abrdn U.S. Sustainable Leaders Fund
Name
As of 04/25/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
5.5%
1 yr return
20.0%
3 Yr Avg Return
-4.7%
5 Yr Avg Return
6.4%
Net Assets
$379 M
Holdings in Top 10
50.3%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.99%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 111.07%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
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GXXIX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 5.5%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -4.7%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 6.4%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio -0.11%
- Dividend Yield 0.3%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal Nameabrdn U.S. Sustainable Leaders Fund
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Fund Family Nameabrdnfunds
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Inception DateOct 17, 2011
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassInstl
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerRalph Bassett
Fund Description
● | Corporate Governance |
● | Carbon Emissions |
● | Air Quality |
● | Energy Management |
● | Water & Wastewater Management |
● | Waste & Hazardous Materials Management |
● | Ecological Impacts |
● | Human Rights & Community Relations |
● | Customer Privacy |
● | Data Security |
● | Access & Affordability |
● | Product Quality & Safety |
● | Customer Welfare |
● | Selling Practices & Product Labelling |
● | Labor Practices |
● | Employee Health & Safety |
● | Employee Engagement |
● | Diversity & Inclusion |
● | Product Design & Lifecycle Management |
● | Business Model Resilience |
● | Supply Chain Management |
● | Materials Sourcing & Efficiency |
● | Physical Impacts of Climate Change |
● | Business Ethics |
● | Competitive Behavior |
● | Management of the Legal & Regulatory Environment |
● | Critical Incident Risk Management |
● | Systemic Risk Management |
● | failed to uphold one or more principles of the UN Global Compact; |
● | an industry tie to (including companies that provide support systems and services, as well as those with direct (i.e., owners and producers) and indirect (i.e., parents and subsidiaries) involvement in) controversial weapons (cluster munitions, landmines, biological / chemical weapons, depleted uranium weapons, blinding laser weapons, incendiary weapons, and/or non-detectable fragments); |
● | a revenue contribution of 10% or more from the manufacture or sale of conventional weapons or weapons systems; |
● | a revenue contribution of 10% or more from tobacco or are tobacco manufacturers; |
● | a revenue contribution of 10% or more from the extraction of unconventional oil and gas (including oil sands, oil shale (kerogen-rich deposits), shale gas, shale oil, coal seam gas, and coal bed methane and excluding conventional oil and gas productions); |
● | or a revenue contribution from thermal coal extraction. |
● | the company is organized under the laws of, or has its principal office in the United States; |
● | the company has its principal securities trading market in the United States; and/or |
● | the company derives the majority of its annual revenue or earnings or assets from goods produced, sales made or services performed in the United States. |
GXXIX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | GXXIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 5.5% | -39.2% | 19.3% | 69.91% |
1 Yr | 20.0% | -24.8% | 65.1% | 91.80% |
3 Yr | -4.7%* | -30.8% | 22.0% | 93.74% |
5 Yr | 6.4%* | -16.0% | 28.0% | 95.07% |
10 Yr | 7.9%* | -5.5% | 18.8% | 96.03% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | GXXIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 14.9% | -74.1% | 72.4% | 92.65% |
2022 | -26.8% | -85.9% | 4.7% | 17.47% |
2021 | -3.9% | -52.4% | 60.5% | 81.17% |
2020 | 12.8% | -34.3% | 145.0% | 90.98% |
2019 | 24.7% | -21.8% | 49.4% | 50.39% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | GXXIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 5.5% | -39.2% | 19.3% | 69.91% |
1 Yr | 20.0% | -24.8% | 65.1% | 91.80% |
3 Yr | -4.7%* | -30.8% | 22.0% | 93.74% |
5 Yr | 6.4%* | -16.0% | 28.0% | 95.07% |
10 Yr | 7.9%* | -5.5% | 18.8% | 96.03% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | GXXIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 15.2% | -4.6% | 72.4% | 97.32% |
2022 | -26.6% | -61.7% | 5.6% | 27.22% |
2021 | 6.8% | -39.8% | 118.1% | 92.81% |
2020 | 25.8% | 2.8% | 149.2% | 81.97% |
2019 | 36.9% | -5.2% | 49.4% | 15.73% |
NAV & Total Return History
GXXIX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
GXXIX | Category Low | Category High | GXXIX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 379 M | 242 K | 269 B | 68.78% |
Number of Holdings | 32 | 1 | 3217 | 87.01% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 182 M | 104 K | 111 B | 68.08% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 50.29% | 0.7% | 205.0% | 47.06% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Microsoft Corp 13.97%
- Mastercard Inc 5.87%
- Merck Co Inc 4.64%
- Eli Lilly Co 4.38%
- Integer Holdings Corp 4.08%
- State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund 3.78%
- Nice Ltd 3.56%
- Marvell Technology Inc 3.36%
- TJX Cos Inc/The 3.35%
- Amdocs Ltd 3.29%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | GXXIX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stocks | 96.27% | 0.00% | 130.05% | 87.86% |
Cash | 3.78% | -1.50% | 173.52% | 11.63% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.84% | 24.53% |
Other | 0.00% | -43.49% | 50.04% | 33.53% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.94% | 12.41% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 104.15% | 16.30% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | GXXIX % Rank | |
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Technology | 25.03% | 0.00% | 65.70% | 84.35% |
Industrials | 20.93% | 0.00% | 30.65% | 1.79% |
Financial Services | 19.01% | 0.00% | 43.06% | 6.63% |
Consumer Cyclical | 8.75% | 0.00% | 62.57% | 90.14% |
Healthcare | 7.97% | 0.00% | 39.76% | 89.71% |
Utilities | 6.84% | 0.00% | 16.07% | 1.28% |
Consumer Defense | 4.79% | 0.00% | 25.50% | 34.61% |
Communication Services | 2.84% | 0.00% | 66.40% | 94.05% |
