Artemis UK Special Situations Accumulation Units

Sell : 287.01p | Buy : 307.39p | down 1.39p
Last valuation as at 20-08-2008

At a glance

Initial charge 5.25%
Initial saving 5.00%
Annual charge 1.50%
Annual saving 0.250% ²
Total Expense Ratio 1.58%
Launch date 09-03-2000
Launch price £1.00
Sector UK All Companies
Fund size £886 million
Number of holdings 86
Fund type Unit Trust
Type of units Accumulation

HL Research - Our view on this Fund

Mark Dampier Derek Stuart expects the economic outlook to worsen over the coming six months. In light of this, the portfolio is positioned into areas that he expects to deliver solid earnings in this environment like some of the oil and telecoms companies. The recent volatility has created many buying opportunities in small and medium sized companies and Derek Stuart expects to increase the fund’s exposure to these.

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About the Fund Manager

Photo of Derek Stuart

Derek Stuart
Located in: Edinburgh


Having received his fund management training within Ivory & Sime, Derek was promoted in 1992 to manage UK Equity Income portfolios, an area responsible for over £1bn of investments. After a successful period managing income portfolios of principally blue chip stocks, he then managed UK small and mid cap portfolios. Derek has been the Fund Manager of the Artemis UK Special Situations Fund since its launch in March 2000 and managed the Artemis Income Fund from its launch in June 2000 until January 2002.

 

Income details

Historic yield 1.40%
Income paid Annually
Type of payment Dividend

All yields are variable and not guaranteed. There is currently no yield information available for this fund.

Distribution dates

Ex-dividend date 01 January 2008
Payment date ³ 28 February 2008

Top 10 holdings

BP 4.82%
Royal Dutch Shell B 4.79%
Vodafone Group 4.57%
GlaxoSmithKline 3.85%
BG Group 3.05%
Unilever 2.82%
Smiths Group 2.82%
National Grid 2.66%
Astrazeneca 2.51%
Firstgroup 2.50%

Top 10 sectors

Oil and Gas Producers 15.20%
Travel and Leisure 9.23%
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 6.69%
Electricity 6.67%
Cash and Equiv. 6.17%
Support Services 5.66%
Mobile Telecommunications 4.57%
Food Producers 4.46%
Media 3.31%
Electronic and Electrical Equipment 3.23%

Top 10 countries

United Kingdom 91.55%
Cash and Equiv. 6.17%
Non-Classified 1.12%
United States 0.47%
Ireland 0.37%
New Zealand 0.31%
Canada 0.01%

² Annual saving is not available in the SIPP.

³ If you elect to receive the income from a Vantage ISA, Fund or Share Account, we will collect any dividends for you and then pay them directly into your bank account within the first 10 working days of the following month.

Last valuation as at 20-08-2008. Data accurate as at 30/06/2008.

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