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You are about to enter a website for professional/institutional investors and the information contained herein is not suitable for retail investors. Private/retail investors should not proceed any further.

By clicking “Accept” you expressly acknowledge and confirm that you are accessing this site for the purposes of acquiring information as a professional/institutional investor and accept the Terms of Use.

  • TERMS OF USE

    Your access to and use of the web sites (“Services”) of Wellington Management are conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms of Use (“Terms”). By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you are accepting these Terms and using the Services on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so. You may use the Services only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations.

    Ownership
    All materials on this web site are owned or licensed by Wellington Management and/or its third-party providers and are protected by US and international intellectual property laws.  Unless otherwise indicated, all service marks, trademarks, and logos appearing on this web site are the exclusive property of Wellington Management. The information, materials, and other content of this web site may not be copied, displayed, distributed, downloaded, licensed, modified, published, reposted, reproduced, reused, sold, transmitted, used to create a derivative work, or otherwise used for public or commercial purposes without the express written consent of Wellington Management.

    Products and services
    The information, materials, products, and services on this web site are current at the time of writing and are subject to change. Not all products and services are available in all geographic areas. Your eligibility for particular products or services is subject to determination by and the approval of Wellington Management. No solicitation is made by Wellington Management to any person to use any information, materials, products, or services in any jurisdiction where the provision of such information, materials, products, and services is prohibited by law.

    The information on this web site or in any communication containing a link to this web site is not intended to constitute investment advice or an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to purchase shares or other securities.

    Investment products and services are available through Wellington Management. Investment products and services are not FDIC-insured, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. Investors should always obtain and read an up-to-date investment services description or prospectus before deciding whether to appoint an investment manager or invest in a fund.

    International use
    Wellington Management makes no warranties that materials on this web site are appropriate for use in countries other than the US. Because the web site may be accessed internationally, you agree to comply with all local laws, rules, and regulations including, without limitation, all laws, rules and regulations in effect in the country in which you reside and the country from which you access the web site. The information on this web site is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation, or which would subject Wellington Management or its affiliates to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.

    No warranty
    Wellington Management does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, or timeliness of the information, materials, products, and services on this web site or the error-free use of this web site. All information, materials, products, and services are “as is” and “as available.” No warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third-party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus is given in conjunction with the information, materials, products, and services. Any views expressed herein are those of the author(s), are based on available information, and are subject to change without notice. Individual portfolio management teams may hold different views and may make different investment decisions for different clients. Wellington Management does not warrant that the web site will meet your needs. You agree to assume the entire risk as to your use of the web site.

    Limitation of liability
    In no event shall Wellington Management be liable for any damages, losses, or liabilities including without limitation, direct or indirect, special incidental, consequential damages, losses, or liabilities, in connection with your use of this web site or your reliance on or use or inability to use the information, materials, products, and services on this web site, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, or line or system failure, even if Wellington Management is advised of the possibility of such damages, losses, or expenses.

    YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS PREDICATED UPON YOUR WAIVER OF ANY RIGHT TO SUE WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT OR ITS AFFILIATES DIRECTLY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A SUIT FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE.

    Indemnification
    As a condition of your use of the Services, you agree to indemnify and hold Wellington Management, its affiliates, and its and their respective partners, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees) arising from your use of the web site or from your violation of these Terms.

    Hyperlinks
    Your use of the hyperlinks on this web site to other Internet web sites is at your own risk. Wellington Management is not responsible for the content or accuracy of third-party web sites hyperlinked from this web site, nor does it guarantee the products or services offered on third-party web sites. You should review the privacy statements of a web site before you provide any personal or confidential information.

    Web site security and restrictions on use
    As a condition to your use of Services, you agree that you will not, and you will not take any action intended to:  (i) access data that is not intended for you; (ii) invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about any other user of this web site; (iii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of this web site or Wellington Management’s network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iv) attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network or otherwise attempt to disrupt our business; or (v) send unsolicited mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products and services. Unauthorized use of the web site or Services, including but not limited to unauthorized entry into Wellington Management’s systems, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information posted to a web site, is strictly prohibited. Portions of the web site are designated for password access only as indicated by a lock icon. In these instances, if you do not have an authorized password, no access is permitted.

    Confidentiality and password security
    Certain parts of this web site may be protected by passwords or require a login. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any user names, passwords, security questions, and answers. All information available through the privileged area of the site is confidential and proprietary to us. This includes all investment information and results, offering materials, financial statements, and other information provided through this part of the site.

    You will use your best efforts to keep all this information strictly confidential. You will not disclose any of this information to any person or use it for any purpose other than those strictly permitted by us, in writing.

    Severability
    If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and it will be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

    Applicable law
    These Terms and any action related thereto are governed by Massachusetts law and applicable US federal law. Any dispute relating to the above shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Massachusetts.

    Privacy statement
    Wellington Management respects the privacy of its clients and the confidentiality of information pertaining to its clients.

    Information we collect
    We may collect non-public personal information about you on RFPs, questionnaires, and other forms we receive from you, as well as from personal contacts such as correspondence, e-mail, telephone calls, or meetings. We may also receive information about you from third parties, such as your accountants, lawyers, financial consultants, and/or other service providers.

    It also is possible to receive information from web browsers and apps regarding certain of your online activities using cookies, or other common tracking technologies.  Some web browsers and other applications may provide a Do Not Track (DNT) preference setting.  When a user turns on a tracking preference, the browser or application may send a message to web sites requesting that they do or do not track the user. At this time, we take no actions in response to any DNT settings or messages.

    Information sharing
    Wellington Management seeks to provide seamless service to all clients. To facilitate that process, information regarding client accounts is shared broadly between affiliates within the Wellington Management group of companies. For example, an affiliate may share information with other affiliates in order to facilitate portfolio management or provide client liaison services to a particular client. Client information may be used by Wellington Management in order to identify potential client needs for additional investment management services.

    Wellington Management generally does not share non-public client information with unaffiliated third parties, except as necessary to perform the investment management services it has been hired to provide. For example, Wellington Management may share non-public client information with brokers and custodian banks in order to buy and sell securities and record those purchases and sales accurately. As a general rule, Wellington Management does not engage in joint marketing arrangements with unaffiliated third parties that involve the sharing of non-public information regarding Wellington Management’s clients. Wellington Management does not provide client information to unaffiliated third parties for their own marketing purposes.

    Wellington Management does not disclose your information except as required or permitted by law. In the event that Wellington Management is involved in a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, or bankruptcy, your information may be transferred or sold as part of that transaction.

    Security policies
    We use technical, administrative, and procedural measures in an attempt to safeguard your personal and other information from unauthorized access or use. No such measure is ever 100% effective though, so we do not guarantee that your personal and other information will be secure from theft, loss, or unauthorized access or use, and we make no representation as to the reasonableness, efficacy, or appropriateness of the measures we use to safeguard such information. Users are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of their own passwords. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us by contacting your relationship team member.

    Transfer of data to other countries
    Any information you provide to Wellington Management through use of the Site may be stored and processed, transferred between, and accessed from the US and other countries which may not guarantee the same level of protection of personal information as the one in which you reside. However, Wellington Management will handle your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Statement regardless of where your personal information is stored/accessed.

    Changes to Terms of use

    We may revise these Terms from time to time; the most current version will always be at https://www.wellington.com/terms-use. By continuing to access or use the Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

    Effective as of  17 January 2014

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Website Terms of use:

You are about to enter a website for professional investors (as defined in the Markets and Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU as amended or updated (“MiFID”)) including financial advisers and/or intermediaries and the information contained herein is not suitable for retail clients. Any person unable to accept these terms and conditions should not proceed any further. Before making any investment decision, you shall read carefully the offering documents of each Fund.

The use of Wellingtonfunds.com (this “Website”) is subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms”). After you have read and understood these Terms, you may click “Accept” to confirm that you agree to the Terms.

