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EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES A GBP - Fund overview

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Overview of EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES A GBP

This worldwide equity fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of stocks which the managers believe are priced substantially below their intrinsic value. It is not constrained by any sector or regional weighting limits so the portfolio can differ substantially from the benchmark, and the managers' five year time horizon make the fund most suitable for long term investors.

Standard Initial Charge

5.00% 0.00%

Fund summary

Sector  –
Product type  OFFSHORE FUND (DISTRIBUTOR)
Launched  September, 2004
Size  £1,370m
Yield 4.5%
Charging basis  –
Dividends paid  March
Cofunds  No
FundsNetwork  No
Bid price 79.40p

Fund Charges

Standard Initial charge 5.00%
Initial charge via Bestinvest 0.00%
Additional bid/offer spread 0.00%
Annual management charge 1.25%
Total expense ratio 1.46%
Reduction in yield (10yr) 1.46%

Portfolio

ep global opportunities a gbp asset allocation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Equity 99%
High yield bonds 0%
Quality bonds 0%
Property 0%
Commodities 0%
Hedge 0%
Fund cash 1%
ep global opportunities a gbp equity geographic illustration
Allocation Proportion
UK 13%
Europe 34%
Nth America 33%
Japan 5%
Pacific 11%
Other Equity 4%
ep global opportunities a gbp equity capitalisation illustration
Allocation Proportion
Large Caps 91%
Mid Caps 3%
Small Caps 6%

Investment process


The fund's objective is to provide investors with an attractive real long-term total return by investing globally in undervalued securities. The portfolio is managed without reference to the composition of any stock market index. The group's investment philosophy is to buy stocks they have identified as clearly undervalued - they believe undervaluation arises because the market's time horizon is too short. They believe stock prices are ultimately
driven by future profits and for every potential holding they forecast profits, cash flow and
balance sheet over the next five years. They then use their own valuation basis to estimate what the price should be, only buying stocks where this intrinsic price is well above the current share price. The investment process is team based with the managers taking responsibility for sectors globally.

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