Fundamentals
With literally thousands of different investments available to choose from across multiple sectors, regions and asset classes, the task of researching, selecting and monitoring investment funds is almost a full-time job.
Fundamentals provides you with access to the full investment research capability of the AJ Bell Investments team to identify those funds and ETFs, both active and passive, that they believe have the potential to achieve their stated investment objective.

Research list
Fund name | OCF | OCF range | YTD return | 3 year return | 5 year return | Category | Type | Goal | Fund size | Size range | Income frequency | Add to report |
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Polar Capital Global Technology | 1.12 | lt1pt5 | 31.30 | 3.61 | 17.23 | Specialist | active | growth | 4906686184 | gt1bn | Annually | |
Lazard Emerging Markets | 0.89 | lt1 | 14.16 | 6.84 | 4.83 | Emerging markets | active | growth | 486470246 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
Barings Europe Select | 0.81 | lt1 | 3.16 | -0.37 | 4.31 | Europe ex UK | active | growth | 572010994 | lt1bn | Semi-annually | |
abrdn Global Smaller Companies | 0.94 | lt1 | -3.58 | -5.07 | 3.75 | Global | active | growth | 872715794 | lt1bn | Annually | |
Allianz Strategic Bond | 0.44 | ltpt5 | -8.89 | -10.83 | 1.37 | Strategic bonds | active | income, growth | 1551639376 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Artemis US Select | 0.85 | lt1 | 13.18 | 7.76 | 11.95 | North America | active | growth | 1308583487 | gt1bn | Annually | |
Artemis US Smaller Companies | 0.87 | lt1 | -6.59 | 0.09 | 6.72 | North America | active | growth | 726150212 | lt1bn | Annually | |
Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Growth | 0.60 | lt1 | 5.14 | -0.82 | 8.82 | Global | active | growth | 2504691002 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Baillie Gifford Japanese | 0.62 | lt1 | -2.65 | -4.24 | 2.09 | Japan | active | growth | 1949458002 | gt1bn | Annually | |
BlackRock Continental European Income | 0.92 | lt1 | 9.67 | 4.42 | 8.13 | Europe ex UK | active | income, growth | 1369548316 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
BlackRock European Dynamic | 0.92 | lt1 | 15.48 | 4.68 | 12.82 | Europe ex UK | active | growth | 3631904517 | gt1bn | Annually | |
BlackRock Gold & General | 1.16 | lt1pt5 | 1.01 | -6.61 | 7.74 | Specialist | active | growth | 899658981 | lt1bn | Annually | |
CT Responsible Sterling Corporate Bond Inc | 0.56 | lt1 | 2.52 | -5.89 | -0.71 | Responsible | active | income, growth | 239191497 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
TB Evenlode Income | 0.87 | lt1 | 2.65 | 5.77 | 5.70 | UK equity income | active | income, growth | 3132213490 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Fidelity Asia | 0.94 | lt1 | -0.13 | -6.06 | 4.02 | Asia (ex Japan) | active | growth | 2650744484 | gt1bn | Annually | |
Fidelity Emerging Markets | 0.95 | lt1 | -0.62 | -7.35 | 3.12 | Emerging markets | active | growth | 1623759532 | gt1bn | Annually | |
Fidelity Global Special Situations | 0.92 | lt1 | 6.27 | 5.57 | 9.33 | Global | active | growth | 2925687261 | gt1bn | Annually | |
First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure | 0.80 | lt1 | -7.29 | 3.67 | 5.01 | Specialist | active | income, growth | 1356575308 | gt1bn | ||
