WS Lightman European I Acc
ISIN: GB00BGPFJM62 | MEX: N/A | CITI: PY8S
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Past Performance
- 10th Mar 2021 to 10th Mar 20221.93%
- 10th Mar 2022 to 10th Mar 202330.08%
- 10th Mar 2023 to 10th Mar 2024-7.95%
- 10th Mar 2024 to 10th Mar 202514.43%
- 10th Mar 2025 to 10th Mar 202626.19%
Objectives and Approach
The objective of the fund is to provide long term (in excess of five years) capital growth. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets directly in the shares of companies listed and domiciled in Europe (excluding the UK). The fund will have a concentrated portfolio of approximately 40-50 holdings, selected at the managers discretion. The investment manager seeks to invest in undervalued companies with positive operational momentum.
Key Information
| Inception | 29th Mar 2019 |
| Historic Yield | 2.4000% |
| Sector | IA Europe Excluding UK |
| Fund Size | £1390.112mn |
| Fund Type | UNIT |
| Classification | Accumulation |
Charges
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Total Ongoing Charges
Please note that whilst we endeavour to show all charges associated with specific funds, sometimes this is not possible due to the information not being made available by the fund provider. In such cases transaction or incidental cost information may be missing. |
1.0491% |
| Initial Charge | 0% |
| AMC | 0.60% |
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Our Platform Charge We charge a platform fee of 0.30%. Our charges are shown on our rates and charges sheet |
0.30% |
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Cost and Charges Information
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Account Type
Annual charges
These are the annual costs based on an initial investment amount of over 1 year assuming a net zero growth rate
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Our annual fee
Our annual feeIncludes our platform fee at 0.30% per annum (excluding Charles Stanley Multi Asset Funds and anycash held). The min fee is £60, the max is £600 per annum, plus SIPP administration fee (if applicable, only charged if < £30,000 held) – see here |
0.30% | |
Dealing charges
Dealing chargesAny one-off commission charges associated with investing. Note that government taxes and levies are not included. This does not include any commission credits you may have available |
N/A | |
Product provider costs
Product provider costsProduct provider costs shown are inclusive of the fund ongoing charges figure (OCF), transaction costs and incidental costs |
1.0491% | |
Total (£)
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Cumulative effect of charges on your investment's return
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What you might get back at with no charges applied
What you might get back at with no charges appliedThese are the illustrative values of a investment after growth and no costs applied at the end of the defined period |
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Annual charges
Annual chargesThese are the annual costs based on an initial investment amount of assuming a net zero growth rate |
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Effect of charges on return (%)
Effect of charges on return (%)These are the overall costs in percentage terms, based on an initial investment amount of assuming a growth rate |
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Effect of charges on return (£)
Effect of charges on return (£)These are the overall costs in monetary value, based on an initial investment amount of assuming a growth rate |
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What you might get back at with charges applied
What you might get back at with charges appliedThese are the illustrative values of a investment after growth and costs at the end of the defined period |
This illustration is not a forecast of future investment performance but merely a means to demonstrate the potential impact of costs and charges for an assumed return of . Whilst we make reasonable endeavours to ensure the accuracy of third party charges information, this is intended for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon. We do not warrant or represent that this information is accurate, complete or up to date, therefore we accept no responsibility or liability for its use
Performance
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Cumulative Performance
1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years 5 years -0.30% 8.29% 15.73% 26.19% 32.92% 76.24%
Important Information
Headline performance can mask the true characteristics of a fund. Without fully understanding how a fund is managed, you may inadvertently become exposed to an undesirable level of risk to your capital. Some funds carry a dilution levy which reduces the number of units realised on any initial investment as an initial charge. If this fund carries such a levy it should be detailed in the Key Investor Information Document (KIID), which we must provide and you should read before investing.
The charts and performance data shown are supplied by an external data provider and may contain data that appears to precede the introduction of the clean unit class for this fund. In such cases, historical data has been synthesised at the entire discretion of that external provider as realistically as possible using historical data recorded against the previously available commission-paying version of the fund, adjusting for fees in the process.
Composition
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Important Documents
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The Fact Sheet is supplied on a monthly basis by the management group and provides limited information on the fund. Past performance data and a review of how the fund has performed are commonly featured.
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Management Team
Rob Burnett George Boyd-Bowman
Rob Burnett
has managed this fund for 6 years and 11 months.
Rob manages Lightman’s funds, having run European equity portfolios since 2005. Before founding Lightman in 2019, he worked at Neptune Investment Management, where he managed the European Opportunities Fund from 2005 to 2018. He was also head of analysis of the global financials sector, specialising in researching banks. Prior to running the European Opportunities Fund Rob managed the Neptune Japan Opportunities Fund. He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford
Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group
All funds managed by Rob
| Name of Security | Sole/Co | Managed Since |
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| WS Lightman European | Co | Mar 2019 |
George Boyd-Bowman
has managed this fund for 9 months.
George co-manages Lightman’s funds. Before joining Lightman he worked at Liontrust managing the Liontrust US Opportunities Fund and the Liontrust US Income Fund. He previously managed these two funds at Neptune Investment Management. George has a first class degree in Economics and Management from Oxford University.
Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group
All funds managed by George
| Name of Security | Sole/Co | Managed Since |
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| WS Lightman European | Co | Jun 2024 |