Strategy
Global Growth & Innovation
A global, actively managed growth and quality strategy investing in companies with a structural, long-term earnings growth outlook.
A top-down view identifies the mega structural trends, the technologies and innovations that create long-term tailwinds. A bottom-up process then identifies the companies that are best in class, with a sustainable technological advantage or innovation edge.
The strategy looks for two kinds of company: niche innovative disruptors operating in massive industries with long, growth and quality runways, healthcare and health-tech are obvious examples, and innovative aggregators that harness convergent industries and technologies to build self-reinforcing platforms, such as businesses built on big data, cybersecurity, networking, cloud, SaaS and AI.
The strategy is benchmark unconstrained: a high-conviction portfolio built around growth opportunities, not index weights. It uses the same investment team, ITD framework, valuation method and ESG-MOAT scorecard as our South African strategy.
Performance since inception (March 2016) · as at 31 August 2026
- Cumulative total return, ZAR
- 479.5%
- MSCI World Index (as stated on the fact sheet): 270.4%
- Annualised (CAGR) since inception
- 18.2%
- MSCI World Index (as stated on the fact sheet): 13.3%
| Period | Fund | MSCI World Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 4.8% | 11.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 11.5% | 14.4% |
| Since inception (annualised) | 18.2% | 13.3% |
The fund’s benchmark is the MSCI All Country World Index (MSCI ACWI). The fact sheet for this period reports its comparison against the MSCI World Index, shown here as stated; MSCI ACWI figures are not shown. As at 31 August 2026. Source: Effectus Global Growth & Innovation Fund fact sheet, 31 August 2026. Period: inception (March 2016) to 31 August 2026. Basis: total return in rand, net of fees, as reported on the fact sheet. These are strategy track records; the portion before 7 May 2019 predates Effectus's authorisation as an FSP. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. The value of investments may go down as well as up, and returns are not guaranteed. This is not financial advice or an offer. Effectus Capital Management (Pty) Ltd is an authorised financial services provider, FSP 50016.
Fees, in plain English
What you pay, who it goes to, and when. All amounts exclude VAT unless stated.
| Fee | What it means | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Management fee | An annual percentage of the value of your investment, paid to Effectus for managing the portfolio. | 0.70% p.a. (excl. VAT) |
| Performance fee | A fee for beating a benchmark. | None. There is no performance fee. |
| Administration fee | Paid to Prescient Fund Services, our administrator. | 0.03% p.a. (3 bps, excl. VAT) |
| Platform fee | Charged by the platform you invest through (for example EasyEquities), not by Effectus. | Set by the platform |
| Total investment charge | All of the above plus trading costs, as one annual figure. | [PLACEHOLDER: % as at dd/mm/yyyy] |