FTF Martin Currie UK Smaller Companies | 0.82 | lt1 | -8.16 | -3.58 | 2.28 | UK smaller companies | active | growth | 138937869 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
Invesco Asian | 0.90 | lt1 | 4.95 | 3.31 | 7.66 | Asia (ex Japan) | active | growth | 2462735946 | gt1bn | Annually | |
Lyxor FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts Inflation-Linked ETF | 0.07 | ltpt5 | -11.09 | -11.75 | -4.44 | UK government bonds | tracker | income, growth | 68485228 | lt100m | Semi-annually | |
Artemis Corporate Bond | 0.37 | ltpt5 | 4.04 | -3.12 | UK corporate bonds | active | income, growth | 1257470878 | gt1bn | Quarterly | ||
JPM Emerging Markets Income | 0.88 | lt1 | 9.67 | 3.76 | 6.81 | Emerging markets | active | income, growth | 754527774 | lt1bn | Quarterly | |
JPM US Equity Income | 0.77 | lt1 | -8.39 | 9.14 | 8.27 | North America | active | income, growth | 3560260223 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Jupiter Asian Income | 1.01 | lt1pt5 | 1.79 | 7.58 | 9.15 | Asia (ex Japan) | active | income, growth | 1282938921 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Jupiter Japan Income | 0.98 | lt1 | 7.40 | 2.13 | 6.70 | Japan | active | income, growth | 1083121358 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Jupiter UK Special Situations | 0.76 | lt1 | 6.67 | 11.80 | 5.57 | UK equity | active | growth | 2108474223 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
LF Tellworth UK Smaller Companies | 1.06 | lt1pt5 | 3.32 | 0.25 | UK smaller companies | active | growth | 156314385 | lt500m | Semi-annually | ||
Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth | 0.85 | lt1 | 3.82 | 0.99 | 10.38 | Responsible | active | growth | 1411319895 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Liontrust Sustainable Future UK Growth | 0.86 | lt1 | -6.33 | -5.88 | 0.77 | Responsible | active | growth | 600377058 | lt1bn | Semi-annually | |
M&G Emerging Markets Bond | 0.69 | lt1 | 7.74 | 0.46 | 3.27 | Emerging markets bonds | active | income, growth | 1774269269 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Man GLG Income | 0.90 | lt1 | 8.68 | 10.12 | 5.67 | UK equity income | active | income, growth | 1343680433 | gt1bn | Monthly | |
Man GLG Undervalued Assets | 0.90 | lt1 | 12.40 | 11.04 | 4.75 | UK equity | active | growth | 1106995593 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Montanaro UK Income | 0.84 | lt1 | -1.44 | -1.19 | 2.52 | UK equity income | active | income, growth | 523673610 | lt1bn | Quarterly | |
Polar Capital Global Insurance | 0.83 | lt1 | 13.50 | 17.79 | 10.52 | Specialist | active | growth | 2038809897 | gt1bn | - | |
Royal London Sustainable Leaders | 0.61 | lt1 | 4.23 | 5.03 | 8.70 | Responsible | active | growth | 2892797702 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Royal London UK Corporate Bond | 0.41 | ltpt5 | 6.52 | -2.50 | 1.71 | UK corporate bonds | active | income, growth | 1157817031 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Schroder Global Recovery | 0.87 | lt1 | 7.14 | 12.80 | 7.67 | Global | active | growth | 571529109 | lt1bn | Annually | |
Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders Sustainability | 0.84 | lt1 | -3.82 | 1.53 | 5.80 | Asia (ex Japan) | active | growth | 6203629915 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Stewart Investors Worldwide Sustainability | 0.67 | lt1 | -2.10 | 0.20 | 5.57 | Responsible | active | growth | 462962425 | lt500m | ||
