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Fundsmith Sustainable Equity I
A concentrated portfolio of global stocks that are viewed as sustainable by the manager.
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168.84p
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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171.42p
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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0.90%
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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0.97%
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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0.20%
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…
The fund’s objective is to achieve long-term growth by investing in a concentrated portfolio of global equities. Manager Terry Smith’s approach is to be a long-term investor in his chosen stocks and he will not adopt short-term trading strategies. He invests in "quality" companies, defined as those able to sustain high rates of return on capital and that pass Fundsmith’s sustainable screening process - exclusions including defence, mining, oil and tobacco companies. The portfolio has a high degree of commonality with the Fundsmith Equity fund.
Fund summary
| Sector | Global |
| Structure | OEIC |
| Launched | November, 2017 |
| Size | £667m |
| Yield | 0.20% |
| Charging basis | Income |
| Dividends paid | Feb & Aug |
Charges
| Standard initial charge | 0.00% |
| Initial charge via Bestinvest | 0.00% |
| Additional bid/offer spread | 0.00% |
| Annual management charge | 0.90% |
| Ongoing charges figure | 0.97% |
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Investment process
Ideas are sourced through quantitative screening, monitoring corporate actions for new companies, and by reading annual reports. Portfolio companies must meet strict investment criteria: high quality businesses that can sustain a high return on operating capital employed; businesses whose advantages are difficult to replicate; businesses which do not require significant leverage to generate returns; businesses with a high degree of certainty of growth from reinvestment of their cash flows at high rates of return; businesses that are resilient to change, particularly technological innovation; businesses whose valuation is considered to be attractive. These criteria typically lead the fund to have a bias to consumer staples, IT, Industrials and healthcare with little or no exposure to financials. The fund will not invest in the following sectors: Aerospace and Defence, Metals and Mining, Brewers, Distillers and Vintners, Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels, Casinos and Gaming, Pornography, Gas and Electric Utilities, Tobacco. They are screened out. Other than this the portfolio is unconstrained and will typically include 20-30 companies.
Fund manager Terry Smith has enjoyed a long and successful career in finance. This fund seeks to tap into the demand for sustainable investing and we would describe the approach as mid green. Historically Smith’s approach has beaten the market over time on the Fundsmith Equity fund, whilst also providing low volatility returns and a degree of protection in falling markets. Performance on this fund since launch has broadly been in line with Fundsmith Equity, and we would expect this to continue given the small number of stock differences.
Manager research
Average monthly relative returns
- 17/18 0.44%
- 18/19 0.22%
- 19/20 0.45%
- 20/21 0.65%
- 21/22 -0.55%
Bestinvest MRI
- 3 years 0.19%
- 5 years 0.24%
- Career 0.35%
- 3 years 78.20%
- 5 years 92.10%
- Career 99.70%
Performance figures are based on the average of monthly percentage returns relative to the benchmark index.
Terry Smith
Smith is the manager of Fundsmith Equity and CEO and CIO of Fundsmith LLP. Smith has had a varied and distinguished career in finance dating back to 1974 when he joined Barclays. In 1990 he became head of UK equity research at UBS Philips & Drew and gained notoriety in 1992 when he was dismissed for publishing his bestselling book “Accounting for Growth”. He joined Collins Stewart shortly after and became CEO in 2000. He then orchestrated the acquisitions of Tullett Liberty and Prebon Group. The combined firm demerged in 2006 with Smith becoming CEO of Tullett Prebon until 2014. During this time, he worked as an adviser to the TP Pension Scheme and founded Fundsmith in 2010.
Track record
Terry Smith has 10.9 years experience of managing mutual funds in this sector. Over this period the average monthly return relative to the benchmark index has been +0.35%. During the worst period of relative performance (from December 2010 - February 2011) there was a decline of 7% relative to the index. The worst absolute loss has been 11%. Statistically, we estimate the probability that this fund manager is adding value, rather than being lucky, is more than 99%.
Periods of worst performance
| Absolute | -11.00% (July 2019 - March 2020) |
| Relative | -7.00% (December 2010 - February 2011) |
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 2021
| %Intuit Inc |
| %L`Oreal |
| %Microsoft Corp |
| %Home Depot Inc |
| %Novo-Nordisk As |
| %Church & Dwight |
| %Zoetis Inc |
| %Automatic Data Processing Inc |
| %Mccormick & Co Inc |
| %Waters Corp |
| Source: Trustnet |
Sector breakdown
| Consumer Staples | 31.00% |
| Health Care | 29.00% |
| Technology | 24.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 8.00% |
| Communications | 4.00% |
| Money Market | 2.00% |
| Industrials | 2.00% |
Portfolio
20-30 stocks. Developed market focus.
Constraints
The fund will not invest in the following sectors: Aerospace and Defence, Metals and Mining, Brewers, Distillers and Vintners, Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels, Casinos and Gaming, Pornography, Gas and Electric Utilities, Tobacco