Global Balanced Portfolio GBP

April 2025

Overview

The Global Balanced Portfolio is managed by Vanilla Funds and looks to invest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) comprising equity, ﬁxed income & commodity investments across diﬀerent regions. The portfolio aims to provide a return in line or higher to a balanced GBP benchmark.

The portfolio will be reviewed monthly, with the aim of controlling the target risk and maximising the return of the portfolio. During periods of extreme risk, when protecting your capital is critical, we may move part or all of the allocations away from higher risk exposures.

Investment Philosophy

The general approach to investing is based on the idea of oﬀering portfolios built using ETFs, aiming to ensure a well-diversiﬁed portfolio. The size of each investment in the portfolio is determined using a macro-economic forecasting model.

Our asset allocation adapts to changes in the markets aiming to protect capital in a falling market while looking to identify the best investment opportunities in a timely manner. In practice, unnecessary trading costs are avoided by re-balancing infrequently.

Investment Strategy

The ETFs are selected using Algo-Chain’s AI & Machine Learning assisted plaorm. This framework carefully analyses a wide universe of ETFs and idenﬁes the best investment opportunies based on market condions.

By systemacally screening extensive market, macroeconomic and ETF data sets from around the world, this enables us, along with human overlay, to determine economic cycles and risk appete in the markets and to assess the probability of future gains or losses.

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Equity Sector Allocations

Portfolio Top 10 Holdings

Portfolio Performance vs. Benchmark Statistics

Asset Allocation Geographical Exposure

OECD Macro - Economic Heatmap

Disclaimer

Vanilla Portfolios (PTY) Ltd. Company number 2020/038836/07 and Vanilla Trading (PTY) Ltd Company number 2023/807009/07 are registered in The Republic of South Africa.

All data provided on this information sheet is for illustration purposes only. Charts and tables showing data prior to October 2023 is back tested and should not be relied upon when considering future performance expectation of the Model Portfolio under consideration. The performance numbers do not include investment management fees, advisor fees, platform fees or brokerage fees. The performance data for each ETF held in the Model Portfolio is calculated by taking the last exchange traded price on the date in question.

This information is directed only at persons falling within the deﬁnition of investment professionals and having professional experience in matters relating to investments. The investments and activities contained within this document are only available to and will only be engaged with such persons. Anyone not falling with the deﬁnition of an investment professional, in particular, persons who would be deﬁned as Retail Clients under the rules of the Financial Services Conduct Authority, FSCA, must not rely on this document.

The details contained within this document should not be considered investment advice and have no regard to the speciﬁc investment objectives, ﬁnancial situation or particular needs of any speciﬁc recipient. It is published solely for informational purposes and is not to be construed as a solicitation or an oﬀer to buy or sell any securities or related ﬁnancial instruments. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained herein. The report should not be regarded by recipients as a substitute for professional advice or the exercise of their own judgement. Any opinions expressed in this report are subject to change without notice.

The securities described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up, and you may not recover the amount of their original investment. Certain investments carry a higher degree of risk than others and are, therefore, unsuitable for some investors. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Foreign currency rates of exchange may adversely aﬀect the value, price or income of any security or related instrument mentioned in this report. Neither Vanilla Portfolios nor any of its aﬃliates, directors, employees, consultants or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of this report. Prior to contemplating any ﬁnancial transaction, independent ﬁnancial advice should be sought.