Fund Factsheet
Price Data 21st September 2021
| Share Class | OCF* | Minimum | Price p |
|---|---|---|---|
| T Class Acc | 1.05% | £ 1,000 | 635.10 |
| T Class Inc | 1.05% | £ 1,000 | 579.84 |
| R Class Acc | 1.55% | £ 1,000 | 601.43 |
| R Class Inc | 1.55% | £ 1,000 | 573.81 |
| I Class Acc | 0.95% | £ 5M | 642.03 |
| I Class Inc | 0.95% | £ 5M | 580.11 |
Standing Data
| Since Inception | |
|---|---|
| Portfolio Manager | Terry Smith |
| Fund Type | UK OEIC |
| Launch Date | 1st November 2010 |
| Accumulation Shares | Dividends Retained |
| Income Shares | Dividends Paid Out |
| Initial Charge | None |
| Registrar | SS&C |
| Depository | State Street Trustees Ltd. |
| Auditor | Deloitte LLP |
| Dealing | Daily at Noon |
| Investment Association Sector | Global |
| Dividend Dates | On or about 28/2 & 31/8 |
Key Facts
| As at 31 Aug 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Fund Size | £27.8bn |
| Gross / Net Yield< | 1.24% / 0.19% |
| 2020 PTR^ | 4.1% |
| 7 Day Fund Liquidity> | 59% |
| No. Holdings | 29 |
| Average Co. Founded | 1924 |
| Average Market Cap | £100.7bn |
| Active Share as at 31.03.20” | 90% |
| 2019 Transaction Costs | 0.03% |
Fund Performance Analysis
| To 31 Aug 2021, T Class Acc | % |
|---|---|
| Annualised Rate of Return | +18.9 |
| Best Month | +9.4 (Jan'13) |
| Worst Month | -6.9 (Dec'18, Feb '20) |
| Average Month | +1.5 |
| % Positive Months | 71 |
Geographic Split
| As at 31 Aug 2021, by Country of listing | % |
|---|---|
| US | 71.8 |
| France | 8.1 |
| Denmark | 6.9 |
| UK | 5.6 |
| Finland | 2.4 |
| Spain | 2.0 |
| Cash | 3.2 |
Sector Split
| As at 31 Aug 2021, GISC® Categories | % |
|---|---|
| Consumer Staples | 28.4 |
| Technology | 27.6 |
| Healthcare | 22.8 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 10.4 |
| Communication Services | 5.2 |
| Industrials | 2.4 |
| Cash | 3.2 |
Security Identification Codes
| Share Class | SEDOL | ISIN | MEXID | CITI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Acc | B4Q5X52 | GB00B4Q5X527 | FUEQUI | LSX3 |
| T Inc | B4M93C5 | GB00B4M93C53 | FUSMIT | LSX4 |
| R Acc | B4LPDJ1 | GB00B4LPDJ14 | FUNDSM | LSX2 |
| R Inc | B4QBRK3 | GB00B4QBRK32 | FUDSMI | LSX1 |
| I Acc | B41YBW7 | GB00B41YBW71 | FUQUIT | LSX6 |
| I Inc | B4MR8G8 | GB00B4MR8G82 | FUUNDS | LSX5 |
Equity Fund Aim
The Company will invest in equities on a global basis. The Company’s approach is to be a long-term investor in its chosen stocks. It will not adopt short-term trading strategies. The Company has stringent investment criteria which the ACD and Fundsmith Investment Services Limited as investment manager adheres to in selecting securities for the Company’s investment portfolio.
These criteria aim to ensure that the Company invests in:
- 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 by the Company to be attractive.
Investors should be aware that the application of these investment criteria significantly limits the number of potential investments for the Company’s portfolio. It is envisaged that the investment portfolio of the Company will be concentrated, generally comprising between 20 and 30 stocks. The Company will not invest in derivatives and will not hedge any currency exposure arising from within the operations of an investee business nor from the holding of an investment denominated in a currency other than sterling.
