Top 10 Holdings
|
Stock
|
% Weight
|
| BP |
6.38 |
| HSBC Holdings PLC (UK Reg) |
5.86 |
| GlaxoSmithKline |
5.50 |
| Royal Dutch Shell B |
4.17 |
| Prudential |
3.40 |
| Unilever |
3.17 |
| easyJet |
2.77 |
| Tullow Oil |
2.62 |
| INVENSYS PLC |
2.35 |
| Smiths Group |
2.12 |
| Total |
38.33 |
Fund Aims
The investment strategy of the fund is to purchase units in the M&G Recovery Fund. That fund aims to achieve capital growth by investing predominantly in a diversified range of securities issued by companies which are out of favour, in difficulty or whose future prospects are not fully recognised by the market.
Fund Manager
Tom Dobell
manager for
13 years
and 2 months
Tom Dobell joined M&G in 1992 as a UK equity manager on the segregated pension fund desk where he was responsible for managing assets for 16 pension fund clients. In March 2000, Tom became fund manager of the M&G Recovery Fund. Before joining M&G, he worked for Phillips & Drew (PDFM) as a fund manager within the charity and small pension fund division. Tom graduated from agricultural college in 1986.
Fund Overview
| Bid (18/06/2013) |
2569.20 |
| Offer (18/06/2013) |
2697.80 |
| Fund size |
£153.00m |
| Underlying Fund size |
£7430.84m |
| Number of holdings |
87 |
| Annual management charge |
1.00% |
| Launch date |
31/05/1984 |
Equity Sector Allocation
|
FTSE/ICB Supersector
|
% Weight
|
| Oil & Gas |
19.15 |
| Industrial Goods & Services |
13.61 |
| Health Care |
10.01 |
| Banks |
8.94 |
| Basic Resources |
6.35 |
| Travel & Leisure |
5.81 |
| Insurance |
5.43 |
| Cash and Equivalents |
4.95 |
| Food & Beverage |
4.56 |
| Other |
21.19 |
Portfolio data accurate as at: 31/05/13
Asset Allocation
| |
UK Equities |
79.29% |
| |
International Equities |
14.31% |
| |
Cash and Equivalents |
4.95% |
| |
Property |
1.29% |
| |
Investment Trusts |
0.12% |
| |
UK Corporate Bonds |
0.04% |
Equity Sector Breakdown
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|
|
Industry
|
Supersector
|
Sector
|
Subsector
|
|
|
Basic Materials
|
6.35%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Basic Resources
|
-
|
6.35%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Mining
|
-
|
-
|
4.24%
|
-
|
|
|
General Mining
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3.65%
|
|
|
Coal
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.32%
|
|
|
Gold Mining
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.18%
|
|
|
Platinum & Precious Metals
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.09%
|
|
|
Industrial Metals & Mining
|
-
|
-
|
2.11%
|
-
|
|
|
Nonferrous Metals
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2.11%
|
|
|
Consumer Goods
|
4.56%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Food & Beverage
|
-
|
4.56%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Food Producers
|
-
|
-
|
4.56%
|
-
|
|
|
Food Products
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4.24%
|
|
|
Farming & Fishing
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.32%
|
|
|
Consumer Services
|
12.68%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Travel & Leisure
|
-
|
5.81%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Travel & Leisure
|
-
|
-
|
5.81%
|
-
|
|
|
Airlines
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2.77%
|
|
|
Restaurants & Bars
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2.02%
|
|
|
Travel & Tourism
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.02%
|
|
|
Retail
|
-
|
4.54%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Food & Drug Retailers
|
-
|
-
|
2.41%
|
-
|
|
|
Drug Retailers
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.31%
|
|
|
Food Retailers & Wholesalers
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.10%
|
|
|
General Retailers
|
-
|
-
|
2.13%
|
-
|
|
|
Specialty Retailers
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.51%
|
|
|
Broadline Retailers
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.62%
|
|
|
Media
|
-
|
2.34%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Media
|
-
|
-
|
2.34%
|
-
|
|
|
Broadcasting & Entertainment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2.34%
|
|
|
Financials
|
15.91%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Banks
|
-
|
8.94%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Banks
