The investment objective of the Smaller Companies Fund is to grow the real value of investors’ capital and income. Investments will be in global smaller companies, which do not form part of the leading market indices. An equal emphasis will be placed on the generation of income and on capital growth. Real value is defined as the value of capital and income after adjusting for the impact of inflation.
You should intend to invest for a minimum of 3 years, although you can access your capital at any time. The fund is only suitable for investors who are prepared to accept the risk of loss of their capital.
Top 10 equity holdings |
% |
|---|---|
| Technology One (Australia) | 3.5 |
| FLSmidth & Co (Denmark) | 3.3 |
| Kadant (USA) | 3.1 |
| Xero (Australia) | 3.0 |
| Belimo (Switzerland) | 2.9 |
| Robertet (France) | 2.9 |
| Watsco (USA) | 2.9 |
| Energy Recovery (USA) | 2.8 |
| Sonova (Switzerland) | 2.8 |
| Paylocity (USA) | 2.8 |
Target portfolio allocations as at 30th September 2024. Actual allocations may vary.
Top 10 equity holdings are accurate as at 30th September 2024.
Source: McInroy & Wood other than the UK RPI (Office of National Statistics).
The graph shows the growth in an initial investment of £1,000 over the time period selected assuming reinvestment of income on the xd date. The table shows total return as a percentage in UK sterling including the reinvestment of income on the XD date.
XD (Ex-Dividend Date) is the date on which the fund begins trading without the value of its next dividend payment. If you buy the fund on or after XD, you won’t receive the upcoming dividend. If you own the fund before XD, you will receive the dividend, even if you sell the stock later.
| 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Inception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative Return | 11.4% | -14.6% | 13.7% | 111.7% | 832.8% |
| Cumulative RPI | 3.4% | 25.2% | 34.5% | 51.6% | 127.2% |
| Annualised Return | 11.4% | -5.1% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| Annualised RPI | 3.4% | 7.8% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% |
| YTD to 30/11/2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discrete annual returns | 3.8% | 5.4% | -23.6% | 13.0% | 19.2% | 22.9% | -4.1% | 18.7% | 21.3% | 10.7% |
The Annualised Return represents the average annual return of the fund over a set number of years. It is calculated using a geometric average which means that it captures the effects of compounding over the years.
Please note that the returns shown are historic and should not be taken as a guide to or guarantee of likely future returns. Please be aware that the value of investments and the income they generate may go down as well as up.
We manage the Smaller Companies Fund on the same rigorous principles as our private client portfolios. This simple and straightforward approach seeks to identify quality businesses that we can hold for the long term. We do not use market benchmarks to guide our investment allocations. Instead, we focus on making the right decisions to meet the fund’s objectives, without having to follow the herd.
We draw on our team’s collective experience to evaluate the merit of every investment. Allocations are regularly reviewed and actively managed to adjust the fund’s exposure to different themes, countries, and risks, so they are tailored for prevailing market conditions. We have chosen to invest directly to ensure we keep control over every investment.
For more details see our Investment approach or contact us.
The fund’s portfolio strategy is based on the selection of individual smaller companies with outstanding growth prospects. This is accompanied by a broad degree of geographic diversification. We aim to select well-financed companies with defensible market positions and enduring business models. Many of these are high quality specialists supplying goods or services for wider markets. Particular areas that we have identified include environmental activities, industrial automation and health care for ageing populations.
Recent returns from financial markets have been mixed. The US equity market rose after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, and again following Donald Trump’s election. However Japanese and European share prices have been weaker, and UK equities were affected by the government’s budget.
To date, the world economy has proved more resilient than anticipated, but the pace of growth has reduced and there is considerable divergence across different regions. While investors expect Donald Trump’s presidency will be positive for corporate prospects, recent gains in US share prices have left many companies, particularly some of the larger technology stocks, looking fully valued. More generally, there are concerns that global trade will be impacted by Trump’s enthusiasm for high tariffs.
In these circumstances, sensible diversification and careful equity selection based on fundamental analysis remain the key elements of our investment strategy.
Commentary updated on 30th November 2024.
We offer income and accumulation class units. The decision whether to buy income or accumulation units will depend on whether you would prefer to receive the income as cash or would like it to be automatically reinvested.
The fund is a UK UCITS authorised unit trust. As such there are tax considerations: individuals can defer incurring capital gains tax until units in the fund are sold, and the portfolio of underlying investments are managed without tax constraints.
The fund can be held in ISAs, JISAs and SIPPs.
The value of an investment, and any income from it, may go down as well as up and you may get back less than you originally invested. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. You should always seek appropriate advice from their financial adviser before committing funds for investment. Further information is available in the Key Investor Information Document (KIID), the risk section of the Fund’s prospectus and the Fund Factsheet. Please read the KIID before making any investment decision.
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£500
£100
ISA, JISA, SIPP
26th March 2001
UK UCITS authorised unit trust
at 12 noon on 30/12/2024
Income will be automatically reinvested and retained within the fund, increasing the unit price.
Income from the fund will be paid directly to you.
Historic dividend yield reflects distributions declared over the past 12 months as a percentage of the unit price. You should remember that the price of units and the income from them may go down as well as up. Past performance should not be used as a guide to future performance.
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