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Fund Factsheet Template (UCITS, SEC Marketing Rule)

Key facts, objective, cumulative, annualised and calendar returns, risk indicators, holdings and sectors, costs, SFDR class, commentary, warnings by country

Finanzen, Anlage & RechnungswesenVollständigReg (EU) 2019/1156 Art. 4; ESMA34-45-1272; Delegated Reg (EU) 2017/565 Art. 44; SEC Rules 206(4)-1, 482fundfactsheetmath

Anleitung: Use it when producing the monthly factsheet for a fund share class distributed in the EU, UK or US. Fill the key facts, the performance tables reconciled to the official NAV and the jurisdiction rows in section 9 first. The main pitfall is performance or sustainability claims that are more prominent than the warnings or contradict the prospectus and key information document.

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Fund Factsheet: [Fund name], [share class], as at [YYYY-MM-DD]

Monthly factsheet for one fund share class: key facts, objective and strategy, performance (cumulative, annualised and calendar-year), risk indicators, portfolio composition, fees and costs, sustainability classification, manager commentary and the warnings and disclosures that marketing rules require, plus the production and approval workflow behind it. Based on the EU rules for fund marketing communications (Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 Article 4, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 Article 44, Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 Article 13) and the US rules for adviser and fund advertising (17 CFR 275.206(4)-1 and 17 CFR 230.482), as in force in 2026-10. The worked example is a fictional fund of the fictional manager Kestrel Bay Capital. Replace every [bracketed] value and every row marked Example. This is a document format, not investment, legal, tax or accounting advice, and not an offer of any security. Obtain the rules for the normative text.

Document control

FieldValue
Document ID[FS-KBGQE-IUSD-2026-09]
Version[1.0]
Status[Draft / Approved / Published / Withdrawn]
Owner[@product-marketing-manager]
Approvers/reviewers[@portfolio-manager], [@head-of-performance], [@compliance-officer]
Last updatedYYYY-MM-DD
Classification[Public, for the audiences in section 9 / Professional investors only]
Fund and share class[Fund name], [share class]
Data as at[YYYY-MM-DD, month end]
Audience[Retail / Professional / Institutional] in [countries]
Languages[Languages of publication]
Distribution channels[Website, platforms, sales team]

Approvals

RoleNameDecisionDate
Portfolio manager (commentary)[@name][Approve]YYYY-MM-DD
Performance team (figures)[@name][Approve / Return]YYYY-MM-DD
Compliance (marketing review)[@name][Approve / Approve with changes / Reject]YYYY-MM-DD
Legal (new jurisdiction or new template only)[@name][Approve / Not required]YYYY-MM-DD

Revision history

VersionDateAuthorChange summary
0.1YYYY-MM-DD[@name]First draft for data as at [YYYY-MM-DD]
1.0YYYY-MM-DD[@name]Example: Approved and published for September 2026
1.1YYYY-MM-DD[@name]Example: Corrected sector weights after a classification fix; withdrawn edition archived

Contents

1. Key facts

ItemEntry
Fund name[Fund name]
Legal form and regime[For example: sub-fund of [umbrella], a UCITS; US registered open-end fund; private fund]
Management company or adviser[Name]
Investment manager[Name]
Share class[Class name]
Identifier[ISIN / ticker / CUSIP]
Share class currency[Currency]
Fund launch date[YYYY-MM-DD]
Share class launch date[YYYY-MM-DD]
Benchmark[Index name, variant] and how it is used (comparison only, or constraint)
Fund size[Currency amount] at [YYYY-MM-DD]
NAV per share[Amount] at [YYYY-MM-DD]
Dealing frequency and cut-off[Daily, HH:MM time zone]
Distribution policy[Accumulating / Distributing, frequency]
Domicile and countries registered[Country]; [countries]
Minimum investment[Amount]

Example: Kestrel Bay Global Quality Equity Fund (fictional) is a sub-fund of [Umbrella name], a UCITS domiciled in [EU member state], with [Management company] as management company. Kestrel Bay Capital Europe is the delegated investment manager and the distributor in the EU. It runs the same global quality strategy as Kestrel Bay Capital's Global Quality Equity Composite, but it is a separate firm with its own record (Performance Composite Report, section 1.1), so the fund is not a member of that composite and its returns below are its own. Share class I USD Acc launched on 2018-10-01 at USD 100.00; NAV per share at 2026-09-30 is USD 211.98; fund size USD 412.6 million. The benchmark is [a broad developed and emerging market equity index, net dividends reinvested, USD], used for performance comparison only; the fund is actively managed and does not track it.

