Our approach to global equities
The Aviva Investors’ Global Equity Income Fund is a high-conviction investment that aims to deliver a sustained income greater than the MSCI All Country World Index, while increasing its value over the long-term.
We look at a broader opportunity set and focus on companies that fall outside of traditional income sectors, meaning our approach can complement existing global equity holdings, as well as offering clients a compelling standalone holding in their portfolios.
Potential benefits
Our differentiated approach to equity investing is underpinned by the following components and benefits:
Protection
We aim to protect the downside by understanding bottom-up company fundamentals with a strong emphasis on selecting mature businesses that offer resilience in changing environments.
Predictability
We focus on companies that offer predictable free cash flow to help deliver resilient income through periods of market stress and changes in the economic cycle.
Upside
We focus outside traditional income sectors, aiming to maximise potential growth, in both income and capital, through market cycles.
Global Equity Income investment funds
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 higher than its performance benchmark.
Fireside chat with our PMs: Navigating challenging markets with Global Equity Income
Watch this webcast with our team of experts from the Aviva Investors Global Equity Income strategy & learn how the team engineer portfolios, aiming to gain from market upside while still providing an element of resilience during challenging markets.
Transcript for video Fireside chat with our PMs: Navigating challenging markets with Global Equity Income
Watch this webcast with our team of experts from the Aviva Investors Global Equity Income strategy & learn how the team engineer portfolios, aiming to gain from market upside while still providing an element of resilience during challenging markets.#
Aviva Investors Global Equity Income: Strategy in brief
An income fund targeting growth, diversification and resilience.
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Equity income megatrends: Four themes reshaping the landscape for income investors
In this article, we look at four megatrends that are likely to transform companies and markets over the coming years, and how they might create opportunities for equity investors.
Key risks
For further information on the risks and risk profiles of our funds, please refer to the relevant KIID and Prospectus.
Investment & 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. Changes in currency exchange rates could reduce investment gains or increase investment losses. Exchange rates can change rapidly, significantly and unpredictably. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Markets risk
Prices of many securities (including bonds, equities and derivatives) change continuously, and can at times fall rapidly and unpredictably.
Equities risk
Equities can lose value rapidly, can remain at low prices indefinately, and generally involve higher risks - especially market risk - than bond or money market instruments. Bankruptcy or other financial restructuring can cause the issuer's equities to lose most or all of their value.
Illiquid securities risk
Certain assets held in the strategy could, by nature, be hard to value or to sell at a desired time or at a price considered to be fair (especially in large quantities), and as a result their prices could be very volatile.
Counterparty Risk
The Fund could lose money if an entity with which it does business becomes unwilling or is unable to meet its obligations to the Fund.
Operational risk
Human error or process/system failures, internally or at our service providers, could create losses for the Fund.
Stock Connect Risk
The Fund may be investing in China A-Shares via the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect which may entail additional clearing and settlement, regulatory, operational and counterparty risks.
Sustainability Risk
The level of sustainability risk may fluctuate depending on which investment opportunities the Investment Manager identifies. This means that the fund is exposed to Sustainability Risk which may impact the value of investments over the long term.
Derivatives risk
Derivatives are instruments that can be complex and highly volatile, have some degree of unpredictability (especially in unusual market conditions), and can create losses significantly greater than the cost of the derivative itself.
Need more information?
For further information, please contact our investment sales team.
Global Equity Income Fund team
Richard Saldanha
Portfolio Manager, Global Equities
Edward Kevis
Portfolio Manager, Global Equities
Equities views
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In 2024, we outlined our view on the most important public-policy interventions to unlock private investment in the low-carbon economy. In this update, we take stock of policy developments since, and look ahead to 2026 and beyond.
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Controlling the controllables: Investing with focus amid constant noise
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Peak fear, prime opportunity: Why healthcare stocks could be on the mend
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Energy-intensive industries: Unlocking low-carbon investment
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The power of governance: Our key takeaways from the 2025 AGM season
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While fewer shareholder resolutions were tabled at company AGMs, we continued to encourage high standards of corporate governance practice, recognising individual company context and the importance of long-term value creation.
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Slow and steady wins the race: The importance of diversification and dividends in uncertain markets
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Global equity income fund manager Richard Saldanha explains why it’s time to be the tortoise, not the hare, when approaching today’s evolving and volatile market.
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Uncertainty and the correlation conundrum: Why it’s time to look at liquid alternatives in a new light
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The current macro environment poses significant challenges for investors. Our AIMS Target Return team explain why a less conventional approach can help maintain portfolio resilience and unlock return opportunities.
