Data provided is as of 31 December 2021. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s), are based on available information, and are subject to change without notice. Individual portfolio management teams may hold different views and may make different investment decisions for different clients. The material and/or its contents are current as of 31 December 2021. Forward-looking statements or estimates may be made. Actual results and occurrences may vary significantly. Certain data provided is that of a third party. While data is believed to be reliable, no assurance is being provided as to its accuracy or completeness. Wellington determines the goals and targets that, in our view, each portfolio company is aligned with. Language for the goals and targets has been abbreviated, but not otherwise altered, from UN.org. Wellington Management supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These are not to be construed as a recommendation of any of the specific securities presented or indicative of their past or future performance.
Investment examples are based on holdings of the representative account from 1 January to 31 December 2021. For Global Impact Equity, the representative account shown became effective on 1 September 2017 because it was the least restrictive account at the time of selection. For Global Impact Bond, the representative account shown became effective on 1 May 2019 because it was the only account at the time of selection. Each client account is individually managed; individual holdings will vary for each account and there is no guarantee that a particular account will have the same characteristics as described.
Company examples are for illustrative purposes only, are not representative of all investments made by the portfolio, and should not be interpreted as a recommendation or advice. Portfolio spotlight examples are based on nonperformance criteria. For Global Impact Equity the largest position in each impact theme is selected. If the largest position was highlighted last year, then another example is selected. If there is more than one additional company in the theme, the largest trade is highlighted (based on the number of shares). For Global Impact Bond, the name with the highest contribution to duration times spread is highlighted in each theme. If this has already been used, we have used the next highest. For Emerging Markets Impact, the largest position in the portfolio has been highlighted.
The Key Performance Indicators shown for each company have been developed by Wellington. These metrics are proprietary to Wellington and are used to assess a company’s progress toward its particular business objectives. Company information is from multiple sources including the following: annual and quarterly reports; industry research pieces; company websites; press releases; case studies; and company engagements. Only holdings that had applicable and available KPI data were included. In cases where the 2021 data was not available at the time of publication, we have used 2020 or the nearest to 2021 data.
Holding was largest by size in a theme in the portfolio as of 31 December 2021: Acciona, Evoqua, Danaher, Upwork, GoDaddy, Globe Life.
Largest holding had been previously highlighted, but for 2021, we used the largest trade in a theme: Nomad, Vonovia, Wabtec, PGT.
Largest holding had been previously highlighted, but for 2021 we used the only other holding in a theme: Darling
Largest contribution to duration times spread. If already highlighted, we use second-largest contribution.
Emerging Markets Impact example was the largest position in the highest-weight theme (Health): Apollo Hospitals
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