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M&G Optimal Income I Acc GBP

M&G Optimal Income I Acc GBP

ISIN:

GB00B1H05718

IA Sector:

IA Sterling Strategic Bond

Risk level:

4

FE fundinfo Rating:

3 of 5

Accumulation

Price:

263.2500 GBX

09 May 2025

Last change:

icon-down-small -0.32%

1 year change:

icon-up-small 5.37%

5 year annualised return:

4.18%

12 month yield:

3.98%

At a glance

At a glance performance and information

Eligibility:

Share Dealing Account Yes
ISA Yes
No ShareBuilder
Yes SIPP

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  • M&G Optimal Income I Acc GBP
  • IA Sterling Strategic Bond
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Discrete calendar year performance

Discrete calendar year performance
Investment 31/03/20 to 31/03/21 31/03/21 to 31/03/22 31/03/22 to 31/03/23 31/03/23 to 31/03/24 31/03/24 to 31/03/25
M&G Optimal Income I Acc GBP 17.35% -3.65% -3.06% 10.88% 4.48%
IA Sterling Strategic Bond 12.44% -2.20% -5.69% 7.18% 4.95%
N/A N/A% N/A% N/A% N/A% N/A%

Trailing returns

(*annualised)

Trailing returns
Investment 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years* 5 years*
M&G Optimal Income I Acc GBP 0.98% 2.34% 5.37% 5.78% 4.18%
IA Sterling Strategic Bond 0.00% 2.20% 5.37% 3.15% 2.36%
N/A N/A% N/A% N/A% N/A% N/A%

Fund Objective: The Fund aims to provide a higher total return (the combination of capital growth and income), net of the Ongoing Charge Figure, than the average return of the composite index, over any five-year period. The composite index is made up of one third Bloomberg Global Treasury Index GBP Hedged, one third Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate Index GBP Hedged and one third Bloomberg Global High Yield Index GBP Hedged.

Manager name M&G UK
Manager start date 08 December 2006
Manager Biography Richard Woolnough joined M&G in January 2004 and is Richard Woolnough manages Optimal Income, Corporate Bond and Strategic Corporate Bond, three of M&G’s flagship fixed income strategies. Richard, who joined M&G in January 2004, began his career at Lloyds Merchant Bank in 1985, moving to Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali two years later, followed by SG Warburg. In 1995, he became a fund manager at Old Mutual. Richard graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in economics.
Investment style: Active,Strategic Investment
Region (geographical) Global
Benchmark N/A
Sector IA Sterling Strategic Bond
FE fundinfo Rating 3 of 5
Fees & charges

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges
Charge Who receives this? What is it? Amount
Initial charge: The fund manager Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged. 0.00%
Ongoing Charges: The fund manager The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year. 0.63%
Performance Fee: The fund manager A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions. N/A
Typical transaction cost: The fund manager The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading. 0.188%*
Dealing commission: Halifax The cost of buying or selling some or all of your investment. £9.50 (per online trade)
Breakdown

Asset Allocation

Fund size: 1,357,870,000.00 GBX

Chart date: May 9, 2025

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings
Security Weight
United states department of the treasury 0% tnt 15/05/33 usd100 c-2033 (wi) 4.92%
United states department of the treasury 1.125% nts 15/08/50 usd100 3.64%
United states department of the treasury 1.25% tnt 15/05/50 usd100 3.57%
United states department of the treasury 2.375% tb 15/05/29 usd100 3.25%
United states department of the treasury 0% tnt 15/11/31 usd100 2.90%
Us treasury n/b 2.82%
4,000% brd anl. 04.01.37 2.76%
United states department of the treasury 0.625% tnt 15/05/30 usd100 2.41%
United states department of the treasury 0% nts 15/08/30 usd100 2.39%
France (govt of) 0.75% bds 25/05/52 eur1 2.19%

Sectors

Sectors
Sectors Weight
Government Bonds 48.80%
Banks 14.10%
Money Market 8.50%
Insurance 5.10%
Consumer Goods 4.90%
Government Bonds 2.50%
Asset/Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.10%
Financial Services 1.60%
Government Agency Bonds 1.60%
Utilities 1.30%

World regions

World regions
Country Weight
USA 37.80%
UK 17.72%
Money Market 8.54%
France 7.85%
Germany 7.61%
Ireland 3.12%
Italy 2.96%
Spain 2.92%
Switzerland 1.59%
Netherlands 1.55%
ESG

What is ESG?

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance and is an approach for evaluating to what extent a company works towards social goals. For investors this can be used in order to understand how their funds and the assets they are made up of work towards these goals and use that information to help make sustainable investment choices.


Important information

Halifax Share Dealing Limited. Registered in England and Wales no. 3195646. Registered Office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2RG. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, 12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN under registration number 183332. A Member of the London Stock Exchange and an HM Revenue & Customs Approved ISA Manager.

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