QI Global Guarded Equity · a subfund of 1st IQ SICAV, Luxembourg

Equity participation, guarded by design.

A Luxembourg UCITS pursuing return-oriented investment in international equity markets while mitigating loss risk through the QI Equity Guard, a systematic, put-based hedging mechanism. The Guard manages risk; it is not a guarantee against losses. The fund is the first product of QI’s quantitative research platform.

UCITS · Part I, Law of 17 Dec 2010 Daily NAV · EUR · no performance fee Registered: Luxembourg · Germany · Austria
Founding-investor window — subscriptions until 25 September 2026 Early investors are intended to be moved to partner-class terms for the long term. Subfund inception: 1 May 2026.
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I.The mechanism

Full participation, individually guarded.

The fund holds no equities directly. Exposure to the EuroStoxx 50, the Nasdaq-100 and the Dow Jones is built with liquid index futures over a base portfolio of high-quality public-issuer bonds. Each index is hedged on its own, in two layers:

Participation

Index futures on EuroStoxx 50, Nasdaq-100 and Dow Jones. One third each. No direct equity holdings.

Base guard

An annual put per index with a strike around 90%. Upside participation is not sold away.

Base portfolio

Bonds of governments, supranationals and public issuers of high credit quality, short duration.

Signal guard

Quarterly three-month puts per index, triggered and sized by QI's proprietary AI signal, based on alternative data like macro, market and sentiment indicators.

II.Share classes
Founding & institutional
Class P
ISIN / WKN
LU3255406137 / A420L8
Minimum investment
EUR 1,000,000
Initial issue price
EUR 1,000
Entry / exit fee
none / none
Investment-advisory fee
≤ 0.90% p.a.
Performance fee
none
Broad access
Class R
ISIN / WKN
LU3255406210 / A420L7
Minimum investment
none
Initial issue price
EUR 100
Entry fee
up to 3.00%
Investment-advisory fee
≤ 1.20% p.a.
Performance fee
none

Both classes: fund currency EUR · valuation each banking day (Luxembourg & Frankfurt) · order cut-off 12:00 Luxembourg time · settlement within two banking days · management-company fee ≤ 0.15% p.a. · depositary fee ≤ 0.10% p.a. · distribution fee ≤ 0.15% p.a. Complete and binding fee details are set out in the prospectus.

III.The register
Legal formLuxembourg UCITS. An investment company with variable capital under Part I of the Luxembourg Law of 17 December 2010.
Inception1 May 2026 · first financial year ends 31 December 2026.
Management companyHauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A., Munsbach, Luxembourg. All investment decisions rest with the management company.
Depositary & paying agentHauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG, Luxembourg branch. Also registrar and transfer agent.
Investment advisorBN & Partners Capital AG (BaFin-licensed). QI Investment (QI Investment Advisory GmbH, Munich, and QI Investment S.à r.l., Luxembourg) acts as initiator and as contractually tied agent (§ 3 (2) WpIG) under the liability umbrella of BN & Partners Capital AG.
Risk profileReturn-oriented. Suited to investors who accept elevated risk and short-term capital fluctuation for medium- to long-term return potential.
DistributionRegistered for public distribution in Luxembourg, Germany and Austria. Facilities agent (Art. 92 Directive 2019/1160) for DE and AT: Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. Not available to US persons.
Principal risksMarket risk of equity indices, derivative and leverage risk, counterparty risk from OTC hedging, interest-rate risk of the bond portfolio, model risk of the signal layer. The Guard reduces, but cannot eliminate, loss risk.
IV.Documents

Subscriptions happen on paper, not on websites.

Shares may only be subscribed on the basis of the current sales prospectus together with the key information document and the latest report. All are available free of charge from the management company and paying agents; issue and redemption prices are published at hauck-aufhaeuser.com.

For financial intermediaries, banks and other BaFin-supervised institutions, a detailed fund presentation and portfolio analytics are available on request. These materials are not client information within the meaning of § 63 (6) WpHG and are provided to qualifying institutions only.

Due diligence starts with a conversation — and ours are held by the founders.

Request fund information Dr. Axel Stahmer & Dr. Christoph Wagner · Founders & Managing Partners

Important legal information. This page is a marketing communication of QI Investment for information purposes only. It is neither an offer nor a solicitation to buy shares of the QI Global Guarded Equity (a subfund of 1st IQ SICAV), nor investment, legal or tax advice. Subscriptions are accepted exclusively on the basis of the current sales prospectus including the articles of incorporation, the key information document (PRIIPs KID) and the most recent annual or semi-annual report once available. These documents alone are binding.

The subfund is registered for distribution in Luxembourg, Germany and Austria. In other jurisdictions this page is not directed at any person to whom such distribution would be unlawful. Shares may not be offered, sold or delivered to US persons. The management company may terminate distribution arrangements in accordance with Art. 93a of Directive 2009/65/EC.

An investment in the subfund involves risks, including the possible loss of the capital invested. The QI Equity Guard is a risk-management mechanism and does not constitute a guarantee against losses; there is no assurance that the investment objective will be achieved. Where performance information is published in future, past performance will not be a reliable indicator of future results. Complaints and investor-rights information are available from the management company; investor-rights summary at www.hauck-aufhaeuser.com.

Investment advice according to section 2 para. 2 no. 4 German Wertpapierinstitutsgesetz (WpIG) and investment brokerage according to section 2 para. 2 no. 3 WpIG shall be made on behalf of, in the name of, for the account and under the liability of the responsible legal entity BN & Partners Capital AG, Steinstraße 33, 50374 Erftstadt, according to section 3 para. 2 WpIG. BN & Partners Capital AG has a corresponding license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) in accordance with section 15 WpIG for the prenamed financial services.