Performance

This page provides an overview of the performance of the Aescap Life Sciences and the Aescap Genetics fund. The historical NAVs of both funds can be found here.

Data below per March 31, 2025

  • Net IRR since inception between 4,5 – 23%.
  • Current net IRR is 4,5%.
  • This despite a sharp fall in biotech share prices due to the Corona pandemic:
    • Clinical trials halted
    • Medicine development delayed
    • As a result, little news & little M&A
  • Aescap Life Sciences has outperformed the largest biotech ETF (IBB: iShares Biotech ETF).

Net IRR*

4,5%

2025

-16,4%

2024

13,2%

2023

-1,1%

2022

-14,4%

2021

-14,5%

2020

-3,0%

2019

30,0%

2018

46,9%

2017

4,7%

2016

12,2%

Since Start

49,1%

*Start of the fund on 28-03-2016

Net Performance Aescap Life Sciences as of

  • Launched in 2021
  • Suffered a lot of downtime in clinical trials during the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath.
  • However, the companies in the fund are doing very well.
  • Genetics companies are targeting the cause of disease with their medicines and are therefore seen as the future winners in biotech.
  • Aescap Genetics has outperformed its benchmark, the J.P. Morgan Genetic Therapies Fund in EUR.

*Net IRR

-19,0%

2025

-30,7%

2024

-11,1%

2023

-1,4%

2022

-0,1%

Since Start

-39,4%

*Start of the fund on 19-01-2022

Net Performance Aescap Genetics as of

Performance