1.1 Share classes

Share classIdentifierCurrencyHedgedOngoing charges (%)Minimum investment
I USD Acc (Example)[ISIN]USDNo0.85USD 1,000,000
A USD Acc (Example)[ISIN]USDNo1.60USD 1,000
I EUR Hedged Acc (Example)[ISIN]EURYes0.89EUR 1,000,000
[Class][ID][Ccy][Yes / No][x.xx][Amount]

2. Objective and strategy

ItemEntry
Investment objective[From the prospectus, shortened without changing its meaning]
Strategy summary[Three to five sentences: universe, process, portfolio construction]
Typical number of holdings[Range]
Use of derivatives[None / for hedging / for investment purposes]
Recommended holding period[Years, from the key information document where one exists]
Intended investor[From the target market assessment]

Example: The fund aims to grow capital over at least five years by investing in listed shares of companies worldwide that earn high and stable returns on capital. The manager selects 40 to 60 companies through fundamental research and builds a portfolio without reference to benchmark weights. Derivatives are used only to hedge the currency of hedged share classes. The recommended holding period is five years.

3. Performance

All figures are for share class I USD Acc, in USD, net of ongoing charges and transaction costs, with income reinvested, calculated NAV to NAV. Past performance does not predict future returns.

3.1 Cumulative and annualised returns to 2026-09-30

PeriodFund (%)Benchmark (%)Difference (pp)
1 month (Example)1.471.440.03
3 months (Example)3.042.650.39
Year to date (Example)7.195.921.27
1 year (Example)10.629.411.21
3 years, annualised (Example)13.9016.00-2.10
5 years, annualised (Example)7.508.40-0.90
Since share class launch (2018-10-01), annualised (Example)9.859.94-0.09
Since share class launch, cumulative (Example)111.98113.50-1.52

How the figures are built (Example):

  • Monthly fund returns in 2026: January 1.80, February -0.90, March 2.10, April -3.40, May 2.60, June 1.90, July 2.35, August -0.78, September 1.47 (%). Linking them gives a year-to-date return of 7.19%; linking July to September gives 3.04%.
  • 1 year: fourth quarter 2025 (3.20%) linked with year to date: 1.0320 x 1.0719 = 1.1062, so 10.62%.
  • 3 years: fourth quarter 2023 (9.80%), 2024 (13.20%), 2025 (10.90%) and year to date: 1.0980 x 1.1320 x 1.1090 x 1.0719 = 1.4776; to the power 1/3 minus 1 = 13.90% a year.
  • 5 years: fourth quarter 2021 (6.10%), 2022 to 2025 and year to date: cumulative 43.59%; to the power 1/5 minus 1 = 7.50% a year.
  • Since launch: eight complete years from 2018-10-01, cumulative 111.98% (NAV 100.00 to 211.98); annualised 9.85%.
  • Benchmark: the same linking applied to the index provider's series. Its calendar years match the benchmark column of the Performance Composite Report (finance/performance-composite-report), and its July to September 2026 months (1.985, -0.774, 1.440%) match the Performance Attribution Report (finance/performance-attribution-report): 1.01985 x 0.99226 x 1.01440 = 1.02653, so 2.65% for three months. Since launch: fourth quarter 2018 (-12.80%), 2019 to 2025 and year to date (5.92%) give 2.1350, so 113.50% cumulative and 9.94% a year.
Rann=(1+Rcum)1/n−1R_{\text{ann}} = \left( 1 + R_{\text{cum}} \right)^{1/n} - 1

3.2 Calendar-year returns

YearFund (%)Benchmark (%)
2025 (Example)10.9013.02
2024 (Example)13.2017.49
2023 (Example)20.3022.20
2022 (Example)-16.40-18.36
2021 (Example)19.0018.54
2020 (Example)16.8016.27
2019 (Example)26.9026.60

Show complete 12-month periods only. In the EU, information on past performance must cover the preceding five years (or the whole period since launch if shorter) in complete 12-month periods, state the reference period and source, and carry a prominent warning (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 Article 44(4)). The partial launch period (2018-10-01 to 2018-12-31, fund -11.20%, benchmark -12.80%) is not shown as a calendar year.

