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The ESPA PORTFOLIO TARGET 4 fund is an absolute return fund that invests mainly in money market instruments and bonds. The fund may make investments up to 30% in equities, 5% in alternative investments and 10% in real estate funds. Foreign currencies are usually hedged. The long-term return target is three-month Euribor + 1% to 2% p.a. The fund has a capital preservation target of 104% over four years, each as of 1 March (no formal guarantee; there is a 95% probability the target will be achieved). The fund is suitable for securities coverage of Austrian pension provisions (Section 14 of the Austrian Income Tax Act in accordance with Section 25 of the Austrian Pension Fund Act) and is a subsidised asset pursuant to the Austrian Act for Subsidising Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises.