This equity fund aims to achieve the highest possible returns and seeks to promote environmental and social aspects, while considering risk diversification.
The fund invests primarily in stocks with attractive dividend yield and price potential of Swiss companies represented in the Swiss Performance Index that strive to promote environmental and social practices. In addition, the fund applies a strategy using derivative instruments (covered call options).
The experienced team of investment specialists selects stocks purely based on in-depth company analyses, applying specific ESG criteria (Environmental, Social, Governance) and excluding controversial sectors with the aim of promoting environmental and social aspects as well as improving the fund's long-term risk/return ratio. The purely rule-based options strategy consists of a permanent and a dynamic component: the former aims to generate regular additional income and the latter to optimally align the options exposure with the economic cycle.
The fund aims to offer enhanced distributable income potential over the economic cycle from high-dividend yielding stocks and tax-free option premia collected by a covered call option strategy.
The use of derivatives has the objective of reducing losses in falling equity markets, whilst participation in positive price performance may be restricted.
The team applies specific ESG2 criteria and excludes controversial sectors from the outset, with the aim of improving the fund’s long-term risk/return profile and promoting environmental and social practices.
The actively managed fund invests in Swiss equities. It aims to achieve the highest possible income, while adhering to the principle of risk diversification. In addition, it pursues a derivative strategy, striving to provide some cushion during falling markets in return for limited upside participation during rising markets. The fund is aimed at Swiss-domiciled investors wishing to gain a diversified, defensive exposure to Swiss equities.
As a rule, the portfolio contains 75-85% large-cap stocks and 15-25% mid-cap stocks.
The downside risk is cushioned by taking option premia.
Selling covered calls is similar to renting out your own property. If you hold a long position in a stock and sell a call option on it, you give the buyer of the option the right to purchase the underlying stock at a predetermined date and price in the future, and in return you receive a cash option premium. Collecting such premiums generates additional income, as if renting out the stock. The video explains the details.
“In addition to striving for high income, we add mid-cap stocks to enhance the fund’s large-cap performance potential. We manage our portfolio positions actively and cultivate close relationships with the companies.”
1. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of current or future performance. Cutoff date is end of February, when the fund fiscal year ends.
2. Environmental, Social, Governance. Up to 10% of the fund may be invested in issuers that do not meet the sustainability requirements.
The fund combines the expertise of two of Vontobel’s investment teams, one specialized in Swiss equities, the other in quantitative investments and derivatives.
All data is as at 28 Feb 2026 unless otherwise indicated.
| 1M | YTD | 1Y | Since Inception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I CHF | 3.8% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 14.1% |
| Index | 5.7% | 5.7% | 12.3% | 25.3% |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I CHF | 10.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Index | 17.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Portfolio | Index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volatility | 6.9% | 8.3% | ||
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.6 | |||
| Information Ratio | negative | |||
| Tracking error | 2.1% | |||
| Active Share (country, issuer, ISIN) | 3% / 12% / 14% | |||
| [1 year] | ||||
All data is as at 12 Mar 2026 unless otherwise indicated.
| Portfolio Manager | Marc Hänni/Robert Borenich |
|---|---|
| Fund Domicile | Switzerland |
| Fund Currency | CHF |
| Share Class Currency | CHF |
| Risk Level | 5.00 (5 May 2025) |
| Year End | 28 February |
| Index | Swiss Performance Index (SPI) |
| Share Class Launch Date | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Distribution Type | Accumulating |
| Swing Pricing | No |
| Fund Registrations | CH |
| Share Class Registrations | CH |
| Highest since launch | 112.50 |
|---|---|
| Lowest since launch | 93.66 |
| Fund size in mln. | CHF 1,938.59 |
| Share class size in mln. | CHF 8.81 |
| Management Fee | 0.65% |
|---|---|
| Max Management Fee | 1.00% |
| TER* | 0.75% (31 Aug 2025) |
| OCF | 0.75% (31 Aug 2025) |
| ISIN | CH1303570159 |
|---|---|
| Valor | 130357015 |
| Bloomberg | VSWEQYI SW |
| WKN | A3E16D |
| 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 |
| Share class | Currency | ISIN | Distrib. | Type | Launch date | Management Fee | TER* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | CHF | CH1303570100 | Distributing | Retail | 14 Mar 2024 | 1.30% | 1.42% (31 Aug 2025) |
| AE | CHF | CH1303570092 | Distributing | Retail | 14 Mar 2024 | 0.35% | 0.43% (31 Aug 2025) |
| AI | CHF | CH1303570142 | Distributing | Institutional | 14 Mar 2024 | 0.65% | 0.78% (31 Aug 2025) |
| AN | CHF | CH1303570126 | Distributing | Retail | 14 Mar 2024 | 0.65% | 0.76% (31 Aug 2025) |
| B | CHF | CH1303570118 | Accumulating | Retail | 14 Mar 2024 | 1.30% | 1.42% (31 Aug 2025) |
| I | CHF | CH1303570159 | Accumulating | Institutional | 14 Mar 2024 | 0.65% | 0.75% (31 Aug 2025) |
| N | CHF | CH1369534040 | Accumulating | Retail | 10 Sep 2024 | 0.65% | 0.75% (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.
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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
Price fluctuations of investments due to market, industry and issuer linked changes are possible
Investments in mid and small cap companies may be less liquid than investments in large cap companies
With the use of a covered call options strategy the participation in the potential positive price development of the underlyings is limited.
There is no guarantee that all sustainability criteria will always be met for every investment. Negative impact on subfund's performance possible due to pursuing sustainable economic activity rather than a conventional investment policy
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