SwissQuarter: The Insights You Need, Delivered Quarterly Q1/2025

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We are excited to introduce our new quarterly newsletter, designed to keep you informed about the most important topics and highlights of each quarter. From key insights to product updates, this newsletter will provide you with valuable information to stay up-to-date.

This quarter, we would like to highlight the following products for your attention.

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1. Flexibility with short dated bonds in the US - Allianz US Short Duration High Income Bond

Allianz US Short Duration High Income Bond (LU1282651808) aims to provide long-term income and lower volatility by investing in short duration high yield rated corporate debt securities of US bond markets in accordance with the Allianz Global Investors’ Sustainability Key Performance Indicator Strategy (Absolute).

  • The fund has been launched in 2015 and has AuM of more than USD 2.84 bn (31/01/2025).
  • A defensive approach, the fund offers attractive returns of long-only cash bonds, without increasing overall portfolio risk.
  • Investment team prioritizes risk minimization and capital preservation over maximizing returns. Mainly investing in businesses that survive the full business cycle.

2. Have you heard of our Best Styles strategies? A solid option for core equity exposure

Over the past 25 years, our Systematic Equity team has demonstrated its ability to deliver value to clients with the Best Styles range of strategies and we believe this core equity solution continues to be attractive and beneficial for investors. The addition of sustainability elements to Best Styles, starting in 2012, has enriched our strategy and provides an even better proposition. Together with our established High Dividend and the more recent SDG and Climate Transition strategies, we believe that we offer a very attractive range of investment solutions.

AllianzGI’s Best Styles is a core equity investment strategy based on the conviction that investment styles carry risk premia that can be harvested in a disciplined and systematic way.

  • Allianz Best Styles Global Equity SRI (LU2034157706): The Best Styles franchise has been one of our most successful products, driven by strong performance and significant inflows, reflecting investors’ desire to upgrade the core allocation of their equity portfolio. Best Styles SRI meets this requirement for investors with a stronger sustainability focus.
  • Since Best Styles’s inception in 1999, we have remained at the forefront of systematic equity investing by constantly innovating but also by having conviction in the foundations of our approach.
  • With numerous achievements already under its belt, the Best Styles franchise continues to thrive. As one milestone, and as of December 2024, the Best Styles Global Equity SRI (Sustainable and Responsible Investing) fund - launched only in October 2019 as part of a larger SRI mutual fund family - has surpassed USD 2bn in assets under management (AuM).1

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3. Allianz Private Equity Co-Investments - Watch out for our upcoming Closing in March 2025

  • Allianz Private Equity Co-Investment Fund (“APECO”) offers direct Private Equity exposure by co-investing in Private Equity (PE) owned companies alongside leading fund managers from the Allianz portfolio of primary funds.
  • The fund aims for an attractive risk/ return profile and a high degree of diversification (25-50 companies). Our USP is the access to exclusive co-investment deal flows thanks to the strong position of Allianz and the long-term relationship with more than 100 leading fund managers worldwide.
  • Co-investment opportunities are typically offered to us on a "No Fee, No Carry basis". This is reflected in lower fees that we pass on to clients. Thus, the fund can be more cost-efficient than a traditional direct PE fund or fund of funds. The cost-efficiency provides potential for a mitigated J-Curve and long-term outperformance.
  • The current market environment is favorable for co-investments. Due to the challenging fundraising activity and increased financing costs, fund managers have to rely on large and reliable co-investment partners like us. This results in fund managers offering us numerous co-investment opportunities on attractive terms.
  • Successful Track Record: 23% IRR, 2.5x2 Portfolio TVPI realized, with a loss rate of 6%2
  • Over 100 co-investments executed since 2011, totaling over EUR 2.7 billion invested3

Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions or would like to discuss this opportunities in more detail.
We look forward to the possibility of partnering with you.

Allianz Global Investor Switzerland Team



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1 Allianz Best Styles Global Equity SRI mutual fund; fund launch date 16/10/2019). Source: Allianz Global Investors, IDS; 31/10/2024.
2 The targeted portfolio IRR is after management fees and performance fees payable to target fund partners but before management fees and performance fees charged by Allianz Capital Partners. Past performance does not predict future returns. Due to various risks and uncertainties, including those that will be described in detail in the Disclosure Memorandum, actual events, results or the actual performance may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements. No representation or warranty is made as to future performance or such forward-looking statements. Since only a limited number of investments will be made, and since the investments generally will involve a high degree of risk, poor performance by a few of the investments could severely affect the total returns to investors .
3 Data as of Q2 2024 (based on Q2 2024 GP valuations as available). Return calculation based on the performance of the Allianz PE co-investment portfolio since 2011. Loss rate calculated as (total value – invested capital [for investments with TVPI < 1.0x]) / invested capital, on target investment level. Past performance does not predict future returns. Source: Allianz Global Investors, 2024. Past performance does not predict future returns.

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