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Decarbonising agriculture: Unlocking investment in sustainable land use
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Agriculture is integral to reaching net-zero emissions and reversing nature loss. Its transition also presents huge investment opportunities. We held a roundtable of experts to discuss challenges and solutions.
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AI and beyond: Opportunities amid tech turbulence
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In the second of our global equity sector hub discussions, Josep Bori, technology sector hub lead, explains where the team is finding its strongest investment convictions in artificial intelligence and beyond.
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2025 voting trends: Four themes to watch
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As AGM season gets under way, we look at the key trends that will shape resolutions and lay out our guiding principles for voting.
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Mix and match: The questions and charts that matter to multi-asset investors
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Are global equities as diversified as they seem? Can bonds offer reliable protection? Do alternatives enhance the risk-return profile? In this article, we examine these questions and what they mean for investors navigating today’s complex market.
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What’s next for nature? Key takeaways from Biodiversity COP16
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Following our participation at COP16, the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, we reflect on the key themes that emerged, outstanding challenges, and what this all means for investors.
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Spend and save: Three key trends shaping the consumer sector
4 Dec 2024
Our regular sector hub discussions delve into the trends shaping global equity markets. In this article, Harsharan Mann, consumer sector hub lead, explains what investors should look out for in the sector.
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US election 2024: Some initial thoughts from our fund managers
6 Nov 2024
Aviva Investors fund managers Edward Hutchings, Liam Spillane and Max Burns offer their initial thoughts on what the US election means for financial markets.
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Multi-asset allocation views: Where next for markets after the summer storms?
9 Oct 2024
Volatility returned to markets in the third quarter of the year. While the short-term drivers are not unduly worrying, Sunil Krishnan argues multi-asset investors will need to be watchful over the medium term.
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Equity income megatrends: Four themes reshaping the landscape for income investors
9 May 2024
In this article, we look at four megatrends that are likely to transform companies and markets over the coming years, and how they might create opportunities for equity investors.
Explore our equities range
Note for UK Investors: This Fund is domiciled in Luxembourg and is authorised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). The Fund is recognised in the UK under the Overseas Funds Regime but is not a UK-authorised Fund and therefore is not subject to UK sustainable investment labelling disclosure requirements. UK investors should be aware that they can make a complaint about the fund, its management company, or its depositary. However, complaints may not be eligible for resolution by the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service and any claims for losses related to the management company or depositary will not be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). UK investors should consider seeking their own financial advice before making any decisions to invest and refer to the scheme prospectus for further 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. The legal documentation and the subscription documents should be read before an investment is made. 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. For Investors located in EU/EEA countries, the Prospectus and Key Information Document (‘KID’), as well as the latest annual and semi-annual reports of Aviva Investors SICAV are available, free of charge from the registered office of the fund located at 2 rue du Fort Bourbon .L-1249 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, or from www.eifs.lu/aviva-investors. The Prospectus is available in English. Where a sub-fund of Aviva Investors SICAV is registered for public distribution in a jurisdiction, a KID in the official language of that jurisdiction will be available. For investors located in France the Fund documentation is also available at the registered office of the local centralised agent: BNP Paribas Securities Services, 3 rue d’Antin, 75002 Paris, France. For investors located in Italy, the Fund documentation is available at the following local paying agents’ offices: • Allfunds Bank S.A.U, Milan Branch, via Bocchetto, 6, 20123 Milan, Italy • Société Générale Secrities Services S.p.A, Via Benigno Crespi 19/A, 20159 Milano, Italy • Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A., Piazza Salimbeni 3, 53100 Siena SI For investors located in Spain, the Fund documentation is available at the office of Allfunds Bank S.A.U., Calle de los Padres Dominicos 7, 28050 Madrid, Spain. For investors located in Switzerland, the Fund documentation is available at the Swiss representative’s office BNP PARIBAS, Paris, Zurich branch, Selnaustrasse 16, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland. For Investors located in United-Kingdom, the Fund documentation is also available at the UK facilities agent registered office: Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, 80 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4AE, United Kingdom. Where relevant, information on our approach to the sustainability aspects of the fund and the Sustainable Finance disclosure regulation (SFDR) including policies and procedures can be found on the following link: https://www.avivainvestors.com/en-gb/capabilities/sustainable-finance-disclosure-regulation/ In Europe this document is issued by Aviva Investors Luxembourg, acting as the Management Company of the fund, with its registered office located 2 rue du Fort Bourbon, L-1249 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Aviva Investors Luxembourg is supervised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, R.C.S Luxembourg B25708. In the UK this document is issued by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, registered in England and Wales No. 1151805, with its registered office located at 80 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4AE. Aviva Investors Global Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Firm Reference No. 119178. In Switzerland, this document is issued by Aviva Investors Schweiz GmbH.