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Standard Life Cautious Managed

Unit price

€325.3000

-0.52% today
Fund size

€204.10M

Start date

1 Apr 2005

Last updated

19 May 2026

Fund objective

What this fund aims to achieve and how it is classified.

The fund aims to provide long term growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of assets (including bonds, equities and property) in order to reduce the risk associated with being solely invested in any one asset class. The fund may also invest in collective investment schemes, transferable securities, money-market instruments, deposits and cash. Typically, the fund will have a preference towards lower risk assets, such as bonds.

Fund chart

Managed Defensive (<35% Equity)

3 Year Performance: 22.80%

3 Year

Fund details

Key information from the provider including fund specifics, charges, and asset allocation.

Fund strategy

From an actively managed portfolio of assets. A substantial part of the fund is invested in fixed interest securities. The remainder of the fund is invested in equities, property and cash. The asset mix of the fund is rebalanced quarterly.

Comments

Paul is an Investment Director for Ireland and is responsible for the day to day management of the Irish funds. He joined Standard Life Investments in 2000. He has 6 years investment experience and a Degree in Economics. Standard Life Investments are a leading investment company, managing worldwide assets of €152.2 billion (at 20 July 2005). Our investment philosophy is research intensive and is built around "Focus on Change" - the early identification of changes in the key drivers affecting markets. Unlike other fund management groups, we do not have a bias for growth or value stocks, giving us the opportunity to outperform throughout the investment cycle.

Management company

Standard Life Investments


Fund manager - Individuals name

Katie Trowsdale


Pricing Frequency

Daily


Open for business

Yes


Date information updated

27/11/2007


Top 10 holdings date

31/07/2021


Fund start date

37803


Fund Management Group Name

Standard Life


Rating Star

2


Rating ESMA Profile

4


Rating Period

01/01/2026


Managed Type

Active

Head office address

90 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland


Telephone

+353 1 639 7000


Fax

+353 1 639 7752


E-mail

marketing@standardlife.ie


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MICROSOFT 1.0

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ALPHABET 0.9

AMAZON 0.7

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APPLE 0.7

APPLE 0.7

ASML 0.6

ASML 0.6

BRAZIL (GOVT OF) 10% 2027 0.5

FACEBOOK 0.5

FACEBOOK 0.5

NESTLE 0.5

NESTLE 0.5

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 0.5

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 0.5

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 0.5

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 0.5

Cumulative performance

Returns over multiple time horizons. Quartile rank shows how this fund compares to its peers for each period.

PeriodReturnQuartile rank

1 Day

-0.52%

Top 100%

1 Week

-0.73%

Top 100%

1 Month

+1.09%

Top 25%

QTD

+4.63%

Top 25%

3 Month

0.49%

Top 50%

6 Month

+4.40%

Top 50%

9 Month

+6.59%

Top 50%

YTD

+3.07%

Top 50%

1 Year

+9.12%

Top 25%

2 Year

+13.86%

Top 25%

3 Year

+22.99%

Top 50%

4 Year

+19.11%

Top 50%

5 Year

+13.50%

Top 50%

6 Year

+31.59%

Top 50%

7 Year

+26.18%

Top 50%

8 Year

+27.72%

Top 50%

9 Year

+30.17%

Top 50%

10 Year

+40.88%

Top 50%

15 Year

+120.54%

Top 50%

20 Year

+151.20%

Top 25%

Launch

+184.85%

Top 25%

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Risk metrics

Standard deviation measures how much returns fluctuate — higher values mean more volatility. The Sharpe ratio shows return earned per unit of risk; a positive figure means the fund is rewarding investors for the risk taken.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Standard Life Cautious Managed.

Over the past year, Standard Life Cautious Managed has returned +9.12%, placing it in the top quartile (top 25%) of funds within its category. Whether this is a "good" fund depends on your personal investment goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon. Always speak with a regulated pension advisor before making changes to your retirement savings.

The fund aims to provide long term growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of assets (including bonds, equities and property) in order to reduce the risk associated with being solely invested in any one asset class. The fund may also invest in collective investment schemes, transferable securities, money-market instruments, deposits and cash. Typically, the fund will have a preference towards lower risk assets, such as bonds.

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Standard Life Cautious Managed

Managed Defensive (<35% Equity)

€ 204.10 Million

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