Month End Portfolio Info

RNS Number : 2010B

F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC

13 April 2012

 



F&C GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES PLC

All data as at 30 March 2012

This data will be available on the F&C asset management website, http://www.fandc.co.uk from approximately 16 April 2012.

Top Ten Holdings*	%
iShare MSCI Japan Smaller Companies	3.4
Utilico Emerging Markets	2.5
Allianz Little Dragons	2.4
Aberdeen Global Asian Small Cap	2.2
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Inv Trust	2.2
M&G Japan Smaller Companies Fund	1.9
AXA Framlington Japan Smaller Companies Fund	1.7
Conn's	1.3
Australian New Horizons	1.3
Airgas	1.2
Total	20.1

Top Ten Equity Holdings (excluding collective funds)	%
Conn's	1.3
Airgas	1.2
America's Car-Mart	1.2
SBA Communications	1.1
Pool	1.0
Granite Construction	1.0
Mohawk Industries	1.0
Microsemi	1.0
ACI Worldwide	0.9
Roper Industries	0.9
Total	10.6

Trust Geographical Breakdown	%
USA	39.0
UK	29.4
Rest of World	12.1
Continental Europe	10.8
Japan	7.0
Cash & Fixed Interest	1.7
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

101.9%

 

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