|
-
|
-
|
8.94%
|
-
|
|
|
Banks
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8.94%
|
|
|
Insurance
|
-
|
5.43%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Life Insurance
|
-
|
-
|
4.88%
|
-
|
|
|
Life Insurance
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4.88%
|
|
|
Nonlife Insurance
|
-
|
-
|
0.55%
|
-
|
|
|
Property & Casualty Insurance
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.55%
|
|
|
Real Estate
|
-
|
1.29%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts
|
-
|
-
|
1.29%
|
-
|
|
|
Industrial & Office REITs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.29%
|
|
|
Financial Services
|
-
|
0.25%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Financial Services
|
-
|
-
|
0.13%
|
-
|
|
|
Specialty Finance
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.13%
|
|
|
Health Care
|
10.01%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Health Care
|
-
|
10.01%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
|
-
|
-
|
9.43%
|
-
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5.98%
|
|
|
Biotechnology
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3.45%
|
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Services
|
-
|
-
|
0.58%
|
-
|
|
|
Health Care Providers
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.48%
|
|
|
Medical Equipment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.10%
|
|
|
Industrials
|
15.26%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Industrial Goods & Services
|
-
|
13.61%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Support Services
|
-
|
-
|
7.50%
|
-
|
|
|
Business Support Services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6.10%
|
|
|
Industrial Suppliers
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.41%
|
|
|
General Industrials
|
-
|
-
|
2.12%
|
-
|
|
|
Diversified Industrials
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2.12%
|
|
|
Aerospace & Defence
|
-
|
-
|
1.81%
|
-
|
|
|
Aerospace
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.43%
|
|
|
Defence
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.38%
|
|
|
Electronic & Electrical Equipment
|
-
|
-
|
0.89%
|
-
|
|
|
Electrical Components & Equipment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.59%
|
|
|
Electronic Equipment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.31%
|
|
|
Industrial Transportation
|
-
|
-
|
0.83%
|
-
|
|
|
Transportation Services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.47%
|
|
|
Delivery Services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.36%
|
|
|
Industrial Engineering
|
-
|
-
|
0.45%
|
-
|
|
|
Industrial Machinery
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.45%
|
|
|
Construction & Materials
|
-
|
1.65%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Construction & Materials
|
-
|
-
|
1.65%
|
-
|
|
|
Building Materials & Fixtures
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.36%
|
|
|
Heavy Construction
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.29%
|
|
|
Oil & Gas
|
19.15%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Oil & Gas
|
-
|
19.15%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Oil & Gas Producers
|
-
|
-
|
17.89%
|
-
|
|
|
Integrated Oil & Gas
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10.72%
|
|
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7.17%
|
|
|
Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution
|
-
|
-
|
1.05%
|
-
|
|
|
Oil Equipment & Services
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.05%
|
|
|
Alternative Energy
|
-
|
-
|
0.22%
|
-
|
|
|
Renewable Energy Equipment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.22%
|
|
|
Technology
|
3.46%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Technology
|
-
|
3.46%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment
|
-
|
-
|
2.59%
|
-
|
|
|
Telecommunications Equipment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.37%
|
|
|
Semiconductors
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.23%
|
|
|
Software & Computer Services
|
-
|
-
|
0.87%
|
-
|
|
|
Software
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.87%
|
|
|
Telecommunications
|
0.75%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Telecommunications
|
-
|
