Vontobel Fund (CH) - Ethos Equities Swiss Mid & Small

Conviction Equities Boutique Swiss Equities
ISIN
CH0023568022
Valor
2356802
Ticker
PICHMID
CUSIP
H2428V137
526.19
NAV
As at 11 Mar 2026
-1.95%

Investment objective

This equity fund aims to generate long-term capital growth while considering specific sustainability criteria and respecting risk diversification.


Key features

The fund invests mainly in stocks of smaller, innovative Swiss companies which are among the leaders in their industry, offer interesting profitability growth potential, and whose stock prices have attractive upside potential versus the estimated enterprise values at the time of the investment. The fund exercises shareholder voting-rights systematically in accordance with the guidelines of Ethos, the Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development.


Approach

Ethos determines the investable universe based on specific environmental, social and governance criteria and keeps stimulating the companies for enhanced sustainability ratings. Within this universe, the specialized and seasoned investment team takes long-term high-conviction investment decisions based on in-depth research. The team actively adapt portfolio positions to seize attractive new opportunities and control risks always in line with their latest assessment of investment conditions. They may use derivative financial instruments as well.

Insights

All data is as at 28 Feb 2026 unless otherwise indicated.

Historical performance (net return %)

Cumulative performance

1M YTD 1Y 3 yrs p.a. 5 yrs p.a. Since Inception
A CHF 2.7% 4.4% 11.8% 6.5% 4.3% 391.0%
Index 3.6% 5.9% 16.9% 7.9% 4.4% 344.3%

Performance for calendar years

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
A CHF 13.4% 5.2% 4.9% -22.0% 21.9% 6.8% 34.2% -15.6% 29.7% 10.9%
Index 16.9% 3.8% 6.5% -24.0% 22.2% 8.1% 30.4% -17.2% 29.7% 8.5%

Portfolio characteristics

Portfolio Index
Volatility 9.5% 9.6%
Sharpe Ratio 0.5
Information Ratio negative
Tracking error 1.9%
Active Share (country, issuer, ISIN) 1% / 28% / 32%
[3 years annualized]
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of current or future performance. Performance data does not take into account any commissions and costs charged when shares of the fund are issued and redeemed, if applicable. The return of the fund may go down as well as up, e.g. due to changes in rates of exchange between currencies. The value of the money invested in the fund can increase or decrease and there is no guarantee that all or part of your invested capital can be redeemed.

All data is as at 11 Mar 2026 unless otherwise indicated.

Fund data
Portfolio Manager Carla Bänziger/Marc Hänni
Fund Domicile Switzerland
Fund Currency CHF
Share Class Currency CHF
Year End 28 February
Index SPI Extra
Share Class Launch Date 14 Dec 2005
Distribution Type Distributing
Last distribution 7.10 (10 Jun 2025)
Swing Pricing No
Fund Registrations CH
Share Class Registrations CH
Nav Information
Highest since launch 585.89
Lowest since launch 106.68
Fund size in mln. CHF 1,168.65
Share class size in mln. CHF 1,168.65
Fees And Expenses
Management Fee 0.70%
Max Management Fee 1.00%
TER* 0.81% (31 Aug 2025)
OCF 0.81% (31 Aug 2025)
Identifiers
ISIN CH0023568022
Ticker PICHMID
CUSIP H2428V137
Valor 2356802
Bloomberg PICHMID SW
WKN A0RMC4
Parties
Investment Manager Vontobel Asset Management AG, Zürich
Depositary State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, Zurich Branch
Management Company Vontobel Fonds Services AG, Zürich
Swiss Paying Agent Bank Vontobel AG|Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft St. Gallen

Available Share Classes

Share class Currency ISIN Distrib. Type Launch date Management Fee TER*
A CHF CH0023568022 Distributing Retail 14 Dec 2005 0.70% 0.81% (31 Aug 2025)

Subject to change, without notice, only the current prospectus or comparable document of the fund is legally binding.

* TER includes performance fee where applicable

All data is as at 28 Feb 2026 unless otherwise indicated.

Major Sectors

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Factsheets & Commentaries
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Factsheet Dec 2024
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PRIIPs KIDs
Key Information Document (KID) Jan 2026
Legal Documents
Sales Prospectus Oct 2025
Sustainability Related Disclosures
Exclusion Framework Jan 2026
Swiss Climate Scores Jan 2026
Financial Reports
Annual Report Feb 2025
Semi-Annual Report Aug 2025
Dealing Information
Holiday Calendar 2026 Jan 2026
List of Active Retail Share Classes Jan 2025
Policies
Shareclass Naming Convention Jan 2026

RISKS

Subject to change, without notice, only the current prospectus or comparable document of the fund is legally binding.

  • Limited participation in the potential of single securities

  • Success of single security analysis and active management cannot be guaranteed

  • It cannot be guaranteed that the investor will recover the capital invested

  • Derivatives entail risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit fluctuations, illiquidity and volatility

  • The Sub-Fund’s investments may be subject to sustainability risks. The sustainability risks that the Sub-Fund may be subject to are likely to have an immaterial impact on the value of the Sub-Funds’ investments in the medium to long term due to the mitigating nature of the Sub-Fund’s ESG approach.
  • The Sub-Funds' performance may be positively or negatively affected by its sustainability strategy.
  • Information on how sustainable investment objectives are achieved and how sustainability risks are managed in this Sub-Fund may be obtained here.

Neither the Sub-Fund, nor the Management Company nor the Investment Manager make any representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to the fairness, correctness, accuracy, reasonableness or completeness of an assessment of ESG research and the correct execution of the ESG strategy.

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