Active equity solutions that start with you
Drawing on our extensive heritage and research capabilities, we offer investors a focused range of equity and bespoke solutions. Our equity team manages £19 billion* in active equities across a focused range of strategies with portfolio construction designed to deliver enhanced returns through stock selection.
Core equity
We offer core equity capabilities in Global, UK, Emerging Markets and Asia-Pacific strategies that aim to deliver a modest level of alpha within a lower risk approach through portfolios underpinned by a diversified set of our best fundamental ideas across sectors.
Income
We leverage our heritage in UK and global equity income investing to offer differentiated solutions for income-driven investors. Our flagship Global Equity Income strategy looks outside the traditional income sectors to maximise income and capital growth through the cycle.
High alpha
We manage a range of high conviction solutions for investors looking to complement their core equity allocations, such as our Global Equity Endurance and UK Equity Unconstrained strategies.
Sustainable
For sustainable-minded investors, we can create bespoke solutions based on our Stewardship range, and Natural Capital and Climate focused equity strategies. These solutions can invest in companies that aim to turn their positive sustainability credentials into profitable growth.
*Source: Aviva Investors as at 31 December 2025. The AUM figures shown above are for the group of companies. Trading as Aviva Investors, the fund management arm of the Aviva Group.
Equity solutions
We harness our heritage and collective experience to deliver solutions across a focused equities universe aiming to meet your needs.
Global equities
A range of global equity strategies underpinned by a robust process to meet clients' objectives across capital growth, income and sustainability.
Aviva Investors Global Equity Income Fund (SICAV)
A concentrated, high-conviction fund that focuses on a diverse range of opportunities outside of the traditional income sectors and aims to deliver growth as well as a yield that is 1.25x higher than the MSCI ACWI.
Global emerging market equities
A range of strategies that aim to capture the attractive growth potential of the broader emerging market and Asia-Pacific equity asset class.
UK equities
We manage c.£9.5bn in UK equities (as at 31 December 2025) across a range of strategies that aim to meet our clients’ needs for capital growth, income and sustainability preferences.
Fundamentally-driven equity investing
We leverage more than 50 years of experience investing with a fundamentally-driven approach, underpinned by a culture of collaboration through our industry sector hub research process.
Fundamentally driven
Fundamentals underpin our idea generation process. We invest with a long-term, bottom-up approach, focusing on the best opportunities globally.
Connected across capabilities
Investment decisions are enhanced by our industry ‘sector hub’ model, which connects our equity team with insight from investment professionals across other geographies and asset classes.
Solutions that start with you
We believe we are well-placed to help our clients with equity solutions that span across our range of Core, Income, High Alpha and Sustainable strategies, as well as tailored solutions to address your specific needs.
Equity insights
Investment thinking that brings together the collective insight of Aviva Investors’ teams from across the globe on the key themes influencing markets.
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The week in markets: Relief builds as tensions fade
19 Jun 2026
A wave of relief swept investors this week, as easing tensions between the US and Iran pushed oil prices lower and improved confidence, helping markets regain momentum.
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Contemporary alchemy
5 May 2026
Precious metals such as gold and silver, rare earth minerals, and industrial metals such as copper have been making headlines in recent months. We talked to a team of experts to discover what’s been driving investors’ appetite.
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AI boom poses dilemma for equity investors: Soaring share price valuations bolster the case for downside protection
16 Feb 2026
The new year has begun with a bang with global equities at, or near, record highs. But as fears of an artificial intelligence (AI) led bubble mount, reducing downside risk without necessarily sacrificing lots of upside potential makes increasing sense.
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Theory of reflexivity: How share prices can influence companies’ intrinsic value
12 Apr 2023
When markets fall, equity investors should become more constructive on the prospects for future returns. However, as prices fall, intrinsic value may be influenced. Discerning which factors drive this could help investors capitalise and avoid getting caught in value traps.
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Key risks
Investment risk and currency risk
The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up and can fluctuate in response to changes in currency and exchange rates. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Equity experience
Meet our equity investment team.
Nicholette Macdonald-Brown
Global Head of Active Equities
Matt Bennison
Head of UK Active Equities
Max Burns
Global Equities Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity Research
Will Malcolm
Head of Global Emerging Markets and Asian Equities
Barney Goodchild
Head of Fixed Income and Equity Investment Specialists
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Capabilities
With a global presence, far-reaching experience, and extensive capabilities across major asset classes, we are well placed to help achieve the outcomes our clients demand.
Important Information
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Unless stated otherwise any opinions expressed are those of Aviva Investors. They should not be viewed as indicating any guarantee of return from an investment managed by Aviva Investors nor as personalised advice of any nature. This document should not be taken as a recommendation or offer by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such an offer is not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time without notice and information about specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. The Aviva Investors UK Listed Equity Income Fund, Aviva Investors UK Listed Equity Unconstrained Fund and the Aviva Investors UK Listed Small and Mid-Cap Fund are sub-funds of the Aviva Investors Investment Funds ICVC. For further information please read the latest Key Investor Information Document and Supplementary Information Document. The Prospectus and the annual and interim reports are also available on request. Copies in English can be obtained, free of charge from Aviva Investors, PO Box 10410, Chelmsford CM99 2AY. You can also download copies at www.avivainvestors.com Issued by Aviva Investors UK Fund Services Limited, the Authorised Fund Manager. Registered in England and Wales No. 1973412. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm Reference No. 119310. Registered address: 80 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4AE. An Aviva company.