Fund factsheet template: what goes on a one-page fund factsheet
A fund factsheet fits on one A4 page: the fund's identity and key facts with its ongoing charge, the risk indicator, the investment objective, the top holdings, sector, country and asset breakdowns, growth against the benchmark, calendar-year and annualised returns, and the date the figures are as of, with a notice on past performance. Rather than filling a template by hand every month, FundFacts API lays this page out from the fund house's own documents for any ISIN.Published October 13, 2026The sections, in the order a client reads them
| Section | What it shows | Where the figure comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Header | Fund name, share class, ISIN, your firm's name or logo, date | The ISIN and your template |
| Key facts | Asset class, currency, fund size, inception date, distribution policy (accumulating or distributing), number of holdings, ongoing charge | Factsheet and KID |
| Risk | The 1 to 7 summary risk indicator, 3-year volatility, Sharpe ratio, maximum drawdown | KID for the indicator, NAV history for the statistics |
| Objective | What the fund aims for and how, in two or three sentences | KID, "Objectives and investment policy" |
| Top holdings | The largest positions with their weights, and how concentrated the fund is | Holdings file or factsheet |
| Exposure | Sector, country and asset-class splits; credit quality and maturity for bond funds | Factsheet |
| Performance | Growth of 100 against the benchmark, calendar-year and annualised returns, fund versus index | Factsheet, NAV history |
| Costs | Ongoing charge; entry, exit, transaction and performance fees from the KID | PRIIPs KID |
| Notices | As-of date of the figures, source, past-performance warning, not-advice line, your disclaimer | You |
Leave out a section the fund does not disclose rather than printing it empty: a blank sector table reads as an error. The factsheet page has an example PDF with the layout on one page.
Rules that shape the page
The details depend on your country and your regulator, so check them with your compliance function. Across the EU, the ESMA guidelines on marketing communications for funds and the UK's fair, clear and not misleading rule point the same way:
- Date every figure. A factsheet is a snapshot; print the date the figures are as of, not the date you made the page.
- Past performance with its warning. Show complete calendar years against the benchmark when the fund has one, never cherry-picked periods, and say that past performance does not predict future returns.
- Risks as visible as returns. The risk indicator belongs on the page, not in a footnote.
- Point to the legal documents. The KID and the prospectus are the documents of reference; say where to find them.
- Costs consistent with the KID. The ongoing charge on your sheet should be the one in the current KID.
Why not a Word or Excel template
A template holds the layout; the work is the figures. For every fund and every month someone opens the fund house's factsheet, its KID and its holdings file, copies some forty numbers and checks the dates, and every house words and orders them differently. That is where errors come from and why most advisers stop after a few funds.
FundFacts API reads those documents for any ISIN, refreshes them every 24 hours and prints the same 11-section page for every fund. You choose which sections appear; with Pro and up you save your logo, colours, font, header and disclaimer once and every new sheet comes out in them. See white-label factsheets.
From ISIN to finished page
- Sign up. With an e-mail address or Google, free and with no card; Pro, with saved templates, is free for 7 days (card required).
- Find the fund. Search it by name or paste its ISIN in the Factsheets tab.
- Pick the look. Light or dark, your accent colour and the name in the header; with a saved template, your logo, font, sections and disclaimer.
- Download or share. The PDF, a link that needs no login, or the embed code for your site.
Frequently asked questions
What should a fund factsheet include?
The fund's identity (name, share class, ISIN), key facts with the ongoing charge, the 1 to 7 risk indicator, the investment objective, top holdings, sector, country and asset breakdowns, performance against the benchmark over complete calendar years, costs consistent with the KID, the as-of date of the figures and the past-performance and not-advice notices.
How long should a fund factsheet be?
One page, two sides at most. A client reads it in a minute; the KID and the prospectus carry the rest.
Is there a free fund factsheet template?
The table above is the checklist. To skip the copying, FundFacts API's free plan makes a few PDF factsheets a month from any ISIN, laid out and dated, with your name in the header.
How often should a factsheet be updated?
Monthly, like the fund houses' own: holdings, exposure and returns move every month, and the ongoing charge changes with the KID. A factsheet book regenerates the sheets of a saved fund list every month.
What is the difference between a factsheet and a KID?
The KID (key information document) is the regulated pre-contractual document, with a fixed format: objective, risk indicator, performance scenarios and costs. The factsheet is a monthly marketing summary, freer in form, with holdings, exposure and actual returns. See KID and factsheet.