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Sponsor's funds	FE Risk Score	Yield	3y
Henderson UK Equity Income	95	3.20	67.7
Henderson Strategic Bond	28	5.50	19.5
Henderson Preference & Bond	29	5.50	19.3
Henderson UK Property	49	4.50	11.5
Henderson Global Equity Income	92	3.20	n/a
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101 funds
Rank		Fund	Group	FE Crown Rating	FE Risk Score	Bid	Offer	Yield	1y	3y	5y
1	[+]	Unicorn UK Income A	Unicorn Asset Management		67	199.51		3.14	38.1	76.1	103.0
2	[+]	JOHCM UK Equity Income B Acc	JO Hambro Capital Management		99	2.45 (GBP)		4.60	42.5	59.9	83.9
3	[+]	Trojan Income O Acc	Troy Asset Management Ltd		63	223.08		4.09	27.2	56.3	63.9
4	[+]	PFS Chelverton UK Equity Income Ret Inc	Phoenix Fund Services (UK) Ltd		67	87.65		4.47	41.6	71.1	63.1
5	[+]	Schroder Income A Acc	Schroder UT Managers		104	6,533.00	6,580.00	3.33	47.7	45.4	63.0
6	[+]	Cazenove UK Equity Income B	Cazenove Invest Fund Mgmt Ltd		95	154.16		3.80	38.3	67.5	59.9
7	[+]	Invesco Perp UK Strategic Income No Trail Inc	Invesco Perpetual Fund Mgrs		73	464.46		3.27	39.0	65.0	58.6
8	[+]	Royal Bank of Scot Equity Income	Royal Bk of Scotland Coll Inv		87	314.20		3.76	34.8	55.9	56.7
9	[+]	Natwest Equity Income	NatWest Investment Funds		90	314.20		3.76	34.8	55.9	56.7
10	[+]	Royal London UK Equity Income A Inc	Royal London Unit Tst Mgrs Ltd		92	621.00		3.72	38.3	64.1	54.4
11	[+]	Aviva Inv UK Equity Income A	Aviva Investors UK Fd Serv Ltd		85	109.11		4.10	33.8	52.4	52.7
12	[+]	Schroder Income Maximiser A Acc	Schroder UT Managers		97	82.38	82.99	6.52	39.7	36.5	47.6
13	[+]	Artemis Income R Inc	Artemis Fund Managers		82	197.35	209.49	3.90	32.7	49.7	47.2
14	[+]	Barclays UK Equity Income A Acc	Barclays Wealth		84	570.20		n/a	33.1	47.2	46.9
15	[+]	Barclays UK Equity Income S2 A Acc	Barclays Wealth		82	439.90		n/a	32.5	47.0	46.6
16	[+]	Threadneedle UK Equity Alpha Income Ret GBP	Threadneedle Inv Services Ltd		92	59.44		4.10	38.2	61.4	46.5
17	[+]	Threadneedle UK Equity Income Ret Inc GBP	Threadneedle Inv Services Ltd		85	81.28		3.40	32.8	55.6	45.6
18	[+]	Invesco Perp High Income Inc	Invesco Perpetual Fund Mgrs		69	400.58		3.15	28.9	57.1	45.2
19	[+]	CF OLIM UK Equity Acc	Capita Financial Managers		86	243.33	245.64	3.98	34.3	51.4	44.4
20	[+]	Old Mutual UK Equity Income A Inc	Old Mutual Fund Managers Ltd		107	784.57	822.84	3.60	41.6	57.6	44.4
21	[+]	Invesco Perp Income Inc	Invesco Perpetual Fund Mgrs		69	1,551.06		3.27	28.8	55.7	43.8
22	[+]	Henderson UK Equity Income A Inc	Henderson Global Investors Ltd		95	552.50		3.20	36.0	67.7	42.4
23	[+]	Aberdeen UK Equity Income A Acc	Aberdeen Unit Trusts & OEICs		86	1,032.33		3.60	34.2	55.4	42.1
24	[+]	Fidelity Moneybuilder Dividend	Fidelity (FIL Investment Intl)		69	247.70		4.05	29.9	58.9	42.0
25	[+]	HL Multi Manager Income & Growth Acc	Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Mgmt		75	136.98	144.18	3.90	33.1	49.1	41.4
26	[+]	Liontrust Macro Equity Income R Acc	Liontrust Fund Partners LLP		84	258.19	273.54	2.98	27.1	43.1	40.5
27	[+]	Invesco Perp Income & Growth Acc	Invesco Perpetual Fund Mgrs		79	821.92		3.18	30.7	53.6	39.6
