The CBF Church of England Short Duration Bond Fund

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Capital at risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of investments and the income derived from them may fall as well as rise. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested and may lose money.

The fund aims to provide a total return (income plus capital growth) of cash (represented by SONIA) plus 1.75% per annum (net of fees and expenses) when measured over a rolling three year period.

Portfolio management of the fund has been delegated to Federated Hermes under the oversight of CCLA.

Sustainability approach

We believe that the primary role of sustainable investment is to drive positive change.

The fund is managed in line with a faith-consistent investment policy to meet clients’ desire to invest in a way that reflects Christian and Anglican teachings and is grounded in the advice produced by the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG). The faith-consistent investment policy of the fund applies a number of investment restrictions in accordance with our values-based screening policy.

The FCA has introduced sustainable investment labels to help investors find products that have a specific sustainability goal. This product does not have a UK sustainable investment label because it does not have a sustainability goal.

Read our summary of SDR, the investment labels and our overall approach. Fund-level information can be found here.

Investment approach

The fund will invest in a range of fixed and floating rate debt and/or debt related instruments issued by corporates and governments (government and public securities) including loans, inflation-linked securities, money market instruments and asset backed or other securitised products.

The fund is managed to ensure that its duration is less than 3.5 years, with the aim of reducing the effect of changes in interest rates on the fund’s value.

Who can invest?

Any church trust with objects connected with the work of the Church of England may normally invest in the fund. This can include parochial church councils, benefices and deaneries, bell ringers and Mothers’ Union. The fund is available to Church of England schools and educational establishments as well as any other Church of England related organisation.

If you are unsure whether you can invest in the fund, please contact Client Services.

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We're delighted you've chosen to invest with CCLA. Get the process underway by downloading our application form.

Whether you are a new investor to CCLA or topping up an existing account, please ensure that you read the fund’s scheme information and key information document (KID). The KID can help investors understand the nature, risks, costs, potential gains and losses of the fund, and compare the fund with other products.

Looking for other documents? Click here to visit our client documentation page.