Top 10 Holdings
|
Stock
|
% Weight
|
| 2¼% Treasury Gilt 2014 |
19.10 |
| 2% Treasury Gilt 2016 |
13.42 |
| 1% Treasury Gilt 2017 |
7.96 |
| 3½% War Loan |
6.89 |
| 6% Treasury Stock 2028 |
6.83 |
| 4 1/2 Treasury 2034 |
4.42 |
| 4¼% Treasury Gilt 2055 |
4.09 |
| 3¾% Treasury Gilt 2052 |
3.93 |
| 8% Treasury Stock 2021 |
2.60 |
| BARCLAYS BANK PLC |
2.37 |
| Total |
71.60 |
Fund Aims
The investment strategy of the fund is to purchase units in the M&G Gilt & Fixed Interest Income Fund. That fund aims to provide a secure income with stability of capital consistent with investment in gilts. The fund invests mainly in short, medium or long-dated gilts according to M&G's view at any given moment of the likely course of interest rates and trend of the gilt-edged market.
Fund Manager
Jim Leaviss
manager for
15 years
and 1 months
Jim Leaviss is Head of Fixed Interest for M&G's mutual fund range. He joined M&G in 1997 after five years at the Bank of England. As well as heading up the team, Jim is the fund manager of the M&G Global Macro Bond Fund, the M&G Gilt and Fixed Interest Fund and co-manager on the M&G Inflation Linked Corporate Bond funds.
Fund Overview
| Bid (24/05/2013) |
388.50 |
| Offer (24/05/2013) |
409.00 |
| Fund size |
£28.93m |
| Underlying Fund size |
£873.56m |
| Number of holdings |
29 |
| Annual management charge |
0.25% |
| Launch date |
31/05/1991 |
Equity Sector Allocation
|
FTSE/ICB Supersector
|
% Weight
|
| Government |
68.89 |
| Bonds |
21.98 |
| Investment Grade Corp Bonds |
9.42 |
| Cash and Equivalents |
-0.29 |
Portfolio data accurate as at: 30/04/13
Asset Allocation
| |
UK Gilts |
81.47% |
| |
UK Corporate Bonds |
10.10% |
| |
International Bonds |
8.72% |
| |
Cash and Equivalents |
-0.29% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
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|
|
Industry
|
Supersector
|
Sector
|
Subsector
|
|
|
Financials
|
4.12%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Banks
|
-
|
4.12%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Banks
|
-
|
-
|
4.12%
|
-
|
|
|
Banks
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4.12%
|
|
|
Industrials
|
1.24%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Industrial Goods & Services
|
-
|
1.24%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Industrial Transportation
|
-
|
-
|
1.24%
|
-
|
|
|
Transportation Services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.82%
|
|
|
Railroads
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.42%
|
|
|
Government
|
67.82%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Government
|
-
|
67.82%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Government
|
-
|
-
|
67.82%
|
-
|
|
|
Government
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
67.82%
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
5.13%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
-
|
5.13%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
-
|
-
|
5.13%
|
-
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5.13%
|
|
|
Non-Classified
|
21.98%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Cash and Equivalents
|
-0.29%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Regional and Currency Allocation
| |
UK |
91.57% |
| |
Developed Europe - Excl UK |
6.41% |
| |
North America |
2.31% |
| |
Cash and Equivalents |
-0.29% |
| |
Pound Sterling |
100.29% |
| |
Cash |
-0.29% |
Regional Breakdown
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|
|
Region
|
Country
|
|
|
UK
|
91.57%
|
-
|
|
|
United Kingdom
|
-
|
91.57%
|
|
|
Developed Europe - Excl UK
|
6.41%
|
-
|
|
|
Germany
|
-
|
3.05%
|
|
|
Luxembourg
|
-
|
2.22%
|
|
|
Finland
|
-
|
1.15%
|
|
|
North America
|
2.31%
|
-
|
|
|
United States
|
-
|
2.31%
|
|
|
Cash and Equivalents
|
-0.29%
|
-
|
Breakdown By Market Cap (%)
| Mega |
|
0.00%
|
| Large |
|
0.00%
|
| Medium |
|
0.00%
|
| Small |
|
0.00%
|
| Micro |
|
0.00%
|
| Non-Classified |
|
0.00%
|
| Bonds |
|
100.29%
|
| Cash |
|
-0.29%
|
Fixed Interest Maturity Profile
| < 5Yr Maturity |
|
60.25%
|
| 5Yr - 10Yr Maturity |
|
5.93%
|
| 10Yr - 15Yr Maturity |
|
0.00%
|
| > 15Yr Maturity |
|
34.11%
|
| Cash And Equivalents |
|
-0.29%
|
| Unknown |
|
0.00%
|
| Other |
|
0.00%
|
Fixed Interest Quality Profile
| AAA |
|
94.59%
|
| AA |
|
2.26%
|
| A |
|
0.00%
|
| BBB |
|
0.00%
|
| BB |
|
0.00%
|
| B |
|
0.00%
|
| CCC |
|
0.00%
|
| Other |
|
3.15%
|
Top 10 Holdings
|
Stock
|
% Weight
|
Sector
|
Country
|
| 1
|
2¼% Treasury Gilt 2014
|
19.10%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 2
|
2% Treasury Gilt 2016
|
13.42%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 3
|
1% Treasury Gilt 2017
|
7.96%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 4
|
3½% War Loan
|
6.89%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 5
|
6% Treasury Stock 2028
|
6.83%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 6
|
4 1/2 Treasury 2034
|
4.42%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 7
|
4¼% Treasury Gilt 2055
|
4.09%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 8
|
3¾% Treasury Gilt 2052
|
3.93%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 9
|
8% Treasury Stock 2021
|
2.60%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
| 10
|
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
|
2.37%
|
Bonds
|
United Kingdom
|
Portfolio data accurate as at: 30/04/13