28	[+]	SJP UK High Income Acc	St. Jamess Place UT Group Ltd		74	791.70	833.30	3.50	25.5	46.7	38.9
29	[+]	Rathbone Blue Chip Income & Growth Inc	Rathbone Unit Trust Mgmt Ltd		76	146.75	151.63	3.58	35.4	56.0	38.4
30	[+]	Henderson Global Care UK Income A Inc	Henderson Global Investors Ltd		96	110.60		3.20	38.8	60.8	37.8
31	[+]	BlackRock UK Income A Acc	BlackRock		94	1,110.00	1,173.00	3.52	22.7	30.3	37.2
32	[+]	Threadneedle UK Monthly Income Ret	Threadneedle Inv Services Ltd		83	68.78		3.80	29.6	51.4	37.1
33	[+]	Premier Monthly Income A Inc	Premier Asset Management		84	180.65		5.26	37.6	49.9	36.6
34	[+]	CF KB Enterprise Equity Income Acc	CF Kleinwort Benson Funds		71	143.81		3.89	28.6	36.2	36.5
35	[+]	Rathbone Income Inc	Rathbone Unit Trust Mgmt Ltd		65	784.29	812.04	3.63	33.3	56.2	36.2
36	[+]	Stan Life Inv UK Equity Income Unconstrained Ret Acc	Standard Life Investments		96	55.16		3.70	43.1	59.9	35.0
37	[+]	Newton Higher Income B Acc	Newton & BNY Mellon Asset Mgmt		80	116.75		4.66	29.6	39.4	34.4
38	[+]	Franklin UK Equity Income A Inc	Franklin Templeton Funds (UK)		86	208.18		3.35	30.9	50.4	34.3
39	[+]	Santander Equity Income Ret Inc	Santander Asset Mgmt UK Ltd		84	194.00		5.97	28.2	40.5	33.9
40	[+]	Premier Income A Inc	Premier Asset Management		87	630.78		4.34	35.9	47.1	33.7
41	[+]	M&G Charifund A Acc GBP	M&G UK		77	16,827.16	16,827.16	4.41	34.6	51.8	33.7
42	[+]	Insight Equity Income Inc	Insight (BNY Mellon)		101	156.06		3.65	35.0	44.3	32.9
43	[+]	Elite Charteris Premium Income Inc	WAY Fund Managers		109	126.22		4.40	17.8	28.9	32.6
44	[+]	HSBC Income Ret Inc	HSBC Gbl Asset Mgt (HSBC Inv)		86	331.10		3.47	27.5	42.3	32.4
45	[+]	Allianz UK Equity Income A	Allianz Global Investors UK		85	277.00		3.98	36.3	49.2	32.1
46	[+]	Lazard UK Income Ret Inc	Lazard Fund Managers		94	554.70		3.90	32.4	50.6	32.1
47	[+]	Jupiter Responsible Income Acc	Jupiter Unit Trust Mgrs Ltd		86	91.19	96.81	3.30	33.8	50.9	31.4
48	[+]	S&W Church House Balanced Value & Income Inc	S&W Fund Administration Ltd		70	164.50	174.50	3.04	24.8	42.4	30.9
49	[+]	M&G Dividend A Acc GBP	M&G UK		101	549.65		3.65	26.8	41.7	30.2
50	[+]	Smith & Williamson UK Equity Income Inc	Smith & Williamson Invest Mgmt		86	211.10		4.00	32.4	36.5	29.5
51	[+]	Liontrust Income Ret	Liontrust Fund Partners LLP		88	146.46	154.90	5.02	32.1	46.6	27.3
52	[+]	F&C Stewardship Income 1 Acc	F&C Fund Management		72	192.20		3.50	30.7	49.9	27.2
53	[+]	Neptune Quarterly Income Acc	Neptune Investment Management		91	173.50	183.80	3.74	27.3	35.8	27.0
54	[+]	PSigma Income Ret Acc	PSigma Unit Trust Managers Ltd		79	109.02	115.64	3.72	27.3	41.6	26.4
55	[+]	Neptune Income A Acc	Neptune Investment Management		93	275.20		3.59	23.5	37.3	25.8
56	[+]	JPM UK Higher Income A Acc	JP Morgan Asset Management UK		95	810.40		3.38	31.0	44.2	25.5
57	[+]	JPM UK Strategic Equity Income A Acc	JP Morgan Asset Management UK		105	133.80		3.48	35.5	42.6	24.3
58	[+]	GLG UK Income E Inst	GLG Partners		109	174.50		3.67	31.5	37.3	24.1
59	[+]	SWIP MultiManager UK Equity Income A Acc	SWIP		85	172.30		3.80	27.3	40.5	23.5
