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Equator funds



The Equator Funds were a range of 3 Funds within the Equator ICAV umbrella structure. The Funds offered exposure to the UK Equity market, US Equity market and the UK Sovereign Bond market. The funds were specifically designed for use within the Coutts Discretionary investment portfolios and, following shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM), the funds were merged with similar funds within the BlackRock Solutions Funds ICAV on 22 July 2022 as follows:

 

Equator US Equity Fund merged with Coutts US ESG Insights Equity Fund;

Equator UK Equity Fund merged with Coutts UK ESG Insights Equity Fund;

Equator UK Sovereign Bond Fund merged with Coutts Europe Enhanced Index Government Bond Fund.

 

The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise, and you may not recover the amount of your original investment.

Please find the UK Tax Information relating to:

- Equator Investment Programmes (EIP) for the accounting periods which ended on 30 November 2015 and 31 March 2017.

- Equator Investments (Cayman) Limited (EIC) for the accounting period which ended on 31 March 2017.

EIP and EIC included funds that have now either been terminated or merged.

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