Performance, % Total Return
| Aug 2021 | 2021 to 31.08.21 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Inception to 31.08.21 | Annualised to 31.08.21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundsmith1 | +2.3 | +19.1 | +18.3 | +25.6 | +2.2 | +22.0 | +28.2 | +554.2 | +18.9 |
| Equities2 | +3.5 | +17.1 | +12.3 | +22.7 | -3.0 | +11.8 | +28.2 | +268.8 | +12.8 |
| UK Bonds3 | -0.4 | -2.7 | +4.6 | +3.8 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +6.5 | +43.5 | +3.4 |
| Cash4 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +6.3 | +0.6 |
The Fund is not managed with reference to any benchmark. Above are a number of comparisons of the Fund's performance: 1T class accumulation shares, net of fees priced at midday UK time, source: Bloomberg. 2MSCI World Index (£ Net) priced at close of business US time, source: www.msci.com. The MSCI World Index is a generic portfolio of global equities across all sectors and, as such, is a fair comparison given the Company is also global and sector agnostic. 3Bloomberg/Barclays Bond Indices UK Govt 5-10 yr., source: Bloomberg. 4 £ Interest Rate, source: Bloomberg.
Portfolio comment for Aug 2021
There were no outright sales or purchases of holdings made in the month. The top 5 contributors in the month were Microsoft, Novo Nordisk, Intuit, Facebook and Paypal. The top 5 detractors were LVMH, Amadeus, Visa, Starbucks and Coloplast.
Top 10 holdings
- Microsoft
- Paypal
- IDEXX
- Intuit
- L'Oréal
- Estée Lauder
- Novo Nordisk
- Philip Morris
- Stryker
Our values
- No Fees for Performance
- No Up Front Fees
- No Nonsense
- No Debt or Derivatives
- No Shorting
- No Market Timing
- No Index Hugging
- No Trading
- No Hedging
Fundsmith knows
Just a small number of high quality, resilient, global growth companies that are good value and which we intend to hold for a long time, and in which we invest our own money.
" Active Share measures how much the portfolio holdings differ from the benchmark index (MSCI World) i.e. a portfolio that is identical to the benchmark would have 0% active share.
* The OCF (Ongoing Charges Figure) is the total expenses paid by the fund (excluding bank overdraft interest), annualised, against its average net asset value. The OCF will fluctuate as the average net assets and costs change. The OCF is updated following the publication of accounts for the periods ending 30th June and 31st December.
^ The PTR (Portfolio Turnover Ratio) has been calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down by the FCA. This compares the total share purchases and sales less total creations and liquidations with the average net asset value of the fund.
> 7 Day Fund Liquidity is calculated based upon 30% of trailing 20 day average volume.
< Gross Yield reflects the historic dividend income received by the fund in the preceding 12 months before the deduction of all expenses including management fees. Net Yield is Gross Yield less the deduction of all expenses including management fees i.e. Gross Yield less the OCF. In both cases we use the T Class Shares as reference. Please note that rates would vary for I Class and
R Class shares. NB Where a position is being built for the fund the company name is not disclosed in factsheet data.
