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FTF ROYCE US SMALLER COMPANIES X

Bestinvest LogoA smaller cap diversified US equity fund with a growth at a reasonable price bias.

PRICE (INC)

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PRICE (ACC)

297.4p

INITIAL CHARGE

0%

ANNUAL MANAGEMENT CHARGE

0%

ONGOING CHARGE

0.86%

YIELD

0%

1 YEAR
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Prices as at 26 Sep 2022.

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Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Capital at risk.

The fund targets capital growth by investing in securities of smaller US companies. Legg Mason outsource the management of this fund to a subsidiary company, Royce & Associates, based in New York, who have managed funds of small and microcap stocks since the 1970s. The style targets "quality" companies defined as those with sustainable growth records, a high return on capital, generate free cash flow, with low levels of leverage and run by experienced executives. Such companies are bought when they are out of favour, trading below the investment team’s assessment of their current worth and with a market cap of between US$500m to US$5bn.

Fund summary

SectorNorth American Smaller Cos
StructureOEIC
LaunchedDecember 2012
Size£220m
Yield0%
Dividends paidAcc units only

Charges

Standard Initial Charge0%
Initial Charge Via BestInvest0%
Additional Bid/Offer Spread0%
Annual Management Charge0%
Ongoing Charges Figure0.86%

Investment Process

This fund is benchmarked for reference purposes only against the Russell 2000 index, however, the style bias of this fund implies that performance characteristics will vary considerably on occasions. The fund focuses on US companies with a market cap less than US$5bn, though stocks may continue to be held once they grow above this. Approximately 15% of the portfolio is likely to be in micro-cap companies of below US$1bn; it will also hold some equities that have crossed over to the mid cap sector as a result of good performance. Stock selection initially targets quality business models that exhibit a high return on capital, generate free cash flow and have low levels of leverage. Royce buys these companies whilst they are depressed either due to a quarterly earnings estimate being missed or the industry itself being out of favour and when they trade at 30-50% discount to Royce's estimate of their worth. In the past, stock turnover has been in the region of 25%.

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