charges are levied against the portfolio.

Marriott International Funds PLC invests on behalf of investors in shares traded on a regulated market. The European Union (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2020 therefore oblige Marriott International Funds PLC to make available on its website an engagement policy or to publicly explain why that policy is not in place. Please refer to the prospectus of Marriott International Funds PLC and the Key Information Documents before making any final investment decisions. Investors can obtain information on investor rights in English by reviewing these documents. The UCITS management company has the right to terminate the arrangements made for marketing.

Local Investments

What do you want to do?

Minimum investment

Product

Grow your wealth but have access to it when you need it.

R500 lump sum and/or R300 debit order

Unit Trusts

Draw an income from your retirement savings.

R50,000

Living Annuity

Draw an income from your personal wealth savings.

R50,000

Income Solution

Save for retirement in a tax efficient way.

R10,000 lump sum and/or R300 debit order

Retirement Annuity

Transfer your retirement savings when changing employment.

R50,000

Preservation Fund

Offshore Investments

What do you want to do?

Minimum investment

Product

Invest in an offshore share portfolio.

£25,000

International Share Portfolio (GBP)

Invest in a direct UK real estate Fund.

£10,000

First World Hybrid Real Estate plc (GBP)

Invest in offshore high-income portfolios.

£25,000 or $30,000

Smart International Income Portfolio

Invest in a offshore diversified equity Portfolio.

£25,000 or $30,000

Smart International Equity Portfolio

Invest in offshore unit trusts.

£1,000 or $1,000

Unit Trusts (USD and/or GBP)

Invest in global unit trusts.

R500 lump sum and/or R300 debit order

Unit Trust Feeder Funds (ZAR)

Preservation Fund

Where

Minimum investment

Product

I am transferring from a ...

R50,000

Pension Fund

I am transferring from a ...

R50,000

Provident Fund