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MERIAN GOLD & SILVER FUND
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• The fund holds between 30-50 stocks, including the listed bullion funds that make up the fund’s exposure to physical metal.
• The manager see this as an optimal balance between diversification of risk on the one hand and conviction in stock selection terms on the other.
• Most holdings on the mining equity side will be between 2% and 4% of the fund’s total value, with heavier weightings (up to 10%) in the more liquid bullion component.
• The fund has an expected annual portfolio turnover of around 20-50% depending on underlying market conditions.
• Inevitably, a more concentrated mining share component will be more volatile over short time-frames compared with the broader market.
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Everything you need to know about the Merian Gold & Silver Fund: www.merian.com/goldandsilver
Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may
not be repeated. Investment involves risk. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Because of this, an investor is not certain to make a profit on an investment and may lose money. Exchange rates may cause the value of overseas investments to rise or fall.
This communication is issued by Merian Global Investors (UK) Limited (“Merian Global Investors”), Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London, United Kingdom, EC4P 4WR. Merian Global Investors is registered in England and Wales (number: 02949554) and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 171847). This communication provides information relating to Merian Gold & Silver Fund (the “Fund”), which is a sub-fund of Merian Global Investors Series plc. Merian Global Investors Series plc is an investment company with variable capital established as an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds which is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland pursuant to the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011, as amended. Registered in Ireland under registration number 271517. Registered office: 33 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland. Merian Global Investors uses all reasonable skill and care in compiling the information in this communication which is accurate only on the date of this communication. You should not rely upon the information in this communication
in making investment decisions. Nothing in this communication constitutes advice
or personal recommendation. An investor should read the Key Investor Information Document(s) (“KIID”) before investing in any sub-fund of Merian Global Investors Series plc. The KIID and the prospectus can be obtained from www.merian.com in English and other required languages. Certain paying and/or information agents have been appointed in connection with public distribution of the shares of Merian Global Investors Series plc in certain jurisdictions. Shares are sold by prospectus only. The prospectus, KIID and/or other relevant offering documentation is available free of charge at: Austria: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, Belvedere
1, 1010 Wien, Austria. Belgium: CACEIS Belgium SA, B-1000 Brussels, Avenue du Port 86 C b320, Brussels. Germany: GerFIS - German Fund Information Service UG (Haftungsbeschränkt), Zum Eichhagen 4, 21382 Brietlingen, Germany.
France: BNP Paribas Securities Services, Les Grands Moulins de Pantin, 9 rue du Debarcadère 93500 Pantin, France. Hong Kong: Merian Global Investors (Asia Pacific) Limited, Unit 2, 5/F Two Chinachem Central, 26 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong. Italy: Allfunds Bank S.A.U., Milan Branch, Via Bocchetto, 6, 20123 Milano, Italia; Societe Generale Securities Services S.p.A, Via Benigno Crespi 19A – MAC2, Milan and BNP Paribas Securities Services, Piazza Lina Bo Bardi No.3, Milan. Luxembourg: BNP Paribas Securities Services, Luxembourg Branch, 33 rue de Gasperich, L-5826, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Sweden: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (“SEB”), Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8, SE-106 40, Stockholm, Sweden Switzerland: First Independent Fund Services Ltd., Klausstrasse 33, CH-8008 Zurich is the Swiss representative and BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris, succursale de Zurich, Selnaustrasse 16, CH-8002 Zurich is the Swiss paying agent. Taiwan: Capital Gateway Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise, 9F/9F-1, No. 171, Songde Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C. United Kingdom: Merian Global Investors (UK) Limited, Millennium Bridge House, 2 Lambeth Hill, London, United Kingdom, EC4P 4WR. The Fund is recognised by the FCA. Other: Merian Global Investors Series plc, c/o Citibank Europe plc, 1 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland. In Denmark, this material is only intended for the exclusive use of Danish eligible counterparties or professional investors. Danish retail investors may not invest in
the sub-funds mentioned in the material. In Spain, Merian Global Investors Series plc is registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (“CNMV”) under number 301. Merian Global Investors is registered under number 2479.
The prospectus, KIID and the latest economic reports can be obtained at no cost from registered distributors as per the list available on the CNMV web page. In the Republic of Finland, this communication is not intended to constitute a public offer or an advertisement of securities. In Italy, this material is for the exclusive use of “professional clients or professional investors” (as defined in Legislative Decree no 58/1998 by reference to Annex 3 of CONSOB Regulation no. 20307 of 2018)
and its dissemination to retail investors/clients is prohibited. In Luxembourg, this information does not constitute, under any circumstances, an offer or an invitation to purchase or sell shares in Luxembourg and does not and is not intended to constitute an offer of shares in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It does not constitute legal, accounting, or tax advice.
The Fund may be more than 35% invested in Government and public securities. These can be issued by other countries and Governments. Your attention is drawn to the stated investment policy which is set out in the Fund’s prospectus.
The net asset value of the Fund may have high volatility due to the nature of the asset class invested. Your attention is drawn to the stated investment policy which is set out in the Fund’s prospectus. MGI 01/19/0130
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