TB Evenlode Global Income | 0.84 | lt1 | 2.84 | 7.22 | 8.37 | Global | active | income, growth | 1772146078 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Schroder European | 0.77 | lt1 | 5.14 | 3.87 | 5.99 | Europe ex UK | active | growth | 640042213 | lt1bn | Annually | |
iShares Japan Equity Index (UK) D Acc | 0.08 | ltpt5 | 11.07 | 3.03 | 5.39 | Japan | tracker | growth | 2138355549 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Fidelity Index World P Acc | 0.12 | ltpt5 | 9.25 | 9.48 | 11.11 | Global | tracker | growth | 5577244432 | gt1bn | Annually | |
iShares UK Equity Index (UK) D Acc | 0.05 | ltpt5 | 4.13 | 7.95 | 4.94 | UK equity | tracker | growth | 9750063995 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
iShares Automation & Robotics ETF | 0.40 | ltpt5 | 15.56 | 4.46 | 12.86 | Specialist | tracker | growth | 3325172902 | gt1bn | - | |
iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF GBP Dist | 0.07 | ltpt5 | 5.38 | 9.54 | 5.31 | UK equity | tracker | growth | 11085112327 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond ETF GBP Hedged | 0.10 | ltpt5 | 1.31 | -4.28 | -0.29 | Global bonds | tracker | income, growth | 7837398368 | gt1bn | Semi-annually | |
iShares Core MSCI EM IMI ETF USD Acc | 0.18 | ltpt5 | 4.56 | -0.87 | 3.65 | Emerging markets | tracker | growth | 18440082014 | gt1bn | - | |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.07 | ltpt5 | 9.73 | 11.79 | 13.22 | North America | tracker | growth | 67295683379 | gt1bn | - | |
iShares MSCI Target UK Real Estate ETF | 0.40 | ltpt5 | -2.80 | -2.56 | -0.82 | Property | tracker | income, growth | 112833871 | lt500m | Quarterly | |
Lyxor Core UK Equity All Cap ETF | 0.04 | ltpt5 | 4.17 | 8.17 | 4.37 | UK equity | tracker | growth | 326089333 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
Lyxor FTSE Actr UK Gilts (DR) ETF D GBP | 0.07 | ltpt5 | -5.64 | -9.99 | -3.47 | UK government bonds | tracker | income, growth | 836570612 | lt1bn | Semi-annually | |
Lyxor FTSE Actr UK Gilts 0-5Y (DR) ETF D GBP | 0.05 | ltpt5 | 1.63 | -1.34 | -0.33 | UK government bonds | tracker | income, growth | 339422067 | lt500m | Annually | |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan ETF | 0.15 | ltpt5 | -0.72 | 1.61 | Asia (ex Japan) | tracker | growth | 1140449852 | gt1bn | - | ||
Vanguard FTSE 250 ETF | 0.10 | ltpt5 | -2.43 | 0.45 | 2.28 | UK equity | tracker | growth | 1490163938 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK ETF | 0.10 | ltpt5 | 10.24 | 7.09 | 8.24 | Europe ex UK | tracker | growth | 2164415380 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF | 0.25 | ltpt5 | -0.14 | -2.34 | 1.44 | Emerging markets bonds | tracker | income, growth | 653148656 | lt1bn | Monthly | |
TB Amati UK Smaller Companies | 0.84 | lt1 | -13.55 | -6.86 | 0.26 | UK smaller companies | active | growth | 465163889 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
Schroder Global Equity Income | 0.87 | lt1 | 6.54 | 11.77 | 6.27 | Global | active | income, growth | 288106481 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
LF Lightman European R Acc | 0.80 | lt1 | 5.61 | 11.83 | Europe ex UK | active | growth | 679503352 | lt1bn | Annually | ||
BlackRock UK Special Situations | 0.91 | lt1 | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.71 | UK equity | active | growth | 416789275 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