By clicking “Accept” you:

(i) expressly acknowledge that you have read and understood the Terms and agree to abide by them;

(ii) represent and warrant that the jurisdiction you have selected is the applicable jurisdiction for the intended investment activities, and that you are not resident in the United States of America and are not a U.S. Person;

(iii) confirm that you are accessing this Website in compliance with the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction you have selected, and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations;

(iv) represent and warrant, if applicable, that you are authorised to accept these Terms and use or access (or attempt to use or access) this Website on behalf of your employer, your client, or both, and that in doing so you are acting within the scope of your duties and, at all times, on behalf of your employer, your client or both; and

(v) hereby represent and warrant that you are not a private investor or retail client as categorised under MiFID) and that you shall not in any circumstances use or rely on any information displayed on this Website for your own personal investment use.

If you do not agree with these Terms you must refrain from using this Website.

In these Terms, references to “you” and “your” are references to any person using or accessing (or attempting to use or access) this Website or, as the context requires, the legal entity on whose behalf a user uses or accesses (or attempts to use or access) this Website. References to “Wellington Management”, “we” and “us” are references to Wellington Management International Limited.

By entering this Website, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by each of the Terms, together with any additional terms and conditions that apply to individual webpages, documents or other attachments contained within this Website (together, the “Conditions of Use”). If there are any Conditions of Use that you do not understand or agree with, you must leave this Website or the webpage in question (as applicable) immediately and delete immediately from the memory of your computer all documents from this Website.

  1. About this Website: The information on this Website is issued and communicated by Wellington Management International Limited (“Wellington Management,” “we” and “us”), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom. This Website contains information about various umbrella funds (each an “Umbrella Fund” and together the “Umbrella Funds”) and their sub-funds (the “Funds”) which have been registered, or otherwise notified, for public distribution and marketing in the jurisdiction you have selected.

    Please note that the fact of such registration or notification does not mean that any regulator (including the Commission de Surveillance de Secteur Financier (CSSF) or any national regulator of your jurisdiction) has determined that the Funds are suitable for all or any investors. The Funds referred to on this Website may not be suitable investments for you and you should therefore seek professional investment advice before making a decision to invest in any of the Funds.

    Before making any investment decision read carefully the offering documents of each Fund.

  2. Access to this Website: In order to access this Website, you have been asked to select the jurisdiction which is applicable for the intended investment activities. Your selection will be used to determine the information that you will be able to access on this Website. You hereby represent and warrant to Wellington Management that the information that you have provided is true, accurate and complete and you undertake to notify us of any change to such information. Failure to provide us with accurate information will be treated as a material breach of these Terms. Certain Funds may not be available in all geographical locations and so information about certain Funds may not be available to all users of this Website. You must not attempt to gain access to areas of this Website other than those made available to users in the jurisdiction you selected. If the jurisdiction you should select changes, you must access this Website selecting your new jurisdiction. You should be aware that this may result in you not being able to access (i) information in relation to the same Funds as previously, or (ii) any information at all. Please note that the fact of selecting a jurisdiction does not mean that all or any of the Funds in relation to which information is made available, have been deemed suitable for you.

    When using this Website you must comply with all applicable local, national and international laws and regulations including those related to data privacy, international communications and exportation of technical or personal data. It may be unlawful to access or download the information contained on this Website in certain countries and the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management and its affiliates disclaim all responsibility if you access or download any information from this Website in breach of any law or regulation of the United Kingdom, the jurisdiction in which you are residing or domiciled or the jurisdiction from which you access the Website.

    If you are acting as a financial adviser or intermediary, you agree to access this Website only for the purposes for which you are permitted to do so under applicable law. If you are acting as a financial adviser or intermediary and provide services to clients categorised as retail clients under MiFID, you agree that you will not share with or provide to your retail clients any information available on this Website that has not been approved for retail use and is not otherwise suitable for your retail clients.

    Wellington Management reserves the right to suspend or withdraw access to any page(s) included on this Website without notice at any time and accepts no liability if, for any reason, these pages are unavailable at any time or for any period.

  3. No Market Timing: You agree not to engage in any “market timing” practices with respect to your investment in any Fund and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that no user authorised to access this Website on your behalf engages in any such market timing practices. For these purposes, “market timing” shall include engaging in any trading strategy with the intention of taking advantage of short term changes in market prices including (without limitation) by engaging in: (i) excessive trading, (ii) late trading or (iii) market abuse.

  4. U.S. Persons: Interests in the Funds are not being offered, and will not be sold, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person. The term U.S. Person shall have the meaning given to it in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and includes, among other things, U.S. residents and U.S. corporations and partnerships.

  5. Selling Restrictions: The distribution of the information and documentation on this Website may be restricted by law in certain countries. This Website, and the information and documentation on it, are not addressed to any person resident in the territory of any jurisdiction where such distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation. Not all the Funds in relation to which information is available on this Website are available in all geographical locations and so not all areas of this Website will be accessible to all users. The Funds are not available, and offering materials relating to them will not be distributed, to any person resident in any jurisdiction where such distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation.

  6. No Investment Advice: The information on this Website is provided for information only and on the basis that you will make your own investment decisions.

    Nothing contained on this Website constitutes, and nothing on this Website should be construed as, investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, hold or otherwise transact in any investment including interests in the Funds. It is strongly recommended that you seek professional investment advice before making any investment decision.

    Unless agreed separately in writing with a client, Wellington Management and its affiliates neither provide investment advice to nor receive and transmit orders from investors in the Funds nor do they carry on any other activities with or for such investors that constitute “investment services” or “ancillary services” for the purposes of MiFID.

    You should consider whether an investment fits your investment objectives, particular needs and financial situation before making any investment decision. You should also inform yourself as to (a) the possible tax consequences, (b) the legal requirements and (c) any foreign exchange restrictions or exchange control requirements which you might encounter under the laws of the countries of your citizenship, residence or domicile and which might be relevant to the subscription, holding, transfer or disposal of interests in the Funds.

  7. Past Performance; Forecast; Simulation: To the extent that this Website contains any information regarding the past performance and/or forecast of the Funds, such information is not a reliable indicator of future performance of these Funds and should not be relied upon as a basis for an investment decision.

    To the extent that this Website contains any information regarding simulated past performance, such information is not a reliable indicator of future performance and should not be relied on as the basis for an investment decision. Investment results for each Fund may vary.

    The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested and may lose all of their investment. The value of investments in the Funds may be affected by the price of underlying investments. Exchange rate changes may cause the value of overseas investments to rise or fall.

  8. Price Information: All prices or values may not reflect actual prices or values that would be available in the market at the time provided or at the time you may decide to purchase or sell an interest in a particular Fund.

  9. Risk Warnings: There are significant risks associated with an investment in any of the Funds. Investment in the Funds is intended only for those investors who can accept the risks associated with such an investment (including the risk of a complete loss of investment).You should ensure that you have fully understood such risks before taking any decision to invest.

    Investments in the Funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by any investor compensation scheme and are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any entity within the Wellington Management group.

    These Terms do not represent a complete statement of the risk factors associated with an investment in the Funds. The offering documents for each Fund contain risk warnings which are specific to the relevant Fund. You should consider these risk warnings carefully and take appropriate investment advice before taking any decision to invest.

  10. Offering Documents: The terms of any investment in a Fund are governed by the documents establishing such terms. An application for interests in any of the Funds should only be made having fully and carefully read the offering documents, which are the relevant offering memorandum, the latest financial reports and any other offering documents for the relevant Fund which are available on this Website and upon request from the fund representative in your jurisdiction and specified in the offering memorandum for the relevant Fund.

    It is your responsibility to use the offering documents and by making an application to invest in a Fund you will represent that you have read the offering memorandum for the relevant Fund, the appropriate key investor information document for the Fund and any other applicable offering document and will agree to be bound by its contents.

  11. Information on this Website: This Website, and the information on it, are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute an invitation, offer or solicitation to engage in any investment activity including to buy, hold or sell any investment including any interests in the Funds.

