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Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2NY
0800 085 0383 (Main Number)

sales.support@fandc.com

Fund managers

* Erik Rubingh01-Jan-2008 to Present
 
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Rupert Della-Porta»01-Oct-2004 to 31-Dec-2007
David Currie»15-Dec-2003 to 31-Oct-2004
Andrew Hudson»01-Aug-2000 to 15-Dec-2003


Investment objectives

The objective is to provide capital growth. The Manager seeks to achieve this by investing mainly in a well balanced spread of equities in the US and Canada.

Key Information

Fund vs sector

  1y 3y
Position 39 / 84 60 / 77
Quartile 2 4

Fund ratings

BLANKMstar OBSR
Analyst
(Qualitative)
n/aS&P Rating
(Qualitative)
FE Crown Rating: 1 FE Crown Rating
(Quantitative)

Ratios

  1y 3y
Volatility 11.89 14.01
Alpha 0.99 -1.51
Beta 0.96 1.02
Sharpe 1.25 0.28
Info Ratio 0.07 -0.51
R2 0.90 0.96
Quartiles:   1  2  3  4   help with ratios
vs. North America»
performance chart
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    1y3y5y12m-24m24m-36m36m-48m48m-60m
ACC +31.6+40.1+58.6-4.7+11.8+34.5-15.8
  NORTH AMERICA   +30.4+45.6+59.3+0.2+11.5+33.5-18.1
Clean share class
   Bid OfferDateYieldOCF help CiticodeSEDOL
pdf F&C NORTH AMERICAN 2 ACC 299.20 (p) 24-May-2013 1.00 0.81% QM42 3028151
Other share classes
   Bid OfferDateYieldOCF help CiticodeSEDOL
pdf F&C NORTH AMERICAN 4 ACC ACC 324.10 (p) 24-May-2013 1.70 0.05% GZ10 3314281
pdf F&C NORTH AMERICAN 4 INC INC 278.80 (p) 24-May-2013 1.70 0.05% JZ91 3314270
pdf F&C NORTH AMERICAN 3 ACC 312.60 (p) 24-May-2013 1.30 0.47% QM43 3028537
pdf F&C NORTH AMERICAN 1 ACC 268.60 (p) 24-May-2013 n/a 1.96% RH04 3028140

The Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF) shows the drag on performance caused by operational expenses associated with a fund.

Expenses which are represented by this figure include payments to the manager, the trustee the custodian and their representatives. The figure also includes registration, regulatory, audit and legal fees, and the costs of distribution.

Performance fees, transaction costs, interest on borrowing, costs associated with derivatives, entry and exit fees and soft commissions are not included in the OCF calculation, and should be factored in separately by the investor.

The OCF is calculated by taking the sum of these expenses incurred in the last 12 months and dividing this by the average net assets of that class for the last 12 months.

Total Expense Ratio (TER) is a formula designed to show the ongoing costs to the investor associated with a fund, including some charges which are not factored into the annual management fee. In addition the fund’s annual fee, charges such as trading fees, audit and legal fees, and operational expenses are included in the TER, which is worked out by dividing the total cost of the fund by its total assets to arrive at a percentage.

Unlike the Ongoing Charges Figure, the TER takes into account performance fees. It does not include transaction costs paid to the custodian.

Detailed fund information
Fund type flag UK Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC)
Own ISA wrapper Fund has ISA Wrapper help with ratios Fund size£331.3m / $498.9m (24-May-13)
Savings plan Fund has Savings Plan Minimum: £ 50.0 Monthly Launch15-Oct-1984
Pricing times12:00 Daily Dealing frequencyDaily
CAT standardCAT Standard Dealing timesMon-Fri 09:00 to 17:00
Minimum initial£ 1,000
Minimum additional£ 1,000
Initial charge5.00%
Annual management charge1.50%
Note to chargesn/a
Trustee / DepositaryJP Morgan Trustee and Depositary Company Ltd
RegistrarInternational Financial Data Services Limited
Multi-Managern/a
Indexn/a
Dividend policyMay 01 (Final)
Peer groups
Region Asset Class Investment Focus Sector
North America Equity Mixed North America
Largest holdings, 28-Mar-2013
Holding (%) Rank Fund factsheet Equity factsheet
APPLE INC 4.57 1 - -
EXXON MOBIL CORP 4.35 2 - -
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.04 3 - *
WELLS FARGO & CO 3.03 4 - -
MICROSOFT CORP 2.77 5 - -
COMCAST CORP(NEW) 2.65 6 - -
AMGEN INC 1.97 7 - -
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO 1.92 8 - -
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.90 9 - -
SAFEWAY INC 1.72 10 - -
Total27.92 
Regional weightings, 28-Mar-2013
Region(%)Rank 
North America99.341 99.34% North America
Money Market0.662 0.66% Money Market
Total100.00 
Sector weightings, 28-Mar-2013
Sector(%)Rank 
Consumer Services21.161 21.16% Consumer Services
Financials19.852 19.85% Financials
Technology14.793 14.79% Technology
Health Care12.304 12.30% Health Care
Oil & Gas11.625 11.62% Oil & Gas
Industrials7.686 7.68% Industrials
Consumer Goods4.997 4.99% Consumer Goods
Basic Materials2.958 2.95% Basic Materials
Utilities2.219 2.21% Utilities
Telecommunications1.7910 1.79% Telecommunications
Cash0.6611 0.66% Cash
Total100.00 

All prices in Pence Sterling (GBX) unless otherwise specified. Price total return performance figures are calculated on a bid price to bid price basis (mid to mid for OEICs) with net income (dividends) reinvested. Performance figures are shown in Sterling unless otherwise specified.

 
 
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99.3400% ofNorth American Equities
Money Market, 0.66%
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