The primary investment objective is to maximise total return (income plus capital) by investing in a portfolio of predominantly high yield bonds, selected investment grade bonds and cash. The fund may hold sterling and other currency denominated bonds hedged back to Sterling.

Phil Milburn
Investment Manager, Fixed Income

Phil joined AEGON in 1997. He is the fund manager of the High Yield Bond, Ethical Corporate Bond and European Bond funds as well as a high performance target segregated fund; he is also the support manager for the Sterling Corporate Bond, Investment Grade Bond and Global Bond funds. Phil's main research responsibility is covering high yield bonds. He holds a first class MA honours degree in economics from the University of Edinburgh. Phil is Citywire’s UK Corporate Bond Manager of the Year for 2006 and Investment Week's UK Corporate Bond Fund Manager of the Year 2006.

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Launch Date

March 2002

IMA Sector

£ High Yield

Secondary Benchmark

50% Merrill Lynch £ High Yield / 50% Lehman $ High Yield

Initial Charge

4.5% (A Class)

Annual Charge

1.0% (A Class)

Payment Dates

Monthly from 30 September

Codes

Code	Sedol	FTMexID	ISIN
A(acc)	3142523	SEOPAA	GB0031425233
B(acc)	3142556	SEOPBA	GB0031425563
A(inc)	3142512	SEOPAI	GB0031425126
B(inc)	B1N9DY5	SEUBK	GB00B1N9DY51