    The information on this Website is provided in good faith and reasonable care has been taken to ensure that such information is accurate, current and fit for its intended purpose. To the extent that any information on this Website relates to a third party, this information has been provided by that third party and is the sole responsibility of such third party and, as such, Wellington Management and its affiliates accept no liability for such information.[ No representation or warranty of any kind regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, completeness or timeliness of the information on this Website or the error-free use of this Website is given and, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, no liability is accepted for the accuracy or completeness of such information. No warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third-party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus is given in conjunction with the information, materials, products, and services on the Website. Any views expressed herein are those of the author(s), are based on available information, and are subject to change without notice. Individual portfolio management teams may hold different views and may make different investment decisions for different clients. Wellington Management does not warrant that the Website will meet your needs. You agree to assume the entire risk as to your use of the Website. Any person who acts upon, or changes his investment position in reliance on information contained on this Website, does so entirely at his own risk. In the event of any inconsistency between the information on this Website and the terms of the relevant offering documents, the terms of the offering document shall prevail.

    All content on the Website is subject to modification from time to time without notice save for any mandatory disclosure requirements. Please contact Wellington Management (using the details in the “Contact Us” section below) for further information regarding the validity of any information contained on this Website. This Website and most of the documentation contained within it is provided in the English language and you represent and warrant that you understand the English language.

    The Website is limited to funds and sub-funds (and related information and documents) which have been authorised for sale.

  12. Conflicts of Interest: Wellington Management, its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in any investment product or other financial instruments underlying any investment product referred to on this Website and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. In addition, Wellington Management and/or its affiliates may act or have acted as market maker in any investment product, or financial instruments underlying such investment product or entered into an arrangement to hedge the market risk associated with the investment products. The Wellington Management group has conflicts of interest policies in place which specify the procedures that they follow and the measures that they have adopted in order to avoid such conflicts or to manage such conflicts in a way that ensures fair treatment for clients.

  13. Monetary Benefits: You agree that we may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, share charges or commission with affiliates of Wellington Management or other third parties, or receive remuneration from them, in respect of transactions you carry out in relation to the Funds described on this Website. Where relevant, we may disclose such arrangements to you. Details of any such arrangements are available on request.

  14. Liability: No warranty is given that the contents of this Website are compatible with all computer systems or browsers or that this Website shall be available on an uninterrupted basis.

    The internet is not a completely reliable transmission medium and none of the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management or any of its affiliates accept any liability for any data transmission errors such as data loss or damage or alteration of any kind or for the security or confidentiality of information transmitted across the internet to or from the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management or any of its affiliates. Any such transmission of information is entirely at your own risk and any material downloaded from this Website is downloaded at your own risk.

    The information on this Website is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, no guarantee or representation, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, validity, timeliness, completeness or continued availability of any information made available on the Website The Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, its affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees and/or agents expressly exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or regulation.

    In no event will the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, or any of its affiliates be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, losses or liabilities arising out of any use of, or inability to use, this Website or the information contained on it including, without limitation, lost profits, business interruption, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, line or system failure, loss of programs or data on your equipment or otherwise, even if the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management or its affiliates is expressly advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages, losses or liabilities, unless such damages, losses or liabilities are due to the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ negligence, willful default, fraud or material breach of the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ obligations under applicable law or regulation.

    This does not affect the liability of the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, or its affiliates for any loss or damage which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

  15. Indemnification: As a condition of your use of the Website, you agree to indemnify and hold the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, and its affiliates, and their respective partners, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to legal fees) arising from your use of the Website or from your violation of these Terms unless such claims, losses, liability, costs or expenses are due to the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ negligence, willful default, fraud or material breach of the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ obligations under applicable law or regulation.

  16. Intellectual Property: The entire content of this Website is subject to copyright with all rights reserved. All materials on this Website are owned or licensed by the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, its affiliates and/or its third-party providers and are protected by UK and international intellectual property laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all service marks, trademarks, and logos appearing on this Website are the exclusive property of the Wellington Management group. You may not copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, repost, reproduce, sell, transmit, and use to create a derivative work, or otherwise use for public or commercial purposes the content of this Website without the prior written permission of Wellington Management.

  17. Privacy: Please see our privacy policy which is contained on this Website for information about how the Wellington Management group protects your personal data, including personal data collected through this Website. You will be asked to agree to the terms of our privacy policy when selecting your relevant jurisdiction.

  18. Cookies: When you visit this Website, a Wellington Management group company server will record your IP address together with the date, time, page visited and duration of your visit. Please note that the Wellington Management group uses cookies on this section of the Website. Cookies are small pieces of software that are issued to your computer or device and that store and sometimes track information about your use of the site. Cookies on this Website may collect a unique identifier, user preferences and profile information and membership information from which it is possible to identify individual users. The Wellington Management group also uses cookies to collect general usage and volume statistical information that does not include personally identifiable information. Some cookies may remain on the user’s computer after they leave this Website (these are known as persistent cookies). For more information about cookies including how to set your internet browser to reject cookies, please go to www.allaboutcookies.org or http://youronlinechoices.eu.

    By using this Website, you agree that the Wellington Management group can place cookies on your device which collect the data and for the purposes described above and as further detailed in the Cookie Policy. If you delete cookies relating to this Website, we will not remember things about you, you will be treated as a first-time visitor the next time you visit this Website and we will not be able to tailor your experience of this Website.

    The Wellington Management group has engaged one or more third party service providers to track and analyze usage and volume statistical information from visitors to this Website. The service provider(s) set cookies on behalf of the Wellington Management group. The Wellington Management group may re-associate the information provided by the technologies directly above with other personal information we hold about you. By using this Website, you agree that third parties can place cookies on your device as described above.

  19. Your use of this Website: You must not use this Website (or permit or procure others to use it) as follows:

    • for any unlawful, improper or illegal purpose or activity;
    • to communicate or receive information that is obscene, indecent, pornographic, sadistic, cruel, or racist in content, of a sexually explicit or graphic nature, which promotes or incites discrimination, hatred or racism or which might be legally actionable for any reason;
    • in a manner intended to threaten, harass, or intimidate;
    • to violate Wellington Management’s or any third party’s copyright, trademark, proprietary or other intellectual property rights;
    • to damage Wellington Management’s name or reputation or that of Wellington Management’s affiliated companies or any third parties;
    • to impersonate any of Wellington Management’s employees or other person or use a false name while using this Website or implying an association with Wellington Management;
    • to penetrate Wellington Management’s security measures or other entities’ systems (“hacking”);
    • to transmit unsolicited voluminous emails (for example, spamming) or to intercept, interfere with or redirect email intended for others using this Website;
    • to generate excessive amounts of internet traffic, to interfere with Wellington Management’s network or other’s use of this Website or to engage in activities designed to, or having the effect of, degrading or denying service to other users of this Website or others;
    • to introduce viruses, worms, harmful code and/or Trojan horses onto the internet or into this Website or any other entity’s systems and it is your responsibility to ensure that whatever you download or select for your use from this Website is free from such items;
    • to post or transmit information that is defamatory, fraudulent or deceptive including, but not limited to, scams such as “make-money-fast” schemes or “pyramid/chain” letters; and/or
    • to transmit confidential or proprietary information, except solely at your own risk.

  20. Linked Websites: Links to websites operated by third parties are provided for information only and do not constitute any form of advice, endorsement or recommendation of such websites or the material on them. Wellington Management accepts no responsibility for information contained on any other sites which can be accessed by hypertext link from this Website or for these sites not being available at all times. Any use that you make of such websites and information is at your own risk. Please note that when you click on any external site hypertext link you will leave this Website. You should review the privacy statements of such websites before you provide any personal or confidential information.

  21. Website Security and Restrictions on Use: As a condition to your use of this Website, you agree that you will not, and you will not take any action intended to: (i) access data that is not intended for you; (ii) invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about any other user of this Website; (iii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of this Website or Wellington Management’s network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorisation; (iv) attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network or otherwise attempt to disrupt our business; or (v) send unsolicited mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products and services. Unauthorised use of the Website, including but not limited to unauthorised entry into Wellington Management’s systems or misuse of any information posted to a web site, is strictly prohibited.

  22. Website Security and Restrictions on Use: As a condition to your use of this Website, you agree that you will not, and you will not take any action intended to: (i) access data that is not intended for you; (ii) invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about any other user of this Website; (iii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of this Website or Wellington Management’s network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorisation; (iv) attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network or otherwise attempt to disrupt our business; or (v) send unsolicited mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products and services. Unauthorised use of the Website, including but not limited to unauthorised entry into Wellington Management’s systems or misuse of any information posted to a web site, is strictly prohibited.

