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Overview
| Initial charge | 5.00% |
|---|---|
| Initial saving | 5.00% |
| Annual charge | 1.50% |
| Annual saving | 0.250% ² |
| Performance charges | No |
| Total Expense Ratio | 1.68% |
| Launch date | 16-06-1979 |
| Launch price | £1.00 |
| Sector | UK Equity Income |
| Fund size | £7,389 million |
| Number of holdings | 105 |
| Fund type | ICVC |
| Type of units | Income |
Please read the Simplified Prospectus in addition to the information above.
Ways to Invest
Find out how to invest in this fundHL Research - Our view on this Fund
Neil Woodford believes the UK economic recovery is far from complete. Banks' balance sheets require further rebuilding and the employment picture remains difficult. With this in mind he maintains his cautious approach, staying away from the financial and mining sectors, preferring the more defensive pharmaceutical, tobacco, utility and aerospace sectors. These companies have strong prospects of growing their dividends and are attractively valued.
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About the Fund Manager
Neil Woodford
Located in: Henley
Neil joined Invesco Perpetual (formerly Perpetual) in 1988 as a fund manager in the UK Equities team and is now Head of Investment. Neil has worked in both corporate finance and fund management, commencing his investment career in 1981 with Dominion Insurance Company and subsequently joining Eagle Star as a fund manager in 1987. He holds a BA, Economics and Agricultural Economics from Exeter University. He later studied Finance at the London Business School.
Top 10 holdings
| AstraZeneca | 10.11% |
|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline | 7.24% |
| Reynolds American | 5.81% |
| Vodafone Group | 5.30% |
| British American Tobacco | 5.13% |
| National Grid | 5.07% |
| BG Group | 4.79% |
| BT Group | 4.50% |
| Tesco | 4.19% |
| Imperial Tobacco Group | 3.74% |
Top 10 sectors
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 18.45% |
|---|---|
| Tobacco | 17.51% |
| Gas, Water & Multiutilities | 11.58% |
| Aerospace & Defence | 5.73% |
| Food & Drug Retailers | 5.40% |
| Mobile Telecommunications | 5.30% |
| Oil & Gas Producers | 5.21% |
| Electricity | 4.99% |
| Fixed Line Telecommunications | 4.71% |
| Support Services | 3.56% |
Top 10 countries
| United Kingdom | 86.60% |
|---|---|
| United States | 8.64% |
| Non-Classified | 3.65% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 0.70% |
| Switzerland | 0.36% |
| Finland | 0.05% |
Some of the data on this page and other related pages is provided to you for your information and is received from the Fund Management Company administering this fund. Hargreaves Lansdown accepts no liability for the reliability or accuracy of the data provided by third parties.
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.
Prices as at 02-09-2010. Data as at 31/07/2010.