HSBC FTSE All-World Index Tracker Fund C Acc | 0.13 | ltpt5 | 8.54 | 8.26 | 10.28 | Global | tracker | growth | 3331430390 | gt1bn | Annually | |
iShares MSCI World SRI ETF | 0.20 | ltpt5 | 8.42 | Responsible | tracker | growth, Responsible Growth | 8887120314 | gt1bn | - | |||
iShares Physical Gold ETC | 0.00 | gt1pt5 | 7.11 | 3.75 | 10.40 | Specialist | tracker | growth | 186486842 | lt500m | - | |
Invesco High Yield UK Y Income | 0.55 | lt1 | 6.77 | 1.88 | 3.13 | High yield bonds | active | income, growth | 332442747 | lt500m | Quarterly | |
Liontrust UK Growth I Inc | 0.82 | lt1 | 0.49 | 6.44 | 5.04 | UK equity | active | growth | 999439367 | lt1bn | Annually | |
Blackrock UK Income D Inc GBP | 0.81 | lt1 | 6.36 | 7.10 | 6.01 | UK equity income | active | income, growth | 489875900 | lt500m | Quarterly | |
Trojan Fund Inc | 0.86 | lt1 | 0.98 | 2.95 | 5.11 | Specialist | active | growth | 5908467390 | gt1bn | Annually | |
Blackrock Sterling Liqudity Inc | 0.10 | ltpt5 | 2.95 | 1.17 | 0.91 | GBP cash | active | income, growth | 37869892088 | gt1bn | Monthly | |
JPM Global Equity Income Acc | 0.90 | lt1 | 3.22 | 11.26 | 12.12 | Global equity income | active | income | 600545562 | lt1bn | Quarterly | |
Blackrock UK Income Inc | 0.81 | lt1 | 6.37 | 7.11 | 6.01 | UK equity income | active | income | 489875900 | lt500m | Quarterly | |
JPM Emerging Markets Income Acc | 0.90 | lt1 | 9.64 | 3.75 | 6.79 | Emerging markets | active | income | 754527774 | lt1bn | Quarterly | |
Invesco High Yield Acc | 0.55 | lt1 | 8.85 | 2.54 | 3.52 | High yield bonds | active | income, growth | 332442747 | lt500m | Quarterly | |
Trojan Fund Acc | 0.86 | lt1 | 0.97 | 2.95 | 5.10 | Specialist | active | growth | 5908467390 | gt1bn | Annually | |
Blackrock Sterling Liqudity Acc | 0.10 | ltpt5 | 4.46 | 1.80 | 1.30 | GBP cash | active | income, growth | 37869892088 | gt1bn | - | |
JPM Global Equity Income Inc | 0.90 | lt1 | 3.16 | 11.23 | 12.09 | Global equity income | active | income | 600545562 | lt1bn | Quarterly | |
TwentyFour Corporate Bond Acc | 0.36 | ltpt5 | 3.79 | -4.97 | -0.09 | Strategic bonds | active | income, growth | 1560175430 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
Artemis Strategic Bond Acc | 0.59 | lt1 | 3.34 | -2.19 | 1.11 | Global | active | income, growth | 1028052497 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
HSBC MSCI China UCITS ETF Acc | 0.28 | ltpt5 | -2.86 | Asia (ex Japan) | tracker | growth | 712853837 | lt1bn | - | |||
State Street Global High Yield Bond Screened Index Fund | 0.29 | ltpt5 | 8.55 | High yield bonds | tracker | growth | 435731144 | lt500m | Annually | |||
iShares MSCI World Islamic ETF | 0.30 | ltpt5 | 9.32 | 12.05 | 9.81 | Specialist | tracker | growth | 499960147 | lt500m | Semi-annually | |
Trojan Ethical Fund | 0.87 | lt1 | 3.38 | 2.93 | Specialist | active | growth | 791489266 | lt1bn | Annually | ||
iShares Corporate Bond Index (UK) D Inc | 0.11 | ltpt5 | 2.66 | -5.00 | -0.22 | UK corporate bonds | tracker | income | 5024917770 | gt1bn | Monthly | |
Artemis Strategic Bond Inc | 0.59 | lt1 | 3.33 | -2.19 | 1.11 | Strategic bonds | tracker | income | 1028052497 | gt1bn | Quarterly | |
TwentyFour Corporate Bond Inc | 0.36 | ltpt5 | 3.79 | -4.97 | -0.09 | UK corporate bonds | tracker | income | 1560175430 | gt1bn | Quarterly |