3.3 Growth of 10,000

Show a line chart of an initial 10,000 in the share class currency invested at launch, against the benchmark, using month-end values. Example: USD 10,000 invested at launch was worth USD 21,198 at 2026-09-30 (fund) and USD 21,350 (benchmark), before any entry or exit charges a retail investor may pay.

4. Risk indicators

IndicatorFundBenchmarkBasis
Summary risk indicator (1 to 7) (Example)4From the PRIIPs key information document
Annualised volatility, 3 years (%) (Example)13.1013.60Monthly returns, population standard deviation, times the square root of 12
Tracking error, 3 years (%) (Example)2.60Monthly active returns
Beta, 3 years (Example)0.941.00Against the benchmark
Sharpe ratio, 3 years (Example)0.740.87Risk-free rate 4.20% a year (3-month bill average)
Maximum drawdown, 5 years (%) (Example)-21.40-24.90Month-end NAV, peak to trough

Example: fund Sharpe ratio = (13.90 minus 4.20) / 13.10 = 0.74; benchmark = (16.00 minus 4.20) / 13.60 = 0.87.

4.1 Principal risks

List the risks from the prospectus or key information document that matter most for this fund, in short plain sentences:

Risk IDRiskPlain description
FS-RSK-001 (Example)Equity market riskShare prices can fall sharply and the fund's value can fall with them
FS-RSK-002 (Example)Currency riskHoldings in other currencies can lose value when converted into the share class currency
FS-RSK-003 (Example)Concentration riskWith 40 to 60 holdings, a fall in one company has a larger effect than in a broad index
FS-RSK-004 (Example)Emerging markets riskSome markets have less liquidity, weaker investor protection and higher political risk
[FS-RSK-NNN][Risk][Description]

5. Portfolio composition

5.1 Top 10 holdings

All company names are fictional.

RankHoldingSectorCountryWeight (%)
1 (Example)Northgate InstrumentsInformation technologyUnited States4.1
2 (Example)Larkspur BiologicsHealth careUnited States3.8
3 (Example)Tidewater RailIndustrialsCanada3.6
4 (Example)Aldermoor SoftwareInformation technologyUnited States3.3
5 (Example)Vessel DiagnosticsHealth careSwitzerland3.1
6 (Example)Brightmoor BankFinancialsUnited Kingdom2.9
7 (Example)Kinsella AutomationIndustrialsJapan2.8
8 (Example)Penhallow InsuranceFinancialsGermany2.6
9 (Example)Halden FoodsConsumer staplesNetherlands2.5
10 (Example)Corran PaymentsInformation technologyUnited States2.4
Top 10 total31.1

5.2 Sector and region weights

SectorFund (%)Benchmark (%)
Information technology (Example)29.625.0
Health care (Example)21.415.0
Industrials (Example)19.818.0
Financials (Example)17.527.0
Consumer staples (Example)9.915.0
Cash (Example)1.80.0
Total100.0100.0
RegionFund (%)
North America (Example)58.4
Europe excluding UK (Example)18.2
United Kingdom (Example)6.1
Japan (Example)7.3
Asia Pacific excluding Japan (Example)4.6
Emerging markets (Example)3.6
Cash (Example)1.8
Total100.0

In this Example the benchmark has been simplified to five sectors so that it matches the attribution report; a real broad index has more sectors, and the table should list all of them.

5.3 Portfolio characteristics

CharacteristicFundBenchmark
Number of holdings (Example)52[Number]
Active share (%) (Example)84
Weighted average market capitalisation (USD billion) (Example)186[Value]
Return on equity, weighted median (%) (Example)24.5[Value]
Price to earnings, forward, weighted harmonic mean (Example)22.8[Value]
Portfolio turnover, trailing 12 months (%) (Example)21

Define each statistic in the glossary, state its source and date, and use the same method every month.

6. Fees and costs

Cost itemAmountSource
Entry charge (Example)None for class IProspectus
Exit charge (Example)NoneProspectus
Management fee (% a year) (Example)0.75Prospectus
Ongoing charges (% a year) (Example)0.85Key information document dated [YYYY-MM-DD]
Transaction costs (% a year) (Example)0.08Key information document
Performance fee (Example)NoneProspectus

Example: the ongoing charges of 0.85% include the 0.75% management fee and 0.10% of administration, custody and other operating costs. On an investment of USD 1,000,000, ongoing charges are about USD 8,500 a year and transaction costs about USD 800 a year, assuming a constant value.

