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Charity Assets Trust

A fund designed for the specific needs of eligible UK charities
The Charity Assets Trust has a simple aim – consistent positive returns, regardless of how the financial markets perform.

We try not to lose money in any 12 month period, and to grow the value of our investors’ wealth over the long haul.

If we can do this, we should outpace inflation, protecting and increasing the real value of our investors’ income and capital.

INVESTMENT APPROACH
FUND REPORTS
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Ruffer Review
Let them have cake – and circuses!
President Trump faces an affordability paradox, and his attempts to solve it before the mid-terms are likely to cause severe political, economic, market and inflation volatility.
29 mins | Henry Maxey
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Green Line
Strait lines, narrow choices
Apr 2026: With oil prices soaring, what will the impact on the global economy be? And how will policymakers react? We make the case for a stagflationary shock, but not all economies will be affected equally.
6 mins | Giorgio Curti
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A responsible policy

The fund’s responsible investment policy has been shaped by the concerns of many charities.

It imposes strict restrictions on investment in alcohol, armaments, gambling, pornography, tobacco, oil sands and thermal coal.

It also follows a proactive voting and engagement approach with companies held within the fund. The fund is monitored against UN Global Compact principles, MSCI’s ESG Metrics and the managers also monitor the fund’s carbon metrics.

What to expect?

We focus on the absolute risk of losing money, not the relative risk of underperforming the stock market.

Consider a year when the market falls by 25%. A fund manager focused on relative returns could lose 20% of their investors’ money and still claim to have done well by ‘outperforming’ the index.

At Ruffer, we take on the responsibility for managing risk, and for the returns we deliver. If we ever lost 20% of our investors’ money, we would have failed.

While our track record is strong, it should definitely not be seen as evidence the fund is immune to shocks or unexpected events. During the next market panic, our protective investments may not protect us.

Our investment approach is tried and tested but sometimes can seem a bit dull. We don’t apologise for that.

For example, we never own shares just because they are currently popular. What’s more, when markets are rising strongly, investing with Ruffer can be like riding a tractor on the motorway, plodding in the slow lane. It’s only when the motorway sinks into boggy marshland that a tractor proves to be a wise way to travel.

INVESTMENT APPROACH
Portfolio management team

The Charity Assets Trust follows the Ruffer philosophy and strategy. These are unchanged since the firm started in 1994.

The investment strategy and asset allocation is set by Henry Maxey and Neil McLeish, Co-Chief Investment Officers. A team of portfolio managers are collectively responsible for implementing this strategy across all our core funds.

The lead portfolio managers for the fund are Jasmine Yeo and Ian Rees.

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David_Benson
David Benson
Director – Institutional
T +44 (0)20 7963 8204
After graduating from the University of Oxford, he worked at Phillips & Drew Fund Management (1991–1999), predominantly managing UK equity portfolios for pension funds. A consultant for McKinsey & Company from 1999, he joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2004. In 2005, worked as a fund manager at Société Générale, focusing on pooled UK equity and multi–asset portfolios for UK institutions and retail investors. He joined Ruffer in 2010.
Charles_Lynne
Charles Lynne
Director – Private Wealth
T +44 (0)20 7963 8222
Joined Ruffer in 2008 and manages investment portfolios for individuals and charities. Previously at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, including a placement in Asia. He holds a first class honours in natural sciences from Durham University and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.
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At a glance
15 Apr 2026
Launch date 8 Mar 2012
Launch price 100.00p
  C class H class I class
Accumulation units 187.62p 114.15p 106.58p
Income units 141.95p 107.25p 98.65p
FUND REPORTS
Charity Assets Trust
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Month
Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
ASSET AND CURRENCY ALLOCATION
Asset %
Gold and precious metals exposure 3.0
Long-dated UK inflation-linked bonds 2.4
Short-dated nominal bonds 33.4
Long-dated nominal bonds 16.6
Cash 2.8
Credit and derivative strategies 12.6
Consumer discretionary equities 6.2
Industrials equities 4.1
Financials equities 3.7
Energy equities 3.5
Other equities 11.4
Commodity exposure 0.2
Currency %
Sterling 72.8
Yen 15.8
US dollar 5.9
Euro 2.3
Other 3.2
Data as at 31 March 2026. Totals may not equal 100 due to rounding
Largest equity holdings
Largest equity holdings (excludes holdings in Ruffer funds) %
BP 1.7
Coinbase 1.0
Prosus 0.9
Gresham House Energy Storage 0.8
Nestle 0.7
Data as at 31 March 2026
 
The nuts and bolts

The Charity Assets Trust is regulated by the Charity Commission and is exclusively for the use of eligible UK charities.

The Trust is managed by Ruffer AIFM Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Ruffer AIFM Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ruffer LLP.

How to invest

To invest directly in the Charity Assets Trust, please request the application forms below, or please get in touch.

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RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT REPORT
Annual report for the Charity Assets Trust
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SUSTAINABILITY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

Sustainable investment labels help investors find products that have a specific sustainability goal. The fund does not have a UK sustainable investment label because, whilst it considers sustainability factors, it does not have a specific sustainability objective. 

CONSUMER FACING DISCLOSURE (CFD)

London
Ruffer LLP
80 Victoria Street
London SW1E 5JL
Directions | Map +44 (0)20 7963 8100
Paris
Ruffer S.A.
103 boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris, France
Directions | Map +33 (0)1 88 45 02 54
New York
Ruffer LLC
300 Park Avenue
New York NY 10022
Directions | Map +1 917 947 3003
Edinburgh
Ruffer LLP
31 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4ET
Directions | Map +44 (0)131 202 1602