This fund is designed to provide extensive access to the Maltese Government investment bonds of all maturities (short-, intermediate-, and long-term issues).
Investors looking for a fund that endeavours to provide capital stability and regular income through investment in only debt securities that are issued and guaranteed by the Maltese Government, may find this fund of interest.
By investing in the Vilhena Malta Government Bond Fund, you will benefit from:
- Potential for Income and Capital Growth
- A Portfolio of Local Government Bonds
- A choice of accumulation and distribution class of shares
- Access to your money at short notice
- Advised by Bank of Valletta plc
Risks
The value of investments, and income from them, can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested.
The Fund is also subject to the following risks:
- Debt instruments are exposed to credit risk which is the ability of the borrower to repay the interest and capital on the redemption date.
- Since the Fund invests in debt instruments issued by the Government of Malta, the credit risk linked to these assets is directly related to the credit rating of Malta.
- The Fund may hold a significant amount of debt instruments which are of lower credit quality and may result in large fluctuations of the value of the Fund.
- Changes in interest rates will result in fluctuations in the value of the Fund.
- The Fund may use derivatives in an attempt to reduce the overall risk of its portfolio or reduce the costs of investing, although this may not be achieved.To date the Fund does not use derivatives.
- Maltese debt instruments may be impacted by the state of the Maltese market generally.
- The price of debt investments listed on the Malta Stock Exchange ("MSE") may be negatively impacted by the limited trading activity of the MSE.