Schroder UK Smaller Companies

(Class A Accumulation [GBP])

 

Performance

Cumulative Performance (%)

3m 6m 1Yr 3Yr 5Yr
Fund 18.59% 11.20% 7.10% 19.82% 37.67%
Sector 10.54% 4.63% 2.32% 7.31% 30.13%
Rank 2/44 8/44 8/43 11/43 10/41
Quartile 1 1 1 1 1

Discrete Performance (%) - to last month end

05/20 to 05/21 05/21 to 05/22 05/22 to 05/23 05/23 to 05/24 05/24 to 05/25
Fund 67.65% -23.71% -13.06% 20.50% 0.42%
Sector 52.66% -14.23% -12.57% 14.53% -2.54%
Rank 7/41 40/42 22/43 5/43 8/43
Quartile 1 4 2 1 1

Fund Aims

The fund's investment objective is to achieve capital growth by investing in UK smaller companies. The policy is to invest in smaller companies in the UK which are expected to exhibit superior growth over the long term. Investment will be in directly held transferable securities. The fund may also invest in collective investment schemes, warrants and money market instruments.

Fund Manager

Andy Brough manager for: 31 years 3 months

Andy is Co-Head of our Pan European Small and Mid Cap Team. His investment career commenced in 1987 when he joined Schroders as a UK equity fund manager, becoming Co-Head of our UK Small Cap Team in 2002. He joined Price Waterhouse in 1985, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Degree in Economics.


Fund Overview

Price

Bid 5084.00p

Offer 5084.00p (27/06/2025)

Historic yield
0.87%
£288.9m
Number of holdings
87
Initial charge
0.00%
Annual Management Charge
1.50%
Ongoing Charges
1.67%

Top 10 Holdings
Stock Name % Weight
COHORT 4.3%
WARPAINT LONDON 3.8%
ON THE BEACH GROUP 3.5%
AVON TECHNOLOGIES 3.4%
APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP 2.9%
M.P.EVANS GROUP 2.8%
FUNDING CIRCLE HLDGS 2.8%
FILTRONIC 2.7%
ZOTEFOAMS 2.7%
XAAR 2.6%
Total 31.5%

Equity Sector Allocation

FTSE/ICB Supersector % Weight
Industrial Goods & Services 30.5%
Consumer Products & Services 13.2%
Technology 10.9%
Financial Services 8.8%
Retail 6.3%
Travel & Leisure 4.0%
Basic Resources 3.8%
Media 3.2%
Construction & Materials 2.9%
Energy 2.8%
Other 10.8%
Cash and Equivalents 1.3%


Data accurate at: 30/04/2025

Performance figures show total return with no initial charge and net income reinvested, except for Offshore funds which show gross income reinvested. Cumulative performance figures are calculated from the previous working day. Discrete performance figures are calculated from the previous month end.