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New Court Fund USD Rothschild & Co WM SICAV SIF Quarterly Report | Issue 26 | April 2021
Cover: Our office at New Court. This is not a promotion or solicitation of the Rothschild & Co WM SICAV
The site has been home to the SIF – New Court Fund USD, which is not usually available to execution
business in London since 1809. only or advisory clients. When certain criteria are met discretionary
portfolios may hold the Fund, but only at Rothschild & Co’s discretion.
© Philippe Ruault/OMA 2012.
Values: All data as at 31st March 2021 (except inflation which is until
Rothschild & Co 28th February 2021 as March 2021 data figures are not yet available).
Wealth Management Sources of charts and tables: Rothschild & Co and Bloomberg,
New Court unless otherwise stated. Past performance is not indicative of future
St. Swithin’s Lane performance and investments and the income from them can fall as
London EC4N 8AL well as rise. Fund performance is shown in US dollars, after all fees,
+44 20 7280 5000 in total return, combining income and capital growth. Returns may
rothschildandco.com increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.
© 2021 Rothschild & Co Please ensure you read the Important Information section at the end
Wealth Management of this document.Fund manager’s review
Investors generally grew more confident over the quarter as countries rolled out
their vaccination programmes and the outlook for the global economic recovery
brightened, while inflation expectations caused bond yields to spike.
Performance contributions Portfolio activity
The portfolio returned +6.0% in the first quarter In a particularly active quarter, we made several
and has now returned +259.8% (after fees) since key changes, most notably on the ‘diversifying’
inception (vs. +145.6% for US inflation +3% since side of the portfolio. In January, we restructured
inception on 31st December 2002).* This equates our inflation-linked bond exposure, selling our
to an annualised return of +7.3% compared to direct investment in US TIPS and replacing this
+5.0% for inflation +3%.** with an internally managed implementation
vehicle, providing us with more diversified
Portfolio performance
exposure to inflation-linked assets globally, and
2021 began with strong performance from
the ability to more easily respond to changing
equities and commodities, as the expectation
market conditions. Currently, most of the portfolio
of a full economic recovery continued into the
is invested in medium-term US TIPS, with the
new year. Optimism surrounding COVID-19
remainder invested across Japanese, Canadian
remained the key driver of sentiment as
and Australian inflation-linked bond markets. The
vaccination programmes were announced
vehicle also holds two exchange-traded funds
globally. The promise of massive fiscal stimulus
(ETFs), providing direct exposure to breakeven
in the US (equivalent to almost 8% of GDP) also
rates of inflation in the US and Europe.
added to risk appetite, as did the continued
accommodative policy stance from most central We also added the One River Dynamic Convexity
banks globally. Fund to the portfolio for additional portfolio
protection. We have known the One River team
Equity markets were led higher by companies
for a number of years, and the Dynamic Convexity
within the financial and energy sectors, as the
Fund is a systematic long-volatility strategy which
value/growth rotation continued unabated. In
invests actively in VIX futures, VIX options and
fact, the first quarter of 2021 was one of the
equity index options. This strategy, alongside the
best on record for ‘value’ stocks relative to
ladder of put warrants and Okura, is intended to
those categorised as ‘growth’ stocks. One of the
offer robust protection in a variety of scenarios.
key drivers of this rotation may have been the
For further protection, we supplemented this with
increase in medium-to-longer-term government
a new position in a resettable Eurostoxx 50 put
bond yields, which have risen in anticipation of
warrant, which was approximately 20% out-of-the-
stronger economic growth. Benefiting from the
money at purchase and has a maturity of one year.
steepening of the yield curve, Wells Fargo shares
Finally, we also added to an existing diversifying
rose +29.9% over the quarter. The removal of
fund – the Abbey Focus Fund – in the same month.
the asset cap, in place since 2018 following the
account opening scandal, also drove this strong On the ‘return asset’ side of the portfolio, we
* The inception date of the performance. The other financial names in the increased our holding in Topicus.com in February
Fund which implements this
strategy was 8 th October 2014.
portfolio also performed well, including American following its listing. We initially received shares
Performance for periods prior to Express (+17.8%) and Lloyds (+16.7%). However, as part of a spin-off from Constellation Software,
inception date is the Rothschild
& Co Wealth Management the standout performer this quarter was John whose European operating unit, TSS, became
UK Ltd Balanced composite,
adjusted to reflect the Fund’s Deere, the manufacturer of agricultural and a standalone entity following its acquisition of
1% management charge and
fund operational costs.
forestry-related machinery, gaining over 40%. Dutch business, Topicus. Overall, we see Topicus.
com as a mini Constellation, but primarily focused
** Annualised figures are The rise in bond yields meant contributions from our
calculated on a compound basis on Europe, where we believe there are good
to best represent the results of fixed income holdings were marginally negative in
staying continuously invested opportunities for growth. Constellation Software
aggregate. The biggest detractor was the allocation
from inception of the strategy. will retain effective control of Topicus.com (owning
to US TIPS, as these assets sold off towards the
Data sources: Rothschild & Co the only ‘super voting share’) and we expect it to
and Bloomberg end of the period. Nevertheless, elsewhere on
follow Constellation’s operating model and culture.
