F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC Month End Portfolio Information (1845C)

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RNS Number : 1845C

F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC

17 January 2018

F&C GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES PLC

LEI: 2138008RRULYQP8VP386

All data as at 29 December 2017

This data will shortly be available on the Company's website www.fandcglobalsmallers.com

 
 Top Ten Holdings*                             % 
 Eastspring Investments Japan 
  Smaller Companies                          5.3 
 Aberdeen Global Japanese 
  Smaller Companies                          3.9 
 Scottish Oriental Smaller 
  Cos Inv Trust                              3.0 
 Pinebridge Asia 
  ex Japan Small Cap 
  Equity                                     2.8 
 Utilico Emerging Markets                    1.9 
 Manulife Global Asian 
  Smaller Companies                          1.5 
 HSBC GIF Asia ex Japan 
  Equity Smaller Cos                         1.4 
 Alleghany                                   1.2 
 Aberdeen Global Asian 
  Smaller Companies                          1.2 
 State Bank Financial 
  Corp                                       1.1 
 Total                                      23.3 
 
 Top Ten Equity Holdings (excluding 
  collective funds)                            % 
 Alleghany                                   1.2 
 State Bank Financial 
  Corp                                       1.1 
 Steris                                      1.0 
 LKQ                                         1.0 
 Waste Connections                           1.0 
 Martin Marietta 
  Materials                                  0.9 
 Sterling Bancorp                            0.8 
 Amdocs                                      0.8 
 CLS Holdings                                0.8 
 Leucadia National                           0.8 
 Total                                       9.4 
 
 Trust Geographical 
  Breakdown                                    % 
 North America                              38.3 
 UK                                         27.5 
 Continental 
  Europe                                    12.3 
 Rest of World                              12.3 
 Japan                                       9.2 
 Cash & Fixed 
  Interest                                   0.0 
 Total                                     100.0 
 

Note: All percentages are based on Gross Assets

* The portfolio obtains exposure to Japanese and Asian markets via a number of collective funds as opposed to individual holdings. These funds are mainly managed by third party fund managers based in the Far East with significant local market expertise. F&C is responsible for selecting the appropriate funds to use for these markets.

 
 Net Gearing       4.96% 
 

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