The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a total return over the medium term, which should be considered as a period of 3–5 years, by predominantly investing in short-duration (1-10 years) index-linked bonds. At least 80% of the Fund will be invested in index-linked bonds with a duration of up to 10 years. These may include UK and global index linked government and corporate bonds that may be investment grade or non-investment grade. At least 70% of these investments will be made in the UK, North America and Europe, and will be sterling-denominated or hedged back to sterling.