
Man Income
The Man Income fund has a value-driven approach. It invests no less than 80% in UK companies of all sizes, but can also invest in continental European companies that derive a substantial part of their revenues from the UK. It also has the ability to selectively invest in corporate bonds - a flexibility that sets it apart from the majority of its peers.
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Fund Manager
Fund Manager

Henry Dixon, Lead Manager Henry Dixon is a Portfolio Manager on the UK Equities team at Man GLG, having joined the firm in October 2013. Before joining Man GLG, Henry was a Portfolio Manager and Founder at Matterley, where he managed their flagship fund. His prior experience includes roles at New Star and The Family Charities Ethical Trust. Henry has over 15 years of experience in equity investment management.
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Quote from the Fund Manager
We will stick to our rules, play to our strengths and try to learn from every one of our mistakes.

Henry Dixon
Lead Manager
Investment process
Man Income’'s investment process is very similar to that of the Elite Rated Man Undervalued Assets fund - a process Henry also used successfully during his time at Matterley. It places a heavy emphasis on balance sheet analysis while screening for cash-generative stocks which are trading below the cost it would take to replicate their current business. The fund also screens for stocks with stronger balance sheets than the market, but twice the level of dividend growth. Once companies have been identified, extensive fundamental analysis is undertaken before an investment is made. Man Income also has the ability to invest in a company's bonds if the fund manager believes they offer better value, as well as companies based in Europe. However, at least 80% of the portfolio will be invested in UK equities.
Risk
This is a multi-cap fund and, historically, a large portion of the portfolio has been invested in smaller companies. This can make the fund riskier than those peers investing in larger companies. The bond investments also tend to be value-based choices, which means they can be higher up the corporate bond risk spectrum. Man Income is reasonably well diversified with around 60 different holdings.
ESG
ESG - Limited
Man Group has a firm-wide exclusions list as a minimum set of standards to which Henry must adhere to with this fund. He also considers the potential negative or positive impact of ESG factors in the context of overall company analysis. Within this, governance risks are a particularly strong focus, as he wants to determine whether management is willing and capable of behaving in a way that would be beneficial for minority shareholders. To support this work, Henry has access to Man Group’s proprietary ESG Analytics tool which collates data from a mix of third-party providers. Going forward, Henry is looking to incorporate a way of scoring this data and adding it to the process. However, for the time being, the primary quantitative analysis in the process is focused on the financial position of the business and the investment opportunity.