Basic Materials | 2.38% | 0.00% | 18.91% | 25.51% |
Real Estate | 1.46% | 0.00% | 16.05% | 43.03% |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 41.09% | 57.14% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | GXXIX % Rank | |
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US | 91.61% | 0.00% | 130.05% | 87.69% |
Non US | 4.66% | 0.00% | 78.10% | 11.12% |
GXXIX - Expenses
Operational Fees
GXXIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.99% | 0.01% | 19.54% | 46.72% |
Management Fee | 0.70% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 66.84% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | 0.25% | 0.01% | 1.02% | 86.79% |
Sales Fees
GXXIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.25% | 8.50% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
GXXIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | 1.47% |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
GXXIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 111.07% | 0.00% | 316.74% | 92.14% |
GXXIX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
GXXIX | Category Low | Category High | GXXIX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.27% | 0.00% | 27.99% | 34.78% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
GXXIX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annual | Quarterly | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
GXXIX | Category Low | Category High | GXXIX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -0.11% | -6.13% | 3.48% | 33.54% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
GXXIX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 22, 2023 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2022 | $0.041 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2018 | $0.048 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 22, 2017 | $0.062 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 23, 2016 | $0.035 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 21, 2015 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 22, 2015 | $0.031 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 23, 2015 | $0.034 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 15, 2014 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 16, 2014 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 17, 2014 | $0.023 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 16, 2013 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 17, 2013 | $0.039 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 18, 2013 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2012 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 17, 2012 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 18, 2012 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 19, 2012 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2011 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
GXXIX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Ralph Bassett
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2008
13.42
13.4%
Ralph Bassett is Head of North American Equities at abrdn and also is a member of the abrdn Board of Directors. Ralph oversees the region’s research effort in addition to portfolio construction for several of the team’s flagship strategies, including the Small Cap strategy since its inception in 2008. Ralph joined Aberdeen Asset Management in 2006 upon the relocation of the Equity team from London to Philadelphia. Ralph earned a BS in Business, Finance (Hons) from Villanova University. He is a CFA charterholder.
Chris Haimendorf
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 01, 2020
1.5
1.5%
Christopher Haimendorf is a Senior Investment Director on the North American Equity team at abdrn. In this role, Chris analyzes current and prospective holdings and assists with the management of client portfolios. Chris brings a wealth of experience to the firm. He moved from the European Equities team where he worked as an Investment Director since 2001, having previously covered UK Equities. Chris joined the company in 1998 after graduating from the University of Cambridge with a BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences (Physiology) and is a CFA charterholder.
Kenneth Murphy
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 01, 2020
1.5
1.5%
Ken Murphy is an Investment Director on the North American Equity team at abrdn. Ken analyzes current and prospective holdings and assists with the management of client portfolios. Ken joined Standard Life Investments in 2008 as Senior Vice President – US Equities after working as Consumer Sector Analyst and later Industrial Sector Analyst and Team Leader at Putnam Investments. Prior to this, he worked as Client Consultant/Mutual Fund Administrator at Investors Bank & Trust Co for ten years and Senior Financial Analyst at Merck & Co for two years. Ken has a BA in Economics from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Michael Cronin
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 01, 2020
1.5
1.5%
Mike Cronin is an Investment Director on the North American Equity team at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Mike analyzes current and prospective holdings and assists with the management of client portfolios. Mike joined Standard Life Investments US Equities team in 2017. Previously, he worked at Citigroup as a Senior Associate covering US Banks & Brokers. Prior to that he was an Assistant Vice President / Portfolio Communications Analyst at Wellington Management Company. He earned a BA in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA from Babson College. Mike is a CFA charterholder and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society.
Hugues McLean
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 01, 2020
1.5
1.5%
Hugues McLean is an Investment Director on the North American Equity team at abrdn. In this role, Hugues analyzes current and prospective investments and assists with the management of client portfolios. Hugues joined abrdn in 2010, having previously worked at Maestro Group, a private Canadian real estate fund. Hugues graduated with a BSc in Finance and an MSc Finance, both from the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec. He is a CFA charterholder.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.04 | 54.45 | 8.22 | 3.08 |