Patria Private Equity Trust Plc Ord 0.2P

The sub-fund invests for total return primarily in a diversified portfolio of Investment Grade and Non-Investment Grade rated bonds and other similar securities, as well as currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards (together “Instruments”). These Instruments are linked to the currency of securities issued or guaranteed by governments, government agencies, quasigovernment entities, state sponsored enterprises, local or regional governments (including state, provincial, and municipal governments and governmental entities) or supranational bodies of Emerging Markets or companies which have their registered office in Emerging Markets and will be primarily denominated in local currency. On an ancillary basis, the sub-fund may consider investments in securities denominated in USD and those of other OECD countries. Investment in onshore Chinese fixed income securities include, but are not limited to, onshore fixed income securities denominated in RMB, issued within the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and traded on the China Interbank Bond Market (“CIBM”). The sub-fund may invest in the CIBM either through Bond Connect and/or the CIBM Initiative. The sub-fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in onshore Chinese bonds issued by, amongst other, municipal and local governments, companies and policy banks. Companies and/or issuers considered for inclusion within the sub-fund’s portfolio will be subject to Excluded Activities in accordance with HSBC Asset Management’s Responsible Investment Policies, which may change from time to time. More information is provided in section 1.5. “Integration of sustainability risks into investment decisions and SFDR principles” subsection HSBC Asset Management Responsible Investment Policies. The sub-fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in convertible bonds (excluding contingent convertible securities). The sub-fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in units or shares of UCITS and/or other Eligible UCIs (including other subfunds of HSBC Global Investment Funds). The sub-fund may hold equity securities (including but not limited to warrants, common stock and preferred stock) received as a result of or in connection with a corporate action (including but not limited to bankruptcy or restructuring) affecting existing portfolio holdings. The sub-fund may also invest in bank deposits, money market instruments or money market funds for treasury purposes. The sub-fund may also invest in additional financial derivative instruments such as futures, swaps (such as credit default swaps and Total Return swaps), options and other structured products. The sub-fund intends to use such financial derivative instruments for, inter alia, return enhancement, hedging, tax-advantage access to instruments and whenever the Investment Adviser believes the investment in financial derivative instruments will assist the sub-fund in achieving its investment objectives. Financial derivative instruments may also be used for efficient portfolio management purposes. The sub-fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in Total Return Swaps, however this is not expected to exceed 5%. The sub-fund can enter into Securities Lending transactions for up to 29% of its net assets, however, it is expected that this will not exceed 25%. The sub-fund is actively managed and does not track a benchmark. The sub-fund has an internal or external target to outperform the reference benchmark, 50% JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified / 50% JP Morgan ELMI+. The Investment Adviser will use its discretion to invest in securities not included in the reference benchmark based on active investment management strategies and specific investment opportunities. It is foreseen that a significant percentage of the subfund's investments will be components of the reference benchmark. However, their weightings may deviate materially from those of the reference benchmark. The deviation of the sub-fund’s performance and underlying investments’ weightings relative to the benchmark are monitored, but not constrained, to a defined range.