fund
ASI UK Equity Income A
Targets both capital growth and income from primarily large and mid-cap UK equities.
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411.76p
Price (Inc)
These are the shares in the fund that pay out an income to clients. The income is made up of the total dividends – the money a company can pay out to its investors – from the companies in the fund.
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1398.97p
Price (Acc)
These are the shares in the fund that don’t pay out an income to clients. Any dividends – the money a company can pay out to its investors – are reinvested into companies in the fund. Despite no income, the shares should be worth more over time. Good incentive, eh?
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0.00%
Initial chargeSome funds charge you when you first invest, which is aptly known as the initial charge. They’re usually between 3-5% but at Bestinvest, we usually don’t charge you a penny!
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1.50%
Annual management charge
This is how much the fund management company charges to run the fund. It’s like paying a babysitter, dog sitter or house sitter (that makes well-informed, heavily researched changes to improve your baby/dog/house when needed).
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1.61%
Ongoing charges
This stands for Ongoing Charges Figure. It’s the cost of running a fund and includes admin fees, manager fees, administration costs, etc.
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4.00%
Yield
How much the fund is currently paying out in income to investors. It’s NOT to be confused with the overall growth of a fund – a very different thing indeed. It’s also NOT a guarantee of future pay-outs, just a snapshot. This is more what it’s not than what it is…
This fund targets an attractive income along with capital growth from predominantly large and medium size UK equities. A small number of European companies may also feature in the portfolio. Aberdeen's Pan European team takes a predominantly bottom-up approach, looking for quality companies whilst applying a conservative approach to valuing them. Once bought, stocks are generally held for the medium to long term.
Fund summary
| Sector | UK Equity Income |
| Structure | OEIC |
| Launched | April, 2006 |
| Size | £160m |
| Yield | 4.00% |
| Charging basis | Capital |
| Dividends paid | 30 Apr, 31 Oct |
Charges
| Standard initial charge | 0.00% |
| Initial charge via Bestinvest | 0.00% |
| Additional bid/offer spread | 0.00% |
| Annual management charge | 1.50% |
| Ongoing charges figure | 1.61% |
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Investment process
Stock research is almost entirely in-house, with team members combining the roles of fund manager and analyst. A theoretical universe covering all UK equities is narrowed to an Aberdeen universe of around 200 using a quality filter, which attempts to identify companies with good prospects for recurring growth, the balance sheet to support expansion and which are run in the interests of shareholders. A secondary filter is then used to assess companies' valuations relative to market price and to the value of their peers. A key discipline in this stage of the process is to avoid overpaying. Companies that pass the second stage are placed on a watch list and the managements of these companies are visited at least once a year whilst companies in which Aberdeen invests are visited at least twice annually. Stocks are sold following a change of personnel, a loss of business direction, or when Aberdeen feels valuations have become stretched. Portfolio turnover is typically low.
This fund takes Aberdeen’s standard process, developed in Asia by head of Equities Hugh Young, and applies it to the UK equity market. The process is fairly conservative, typically providing the fund with a degree of protection in falling markets but causing it to lag strongly rising markets. However, it has been less successful in the UK than on other Aberdeen funds, so we have higher conviction in other UK equity income funds.
Manager research
Average monthly relative returns
- 15/16 -0.20%
- 16/17 0.25%
- 17/18 -0.26%
- 18/19 0.81%
- 19/20 0.23%
Bestinvest MRI
- 3 years 0.26%
- 5 years 0.17%
- Career -0.09%
- 3 years 89.30%
- 5 years 90.20%
- Career 61.00%
Performance figures are based on the average of monthly percentage returns relative to the benchmark index.
Aberdeen Pan European Equity Team
Ben Ritchie was appointed Aberdeen’s Head of UK and European Equities in 2016. Alongside a generalist role acts as deputy investment manager on the property share fund. He joined Aberdeen in 2002 as a graduate having interned with Aberdeen in 2000 and 2001. Ritchie graduated with a BA (Hons) in Modern History and Politics from Pembroke College, University of Oxford and is a CFA charterholder.
Track record
Aberdeen Pan European Equity Team has 16.6 years experience of managing mutual funds in this sector. Over this period the average monthly return relative to the benchmark index has been -0.09%. During the worst period of relative performance (from August 2004 - August 2017) there was a decline of 29% relative to the index. The worst absolute loss has been 47%.
Periods of worst performance
| Absolute | -47.00% (May 2007 - February 2009) |
| Relative | -29.00% (August 2004 - August 2017) |
About the MRI
Our unique indicator: the Bestinvest Manager Record Index (MRI) measures the likelihood that the fund manager is adding value through their decisions. It is based on their performance record over the course of their career, adjusted for the amount of risk taken. MRI is an important contributor to our fund rating system but it is also vital to take account of qualitative factors. It is also very important to select funds to form a cohesive portfolio with an appropriate overall risk level.
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Top 10 holdings
Data accurate as at 30 November 2019
| 3.7% | Diageo |
| 3.3% | Glaxosmithkline |
| 3.2% | British American Tobacco |
| 3.1% | Relx Plc |
| 2.9% | Aveva Group |
| 2.8% | Astrazeneca Plc |
| 2.8% | Bhp Group Plc |
| 2.8% | Countryside Properties Plc |
| 2.7% | Close Bros Group |
| 2.7% | National Grid |
| Source: Trustnet |
Sector breakdown
| Industrials | 17.00% |
| Consumer Staples | 13.00% |
| Financials | 12.00% |
| Health Care | 11.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.00% |
| Materials | 7.00% |
| Real Estate | 7.00% |
| Utilities | 7.00% |
| Energy | 6.00% |
| Others | 5.00% |
Portfolio
Between 35-75 stocks. Call and put options may also be held.