AUM fell by £2.4bn (10%) in Q4 of FY25 (to 31 Mar 25), from £23.8bn to £21.4bn. Market movements, investment performance and currency fluctuations accounted for nearly all of the decline (£2.3bn). This was unsurprising considering the heavy falls in technology sector stocks (Dow Jones Global Technology Index: -11%), and Polar’s reporting currency, GBP, strengthening 3% over the US$, depressing the £-value of US$-denominated assets.
Pleasingly though, net flows were only marginally negative in Q4 (-£89m), an improvement over Q3 (-£260m). This is impressive given the decline in markets and investor sentiment, particularly in the technology space. Over the 12 months of FY25, AUM was down 2% with investment performance of -£495m, net flows of +£123m, and fund closures of -£111m.
