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 17/10/2025
117.98p
Fund size as at 30/09/2025
£40m
‘O’ INC SHARE CLASS as at 17/10/2025
107.06p
Performance
Source: Lipper.
| 01/11/2021 | 30/09/2022 | 30/09/2024 | 31/03/2025 | |
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| Since Launch | 3 Years | 1 Year | 6 Months | |
| MSCI World NR GBP | 45.6 | 57.0 | 16.8 | 14.6 |
| Trojan Ethical Global Income O Acc | 17.5 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| IA Global Equity Income NR | 35.4 | 39.4 | 9.8 | 8.2 |
| Discrete Calendar Annual Returns (%) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojan Ethical Global Income O Acc | 5.7 | -4.1 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 3 |
Source: Lipper. Since Launch (01/11/2021) to 30 September 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 | 17.5 | 35.4 | 45.6 |
| 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 | 50 | 63 | 63 |
| Annualised Volatility | 8.8 | 8.6 | 11.9 |
Maximum Drawdown measures the worst investment period. Annualised Volatility is measured by the annualised standard deviation of the monthly returns. Source: Lipper, as at 30 September 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 30 September 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 |
July 2025 | View document Download document | |
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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
September 2025
Your Fund returned -3.1% over the month compared to +3.6% for the MSCI World Index NR (£).
The Fund has suffered a disappointing month in both relative and absolute terms. Although we would not normally comment on such short-term performance, this bears some explanation.
The weakness was the combination of two factors: first, market returns in Q3 were unusually narrow, and second, a handful of our holdings across different sectors saw simultaneous share prices fall despite no material deterioration in their businesses.
The narrowness of market returns was in large part due to the extraordinary levels of exuberance for all things AI. This was accelerated by Oracle surprising investors with the scale of its order book, in large part to meet the appetite of Open AI, who in turn announced an investment from NVIDIA, from whom Oracle will buy chips to meet Open AI’s demand! These arrangements lead us to believe market enthusiasm is turning increasingly more speculative.
Turning to stock level comments, there was a broad level of underperformers including Paychex and Kenvue followed by Texas Instruments, Nike and Coloplast. In the case of Paychex this was mostly a pull back following a strong run. Kenvue fell owing to the Trump administration’s efforts to link Paracetamol with autism (which we see as very unlikely to be true). Texas Instruments reported results in early September that disappointed on sales growth, pushing out the timing of demand recovery. Nike was weak after a strong run, but results released on the last day of the month were positively received and confirm that the business is recovering from previous strategic missteps.
These declines were offset by better performance from the likes of Reckitt Benckiser, CME, Microsoft, Relx and Rentokil but this was not sufficient to avoid a drawdown.
In summary, the drawdown suffered in the month does not represent a permanent loss of capital in our opinion. Rather, the free cash flow growth in the portfolio remains strong and our companies remain good value, with more than half of our companies now trading below their ten year average price to earnings ratio.