  23. Third Parties: The Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, and its affiliates shall have the benefit of the rights conferred on them by these Terms but otherwise no person who is not a party to these Terms may enforce its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

  24. Applicable Law: These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising from or connected with them shall be governed by, and these Terms shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.

  25. Jurisdiction: You agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with these Terms (whether arising out of or in connection with contractual or non-contractual obligations) (“Proceedings”) and waive any objection to Proceedings in such courts on the grounds of venue or on the grounds that Proceedings have been brought in an inappropriate forum. You further agree that this paragraph operates for the benefit of the Umbrella Funds, or Wellington Management and accordingly the Umbrella Funds, or Wellington Management shall be entitled to take Proceedings in any other court or courts having jurisdiction.

  26. Specific information for Spanish investors: Wellington Management International Limited is registered in the Spanish Securities Market Commission – Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (“CNMV”) with number 874, to provide investment services on a cross border basis. The Funds are registered in the CNMV for sale to professional investors and registration numbers may be found on the Website. The distributors in Spain of Funds registered in the corresponding CNMV Registry must provide to each unit-holder or shareholder, prior to subscribing units or shares in the Funds, a copy of the simplified prospectus or the document substituting it ( when applicable) and a copy of the latest published annual report and accounts. Delivery of these documents is mandatory and cannot be waived by the unit-holder or the shareholder. In addition, an updated copy of other official documentation of the Funds must be provided upon request. In any event at least one of the distributors will make available by electronic means all the documents, as well as the net asset values corresponding to the share or units marketed in Spain.

  27. About Wellington Management International Limited and the Umbrella Funds. Wellington Management International Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom and is entered on the register maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority(Reference number: 208573). Its registered office is at Cardinal Place, 80 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL, United Kingdom and its VAT number is GB420309205. Wellington Management International Limited is an appointed distributor to the Funds.

    Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) II is an open-ended unincorporated mutual investment fund (fonds commun de placement) and is governed by the Luxembourg Law of 13th February 2007 on specialised investment funds, as amended from time to time, and qualifies as an AIF.

    Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) II SICAV is an open-ended investment company with variable capital (societe d’investestissement a capital variable) and is governed by Luxembourg Law of 13th February 2007 on specialised investment funds, as amended from time to time, and qualifies as an AIF.

    Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l. is the appointed management company of Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) and alternative investment fund manager of Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) II and Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg) II SICAV. Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l. is a société à responsabilité limitée registered in Luxembourg and authorised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the CSSF) as a management company authorised under chapter 15 of the Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment, as amended. Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l.’s registered address is at 33, Avenue de la Liberté, L-1931 Luxembourg.

  28. Contact Us: If you have any enquiries in relation to this Website or the information on it, please contact Wellington at infofunds@wellington.com.

Effective as of 21 August 2019

You are about to enter a website for qualified and professional investors including financial advisors / intermediaries and the information contained herein is not suitable for retail investors. Any person unable to accept these terms and conditions should not proceed any further.

 The use of Wellingtonfunds.com (this “Website”) is subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms”). After you have read and understood these Terms, you may click “Accept” to confirm that you agree to the Terms.

 By clicking “Accept” you:

(i) expressly acknowledge that you have read and understood the Terms and agree to abide by them;

(ii) represent and warrant that the jurisdiction you have selected is the applicable jurisdiction for the intended investment activities, and that you are not resident in the United States of America and are not a U.S. Person;

(iii) confirm that you are accessing this Website in compliance with the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction you have selected, and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations;

(iv) represent and warrant, if applicable, that you are authorised to accept these Terms and use or access (or attempt to use or access) this Website on behalf of your employer, your client, or both, and that in doing so you are acting within the scope of your duties and, at all times, on behalf of your employer, your client or both; and

(v) hereby represent and warrant that you are not a private investor or retail client (as defined in the Markets and Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EC as amended or updated (“MiFID”)) and that you shall not in any circumstances use or rely on any information displayed on this Website for your own personal investment use. 

If you do not agree with these Terms you must refrain from using this Website.

In these Terms, references to “you” and “your” are references to any person using or accessing (or attempting to use or access) this Website or, as the context requires, the legal entity on whose behalf a user uses or accesses (or attempts to use or access) this Website. References to “Wellington Management”, “we” and “us” are references to Wellington Management Switzerland GmbH. 

By entering this Website, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by each of the following terms and conditions, together with any additional terms and conditions that apply to individual webpages, documents or other attachments contained within this Website (together, the “Conditions of Use”). If there are any Conditions of Use that you do not understand or agree with, you must leave this Website or the webpage in question (as applicable) immediately and delete immediately from the memory of your computer all documents from this Website.

  1. About this Website: The information on this Website is issued and communicated by Wellington Management Switzerland GmbH (“Wellington Management,” we” and “us”), which is registered at the commercial register of the canton of Zurich with number CH-020.4.050.857-7 and which holds a distribution license from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”), as a fund distributor. This Website contains information about various umbrella funds (each an “Umbrella Fund” and together the “Umbrella Funds”) and their sub-funds (the “Funds”) which have been registered, or otherwise notified, for public distribution and marketing in the jurisdiction you have selected. 

    Please note that the fact of such registration or notification does not mean that any regulator (including the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, the Commission de Surveillance de Secteur Financier (CSSF) or any national regulator of your jurisdiction) has determined that the Funds are suitable for all or any investors. The Funds referred to on this Website may not be suitable investments for you and you should therefore seek professional investment advice before making a decision to invest in any of the Funds.

    Before making any investment decision read carefully the offering documents of each Fund.

  2. Access to this Website: In order to access this Website, you have been asked to select the jurisdiction which is applicable for the intended investment activities. Your selection will be used to determine the information that you will be able to access on this Website. You hereby represent and warrant to Wellington Management that the information that you have provided is true, accurate and complete and you undertake to notify us of any change to such information. Failure to provide us with accurate information will be treated as a material breach of these Terms. Certain Funds may not be available in all geographical locations and so information about certain Funds may not be available to all users of this Website. You must not attempt to gain access to areas of this Website other than those made available to users in the jurisdiction you selected. If the jurisdiction you should select changes, you must access this Website selecting your new jurisdiction. You should be aware that this may result in you not being able to access (i) information in relation to the same Funds as previously, or (ii) any information at all. Please note that the fact of selecting a jurisdiction does not mean that all or any of the Funds in relation to which information is made available, have been deemed suitable for you. 

    When using this Website you must comply with all applicable local, national and international laws and regulations including those related to data privacy, international communications and exportation of technical or personal data. It may be unlawful to access or download the information contained on this Website in certain countries and the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management and its affiliates disclaim all responsibility if you access or download any information from this Website in breach of any law or regulation of the United Kingdom, the jurisdiction in which you are residing or domiciled or the jurisdiction from which you access the Website. 

    If you are acting as a financial adviser or intermediary, you agree to access this Website only for the purposes for which you are permitted to do so under applicable law. If you are acting as a financial adviser or intermediary and provide services to clients categorised as retail clients under the MiFID, you agree that you will not share with or provide to your retail clients any information available on this Website that has not been approved for retail use and is not otherwise suitable for your retail clients. 

    Wellington Management reserves the right to suspend or withdraw access to any page(s) included on this Website without notice at any time and accepts no liability if, for any reason, these pages are unavailable at any time or for any period.

  3. No Market Timing: You agree not to engage in any “market timing” practices with respect to your investment in any Fund and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that no user authorised to access this Website on your behalf engages in any such market timing practices. For these purposes, “market timing” shall include engaging in any trading strategy with the intention of taking advantage of short term changes in market prices including (without limitation) by engaging in: (i) excessive trading, (ii) late trading or (iii) market abuse.

  4. U.S. Persons: Interests in the Funds are not being offered, and will not be sold, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person. The term U.S. Person shall have the meaning given to it in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and includes, among other things, U.S. residents and U.S. corporations and partnerships.

