Overview
Download factsheetAn ethical fund that seeks to achieve growing levels of income from across the world, alongside the potential for capital growth.
What does the fund do?
It aims to provide investors with a high and regular stream of income, in line with ethical exclusion criteria, that we aim to grow. We manage a concentrated portfolio of high-quality, global companies, purchased at attractive valuations and held for the long term. We exclude certain companies that generate revenues from sectors that do not meet our ethical criteria.
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Why this fund?
Aimed at investors who seek an equity-focused income stream, with below-average volatility and an emphasis on absolute returns that also wish to exclude certain sectors. The Fund integrates ESG and stewardship in accordance with Troy’s Responsible Investment & Stewardship Policy and also adheres to Troy’s Climate Change Mitigation Policy, in accordance with article 8 of SFDR.
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The team
James is the Co-Manager of the Trojan Global Income Fund, Trojan Ethical Global Income Fund and STS Global Income & Growth Trust plc. He has over 30 years’ investment experience, and has managed global equity portfolios since 2002.
Joining Troy in 2016 to establish the Trojan Global Income Fund, James was previously a Fund Manager at Newton Investment Management where he established and managed the Newton Global Income Fund. He was also the alternate manager on the Newton Real Return Fund. Under James’s management, the Newton Global Income fund grew to c. £4.5bn in AUM and was first in its sector over 10 years. James graduated from Bristol University with a BSc in Politics, before completing his Masters in Finance at the London Business School. He holds the ASIP qualification and is an Associate Member of the CFA Society of the UK.
Tomasz is the Co-Manager of the Trojan Global Income Fund, the Trojan Ethical Global Income Fund, and the STS Global Income & Growth Trust. He is also the Lead Manager of Troy’s International Equity Strategy (currently available in the U.S.).
Tomasz joined Troy in 2017 from Susa Fund Management, a European equity fund. He previously worked as an Associate at Bain Capital Credit. Tomasz graduated in European Economics from the University of Rome, before completing his Masters in Economics at Bocconi University, and his MBA at London Business School.
Key facts
‘O’ ACC SHARE CLASS as at 16/01/2026
118.51p
Fund size as at 31/12/2025
£42.4m
‘O’ INC SHARE CLASS as at 16/01/2026
106.95p
Performance
Source: Lipper.
| 01/11/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2024 | 30/06/2025 | |
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| Since Launch | 3 Years | 1 Year | 6 Months | |
| MSCI World NR GBP | 50.3 | 59.1 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| Trojan Ethical Global Income O Acc | 17.2 | 15.6 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
| IA Global Equity Income NR | 40.8 | 37.5 | 12.5 | 9.2 |
| Discrete Calendar Annual Returns (%) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojan Ethical Global Income O Acc | 5.7 | -4.1 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 2.7 |
Source: Lipper. Since Launch (01/11/2021) to 31 December 2025. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Performance is calculated on a total return basis, net of fees, in sterling terms.
Risk and Volatility since launch
Source: Lipper.
| Risk Analysis Since Launch (01/11/2021) | Trojan Ethical Global Income O Acc | IA Global Equity Income NR | MSCI World NR GBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Return | 17.2 | 40.8 | 50.3 |
| Max Drawdown | -10.8 | -12.6 | -18.2 |
| Best Month | 5.4 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
| Worst Month | -5.7 | -5.0 | -6.8 |
| Positive Months | 49.0 | 65.3 | 61.2 |
| Annualised Volatility | 8.5 | 8.4 | 11.7 |
Maximum Drawdown measures the worst investment period. Annualised Volatility is measured by the annualised standard deviation of the monthly returns. Source: Lipper, as at 31 December 2025. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Performance is calculated on a total return basis, net of fees, in sterling terms.
Asset allocation
| Top 10 holdings | Fund % |
|---|---|
| Paychex | 6.1 |
| ADP | 5.8 |
| PepsiCo | 5.3 |
| Reckitt Benckiser | 5.0 |
| Unilever | 4.9 |
| CME Group | 4.6 |
| Microsoft | 3.9 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3.8 |
| Novartis | 3.6 |
| Roche Holdings | 3.5 |
| Total Top 10 | 46.6 |
| 23 other holdings | 51.5 |
| Cash | 1.9 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Asset allocation and holdings subject to change. As at 31 December 2025.
Fund literature
| Document name | Date | Open/download | Archived documents |
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| Factsheet | View archive | ||
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Fund Information Sheet |
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Interim Report |
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Annual Report |
January 2025 | View document Download document | |
| Prospectus & Additional Investor Information | View documents | ||
| UCITS KIID | View share classes | ||
| Sustainability-related Disclosures | View documents | ||
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Troy’s Ethical Exclusion Criteria |
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Sustainable Investment Labels Statement
Sustainable investment labels help investors find products that have a specific sustainability goal. This fund does not have a UK sustainable investment label as it does not have a sustainable objective as part of its investment objective. Despite not having a sustainable investment objective, when investing in companies, Troy integrates the analysis of sustainability characteristics into its investment decision-making. Troy also considers the steps companies are taking in relation to climate change mitigation.
Important Information
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of a fund and any income from it may go down as well as up and investors may get back less than they invested. Changes in rates of exchange may cause the value of investments to go up or down. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. This data is provided for information only and should not be reproduced, published or disseminated in any manner. Although Troy considers the data to be reliable, no warranty is given as to its accuracy or completeness. Any comparisons against indices are for illustrative purposes only. Some of the information contained on this page: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. For the full fund disclaimer please refer to the Fund factsheet. Please refer to Troy’s Glossary of Terms available here.
Important information for U.S. persons
The securities described on this website are neither available nor offered in the United States of America (including the District of Columbia or any other territory occupied or possessed by the United States of America) or to U.S. persons (including residents of the United States of America, residents within an area subject to its jurisdiction and U.S. persons who are resident outside the United States of America).
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Commentary
December 2025
Your Fund returned -0.8% over the month compared to -0.6% for the MSCI World Index NR (£).
December ended with more of a whimper than a bang but did cap off an extraordinary year. Following the tariff-related swoon in April global equity markets rose virtually uninterrupted for the rest of the year. One can argue that the effect of tariffs is yet to be felt and that valuations in the US have reached greater historical extremes but, so far at least, this has not mattered. Market returns have been decent.
Also notable has been the dominance of the Artificial Intelligence theme. The vast sums being deployed to build out the infrastructure needed for this new technology has created a capital expenditure boom which has benefitted a relatively narrow group of companies disproportionately. Again, one can argue that the returns on capital of this spending are currently unknown as is the timing of those returns. Further the circularity of the expenditure boosting the economy, the stock market and consumption via the wealth effect[1] lends a fragility to the current advance that may reverse should the expenditure be moderated. But again, this is all in the future.
What has happened is that there has been material divergence of performance that has thrown up some excellent global income opportunities. At Troy we seek to invest for the long term and interrupt compounding reluctantly. This tends to impart low turnover to our portfolios. Equally when companies in our universe go on sale, we will take advantage as appropriate.
We have established new investments in Siemens (world’s largest industrial software company undergoing a corporate streamlining), Nike (world’s pre-eminent sports apparel company), Sysco (dominant US food distribution company) and Coloplast (superior medical technology company producing loyalty-inducing intimate products with structurally growing end markets). These were funded by sales of Cisco, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Hershey and Magnum Ice Cream (spun out of Unilever) as well as material reductions in Nintendo. A busy year indeed.
[1] The wealth effect is the idea that an increase in an individual’s wealth will lead to an increase in their consumption (spending).