Cybersecurity - A vital industry for tomorrow’s digital economy

Our lives are becoming ever more digital. Computers are part of everyday work and smartphones are an integral part of our lives. As the Internet of Things (IoT) proliferates, which includes things like autonomous driving, networked health services and Smart Homes, businesses and people also will become increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

Why Allianz Cyber Security?

1.   Exposure to a major growth theme (long- and short-term)

Cyber Security has numerous growth drivers. The megatrend “Digitalisation” makes our digital lives more vulnerable, which increases the need for Cyber Security. This necessity has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the importance of digitalisation has increased much faster than originally expected.

2.   Pure Play exposure to Cyber Security companies with mid-cap bias ¹

The strategy seeks to identify secular winners that benefit from long-term growth tailwinds. It invests in about 30-60 security stocks, which are mostly pure play stocks, offering a concentrated, high-conviction portfolio.²

3.   One of the longest track records in the Cyber Security space

At 20 years, the fund management team has one of the longest track records in engaging with Cyber Security stocks. A similar strategy has been managed for clients in Japan since 2017, with great success. The European version will additionally adopt an explicit sustainability approach.

A remarkable investment opportunity

The Cyber Security market is expected to grow at a rate of 12.6 % p.a. until 2030

Source: BusinessWire - Global Cyber Security Market (2020 to 2030) -> by Component, Security Type, Deployment, Enterprise, Use Case and Industry - ResearchAndMarkets.com (November 2020)

Source: varonis: 134 Cybersecurity Statistics and Trends for 2021 (February 2021)

Investing across all layers of Cyber Security

¹  Mid-cap: publicly-traded company with medium amount in market capitalisation.
²  The performance of the strategy is not guaranteed and losses remain possible.
³  Figure denoting the assets under management of the strategy. Source: Allianz Global Investors, 31 December 2021.

Investing involves risk. The value of an investment and the income from it may fall as well as rise and investors might not get back the full amount invested.
Allianz Cyber Security is a sub-fund of Allianz Global Investors Fund SICAV, an open-ended investment company with variable share capital organised under the laws of Luxembourg. The value of the units/shares which belong to the Unit/Share Classes of the Sub-Fund that are denominated in the base currency may be subject to a strongly increased volatility.
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