  5. Selling Restrictions: The distribution of the information and documentation on this Website may be restricted by law in certain countries. This Website, and the information and documentation on it, are not addressed to any person resident in the territory of any jurisdiction where such distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation. Not all the Funds in relation to which information is available on this Website are available in all geographical locations and so not all areas of this Website will be accessible to all users. The Funds are not available, and offering materials relating to them will not be distributed, to any person resident in any jurisdiction where such distribution would be contrary to local law or regulation. 

    Certain information and documentation available on the Website relate to Funds, which have not been registered with the FINMA for distribution in or from Switzerland to non-qualified investors in accordance with Articles 119 etseq of the Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes of 23 June 2006, as amended (“CISA”). Such information and documentation are exclusively directed at qualified investors within the meaning of Article 10 CISA located in Switzerland (“Qualified Investors”). By entering into this website you certify that you are a Qualified Investor and that you have read, understood and accepted the legal terms and conditions summarized hereinafter. Qualified Investors pursuant to Article 10 para 3, 3bis and 3ter CISA are in particular: 1) regulated financial intermediaries, such as banks, securities dealers, fund management companies, asset managers of collective investment schemes as well as central banks, 2) regulated insurance companies, 3) public entities and retirement benefits institutions with professional treasury facilities, 4) companies with professional treasury facilities, and 5) high-net worth individuals, which meet the requirements of Articles 6 and 6a of the Ordinance on Collective Investment Schemes of 22 November 2006, as amended (“CISO”). If you are a high-net worth individual resident in Switzerland, you hereby declare that you meet the requirements provided for by Article 6 CISO and that you have submitted an appropriate written opting-in declaration according to Article 6a CISO to Wellington Management. The Swiss representative and Swiss paying agent of the Funds is BNP Paribas Securities Services, Selnaustrasse 16, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland. The offering memorandum and the latest annual report of the Funds can be obtained free of charge from the Swiss representative of the Funds. In respect of the interests of the Funds distributed in and from Switzerland, the place of performance and jurisdiction is the registered office of the Swiss representative of the Funds.

  6. No Investment Advice: The information on this Website is provided for information only and on the basis that you will make your own investment decisions. 

    Nothing contained on this Website constitutes, and nothing on this Website should be construed as, investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, hold or otherwise transact in any investment including interests in the Funds. It is strongly recommended that you seek professional investment advice before making any investment decision.

    The information on this Website does not take account of any investor’s investment objectives, particular needs or financial situation. Investment in the Funds may not be suitable for you. In addition, nothing on this Website shall, or is intended to, constitute financial, legal, accounting or tax advice. 

    Unless agreed separately in writing with a client, Wellington Management and its affiliates neither provide investment advice to, nor receive and transmit orders from, investors in the Funds nor do they carry on any other activities with or for such investors that constitute “investment services” or “ancillary services” for the purposes of MiFID. 

    You should consider whether an investment fits your investment objectives, particular needs and financial situation before making any investment decision. You should also inform yourself as to (a) the possible tax consequences, (b) the legal requirements and (c) any foreign exchange restrictions or exchange control requirements which you might encounter under the laws of the countries of your citizenship, residence or domicile and which might be relevant to the subscription, holding, transfer or disposal of interests in the Funds. 

    Any opinion, article, comment, financial analysis, market forecast, market commentary or other such information which is published on the Website is not binding on Wellington Management or its affiliates nor are they deemed responsible for the opinions or information offered.

  7. Past Performance; Forecast; Simulation: To the extent that this Website contains any information regarding the past performance and/or forecast of the Funds, such information is not a reliable indicator of future performance of these Funds and should not be relied upon as a basis for an investment decision. To the extent that this Website contains any information regarding simulated past performance, such information is not a reliable indicator of future performance and should not be relied on as the basis for an investment decision. Investment results  for each Fund may vary.

    The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested and may lose all of their investment. The value of investments in the Funds may be affected by the price of underlying investments. Exchange rate changes may cause the value of overseas investments to rise or fall. 

  8. Price Information: All prices or values may not reflect actual prices or values that would be available in the market at the time provided or at the time you may decide to purchase or sell an interest in a particular Fund.

  9. Risk Warnings: There are significant risks associated with an investment in any of the Funds. Investment in the Funds is intended only for those investors who can accept the risks associated with such an investment (including the risk of a complete loss of investment).You should ensure that you have fully understood such risks before taking any decision to invest.

    Investments in the Funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by any investor compensation scheme and are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any entity within the Wellington Management group.

  10.  Offering Documents: The terms of any investment in a Fund are governed by the documents establishing such terms. An application for interests in any of the Funds should only be made having fully and carefully read the offering documents, which are the relevant offering memorandum, the latest financial reports and any other offering documents for the relevant Fund which are available on this Website and upon request from the fund representative in your jurisdiction and specified in the prospectus for the relevant Fund.

    It is your responsibility to use the offering documents and by making an application to invest in a Fund you will represent that you have read the offering memorandum for the relevant Fund and any other applicable offering document and will agree to be bound by its contents.

  11. Information on this Website: This Website, and the information on it, are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute an invitation, offer or solicitation to engage in any investment activity including to buy, hold or sell any investment including any interests in the Funds.

    The information on this Website is provided in good faith and reasonable care has been taken to ensure that such information is accurate, current and fit for its intended purpose. To the extent that any information on this Website relates to a third party, this information has been provided by that third party and is the sole responsibility of such third party and, as such, Wellington Management and its affiliates accept no liability for such information. No representation or warranty of any kind regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, completeness or timeliness of the information on this Website or the error-free use of this Website is given and, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, no liability is accepted for the accuracy or completeness of such information. No warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third-party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus is given in conjunction with the information, materials, products, and services on the Website. Any views expressed herein are those of the author(s), are based on available information, and are subject to change without notice. Individual portfolio management teams may hold different views and may make different investment decisions for different clients. Wellington Management does not warrant that the Website will meet your needs. You agree to assume the entire risk as to your use of the Website. Any person who acts upon, or changes his investment position in reliance on information contained on this Website, does so entirely at his own risk. In the event of any inconsistency between the information on this Website and the terms of the relevant offering documents, the terms of the offering document shall prevail.

    All content on the Website is subject to modification from time to time without notice save for any mandatory disclosure requirements. Please contact Wellington Management (using the details in the “Contact Us” section below) for further information regarding the validity of any information contained on this Website. 

    This Website and most of the documentation contained within it is provided in the English language and you represent and warrant that you understand the English language.

    The Website is limited to funds and sub-funds (and related information and documents) which have been authorised for sale.

  12. Conflicts of Interest: Wellington Management, its affiliates and their directors, officers, employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in any investment product or other financial instruments underlying any investment product referred to on this Website and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. In addition, Wellington Management and/or its affiliates may act or have acted as market maker in any investment product, or financial instruments underlying such investment product or entered into an arrangement to hedge the market risk associated with the investment products. The Wellington Management group has conflicts of interest policies in place which specify the procedures that they follow and the measures that they have adopted in order to avoid such conflicts or to manage such conflicts in a way that ensures fair treatment for clients. 

  13. Monetary Benefits: You agree that we may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, share charges or commission with affiliates of Wellington Management or other third parties, or receive remuneration from them, in respect of transactions you carry out in relation to the Funds described on this Website. Where relevant, we may disclose such arrangements to you. Details of any such arrangements are available on request.

  14. Liability: No warranty is given that the contents of this Website are compatible with all computer systems or browsers or that this Website shall be available on an uninterrupted basis.

    The internet is not a completely reliable transmission medium and none of the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management or any of its affiliates accept any liability for any data transmission errors such as data loss or damage or alteration of any kind or for the security or confidentiality of information transmitted across the internet to or from the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management or any of its affiliates. Any such transmission of information is entirely at your own risk and any material downloaded from this Website is downloaded at your own risk. The information on this Website is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, no guarantee or representation, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy, validity, timeliness, completeness or continued availability of any information made available on the Website. The Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, its affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees and/or agents expressly exclude all conditions, warranties, representations, and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law or regulation.

