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LIONTRUST UK GROWTH I

Bestinvest LogoA large and mid-cap UK equity fund focusing on companies with sustainable competitive edge.

PRICE (INC)

479.91p

PRICE (ACC)

-

INITIAL CHARGE

0%

ANNUAL MANAGEMENT CHARGE

0.75%

ONGOING CHARGE

0.82%

YIELD

2%

1 YEAR
3.10%
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Prices as at 01 Dec 2023.

Fund commentary last updated 18 Oct 2022.

Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Capital at risk.

The Fund aims to deliver capital growth over the long term (5 years or more). The Fund will invest at least 90% in companies which are incorporated, domiciled or conduct significant business in the United Kingdom (UK). The Fund will typically invest 90% (minimum 80%) in equities or equity related derivatives but may also invest in collective investment schemes (up to 10% of Fund assets), corporate debt securities, other transferable securities, money market instruments, warrants, cash and deposits.

Fund summary

SectorUK All Companies
StructureUNIT TRUST
LaunchedNovember 2010
Size£1,053m
Yield2%
Dividends paidFebruary

Charges

Standard Initial Charge0%
Initial Charge Via BestInvest0%
Additional Bid/Offer Spread0.69%
Annual Management Charge0.75%
Ongoing Charges Figure0.82%

Investment Process

The managers operate the Economic Advantage investment process, which seeks out quality companies whose competitive strengths deliver sustained earnings growth ahead of market forecasts. This in turn will typically lead to long-term share price outperformance. The process places a big emphasis on intangible assets that create barriers to competition and help boost financial returns. Cross and Fosh believe the hardest characteristics for competitors to replicate are intellectual property such as trade secrets, significant recurrent business, and strong physical and electronic distribution networks. Other intangibles which tick the boxes include customer databases and relationships, culture, and brand quality. Once a stock has shown it possesses an Economic Advantage the managers examine financial factors such as cash flow return on capital - they stress that for a company to be successful it must make a higher return than the cost of capital invested in it. They also look at margins, cash generation and pricing power. The managers seek to avoid ‘jam-tomorrow’ unprofitable companies and certain sectors such as banking, mining, and overseas stocks. Valuation is the last cog in the investment process, with five metrics such as price to earnings ratio being evaluated to avoid overpaying. Each holding is given a risk score based upon eight criteria such as financial risk, product dependency and regulatory change. The lower the risk, the higher its weighting in the portfolio which tends to have between 40 and 50 stocks.

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