Fund Objective

The fund’s investment objective is to provide a growing income, predominantly from investment in UK equities. In seeking a yield higher than that offered by the major UK equity indices, the fund will invest primarily in above average yielding equities rather than fixed interest securities. Investment will be in directly held transferable securities. The fund may also invest in collective investment schemes, warrants and money market instruments.

View on Past Performance

Schroder Income Fund invests in companies with sound fundamentals (healthy balance sheets, reasonable growth prospects and sustainable profits) that may have been overlooked by other investors or be out of favour with the market.Specifically, their share prices will appear low relative to their long-term earnings potential and the amount of cash they will be able to generate. They will also, typically, be high yielding stocks - those offering generous dividend payments as well as the ability to grow that dividend over time.

Future Expectations

Income stocks such as these can underperform when markets are rising rapidly (as they have done in recent years) as investors tend to focus on companies that they perceive to have more 'exciting' prospects. However, due to the combination of share price growth and dividend yield, income stocks have been proven to deliver a higher long-term total return.We use Schroders' extensive research capabilities to identify what we believe are the best opportunities among income stocks - an approach that has enabled the fund to deliver attractive long-term returns for investors.

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