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- Janus Henderson Global Equity Income Fund (HFQCX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Janus Henderson Investors that seeks a high level of current income and, secondarily, steady capital appreciation through a long-only portfolio of global, high-quality, income-producing equity securities, with a primary focus on international dividend-paying stocks; it employs a specialized regional rotation strategy to capitalize on the global seasonality of dividends, invests at least 80% of its net assets in common and preferred dividend-paying equities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (typically at least 40% outside the U.S. across at least three countries), and may include derivatives, equity REITs, and preferred stocks while generally favoring mid-to-large capitalization value stocks greater than $3 billion in market capitalization, with no more than 25% in emerging markets. The fund offers multiple share classes including Class C (HFQCX), Class I (HFQIX), and Class T (HFQTX), distributes dividends quarterly, and as of September 30, 2025, reported a 30-day SEC yield of 3.30% and total net assets exceeding $6 billion across classes, with top holdings such as British American Tobacco PLC, BNP Paribas, Rio Tinto PLC, Eni SpA, and Unilever PLC. Geographically, the portfolio allocates approximately 90% to non-U.S. stocks across developed and emerging markets worldwide, targeting institutional and individual investors seeking equity income alternatives to fixed income or preferred stocks.
In July 2025, Charlotte Greville joined the fund's management team as a portfolio manager, complementing veteran managers Alex Crooke (since 2006), Job Curtis (since 2006), and Ben Lofthouse (since 2014); Greville, who joined Janus Henderson in 2011, had served on the global equity income team since 2014, progressing from analyst to assistant portfolio manager in 2022. The fund, launched in 2006 with Class I shares available since 2009, operates under Janus Henderson Investors, which resulted from the 2017 merger of Janus Capital Group (founded 1969 in Denver, Colorado) and Henderson Global Investors (origins in 1934 in London) and maintains dual headquarters in Denver and London with global operations. Janus Henderson, as the parent, reported record assets under management of $483.8 billion in Q3 2025 and completed a strategic partnership with Guardian in mid-2025, adding fixed income assets and up to $400 million in seed capital for new products including ETFs, though these enhancements apply firm-wide rather than specifically to HFQCX.