Event Driven Fund
UCITS Fund | Hedge Funds & Liquid Alternatives
Event Driven Fund
Effective 12 December 2024, the benchmark changed from the S&P 500 Index (Total Return, Net of tax, USD) to no benchmark.
Why Invest
Seeks to Capture Alpha in All Markets
Utilise event-driven strategies including merger arbitrage, market neutral catalyst and equity capital markets, seeking to profit from mispricing that occurs as a result of corporate activity
Strict Adherence to Risk/Reward Mindset
Emphasis on risk management and hedging construct to protect capital and position the strategy to take advantage of market volatility
Experienced, Collaborative Team
Diverse expertise across hedge funds, investment banks and law firms, supported by NB’s global equity platform and deep institutional resources
This is a marketing communication in respect of the Neuberger Berman Event Driven Fund. Please refer to the fund prospectus and offering documents, including the Key Information Document (“KID”) or Key Investor Information Document (“KIID”) as applicable, before making any final investment decisions. Investors should note that by making an investment they will own shares in the fund, and not the underlying assets.
The sub-investment manager does not apply the ESG Policy and deems sustainability risks not to be relevant for the portfolio, as the strategy of the portfolio does not support the integration of sustainability risks.
Key Risks
Market Risk: The risk of a change in the value of a position as a result of underlying market factors, including among other things, the overall performance of companies and the market perception of the global economy.
Liquidity Risk: The risk that the fund may be unable to sell an investment readily at its fair market value. In extreme market conditions this can affect the fund’s ability to meet redemption requests upon demand.
Counterparty Risk: The risk that a counterparty will not fulfil its payment obligation for a trade, contract or other transaction, on the due date.
Interest Rate Risk: The risk of interest rate movements affecting the value of fixed-rate bonds.
Operational Risk: The risk of direct or indirect loss resulting from inadequate or failed processes, people and systems including those relating to the safekeeping of assets or from external events.
Derivatives Risk: The fund is permitted to use certain types of financial derivative instruments (including certain complex instruments). This may increase the fund’s leverage significantly which may cause large variations in the value of your share. Investors should note that the fund may achieve its investment objective by investing principally in Financial Derivative Instruments (FDI). There are certain investment risks that apply in relation to the use of FDI. The fund’s use of FDI can involve significant risks of loss.
Currency Risk: Investors who subscribe in a currency other than the base currency of the fund are exposed to currency risk. Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect the return on investment. Where past performance is shown it is based on the share class to which this webpage relates. If the currency of this share class is different from your local currency, then you should be aware that due to exchange rate fluctuations the performance shown may increase or decrease if converted into your local currency.
For full information on the risks please refer to the fund prospectus and offering documents, including the KID or KIID, as applicable.
Morningstar Rating
For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars, the next 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive two stars and the bottom 10% receive one star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a retail mutual fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Ratings are ©2023 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
The ongoing charge figure (incl. management fee) is based on the annual expenses for the period ending 31 December 2023. A performance fee equal to the figure shown in the table above may be payable in accordance with the methodology described in the supplement. Please see the "Fees and Expenses" section of the supplement for more detail.
The fund’s benchmark name shown here may be abbreviated. Please refer to the supplement for the full benchmark name.
Joseph Rotter, Managing Director, joined Neuberger Berman in 2016. Joe is the CIO of the Principal Strategies Group and Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman, Joe was a Managing Director and Global Head of Event Driven Investments at Citadel LLC. Prior to that, he was Co-Founder, Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at RoundKeep Capital Advisors LLC, a global event driven hedge fund, based in Chicago. Prior to founding RoundKeep, Joe worked five years at Citadel Investment Group and served as a Managing Director and Head of the Event Driven Business for the Americas. Prior to joining Citadel, Joe worked four years as a corporate attorney in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of the New York office of Skadden Arps. Joe graduated from Duke University and earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.