
Investment Strategy : Defensive
OBJECTIVES:
The Defensive Investment Strategy is specifically designed for clients who specify a Lower Risk mandate. The portfolio will maintain at least a 40% exposure to lower risk investments and will not hold more than 15% in higher risk investments.
The portfolio is benchmarked against the MSCI PIMFA Private Investor Income Index
PERFORMANCE:
Cumulative Total Return Performance
INDEX | 1y Total Return % |
3y Total Return % |
5y Total Return % |
10y Total Return % |
---|---|---|---|---|
JB Defensive Portfolio* | 2.63 | 3.01 | 31.34 | 54.96 |
MSCI PIMFA Private Investor Income Index |
4.03 | 10.95 | 40.86 | 64.22 |
Cboe UK All Companies Index | 10.85 | 24.33 | 78.19 | 82.16 |
MSCI AC World Ex UK Index | 4.63 | 24.52 | 95.23 | 173.87 |
Discrete 1 Year Total Returns Performance
INDEX | Mar 2025 Total Return % |
Mar 2024 Total Return % |
Mar 2023 Total Return % |
Mar 2022 Total Return % |
Mar 2021 Total Return % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JB Defensive Portfolio* | 2.63 | 9.40 | -8.25 | 4.68 | 21.80 |
MSCI PIMFA Private Investor Income Index |
4.03 | 10.94 | -3.86 | 6.08 | 19.68 |
Cboe UK All Companies Index | 10.50 | 8.41 | 3.78 | 13.21 | 26.60 |
MSCI AC World Ex UK Index | 4.63 | 75.26 | -1.43 | 12.16 | 40.38 |
Source: FE Analytics and ICE. All performance figures shown are Total Return. As at 31st March 2025.
*Source: James Brearley
Total return performance has been calculated by adding in the projected income from the other positions being re-invested on a quarterly basis as part of a general re-balance exercise. Total return performance has been calculated up until December 2015 by assuming the receipt of a quarter of the projected income every 3 months with this being reinvested into two model positions at half yearly intervals.
Any performance information shown represents model portfolios which are periodically restructured and/or rebalanced. Although the model portfolios are representative of a client’s individual portfolio, the actual returns may vary from the model portfolio returns shown. In addition, model portfolio performance quoted does not take into consideration the cost of investing and /or management fees. The returns achieved by a client may be lower than the returns shown above. Although the model portfolios are representative of a client’s individual portfolio the asset allocation of and the investments held in a client’s individual portfolio may differ.

Asset Allocation Summary (31/03/2025) (%)
Overall Risk Summary (31/03/2025) (%)
CURRENT PORTFOLIO: TOP 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS
Top 10 Largest Holdings | Weighting % |
---|---|
Artemis Strategic Bond | 4.5 |
Nomura Global Dynamic Bond | 5.5 |
Royal London Global Bond Opportunities | 5 |
Vanguard Global Bond Index | 4 |
Man GLG Sterling Corporate Bond Professional | 5 |
Fidelity Short Dated Corporate Bond | 4 |
Trojan X Inc | 4 |
Man GLG Absolute Value | 4 |
Atlantic House Defined Returns Fund | 5.5 |
Tritax Big Box REIT | 3 |
Total | 44.5 |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Investing in stockmarket based investments may not be right for all investors. You should consider carefully and/or seek professional guidance before investing. Please remember that past performance should not be seen as a guide to future performance. The value of an investment and any income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market and currency movements and you may not get back the amount you originally invested.