    In no event will the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, or any of its affiliates be liable to any person for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, losses or liabilities arising out of any use of, or inability to use, this Website or the information contained on it including, without limitation, lost profits, business interruption, any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, line or system failure, loss of programs or data on your equipment or otherwise, even if the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management or its affiliates is expressly advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages, losses or liabilities, unless such damages, losses or liabilities are due to the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ negligence, wilful default, fraud or material breach of the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ obligations under applicable law or regulation.

    This does not affect the liability of the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management or its affiliates for any loss or damage which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

  15. Indemnification: As a condition of your use of the Website, you agree to indemnify and hold the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, and its affiliates, and their respective partners, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to legal fees) arising from your use of the Website or from your violation of these Terms, unless such claims, losses, liability, costs or expenses are due to the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ negligence, willful default, fraud or material breach of the Umbrella Funds’, Wellington Management’s or its affiliates’ obligations under applicable law or regulation.

  16. Intellectual Property: The entire content of this Website is subject to copyright with all rights reserved. All materials on this Website are owned or licensed by the Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, its affiliates and/or its third-party providers and are protected by UK and international intellectual property laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all service marks, trademarks, and logos appearing on this Website are the exclusive property of the Wellington Management group. You may not copy, display, distribute, download, license, modify, publish, repost, reproduce, sell, transmit, use to create a derivative work, or otherwise use for public or commercial purposes the content of this Website without the prior written permission of Wellington Management.

  17. Privacy: Please see our privacy policy which is contained on this Website for information about how the Wellington Management group protects your personal data, including personal data collected through this Website. You will be asked to agree to the terms of our privacy policy when selecting your relevant jurisdiction. 

    For users in Switzerland: the data that Wellington Management collects from you may be transferred to, processed by, or stored by Wellington Management or its affiliates which may be based outside Switzerland. You acknowledge that such foreign jurisdictions do not necessarily have equivalent data protection laws compared to Switzerland. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, processing or storing.

  18. Cookies: When you visit this Website, a Wellington Management group company server will record your IP address together with the date, time, page visited and duration of your visit. Please note that the Wellington Management group uses cookies on this section of the Website. Cookies are small pieces of software that are issued to your computer or device and that store and sometimes track information about your use of the site. Cookies on this Website may collect a unique identifier, user preferences and profile information and membership information from which it is possible to identify individual users. The Wellington Management group also uses cookies to collect general usage and volume statistical information that does not include personally identifiable information. Some cookies may remain on the user’s computer after they leave this Website (these are known as persistent cookies). For more information about cookies including how to set your internet browser to reject cookies, please go to http://www.allaboutcookies.org or http://youronlinechoices.eu.

  19. The Wellington Management group has engaged one or more third party service providers to track and analyze usage and volume statistical information from visitors to this Website. The service provider(s) set cookies on behalf of the Wellington Management group. The Wellington Management group may re-associate the information provided by the technologies directly above with other personal information we hold about you. By using this Website, you agree that third parties can place cookies on your device as described above.

    • to communicate or receive information that is obscene, indecent, pornographic, sadistic, cruel, or racist in content, of a sexually explicit or graphic nature, which promotes or incites discrimination, hatred or racism or which might be legally actionable for any reason;
    • in a manner intended to threaten, harass, or intimidate;
    • to violate Wellington Management’s or any third party’s copyright, trademark, proprietary or other intellectual property rights;
    • to damage Wellington Management’s name or reputation or that of Wellington Management’s affiliated companies or any third parties;
    • to impersonate any of Wellington Management’s employees or other person or use a false name while using this Website or implying an association with Wellington Management;
    • to penetrate Wellington Management’s security measures or other entities’ systems (“hacking”);
    • to transmit unsolicited voluminous emails (for example, spamming) or to intercept, interfere with or redirect email intended for others using this Website;
    • to generate excessive amounts of internet traffic, to interfere with Wellington Management’s network or other’s use of this Website or to engage in activities designed to, or having the effect of, degrading or denying service to other users of this Website or others;
    • to introduce viruses, worms, harmful code and/or Trojan horses onto the internet or into this Website or any other entity’s systems and it is your responsibility to ensure that whatever you download or select for your use from this Website is free from such items;
    • to post or transmit information that is defamatory, fraudulent or deceptive including, but not limited to, scams such as “make-money-fast” schemes or “pyramid/chain” letters; and/or
    • to transmit confidential or proprietary information, except solely at your own risk.

  20. Linked Websites: Links to websites operated by third parties are provided for information only and do not constitute any form of advice, endorsement or recommendation of such websites or the material on them. Wellington Management accepts no responsibility for information contained on any other sites which can be accessed by hypertext link from this Website or for these sites not being available at all times. Wellington Management has not reviewed, and will not review or update, such websites or information and any use that you make of such websites and information is at your own risk. Please note that when you click on any external site hypertext link you will leave this Website. You should review the privacy statements of such websites before you provide any personal or confidential information.

  21. Website Security and Restrictions on Use: As a condition to your use of this Website, you agree that you will not, and you will not take any action intended to: (i) access data that is not intended for you; (ii) invade the privacy of, obtain the identity of, or obtain any personal information about any other user of this Website; (iii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of this Website or Wellington Management’s network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorisation; (iv) attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network or otherwise attempt to disrupt our business; or (v) send unsolicited mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products and services. Unauthorised use of the Website, including but not limited to unauthorised entry into Wellington Management’s systems or misuse of any information posted to a web site, is strictly prohibited.

  22. Amendment: Wellington Management may delete or make changes to these Terms and to the information contained on this Website at any time. Where such amendments are made, you will be required to accept any such changes in order and prior to continue to use the Website. If you do not accept such revised Terms, you may no longer be able to access this Website. 

    If any provision of these Terms is found by any court or authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or invalid under the laws of any jurisdiction, the legality, validity or enforceability of the remainder of these Terms in that jurisdiction shall not be affected and the legality, validity and enforceability of the whole of these Terms in any other jurisdiction shall not be affected.

  23. Third Parties: The Umbrella Funds, Wellington Management, and its affiliates shall have the benefit of the rights conferred on them by these Terms but otherwise no person who is not a party to these Terms may enforce its terms under the United Kingdom Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

  24. Applicable Law: These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising from or connected with them shall be governed by, and these Terms shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.

  25. Jurisdiction: You agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with these Terms (whether arising out of or in connection with contractual or non-contractual obligations) (“Proceedings”) and waive any objection to Proceedings in such courts on the grounds of venue or on the grounds that Proceedings have been brought in an inappropriate forum. You further agree that this paragraph operates for the benefit of the Umbrella Funds, or Wellington Management and accordingly the Umbrella Funds, or Wellington Management shall be entitled to take Proceedings in any other court or courts having jurisdiction.

  26. About Wellington Management Switzerland GmbH and the Umbrella Funds:

    Wellington Management Switzerland GmbH is registered at the commercial register of the canton of Zurich with number CH-020.4.050.857-7 and its registered office is at Limmatquai 92, 8001 Zurich. It holds a distribution license from FINMA. Its VAT number is CHE-229.706.429 MWST. Wellington Management Switzerland GmbH is an appointed distributor to the Funds.

    Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l. is the appointed management company of Wellington Management Funds (Luxembourg). Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l. is a société à responsabilité limitée registered in Luxembourg and authorised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the CSSF) as a management company authorised under chapter 15 of the Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment, as amended. Wellington Luxembourg S.à r.l.’s registered address is at 33, Avenue de la Liberté, L-1931 Luxembourg.

  27. Contact Us: If you have any enquiries in relation to this Website or the information on it, please contact Wellington Management at infofunds@wellington.com. Registered office: Limmatquai 92, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland.

Effective as of 21st August 2019

I ACCEPT I DECLINE

Community engagement

At Wellington Management, we believe in actively investing in the communities in which we live and work.

Supporting our Communities in 2020

Our firm and employees remain committed to supporting those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as organizations working towards racial equity and social justice. Here are a few of the ways we are responding.

