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Current Asset Allocation – Morningstar PIMFA Private Investor Index Series

Each of these portfolios contains different proportions of UK equities, international equities, bonds, cash and alternatives to reflect the investment aims of UK wealth managers. The changes in their values (i.e. the movement up or down of the UK shares, international shares, bonds etc) are represented by the movements of the related indices.

DATE: 28 February  2026

Following the recent review of survey data provided by participating member firms, the PIMFA Indices Committee agreed changes to the portfolio weights of the new Morningstar PIMFA Private Investor Index Series.

These changes will apply from Monday 2nd March 2026 and are published below.  Implementation dates for any potential/future asset allocation changes are aligned to Morningstar PIMFA Index Implementation Calendar.

If you would like your firm to participate in the quarterly asset allocation surveys and help ensure that the index weight methodology for the Morningstar PIMFA Private Investor/Morningstar PIMFA Equity Risk Index Series’ remain relevant benchmarks for the UK wealth management sector, please email indices@pimfa.co.uk for more information.

Asset ClassEquitiesBondsCashReal EstateAlternatives
Underlying Asset IndexMorningstar UK All Cap Target Market ExposureMorningstar Global ex-UK Target Market ExposureMorningstar UK Gilt BondMorningstar UK Corporate BondMorningstar UK Treasury Inflation-Linked SecuritiesMorningstar Pound Sterling Overnight CashMorningstar UK Real Estate All Cap Target Market ExposureMorningstar Long Developed Markets Multifactor Short Developed Markets
Conservative7.5025.0012.5032.502.502.502.5015.00
Income12.5035.0010.0020.002.502.502.5015.00
Balanced12.5047.505.0015.002.502.502.5012.50
Growth17.5060.002.507.500.002.502.507.50
Global GrowthDeveloped World Equities [MSCI World Index (in GBP)]Emerging World Equities [MSCI Emerging Market Index (in GBP)]
90.005.000.000.000.002.500.002.50

Asset allocation changes to the Morningstar PIMFA Private Investor Index Series can occur  1-4 times per year.

Click here to view recent/historic asset allocation changes for the series and their respective implementation dates.

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