Aviva Investors Continental European Equity Fund 2 GBP Acc
Fund overview
Objective: : The Fund aims to grow your investment and provide an average annual net return greater than the FTSE Europe ex UK Total Return Index (GBP) (the “Index”) over a rolling 5 year period by investing in shares of European companies.
Investments: At least 80% of the Fund is invested in shares of European companies (including those in emerging markets in Europe but excluding companies in the UK). The Fund may also invest in other shares, other funds (including funds managed by Aviva Investors companies), cash and deposits.
Strategy: The Fund is actively managed with an unconstrained investment style, allowing the Investment Manager the freedom to invest in companies of any size and any stage of the business cycle. At times this may lead to the Fund being concentrated in a small number of companies, in a limited number of countries, and/or a particular geographic region. The Investment Manager will select companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), or companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or a combination of growth and value companies.
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Cumulative performance
| 31 Dec 15 - 31 Dec 16 | 31 Dec 16 - 31 Dec 17 | 31 Dec 17 - 31 Dec 18 | 31 Dec 18 - 31 Dec 19 | 31 Dec 19 - 31 Dec 20 | 31 Dec 20 - 31 Dec 21 | 31 Dec 21 - 31 Dec 22 | 31 Dec 22 - 31 Dec 23 | 31 Dec 23 - 31 Dec 24 | 31 Dec 24 - 31 Dec 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund (%) | 14.71 | 17.66 | -17.30 | 17.09 | 10.17 | 11.13 | -10.54 | 10.98 | 2.73 | 9.65 |
| Benchmark (%) | 21.17 | 16.86 | -9.08 | 21.25 | 7.84 | 17.64 | -9.38 | 15.69 | 3.07 | 27.91 |
| IA Sector | 14.16 | 15.60 | -10.03 | 20.93 | 7.02 | 17.27 | -8.24 | 13.29 | 2.49 | 20.99 |
| 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Since inception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund (%) | 1.74 | 1.70 | 4.58 | 3.06 | 19.19 | 27.90 | 83.75 | 598.31 |
| Benchmark (%) | 4.70 | 10.18 | 17.22 | 24.36 | 52.21 | 77.97 | 203.42 | - |
| IA Sector | 4.82 | 9.19 | 14.38 | 19.38 | 40.12 | 63.29 | 159.31 | 610.62 |
| Quartile Ranking | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Since inception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund (%) | 6.03 | 5.05 | 6.27 | 7.38 |
| Benchmark (%) | 15.03 | 12.22 | 11.74 | - |
| IA Sector | 11.90 | 10.30 | 10.00 | 7.45 |
| Quartile Ranking | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund (%) | 14.71 | 17.66 | -17.30 | 17.09 | 10.17 | 11.13 | -10.54 | 10.98 | 2.73 | 9.65 | 0.91 |
| Benchmark (%) | 21.17 | 16.86 | -9.08 | 21.25 | 7.84 | 17.64 | -9.38 | 15.69 | 3.07 | 27.91 | 7.41 |
| IA Sector | 14.19 | 15.63 | -10.03 | 20.93 | 7.02 | 17.46 | -8.24 | 13.29 | 2.49 | 20.99 | 7.05 |
Fund commentary
Summary review
European ex UK equities delivered a strong finish to 2025, with the FTSE World Europe ex UK (Total Return GBP) returning 6.5% in the fourth quarter, bringing full-year returns to 27.9%. However, beneath the surface the market environment presented challenges. The fund underperformed the benchmark during the period.
Fees and expenses
Portfolio
Risks
Investment Risk & 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 exchange rates. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Full information on risks applicable to the Fund are in the Prospectus and the Key Investor Information Document (KIID).
Management
Important information
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Past performance is not a guide to future performance
Basis: Mid to mid, net income reinvested, net of ongoing charges and fees, in the share class reference currency and net of tax payable by the Fund. For full details of the benchmark please see the PDF factsheet.
The Fund's performance is compared against the FTSE Europe ex UK Total Return Index.
The Benchmark performance is not available from the launch date of this share class.