0.75%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Mobile Telecommunications
|
-
|
-
|
0.75%
|
-
|
|
|
Mobile Telecommunications
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.75%
|
|
|
Utilities
|
4.53%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Utilities
|
-
|
4.53%
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Gas, Water & Multiutilities
|
-
|
-
|
3.09%
|
-
|
|
|
Gas Distribution
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.95%
|
|
|
Water
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.14%
|
|
|
Electricity
|
-
|
-
|
1.44%
|
-
|
|
|
Conventional Electricity
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1.10%
|
|
|
Alternative Electricity
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.34%
|
|
|
Non-Classified
|
2.39%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Cash and Equivalents
|
4.95%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Regional Allocation
| |
UK |
79.33% |
| |
Developed Europe - Excl UK |
6.49% |
| |
Cash and Equivalents |
4.95% |
| |
North America |
4.21% |
| |
Australia & New Zealand |
2.89% |
| |
Property |
1.29% |
| |
Other |
0.84% |
| |
Non-debt |
95.48% |
| |
Cash |
4.51% |
| |
Pound Sterling |
0.01% |
Regional Breakdown
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|
|
Region
|
Country
|
|
|
UK
|
79.33%
|
-
|
|
|
United Kingdom
|
-
|
79.33%
|
|
|
Developed Europe - Excl UK
|
6.49%
|
-
|
|
|
Ireland
|
-
|
6.49%
|
|
|
Cash and Equivalents
|
4.95%
|
-
|
|
|
North America
|
4.21%
|
-
|
|
|
Canada
|
-
|
4.21%
|
|
|
Australia & New Zealand
|
2.89%
|
-
|
|
|
Australia
|
-
|
2.89%
|
|
|
Property
|
1.29%
|
-
|
|
|
Emerging Asia
|
0.41%
|
-
|
|
|
India
|
-
|
0.41%
|
|
|
Middle East & Africa
|
0.31%
|
-
|
|
|
Zambia
|
-
|
0.31%
|
|
|
Non-Classified
|
0.12%
|
-
|
Breakdown By Market Cap (%)
| Mega |
|
31.55%
|
| Large |
|
17.30%
|
| Medium |
|
24.15%
|
| Small |
|
16.09%
|
| Micro |
|
3.48%
|
| Non-Classified |
|
2.44%
|
| Bonds |
|
0.04%
|
| Cash |
|
4.95%
|
Top 10 Holdings
|
Stock
|
% Weight
|
Sector
|
Country
|
| 1
|
BP
|
6.38%
|
Oil & Gas
|
United Kingdom
|
| 2
|
HSBC Holdings PLC (UK Reg)
|
5.86%
|
Banks
|
United Kingdom
|
| 3
|
GlaxoSmithKline
|
5.50%
|
Health Care
|
United Kingdom
|
| 4
|
Royal Dutch Shell B
|
4.17%
|
Oil & Gas
|
United Kingdom
|
| 5
|
Prudential
|
3.40%
|
Insurance
|
United Kingdom
|
| 6
|
Unilever
|
3.17%
|
Food & Beverage
|
United Kingdom
|
| 7
|
easyJet
|
2.77%
|
Travel & Leisure
|
United Kingdom
|
| 8
|
Tullow Oil
|
2.62%
|
Oil & Gas
|
United Kingdom
|
| 9
|
INVENSYS PLC
|
2.35%
|
Non-Classified
|
United Kingdom
|
| 10
|
Smiths Group
|
2.12%
|
Industrial Goods & Services
|
United Kingdom
|
Dual Aspect Equity Analysis
|
|
UK Equities
|
Int'l Equities
|
UK Bonds
|
Int'l Bonds
|
UK Gilts
|
Managed Funds
|
Property
|
Other
|
Cash & Equiv
|
Total
|
|
Basic Materials
|
0.86% |
5.48% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.35% |
|
Consumer Goods
|
3.49% |
1.07% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.56% |
|
Consumer Services
|
10.51% |
2.18% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12.68% |
|
Financials
|
14.50% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.29% |
0.12% |
- |
15.91% |
|
Health Care
|
8.20% |
1.81% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10.01% |
|
Industrials
|
12.19% |
3.08% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15.26% |
|
Oil & Gas
|
18.46% |
0.69% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
19.15% |
|
Technology
|
3.46% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.46% |
|
Telecommunications
|
0.75% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.75% |
|
Utilities
|
4.53% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.53% |
|
Property
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Cash and Equivalents
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.95% |
4.95% |
|
Managed Funds
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Bonds
|
- |
- |
0.04% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.04% |
|
Non-Classified
|
2.35% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.00% |
- |
2.35% |
|
Commodities
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Alternative Trading Strategies
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Portfolio data accurate as at: 31/05/13