Costs reduce returns. For EU retail investors, cost figures must not contradict the key information document; refer readers to it and to the prospectus for the full cost disclosure.

7. Sustainability

ItemEntry
SFDR classification (EU)[Article 6 / Article 8 / Article 9 product]
Characteristics promoted or objective[From the pre-contractual disclosure]
Binding elements[Exclusions, minimum proportions]
Principal adverse impacts considered[Yes, how / No]
Link to disclosures[Website section with pre-contractual and periodic disclosures]
Fund name rules[Whether the name uses ESG or sustainability terms, and the applicable rules]

Example: the fund promotes environmental and social characteristics (an Article 8 product under Regulation (EU) 2019/2088). It excludes companies above the revenue thresholds set out in its pre-contractual disclosure for thermal coal and controversial weapons. Article 13 of that Regulation requires marketing communications not to contradict the sustainability disclosures, so this section repeats them only in summary. SFDR 2.0, the Commission proposal COM(2025) 841 to amend that Regulation, is a proposal and not law as of 2026-10: the European Parliament and the Council have adopted their negotiating positions and trilogue negotiations are under way; check the current status before each edition.

8. Manager commentary

[Two to four short paragraphs, at most about 200 words: market background, main contributors and detractors, changes made to the portfolio, and current positioning. Avoid predictions of returns.]

Example: Global equities rose in September as inflation data eased. The fund returned 1.47%, slightly ahead of the benchmark (1.44%). Northgate Instruments contributed most after raising its guidance, while Brightmoor Bank detracted as expectations for bank margins fell. Over the quarter, stock selection in industrials added most to relative return, while not owning a large semiconductor company that led the benchmark was the biggest single cost. During the month the manager reduced the position in Halden Foods and added to a new holding in the health care sector. The portfolio remains overweight health care and information technology and underweight financials and consumer staples. Detailed attribution for the strategy's representative portfolio is in the quarterly attribution report.

9. Important information and warnings

9.1 Warnings to show prominently

  • Past performance does not predict future returns. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise, and investors may get back less than they invested.
  • Currency. Where returns are shown in a currency other than the investor's own, the return may rise or fall because of exchange-rate movements.
  • Marketing communication. This is a marketing communication. Read the prospectus and the key information document before making any final investment decision.
  • No advice. This factsheet does not take account of any investor's objectives or circumstances and is not a recommendation.

9.2 Requirements by jurisdiction (as of 2026-10; check local law)

Jurisdiction and productMain rulesWhat to include or check
EU, UCITS or AIF marketed to investorsRegulation (EU) 2019/1156 Art. 4; ESMA guidelines on marketing communications (ESMA34-45-1272, applied from 2022-02-02)Identify as marketing communication; risks and rewards equally prominent; fair, clear, not misleading; for UCITS, say a prospectus and key information document exist and where, how and in which language to get them, with links; link to a summary of investor rights; state that marketing arrangements may be terminated
EU, information from MiFID investment firmsDelegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 Art. 44Firm name; risk warnings in at least the predominant font size; past performance not the most prominent feature, five years of complete 12-month periods, reference period and source, currency warning, effect of fees where gross
EU, retail packaged productsRegulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (PRIIPs)Factsheet must be consistent with the key information document, including the summary risk indicator, costs and past-performance information published with the KID
EU, sustainabilityRegulation (EU) 2019/2088 Art. 13Marketing must not contradict SFDR disclosures
US, registered investment adviser marketing (including private fund factsheets)17 CFR 275.206(4)-1General prohibitions; net with gross at equal prominence; 1-, 5- and 10-year periods for portfolio performance (not required for private funds); rules on extracted, hypothetical and predecessor performance
US, registered open-end fund advertising17 CFR 230.482Standardised 1-, 5- and 10-year average annual total returns to the latest calendar quarter end; required legend on past performance; toll-free number or website for month-end performance; FINRA filing where a member firm distributes (FINRA Rule 2210, cited by number only)
UKFCA conduct and financial promotion rules (cited by reference)Fair, clear and not misleading; past performance and risk warnings; Consumer Duty consumer understanding outcome
[Other jurisdiction][Rule][Requirement]

Insert the legal notices for each distribution country here (for example the representative and paying agent in countries that require them), the index provider attribution line required by the benchmark licence, and the data sources and their dates.

