Allianz Continental European Fund

Fund overview

The Allianz Continental European Fund offers a high conviction, active portfolio built upon a highly disciplined, pure bottom-up investment process which has been in place since 2003. The Fund is a growth fund which invests in Continental European companies (Europe excluding the UK) that are largely able to generate growth independently of the state of the economic cycle over a three-to-five-year time frame, through the underlying success of the business.

The investment team remain true to style throughout all market conditions, no matter how challenging the short-term market environment becomes. This approach often creates the best long-term opportunities for the Fund and our investors.

They look to invest in high quality companies that differentiate themselves through either their product offering, services, branding of the business, or by management teams and culture within that firm. These competitive advantages should be protected through barriers of entry enabling growth to be sustainable, rather than just growth momentum. These companies generally benefit from these attributes to reinvest the high returns and cash flows back into the business to generate future profits.

Growth

Fundamental stock selection is at the heart of the investment process. The team identifies stocks with structurally above-average earnings and cash flow growth that are consistently able to deliver high returns on capital.

Quality

The team strives to select companies with competitive advantages and high barriers to entry that are able to compound their returns over the long term, sustaining or even increasing their profitability.

Valuation

The team looks for companies with significant remaining upside potential over a three-to-five-year time frame.

Fund information

ISIN:
GB00B3Q8YX99

IA Sector:
Europe excluding UK All Caps

Benchmark:
S&P Europe Excl UK Large Mid Cap Growth Return Net (in GBP)

Benchmark Category:
Target

Target Number of Holdings:
40 to 60

Experienced Team

Investing involves risk. The value of an investment and the income from it may fall as well as rise and investors might not get back the full amount invested. Allianz Continental European Fund is a sub-fund of Allianz UK & European Investment Funds, an open-ended investment company with variable capital with limited liability organised under the laws of England and Wales. The value of the units/shares which belong to the Unit/Share Classes of the Sub-Fund that are denominated in the base currency may be subject to a strongly increased volatility. The volatility of other Unit/Share Classes may be different.

Past performance does not predict future returns. Investment funds may not be available for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. For a free copy of the sales prospectus, incorporation documents, daily fund prices, Key Investor Information Document, latest annual and semi-annual financial reports, contact the issuer at 199 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3TY or regulatory.allianzgi.com. Please read these documents, which are solely binding, carefully before investing.

This is a marketing communication issued by Allianz Global Investors UK Limited, 199 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3TY, www.allianzglobalinvestors.co.uk. Allianz Global Investors UK Limited, company number 11516839, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation are available from us on request and on the Financial Conduct Authority's website (www.fca.org.uk). For a free copy of the sales prospectus, incorporation documents, daily fund prices, Key Investor Information Document, latest annual and semi-annual financial reports, contact the issuer at the address indicated below or regulatory.allianzgi.com. Please read these documents, which are solely binding, carefully before investing.

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