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Multi-asset investment with a value approach

Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust (SIGT) aims to generate income and long-term capital growth from a range of asset classes. Investments are made for the long term using a strategic asset allocation to equities (60%: 35% UK and 25% overseas, with modest US exposure), fixed income (15%) and specialist assets (25%, including property and infrastructure assets, where yields can be in the 5-8% range). Around one-third of the fund is invested in UK mid-caps, where over time returns tend to be higher than for large-caps, and where the market is generally less efficient, providing opportunities for stock picking. There is no exposure to safe-haven government bonds, which the managers consider unattractively valued, and SIGT has lower FX exposure than its peers. Following a change in investment mandate in 2012, SIGT’s NAV total return has meaningfully outperformed the FTSE All-Share index, with significantly lower volatility.