Holdings are subject to change the diversifying side of the portfolio, our two trend
without notice. This document
followers, Abbey Capital and CFM, performed In March, we continued to trim return assets as
does not constitute a personal
recommendation or an offer well, returning +7.6% and +8.2% respectively. The equity markets rose, for example trimming John
or invitation to buy or sell
securities or any other banking commodities exposure within the CFM portfolio was Deere following its especially strong share price
or investment product. Past performance. The other significant change we
performance is not indicative particularly beneficial as most major commodity
of future performance and
sub-sectors performed well over the quarter. made was the full sale of the IVI European Fund at
investments and the income
from them can fall as well as rise. the beginning of the month, to reduce portfolio risk.
New Court Fund USD | April 2021 | Page 3Fund performance
Since inception, the Fund has outperformed inflation +3%. As at 31st March 2021, the
net asset value per share was $15.47. The Fund size was $446.4 million.
Performance since inception (%)*
Net
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
-50
2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
New Court Fund USD US Inflation (CPI) +3%
Performance comparison – over time (%)
Since
Q1 2021 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 inception*
New Court Fund USD 6.0 6.0 15.3 18.4 -5.8 11.9 259.8
US inflation +3% 1.4 1.4 4.3 5.3 4.9 5.1 145.6
US inflation 0.6 0.6 1.3 2.3 1.9 2.1 44.8
Global equities 5.9 5.9 14.2 26.2 -7.7 19.8 389.9
(in local currencies)
Global equities 4.6 4.6 16.3 26.6 -9.4 24.0 407.7
(in USD)
US government bonds -4.3 -4.3 8.0 6.9 0.9 2.3 88.8
USD cashFund holdings
The Fund combines return and diversifying assets which are invested across global
markets. The return assets are held to generate capital growth over the long term;
the diversifying assets are held to protect capital and investment performance,
particularly during difficult markets.
Return assets (67.0%) Diversifying assets (33.0%)
Companies 45.8% Funds 21.0% Alternative strategies 6.0%
Admiral 2.9% Albizia ASEAN 1.3% Abbey Capital 2.3%
American Express 4.1% Bares US Equity 3.6% Artemis Volatility Fund 0.7%
Ashtead Group 3.3% Berkshire Hathaway 3.5% CFM ISTEC 1.5%
Booking Holdings 1.1% Vanda* 2.8% CFM Trends 1.5%
Cable One 1.6% Lansdowne Developed 2.7%
Markets
Charter Communications 1.4% Portfolio protection 2.5%
Phoenix UK 3.8%
Comcast 3.0% Okura 1.4%
Ward Ferry Asian Smaller 3.3%
Constellation Software 1.1% One River Dynamic 0.9%
Co's
Convexity
Deere 3.5%
S&P 500 2700 putFund allocations
The Fund is invested across global regions, asset classes and currencies. The fund
manager follows a diversified investment approach and aims to preserve and grow
the real value of the Fund over the longer term.
Fund holdings by asset class Fund holdings by currency
0.5%
6.0% 6.9% 1.5%
2.5% 0.5%
0.5%
17.2%
66.8%
90.1%
7.7%
Equities Fixed income US dollar Asian + EM
Cash and Alternative strategies Pound sterling Yen
cash equivalents Portfolio protection Euro Canadian dollar
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. The above currency exposure is net of foreign exchange hedges. For the purposes of more
accurately managing currency risk, where appropriate, we reflect the currency exposure of certain funds based on the underlying securities held
within the fund, rather than the denomination of the fund.
Page 6 | New Court Fund USD | April 2021Supporting information
Rothschild & Co WM SICAV SIF – New Court Fund USD
Type of fund A sub-fund of a Luxembourg Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable (“SICAV”).
Objective The objective of the Fund is to preserve and grow the real value of the Fund over the
long term through a diversified investment approach. The Fund may utilise a wide
range of asset classes in order to achieve its objective. These may include equities,
cash deposits, bonds, warrants, money market instruments, derivatives and forward
transactions, funds (regulated and unregulated), exposure to currencies, commodities
and property.
Launch date 8th October 2014.
Share class Income and accumulation. Base currency is US dollar.
Estimated synthetic OCF* 1.40%. This includes the manager’s fee (1.00%), other expenses (0.11%) and expenses
on underlying fund investments (0.29%).
Transaction costs** 0.10%
Pricing aluation day for subscriptions: each business day
V
Valuation day for redemptions: weekly (Thursday)
Settlement period: T+3
Comparators S CPI + 3%. MSCI All Country World in dollars. Bloomberg Barclays US Treasury Total
U
Return Index. Barclays Benchmark Overnight USD Cash Index.
Tax UK Reporting status is available
* The Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF) as calculated in May 2020. The OCF is the ratio of the Fund’s total disclosable costs (excluding overdraft
interest) to the average net assets of the Fund. It is intended to provide a reliable figure that gives the most accurate measure of what it costs to
invest in the Fund and is calculated based on the last period’s figures. The Synthetic OCF includes the fees of the underlying fund investments
weighted on the basis of their investment proportion in the Fund. From time to time management fees may differ. This will be disclosed and
explained to you in good time before you invest.
** The transaction costs show the most recent transaction figures available.
New Court Fund USD | April 2021 | Page 7Notes
At Rothschild & Co Wealth Management we offer an objective long-term
perspective on investing, structuring and safeguarding assets, to preserve
and grow our clients’ wealth.
We provide a comprehensive range of services to some of the world’s
wealthiest and most successful families, entrepreneurs, foundations
and charities.
In an environment where short-term thinking often dominates, our long-
term perspective sets us apart. We believe preservation first is the right
approach to managing wealth.
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