Handelsbanken Företagsobligation Investment Grade (A9 SEK)

Legal name: Handelsbanken Företagsobligation Investment Grade (A9 SEK)

Bond Fund Registered in Sweden (UCITS) Bid

About risk

Historical yields are not a guarantee of future returns. A fund can both increase and decrease in value and it is not guaranteed that you will recover the entire invested amount. Note that a fund with risk level 5-7, as stated in the fund's fact sheet (KID), can vary greatly in value due to the fund's composition and management methodology. The prospectus, fund rules and KID are available under each fund. Summary of investors' rights.

The fund invests in interest-bearing financial instruments, denominated in SEK and EUR, that are issued by companies, mortgage institutions and states. The fund's investments have a credit rating within Investment Grade. The average residual duration for the fund's investments total a maximum of 5 years. The fund's value growth varies over time and is impacted primarily by the credit market. Holdings are currency hedged in SEK.

For this fund, the fund company's Enhanced exclusion level applies. For information about sectors that the fund excludes, see the Detailed information tab.

The fund is reported as an Article 8 fund pursuant to EU regulation 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR).

Fund manager

Erik Gunnarsson Experience in the fund industry 2006. Portfolio Manager since 3 May 2018.

Risk 2/7

The risk indicator provides guidance on the risk level for this product relative to other financial products. It shows the likelihood that the product will decrease in value due to market performance. Risk level 1 represents a low risk and risk level 7 is a high risk.

About risk

The risk/return indicator illustrates the link between risk and potential returns from an investment in the fund. The indicator is based on the change in the fund’s value over the past 5 years. Given that the fund does not have five years of historical performance, the risk indicator has been estimated based on the fund’s benchmark index (see above under the heading, Objectives and Investment Focus).

This shareclass belongs to category 2, which means there is a low risk for up- and downturns in the net asset value. Category 1 does not mean that the fund is risk-free. The fund's risk indicator can change both upwards and downwards on the scale over time, as the indicator is based on historical data that does not guarantee future risk/returns.

The risk in a fixed income fund is due in part to the average fixed interest duration on the fund’s holdings, i.e., the fund’s interest rate risk. The fund normally consists of holdings with a longer fixed interest duration, which results in a higher interest rate risk.

The indicator primarily reflects the upturns and downturns in the value of the fund’s holdings in interest-bearing securities.

The indicator reflects the most important risks in the fund but excludes the following material risks:

Given that the fund’s investments are made in one country or a limited number of countries, the fund normally has a higher risk relative to investments that are allocated with a broader geographical distribution across several regions or countries.

The fund has exposure to credit risk, i.e., the risk that an issuer is unable to meet its commitments. The credit risk is derived from the issuer’s credit worthiness. The fund’s investments only include assets with high credit worthiness, so-called investment grade.

The fund invests in corporate bonds for which liquidity is frequently lower, and the variation in liquidity is considered to be higher relative to the fixed income market in general. This can impact the fund's ability to manage significant outflows at a relatively low cost.

This product does not provide any protection from future market performance. You could therefore lose some or all of your investment.

Additional information about the risks may be found in the prospectus available at www.handelsbanken.se/funds.

Total Rating™

31.10.2024

The rating shows which funds have historically posted the strongest performance in relation to risk. Ratings are denoted by a scale of one to five stars, with five as the highest rating. A fund must have a performance history of at least three years to receive a rating.
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SFDR

This fund promotes environmental and social characteristics through its investments but does not have sustainable investments as its objective. As a result, the fund takes into consideration the environment and climate, as well as human rights, employees’ rights and corruption.
The fund is reported as an Article 8 fund pursuant to EU regulation on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR).

30.09.2024

Sustainability-
rating

The sustainability rating is developed by the fund information company Morningstar. The rating measures how well the fund's investee companies manage sustainability risks relative to other funds within the same global Morningstar category. If the fund has invested in government bonds issued by sovereign states, the respective country's sustainability risk is included in the calculation. The analyzed funds can receive a sustainability rating between 1 and 5 globes, with 5 as the highest rating.

About Sustainabilty rating

The fund complies with the UN Principles for Responsible Investments.

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Performance

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Handelsbanken Företagsobligation Investment Grade (A9 SEK) (SEK)

Note that benchmark returns, unlike fund returns, do not take distributions into account. As a result, fund returns are higher than they would otherwise be relative to benchmark.

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Historical rates

Performance

Rate 22.11.2024	1 week	1 month	3 months	2024	1 year	5 years	10 years
108.69 SEK	0.12%	0.35%	0.97%	4.35%	5.69%	-	-

Portfolio 17.10.2024

Portfolio manager comments — Q3 2024

The fund rose 1.5% in SEK during Q3, which was characterized by a sharp decline in interest rates as several rate cuts were priced in after inflation data continued to decline and there were clear signs of a slowdown in the US economy with a weakening in the labor market. The Riksbank and the European Central Bank continued to cut interest rates in line with the plan previously communicated, while the US central bank unexpectedly cut key rates by 50 bps in September. The pricing in the fixed income market indicates that key rates are too restrictive and that additional cuts are necessary to ensure that growth does not decline significantly.

It is essential that unemployment does not rise in Sweden and Europe, as this runs the risk of leading to structural unemployment. The performance of credit spreads was sideways during the quarter, although some volatility was affected by fluctuations in the equity markets. This was driven by weaker company reports in Europe, while the US was affected by weaker than expected labor market data.

Issuing volumes were higher after the summer, as was demand, which created a stable environment for the movements in spreads. The fund has had an overweight in short-term rates and spread duration for some time, which contributed positively to returns when the interest rates declined and the spreads performed sideways. We are retaining an underweight in long-term rates as we expect these to decline less than the short-term rates. The fund’s holdings in subordinated bonds from Nordic banks contributed positively together with covered bonds with fixed rates. The exposure to real estate issuers also contributed positively due to a narrowing of credit spreads within this exposure. The fund participated in a a number of new issues at attractive levels, such as Bonnier Fastigheter, Klarna Bank, Traton, Intea, SEB, Nordea and Balder.

Portfolio distribution 31.10.2024

Geographic breakdown 31.10.2024

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (PLC)

Historical yields are not a guarantee of future returns. The money you invest in a fund can both increase and decrease in value and it is not guaranteed that you will recover the entire invested amount.
Handelsbanken does not assume liability for any errors in the information.

Handelsbanken's funds are classified in seven risk classes, 1 for the lowest risk and 7 for the highest risk.