Month End Portfolio Info

RNS Number : 5661V

F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC

16 January 2012

 



F&C GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES PLC

All data as at 30 December 2011

This data will be available on the F&C asset management website, http://www.fandc.co.uk from approximately 20 January 2012.

Top Ten Holdings*	%
iShares MSCI Japan Smaller Companies	3.6
Aberdeen Global Asian Small Cap	2.5
Allianz Little Dragons	2.4
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Inv Trust	2.3
Utilico Emerging Markets	1.9
AXA Framlington Japan Smaller Companies Fund	1.6
M&G Japan Smaller Companies Fund	1.6
Australian New Horizons	1.2
Airgas	1.2
America's Car-Mart	1.2
Total	19.5

Top Ten Equity Holdings (excluding collective funds)	%
Airgas	1.2
America's Car-Mart	1.2
Conn's	1.1
SBA Communications	1.1
Simpson Manufacturing	1.0
Sanderson Farms	1.0
Mohawk Industries	1.0
Atlantic Tele-Network	1.0
Pool	1.0
Granite Construction	1.0
Total	10.6

Trust Geographical Breakdown	%
USA	42.5
UK	27.6
Rest of World	11.7
Continental Europe	9.8
Japan	6.8
Cash & Fixed Interest	1.6
Total	100.0

Note: All percentages are based on Gross Assets

*The portfolio obtains exposure to Japanese and Asian markets via a number of collective funds as opposed to individual holdings. These funds are mainly managed by third party fund managers based in the Far East with significant local market expertise.  F&C is responsible for selecting the appropriate funds to use for these markets.

Actual Equity Gearing

102.0%

 

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