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Shires Smaller Companies plc

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Aberdeen Investment Trusts, Block C, Western House, Lynchwood Business Park, Peterborough, PE2 6BP
0500 0000 40 (Main Number)
www.shiressmallercompanies.co.uk/
inv.trusts@aberdeen-asset.com

Fund managers

Susan Anderson»12-Mar-2008 to Present
Phil Webster»14-Apr-2008 to Present
Iain Lynn»01-Jan-1992 to 31-Jan-2008
* Primary manager

Investment objectives

To provide a high and growing dividend and capital growth from a portfolio invested principally in the ordinary shares of smaller companies and UK fixed income securities.

Performance

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    1y 3y 5y 12m-24m 24m-36m 36m-48m 48m-60m
+31.0 -39.2 -30.1 -10.5 -48.1 +10.8 +3.8
  NAV +35.5-35.7-23.3-22.1 -39.2+8.5+10.0
  UK High Income +29.7-18.4+5.6-13.6-27.1+8.8+18.8
  FTSE SMALL CAP INDEX (EX IT) INDEX +1.9-30.3-13.1-2.2-30.0+11.8+11.5
Share Price
 SharePriceDateDiscountDiluted NAVGearingDiv yield
EstimLast pub.NetGross
pdf SHIRES SMALLER COMPANIES PLC ORD 50P 115.00 (p) 02-Sep-2010 -14.36 133.12 130.67
27-Aug-2010		 134 5.7 5.7
Capital structure & income
Share Type Exchange Nominal value Issued Market value (m) Wind-up date Splits News
SHIRES SMALLER COMPANIES PLC ORD 50P ORD LONDON 50 22,110,000 25.21 n/a n/a company announcements
Share identifiers: TIDM: SHD; SEDOL: 0806372; ISIN: GB0008063728
Detailed fund information
Fund type flag United Kingdom-registered Investment Trusts
Launched1992
Gross assets£39.4m / $60.9m
Sector UK High Income
Asset ClassEquity
Own ISA wrapper Fund has ISA Wrapper help with ISA
Savings plan Fund has Savings Plan Minimum: £ 20.0 Monthly
PEP transferhas PEP Transfer
Annual accountsannual (Click to order)
Last report / accounts26-Aug-2010
Last AGM27-Apr-2010
Next AGMApril 2011
EGMn/a
Stockbroker(s)n/a
Management contractThe fee is at an annual rate of 0.75%, calculated monthly and paid quarterly. The fee is allocated 50% to capital
and 50% to revenue.
Borrowing limitn/a
Continuation / Wind-up provisionAn ordinary resolution will be put forward at the 2000 AGM, and at every 5th AGM thereafter to the effect that the Company should continue as an investment trust.
Dividend policyn/a
Investment restrictionsn/a
Reconstruction proposaln/a
Settlement detailsn/a
Tax policyn/a
Peer groups
Region Asset Class Investment Focus Sector
United Kingdom Equity n/a UK High Income
Largest holdings, 31-Jul-2010
Holding (%) Rank Prev Holding (%) Rank Prev
XP POWER LTD4.401(3)AVIVA 8.75%3.006(2)
BALFOUR BEATTY 10.75%3.602(4)CHESNARA3.007(6)
BSS GROUP3.503(5)SOCIETY OF LLOYDS(THE) 6.875% SUB NTS 17/11/25 GBP2.908(-)
WEIR GROUP3.304(7)NORTHUMBRIAN WATER FINANCE 6% GTD BDS 11/10/2017 G2.909(-)
GENERAL ACCIDENT 8.875%3.005(1)CHAUCER HOLDINGS2.6010(10)
 Total32.20 
Regional weightings, 31-Jul-2010
Region (%) Rank Prev  
UK 100.00 1 (1) 100.00% UK
Total100.00 
Sector weightings, 31-Jul-2010
Sector (%) Rank Prev  
Industrials 44.00 1 (1) 44.00% Industrials
Consumer Services 20.30 2 (2) 20.30% Consumer Services
Financials 17.70 3 (3) 17.70% Financials
Consumer Goods 6.70 4 (4) 6.70% Consumer Goods
Basic Materials 4.80 5 (6) 4.80% Basic Materials
Technology 4.00 6 (5) 4.00% Technology
Health Care 2.50 7 (7) 2.50% Health Care
Total100.00 


All prices in Pence Sterling (GBX) unless otherwise specified. Price total return performance figures are calculated using closing mid prices and with net income (dividends) reinvested. NAV total return performance figures are calculated using fully diluted (where applicable) daily estimated NAV figures from Thomson Financial Datastream and with gross income (dividends) reinvested.

 
 
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Ratios

  1y 3y
Volatility 15.81 45.01
Alpha 5.37 0.29
Beta 0.86 1.70
Sharpe 1.62 -0.09
Info Ratio 0.08 -0.33
R2 0.34 0.67
Quartiles:   1  2   3  4   help with ratios
vs. UK High Income»

Quartiles

  1y 3y
Position 4 / 9 8 / 9
Quartile 2 4

Fund ratings

FE Crown RatingFinancial Express
Crown Rating
(Quantitative)
(Sector too small to be eligible)

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Asset allocation

UK Equities, 94.70%
94.7000% ofUK Equities
Other International Equities, 5.40%
5.4000% ofOther International Equities
Convertibles, 4.20%
4.2000% ofConvertibles
Fixed Interest, -4.30%
-4.3000% ofFixed Interest

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