Investment Strategy
The Berenberg Multi Asset Balanced fund pursues a balanced strategy comprising equities, bonds, alternative investments and cash. The strategy aims at a balanced participation in the capital market and a long-term focus on structural growth trends and quality companies. The respective investment ratios are actively and dynamically managed based on the relative attractiveness of the asset class. In the equity segment, the focus lies on high-quality growth companies. European issuers with good credit ratings dominate on the bond side. Promising niche segments are covered via active funds. Alternative investments provide uncorrelated returns that stabilize the portfolio.
- Our classic multi-asset strategy for balanced participation in the capital market
- Active positioning against a mixed market benchmark
- Maximum equity allocation of 65%
- The investment universe primarily comprises individual securities, but also funds and ETFs
Learn more about our Berenberg Multi Asset investment philosophy
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Further details on the opportunities and risks of this fund can be found in the sales prospectus.
Indexed performance
Performance in 12-month periods
Currencies
Asset classes
Top Holdings
Equities - Sectors
Equities - Countries
Bonds - Sectors
Bonds - Countries
Monthly market comment
Following the correction in April, the stock markets were able to rise again in May and reached new highs in Europe and the USA. Weaker US economic data and the fact that US inflation did not rise any further eased investor concerns. Hopes that the Fed would soon cut interest rates rose accordingly and risk appetite on the markets increased again, with the result that risk premiums on EUR bonds also recorded new lows for the year. In the fund, we benefited from the equity quota increase in April and only made slight adjustments. We bought Richemont after the company dispelled investor concerns driven by strength in the jewellery segment and picked up Alphabet as the company delivered surprisingly strong margins, while the trend in the search segment appears very robust despite artificial intelligence. On the fixed income side, the fund benefited from falling risk premiums on credit positions, but also from price gains across the board due to falling interest rates. Commodities saw a consolidation in May after the strong rally and ended the month more or less unchanged, although the underlying drivers remain intact.
Portfolio Management
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Marco Höchst
Marco Höchst joined the bank in November 2016. As a multi asset portfolio manager, he is co-responsible for offensive and balanced strategies as well as the Berenberg Multi Asset Balanced. Additionally, he contributes to idea generation and the overall market opinion with a focus on equity market analysis in a multi-asset context. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Goethe University in Frankfurt a.M. in Finance, where he graduated in the top 10%. He was awarded the CFA charter in 2021. Previously he gained experience in portfolio management at Hauck & Aufhäuser and the H&A Global Investment Management, where he co-managed the convertible bond fund.
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Christian Bettinger
Christian Bettinger, CFA, has been with the company since June 2009. As fund manager of the mutual funds Berenberg Euro Bonds and Berenberg Credit Opportunities, he is responsible for the selection of corporate bonds in the Multi Asset area. After apprenticeship as a banker and studying business administration at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, he first went through the trainee program at Berenberg. In February 2010, the business graduate was taken over early as a junior fund manager with a focus on derivatives and fixed income. Bettinger is a CFA-Charterholder, Certified Financial Engineer (CFE) and admitted Eurex trader.