Emergency grants and increased funding
Our US-based Wellington Management Foundation has offered Emergency Grants of US$25,000 to more than 100 of our global grantees working to improve educational opportunities for youth from traditionally underserved communities. Our Wellington Management UK Foundation has adopted a program to increase funding to its 25 grantees by 50%.

The US Foundation has also offered major gifts to organizations rapidly responding to the needs of families and schools to support remote learning — additional support to a greater number of organizations is ongoing. And to further its work for racial equity in education, the Foundation is deepening its support of community organizations and programs led by and focused on people and communities of color. In total, it’s estimated that the US Foundation alone will contribute more than US$10 million in 2020 to programs and organizations that improve education and educational opportunities for youth from traditionally underserved and economically challenged communities. See below for a complete list of our US and UK Foundations’ Annual Grantees, Catalyst Gift Recipients, and Strategic Partners.

Front-line support
In April, the firm donated to 13 essential charities on the front lines of the COVID-19 response, one in each region where we have an office.

  • Front-line COVID-19 organizations we support

    • Akai Hane: One of Japan’s largest nonprofits contributing to new coronavirus infectious disease measures as well as individual families and children.
    • Bahnhofsmission: A charity in Frankfurt that is taking protective measures for the homeless by providing housing accommodations, basic care services, food and clothing to those in need amid COVID-19.
    • Boston Resiliency Fund: A fund set up by the city of Boston to support Boston residents affected by COVID-19.
    • Caritas: This charity in Luxembourg is taking measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus and to protect those most vulnerable, such as the homeless, refugees, children and young people.
    • Chaine Du Bonheur: Based out of Zurich, this charity is assisting in home deliveries, transport services, meals at home, special care, food aid and initiatives that allow and promote solidarity within society.
    • Child at Street 11: A recognized foundation in Singapore with a mission to educate and help young children from low-income and dysfunctional families break out of the poverty.
    • Direct Relief: Delivered more than 30,000 lbs. of protective gear to China to aid front line health workers
    • National Emergencies Trust: Delivered more than 30,000 lbs. of protective gear to China to aid front line health workers
    • Philabundance: An organization in Philadelphia that is adapting its efforts to ensure that individuals and families have access to the food and supplies they need while preventing the spread of the virus.
    • San Francisco Unified School District: San Francisco’s public school system is dedicated to helping young students amid COVID-19 by providing students with free grab-and-go meals and helping parents find appropriate childcare and other resources.
    • The Night Ministry: An organization in Chicago with a mission to provide housing, health care and human connection to the poor and homeless. Their work is particularly important in the time of COVID-19.
    • Westmead Hospital, Sydney: Westmead Hospital is the principal referral hospital for western Sydney, renowned for its comprehensive, highly specialized and complex services provided to its community, statewide and nationally.
    • William Osler Foundation: Westmead Hospital is the principal referral hospital for western Sydney, renowned for its comprehensive, highly specialized and complex services provided to its community, statewide and nationally.

In June, the Managing Partners of the firm — Jean Hynes, Steve Klar, and Brendan Swords — issued this statement along with both personal and firmwide commitments to supporting the following organizations.

Partnering with community organizations
Our critical relationships with community organizations continue, aided by Wellington employees globally who are giving their time, talent, or treasure to support their communities while balancing the changes and challenges that come with working from home.

Our colleagues are:

  • Hosting a virtual Community Engagement Fair to highlight opportunities with community organizations
  • Helping graduating students with resumes and mock interviews virtually
  • Forming sewing clubs to craft and donate masks to critical workers
  • Jumping in with website assistance to help a nonprofit communicate vital information to its beneficiaries
  • Doing fundraising and community organizing in countless ways

We applaud all of these employee efforts! It fits with our firm’s humanistic culture that so much is being done for so many, and we hope we can inspire others.

Investing in our communities

We seek to actively support and positively impact the communities in which our employees live and work. The following are just some of the ways we engage:

  • The Wellington Management Foundation and the Wellington Management UK Foundation support programs and organizations that improve educational opportunities for youth from traditionally underserved and economically challenged communities.
  • Our Annual Appeal provides employees with a convenient and meaningful way to provide financial support to global and regional nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations.
  • The Matching Gift Program matches employee donations to registered nonprofit organizations.
  • The Volunteer Program allows each of our employees to give two business days a year to volunteer at nonprofit organizations.
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Our foundations

The Wellington Management Foundation was founded in 1992 as the Wellington Management Company Charitable Fund. Since its inception, the US Foundation has shared our firm’s culture and values. It relies on Wellington Management employees who volunteer their time and talent through service on the Foundation's Advisory Board, Nonprofit Relationship teams, and the Grant Recommendation Committee. Through the combined generosity of the firm and these individuals, the Foundation is able to direct 100% of donations to organizations that meet its educational mission.

The Wellington Management UK Foundation was established in 2016 to continue in this tradition, making grants to organizations in the UK and Europe. For details specific to its mission and guidelines, please click here.

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OUR MISSION

The mission of the US Foundation is to support best-in-class programs and organizations in our communities that improve education and educational opportunities for underserved youth.

Click here for the Foundation’s Annual Report.

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  • Grant-making focus

    Our US Foundation funds programs that provide youth from traditionally under-resourced communities with access to high-quality academic programs and educational opportunities. We believe a strong academic foundation can provide a clear and positive path for the lives of young people. Accordingly, the US Foundation primarily aims to select organizations and programs that support:

    Academic improvement

    • educational tutoring and mentoring
    • study skills programs
    • technology-based initiatives

    Educational transitions

    • school readiness programs
    • high school access and success programs
    • college access and success programs

    Extended learning time

    • out-of-school-time programs
    • schools that operate extended hours
    • programs that operate within school to enhance curriculum

    Career readiness

    • career and technical training models for linked learning
    • workforce development programs

    Whom do we fund?
    We recognize that economic privilege greatly increases educational opportunities. Therefore, we fund organizations that provide access for all youth in our communities to educational experiences that will enhance their chances for future success.

    • Eligible organizations must be within the greater metropolitan area of one of our US or Asia/Pacific offices, and approximately 70% of program participants must qualify as low income and be under the age of 26. (Organizations in the UK and Europe should refer to the firm’s UK Foundation.)
    • We fund organizations of various sizes but are primarily interested in those with budgets under US$2.5 million. We want to support organizations where our grants have a meaningful impact on youth, as well as the organization itself.
    • We fund newer as well as more established organizations. We prefer to fund organizations that can demonstrate the strength of their leadership, have a measurable track record of success, and can exhibit an upward organizational trajectory.
    • We fund religiously affiliated organizations that are inclusive of all participants regardless of religious background and beliefs.
    • Scholarship programs are not eligible for funding.

  • Annual grants

    In 2019, the US Foundation awarded a record US$3.45million in Annual Grants to 76 nonprofit organizations in the communities of eastern Massachusetts, greater Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney. Annual Grants are fixed at $25,000 for new organizations and $50,000 for returning grantees. Grants to organizations in UK and Europe were made through the firm’s UK Foundation.

    Each of these organizations fulfills a vital role it its community, improving education and educational opportunities for youth from marginalized populations. See below for a list of this year’s Annual Grant recipients (all in metro Boston unless indicated), or view our annual report.

