On 01 January 2026 the VT Munro Equity Income Fund changed name from VT Munro Smart-Beta UK Fund.
The VT Munro UK Equity Income Fund
About Us
The VT Munro UK Equity Income fund was launched in 2007.
The investment philosophy is that dividends are a long-term driver of equity market total returns.
Investment Approach
Its investment approach is straight forward:
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The fund provides a systematic approach to UK Equity Income.
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The fund invests in the UK’s largest dividend payers.
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Holdings updated monthly using forward-looking estimates.
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Weight by expected dividend contribution, adjusted for dual-listings.
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Monthly refresh of forward-looking dividend estimates.
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Screen all UK equities (excluding investment trusts).
How It Works
The fund's index follows a systematic rules-based approach to UK Equity Income security selection summarised below:
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Screen all UK equities (excluding investment trusts).
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Monthly refresh of forward-looking dividend estimates.
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Weight by expected dividend contribution, adjusted for dual-listings.
Why This Fund?
Forward Looking
The fund provides exposure to systematically-selected income-generative UK equities
Dividend-Weighted
The fund tracks an index whose security selection process captures changes in forecast dividends; weights holdings by forecast dividend contribution; and adjusts for dual-listings
Monthly Income
The fund aims to pay a monthly distribution to Income unitholders. Income is not guaranteed.
Fund Objectives
The objective of the VT Munro UK Equity Income Fund (the “fund”) is to replicate the performance (before fund fees and expenses) of the Elston UK Equity Index. The fund will invest at least 80% in a portfolio of UK securities listed on the London Stock Exchange that as far as practically possible consist of the component securities of the Elston UK Equity Index.
For more information, please refer to the Prospectus and Key Investor Information Document below.