Monthly performance table, % Total Return, T Class, Accumulation Shares
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | +2.0 | +4.1 | +6.1 |
| 2011 | 3.1 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +1.4 | +3.9 | +0.3 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -0.2 | +4.8 | -2.3 | +5.0 | +8.4 |
| 2012 | +1.6 | +3.4 | +1.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +1.9 | +3.6 | -0.2 | +0.2 | -0.5 | +2.9 | -1.4 | +12.5 |
| 2013 | +9.4 | +4.4 | +3.7 | +0.9 | +3.5 | -1.8 | +2.5 | -4.1 | -0.2 | +4.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +25.3 |
| 2014 | -3.5 | +3.7 | +1.2 | -0.1 | +4.0 | -1.1 | +0.8 | +2.9 | +1.5 | +4.8 | +6.6 | +0.7 | +23.3 |
| 2015 | +4.1 | +0.7 | +1.0 | -0.9 | +2.7 | -6.3 | +5.8 | -3.6 | -0.5 | +7.9 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +15.7 |
| 2016 | -0.9 | +5.7 | +2.0 | -1.2 | +1.9 | +8.3 | +5.6 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +2.5 | -3.2 | +2.8 | +28.2 |
| 2017 | +0.7 | +5.3 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +5.2 | -1.1 | +1.0 | +2.1 | -3.1 | +5.8 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +22.0 |
| 2018 | +1.9 | -2.1 | -4.5 | +3.6 | +6.1 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +3.1 | 0.0 | -6.0 | +3.3 | -6.9 | +2.2 |
| 2019 | +4.3 | +4.4 | +5.5 | +2.6 | +1.3 | +3.8 | +5.5 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -2.5 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +25.6 |
| 2020 | +2.7 | -6.9 | -3.7 | +8.5 | +7.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +4.2 | +0.4 | -2.3 | +4.9 | +1.7 | +18.3 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +6.2 | -1.0 | +6.6 | +3.0 | +2.3 | +19.1 |
Dividend Payments
Payable on 28th February and 31st August
| Name | Direct | Direct | Advised | Advised | Institutional | Institutional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share class | T Class | T Class | R Class | R Class | I Class | I Class | |
| Type | Accumulation | Income | Accumulation | Income | Accumulation | Income | |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2021 to 30th June 2021 | 0.7688 | 0.6971 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 1.0519 | 0.9543 |
| Final | 1st July 2020 to 31st Dec 2020 | 0.4817 | 0.4395 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.7543 | 0.6839 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2020 to 30th June 2020 | 1.3002 | 1.1949 | 0.1317 | 0.1185 | 1.5482 | 1.4068 |
| Final | 1st July 2019 to 31st Dec 2019 | 0.6100 | 0.5598 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.8546 | 0.7771 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2019 to 30th Jun 2019 | 2.1975 | 2.0292 | 1.1237 | 1.0748 | 2.4233 | 2.2028 |
| Final | 1st July 2018 to 31st Dec 2018 | 0.4767 | 0.4417 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.6835 | 0.6258 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2018 to 30th Jun 2018 | 1.8059 | 1.6761 | 0.8796 | 0.8323 | 2.0008 | 1.8431 |
| Final | 1st July 2017 to 31st Dec 2017 | 0.2502 | 0.2275 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.4348 | 0.3975 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2017 to 30th Jun 2017 | 1.7575 | 1.6403 | 0.9297 | 0.8889 | 1.9298 | 1.7899 |
| Final | 1st July 2016 to 31st Dec 2016 | 0.7676 | 0.7160 | 0.0595 | 0.0650 | 0.9201 | 0.8555 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2016 to 30th Jun 2016 | 1.4428 | 1.3559 | 0.8221 | 0.7734 | 1.5759 | 1.4749 |
| Final | 1st July 2015 to 31st Dec 2015 | 0.7385 | 0.6932 | 0.1928 | 0.1844 | 0.8551 | 0.8019 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2015 to 30th Jun 2015 | 1.6001 | 1.5223 | 1.0557 | 1.0283 | 1.7094 | 1.6209 |
| Final | 1st July 2014 to 31st Dec 2014 | 0.7421 | 0.7120 | 0.2779 | 0.2689 | 0.8380 | 0.7957 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2014 to 30th Jun 2014 | 1.3074 | 1.2608 | 0.8837 | 0.8642 | 1.3984 | 1.3382 |
| Final | 1st July 2013 to 31st Dec 2013 | 0.5249 | 0.5068 | 0.1219 | 0.1184 | 0.6082 | 0.5823 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2013 to 30th Jun 2013 | 1.3036 | 1.2700 | 0.9207 | 0.9003 | 1.3853 | 1.3432 |
| Final | 1st July 2012 to 31st Dec 2012 | 0.6323 | 0.6268 | 0.3112 | 0.3013 | 0.6986 | 0.6939 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2012 to 30th Jun 2012 | 1.0565 | 1.0460 | 0.7716 | 0.7693 | 1.1298 | 1.1236 |
| Final | 1st July 2011 to 31st Dec 2011 | 0.4789 | 0.4399 | 0.1677 | 0.1900 | 0.5193 | 0.4884 |
| Interim | 1st Jan 2011 to 30th Jun 2011 | 0.9862 | 0.9862 | 0.6960 | 0.6960 | 1.0737 | 1.0737 |
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