9.3 Issuer statement

Example: Issued by Kestrel Bay Capital Europe, [authorised and regulated by [regulator] in [country]], for [professional and retail] investors in [countries]. [Umbrella name] is a UCITS authorised in [country]. The prospectus, key information documents (in [languages]) and a summary of investor rights (in [languages]) are available free of charge at [website] and from [address]. The management company may decide to terminate the arrangements for marketing the fund in any country.

10. Production, data and approval

Control IDControlOwnerEvidence
FS-CTL-001 (Example)Every return reconciles to the official NAV series to two decimals[@head-of-performance]Reconciliation sheet
FS-CTL-002 (Example)Sector, region and top-10 weights sum to 100% and match the holdings file at the same date[@product-data-analyst]Data check log
FS-CTL-003 (Example)Costs, risk indicator and sustainability text match the latest legal documents[@compliance-officer]Marketing review record
FS-CTL-004 (Example)Holdings published only within the firm's disclosure policy (for example a one-month lag)[@compliance-officer]Policy reference
FS-CTL-005 (Example)Approved PDF is the only version distributed; prior editions archived[@product-marketing-manager]Archive index
[FS-CTL-NNN][Control][@owner][Evidence]
Data itemSourceDateOwner
NAV and returns (Example)Fund administrator2026-09-30[@fund-accounting]
Benchmark returns (Example)Index provider file2026-09-30[@head-of-performance]
Holdings and weights (Example)Portfolio accounting system2026-09-30[@product-data-analyst]
Ongoing charges, risk indicator (Example)Key information document[YYYY-MM-DD][@product-governance]
[Item][Source][Date][@owner]

Keep each published edition, its data file and its approval record for the period required by the applicable record-keeping rules; for a US adviser, check 17 CFR 275.204-2.

11. Glossary and references

11.1 Glossary

TermMeaning in this document
NAVNet asset value per share: the value of the fund's assets minus liabilities, divided by shares in issue
Accumulating share classA class that reinvests income instead of paying it out
Annualised returnThe constant yearly return that would give the same cumulative result over the period
VolatilityHow much returns vary, measured as the annualised standard deviation of monthly returns
Tracking errorAnnualised standard deviation of the difference between fund and benchmark returns
Maximum drawdownThe largest fall from a peak to a later low in the period
Active shareHalf the sum of absolute differences between fund and benchmark holding weights
Ongoing chargesAnnual costs of running the fund deducted from its assets, as shown in the legal documents
Summary risk indicatorThe 1 to 7 risk class shown in a PRIIPs key information document
Marketing communicationAny communication that promotes the fund, other than the legally required documents

11.2 References

ReferenceVersion or dateUse
Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 (cross-border distribution of funds), Article 4OJ L 188, 12.7.2019; check the consolidated textMarketing communication requirements
ESMA Guidelines on marketing communications under the Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds (ESMA34-45-1272)Published 2021-08-02, applied from 2022-02-02Identification, risks and rewards, fair and clear presentation
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565, Article 44As amended; check the consolidated textPast, simulated and future performance information
Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR), Articles 8, 9 and 13As in force 2026-10; amendments proposedSustainability classification and marketing consistency
Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (PRIIPs)As in force 2026-10Key information document consistency
17 CFR 275.206(4)-1 (Investment Adviser Marketing)As in force 2026-10US adviser advertising
SEC Marketing Compliance FAQUpdated 2025-03-19 and 2026-01-15Net performance with actual fees, extracted performance
17 CFR 230.482 (advertising by investment companies)As in force 2026-10US registered fund performance advertising
FINRA Rule 2210 (number only)CurrentCommunications with the public by member firms

Standard and licence note

Based on EU legislation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1156, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565, Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014, reused from EUR-Lex with acknowledgement), the ESMA guidelines on marketing communications (cited by reference; ESMA does not endorse this template) and US federal rules (17 CFR 275.206(4)-1 and 17 CFR 230.482, public domain), all cited by article or section and summarised in original wording. FINRA and FCA rules are cited by number or reference only. The fund, managers, companies and figures in the worked example are fictional. The text is original. Check the current official versions and local law in each distribution country before use. This is a document format, not investment, legal, tax or accounting advice. Template licence: MIT.

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