    After school & summer

    • Brookview House
    • EV Kids
    • Immigrant Family Services
    • St. Stephens Youth Programs*
    • Youth Development Org (Lawrence)**

    After-school sports & arts hook

    • Boston Scores
    • Harlem Lacrosse
    • RAW Artworks (Lynn)
    • Soccer Without Borders
    • Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center
    • Write Boston

    College and Career Access & Success

    • Artists for Humanity
    • Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
    • Boston HERC**
    • Breakthrough of Greater Boston*
    • Enroot**
    • Girls Inc., Worcester (Worcester)
    • Jeremiah Program
    • La Vida (Lynn)
    • LEAP for Education (Salem)
    • Let's Get Ready
    • SCS Noonan Scholars
    • OneGoal
    • Steppingstone Academy*
    • Wily Network**

    Early childhood education

    • 1647**
    • Crispus Attucks Children's Center
    • First Teacher
    • Generations Inc.
    • Julie's Family Learning Program
    • Paige Academy**
    • Parent Child Home Program (Somerville)
    • Smart from the Start

    Enrichment

    • 826 Boston
    • BUILD
    • Community Boat Building*
    • Discovering Justice
    • Generation Citizen
    • Invest in Girls
    • Open Door Arts

    Schools

    • Alma del Mar (New Bedford)**
    • Atlantis Charter (Fall River)
    • Boston Collegiate Charter
    • Boston Preparatory Charter
    • Bridge Boston Charter
    • Codman Academy Charter
    • Esperanza Academy (Lawrence)
    • Excel Academy Charter
    • Lowell Community Charter (Lowell)
    • UP Education

    Social Emotional Learning

    • Doc Wayne Youth Services**
    • Silver Lining Mentoring
    • Youth Guidance – Becoming a Man**

    Asia/Pacific

    • Aidha (Singapore)
    • Autism Parntership (Hong Kong)**
    • Back Track Youth Works (Sydney)
    • Child at Street 11 (Singapore)
    • Enrich (Hong Kong)
    • Girls and Boys Brigade (Sydney)**
    • Katariba (Tokyo)
    • Kids Door (Tokyo)
    • Learning for All (Tokyo)
    • Marymount Center (Singapore)**
    • Multi Cultural Center (Tokyo)
    • Principal Chan Tutoring (Hong Kong)
    • Stewart House (Sydney)

    Chicago

    • Chicago Jesuit Academy
    • Sue Duncan's Children's Center
    • Tutoring Chicago

    Radnor

    • Horizons at The Episcopal Academy
    • Philadelphia Academies**
    • Teen SHARP

    San Francisco

    • 10,000 Degrees
    • Aim High
    • First Graduate

    Toronto

    • Jessie’s Centre

  • Catalyst gifts

    In August 2015, the US Foundation's Advisory Board announced the launch of a new Catalyst Gift Initiative intended to help organizations already familiar to the Foundation that are showing meaningful and sustainable academic outcomes to move forward in a significant way toward their strategic vision.

    The Initiative's goals are to:

    • Advance educational opportunities for youth from traditionally underserved communities
    • Provide leadership support of nonprofits' strategic plans and institutional priorities
    • Seek innovative and creative solutions to address education needs in the community

    Since the initiative was founded, the Foundation has award 31 major gifts totaling over US$8 million to organizations in eastern Massachusetts, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Singapore. These one-time gifts range from US$100,000 to US$500,000 and were awarded to:

    2019

    • Child at Street 11 (Singapore)
    • Horizons Greater Boston
    • Horizons Greater Philadelphia
    • Hyde Square Task Force
    • LEAP for Education (Lynn)
    • SCS Noonan Scholars (Chicago)
    • Summer Search

    2018

    • Bellesini Academy (Lawrence, Mass.)
    • Boston Collegiate Charter School
    • Excel Academy Charter Schools
    • Friends of the Children
    • Jeremiah Program
    • Parent Child Home Program (Malden, Mass.)
    • Principal Chan Free Tutorial World (Hong Kong)
    • Sociedad Latina

    2017

    • 10,000 Degrees (San Francisco)
    • Bottom Line
    • Breakthrough Greater Boston
    • Epiphany School
    • Generation Citizen

    2016

    • 826 Boston
    • Boston After School & Beyond
    • EdVestors
    • Sue Duncan Children's Center (Chicago)
    • UTEC, Lowell
    • Year Up (Boston)

    2015

    • BUILD Boston
    • Boston Debate League
    • City Year Boston
    • Match Beyond
    • Nativity Preparatory School
    • Steppingstone Scholars (Philadelphia)

    The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or requests for Catalyst Gifts — please see below for how to apply for our Annual Grant Program.

  • Strategic partnerships

    The US Foundation has established a third tier of grant making that will allow for the cultivation of relationships with nonprofit organizations on partnerships that are:

    • Long term and far reaching
    • Multifaceted with multiple touch points
    • Targeting systemic impact
    • Mutually beneficial

    Bottom Line
    Ongoing support of Bottom Line’s Success program to deepen impact and fuel economic mobility. Wellington hosts several events for Bottom Line students each year as part of its efforts to broaden the pipeline for prospective interns and full-time employees.

    City Year
    The Foundation is currently in its seventh year of dual team sponsorship for the Trotter School in Dorchester and East Boston High School. This partnership provides a multitude of community engagement, volunteer, and mentoring opportunities for dozens of employees of the firm under the auspices of our Wellington Young Professionals business network.

    Institute for Nonprofit Practice
    A new initiative to support the professional growth and leadership development of people of color from among the educational nonprofit organizations in our grant portfolio. Wellington will sponsor 10 Fellows in INP’s year-long program equipping the most promising nonprofit leaders with the skills, confidence, and resources they need to make their organizations effective, innovative, and sustainable.

    Social Innovation Forum
    Second year sponsoring a track through the Social Innovation Forum’s (SIF’s) Nonprofit Accelerator Program. This year’s track focusing on innovations in educator training and professional development will offer two years of focused support from SIF and its partners to a selected nonprofit in eastern Massachusetts.

    Year Up
    Ongoing support of Year Up Boston, a career development and workforce training program through which Wellington has hired numerous interns, consultants, and full-time employees over the last many years.

    The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals for our Strategic Partnerships.

  • Application process

    The US-based Wellington Management Foundation gives Annual Grants to programs that improve the educational opportunities for youth in traditionally underserved and economically challenged communities in eastern Massachusetts, greater Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco Bay area, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney. The Grant Recommendation Committee (GRC), which engages employee volunteers to conduct a review of each new applicant and long-term grantee we fund, begins each year in June, and grants are made each December.

    The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals for our Catalyst Gifts or Strategic Partnerships.

    The US Foundation does accept a limited number of new applications for Annual Grants each year and has recently implemented a grant-making strategy that allows us to keep the pipeline open to fund new organizations and support new initiatives that seek to close the opportunity and achievement gaps in the education of youth from traditionally under-resourced historically low-income communities. This plan sets an expectation for long-term support to organizations and provides more transparency to aid them in their planning for fundraising and outreach.

    New applicants for Annual Grants will only be considered for participation in the US Foundation’s grant review process if they have submitted a letter of inquiry (LOI) by our August 1 deadline. Organizations that have submitted an LOI will be prescreened by GMA Foundations, and those that best meet the Foundation’s mission and guidelines will be invited to fill out a complete grant application in July and be reviewed as part of the Foundation’s GRC process in September and October. Grants decisions are made and communicated in mid-December and funds are transferred at the end of January.

    Grants to new organizations will be awarded with a three-year expectation for grant making, with funding in year one set at US$25,000 and in years two and three at US$50,000, pending successful annual check-ins. After year three, new organizations will undergo a critical review to determine continued funding, contingent on achievement of mutually agreed-upon objectives, goals, and outcomes. Those that are successful can anticipate an additional seven years of funding (10 years total) set at US$50,000 per year, pending successful annual check-ins. After 10 years, organizations must take a meaningful pause before reapplying. Funding decisions are independent of all other Wellington relationships, including private donations, Board placements, volunteer engagement, etc.

    A brief Letter of Inquiry is required of all new grant applicants and must be submitted by August 1. The form is available on GMA Foundation’s online platform, found here. Once you have logged in, click apply. The access code for the LOI is wmf20.

    Please note that in 2020 the Foundation plans to limit the number of new applications to review and potentially fund. The Foundation hopes to focus on building out its portfolio of programs within the social-emotional learning space and will continue to look at ways to have a greater impact on smaller organizations. Please contact Phil Cappello at GMA Foundations for more information: pcappello@gmafoundations.com or (617) 399-1852.

*last grant
**new grantees

The US Wellington Management Foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) public charity and is not open to investors.

General inquiries

For general inquiries, please contact Karen Pfefferle, Art Curator and Foundation Executive Director, at klpfefferle@wellington.com  or (617) 790-7454.

For inquiries regarding grant applications please use the contact information provided in the “Application process” section above.

For general inquiries in the EMEA region, please contact the UK Foundation at wmukf@wellington.com or +44 20 7126 6700. Learn more about our UK Foundation.

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