60	[+]	Halifax UK Equity Income C	HBOS Investment Fd Mgrs Ltd		94	66.42		3.70	28.0	30.4	22.5
61	[+]	Ignis UK Equity Income A Acc	Ignis Asset Management		105	232.94	245.85	3.60	27.5	35.9	21.8
62	[+]	F&C UK Equity Income 1 Acc	F&C Fund Management		87	126.80		4.20	27.4	41.9	21.7
63	[+]	Jupiter Income Inc	Jupiter Unit Trust Mgrs Ltd		80	474.03	501.88	3.90	25.8	37.2	21.1
64	[+]	Stan Life Inv UK Equity High Income Ret Acc	Standard Life Investments		102	188.60		3.67	30.4	40.1	20.8
65	[+]	CF Canlife UK Equity Income B Inc GBP	CF Canada Life Investments		92	407.05		4.06	28.7	41.0	20.7
66	[+]	ConBrio B.E.S.T Income General Inc	Premier Portfolio Managers Ltd		80	76.95		4.86	30.9	33.0	19.5
67	[+]	EFA OPM Equity High Income B Inc	WAY Fund Managers		84	83.66		3.98	28.3	31.6	15.1
68	[+]	CF JM Finn UK Portfolio A Net Acc	CF JM Finn Investment		103	187.48		3.30	24.3	38.7	15.0
69	[+]	Scot Wid UK Equity Income A Acc	Scottish Wid UT Mgr Limited		90	3,721.00		3.70	26.1	30.4	13.3
70	[+]	UBS UK Equity Income A Acc	UBS Asset Management		93	55.52		3.70	30.0	38.9	12.7
71	[+]	SWIP UK Income A	SWIP		89	217.00		3.80	26.3	31.1	12.5
72	[+]	AXA Framlington Equity Income R Acc	AXA IM UK		68	1,529.00	1,627.00	3.78	25.9	40.4	7.2
73	[+]	Marlborough UK Income & Growth A	Marlborough Fund Managers		88	71.91		2.92	21.8	18.9	4.4
74	[+]	Henderson UK Strategic Income Inc	Henderson Global Investors Ltd		93	10.38	10.93	4.30	23.8	37.1	4.1
75	[+]	AXA Framlington Monthly Income R Acc	AXA IM UK		63	391.20	416.10	4.22	21.9	28.8	0.7
76	[+]	AXA Framlington Blue Chip Equity Income R Acc	AXA IM UK		99	206.70	219.60	3.32	30.8	53.2	n/a
77	[+]	CF Miton UK Multi Cap Income A Ret Acc	Miton	SH	50	143.53		4.46	37.2	n/a	n/a
78	[+]	Evenlode Income A Acc	Wise Investments		69	168.36		3.27	30.9	55.6	n/a
79	[+]	Fidelity Enhanced Income Dis	Fidelity (FIL Investment Intl)		61	126.80		5.83	21.8	45.0	n/a
80	[+]	Ignis UK Enhanced Income A Acc	Ignis Asset Management	SH	88	125.90		6.30	24.5	n/a	n/a
81	[+]	Insight Equity Income Booster Inc	Insight (BNY Mellon)		85	140.06		8.42	26.2	37.2	n/a
82	[+]	Kames UK Equity Income A Ret Acc	Kames Capital		90	180.43		3.39	31.1	43.6	n/a
83	[+]	L&G UK Equity Income R Acc	Legal & General UT Mgr Ltd	SH	89	65.03	68.88	3.80	29.7	n/a	n/a
84	[+]	Majedie UK Income A	Majedie Asset Management	SH	n/a	138.10		3.46	43.5	n/a	n/a
85	[+]	Marlborough Multi Cap Income A Acc	Marlborough Fund Managers	SH	64	135.85		4.21	36.9	n/a	n/a
86	[+]	MFM Slater Income A	MFM	SH	59	127.72		3.91	30.6	n/a	n/a
87	[+]	MGTS Ardevora UK Income B Acc	Margetts Fund Management	SH	n/a	136.02		n/a	40.7	n/a	n/a
88	[+]	Neptune Monthly Income A Acc GBP	Neptune Investment Management	SH	n/a	117.20		0.78	n/a	n/a	n/a
89	[+]	NFU Mutual UK Equity Income B	NFU Mutual Unit Managers Ltd		84	145.38		3.66	27.9	46.2	n/a
90	[+]	Old Mutual Artemis Income A Inc	Old Mutual Investment Mgt Ltd	SH	n/a	107.20		4.30	n/a	n/a	n/a
91	[+]	Premier Optimum Income A Inc	Premier Asset Management		94	107.44		10.06	33.6	40.5	n/a
92	[+]	Querns Monthly Income Acc	Querns Asset Managers LLP	SH	75	149.47		4.70	36.6	n/a	n/a
93	[+]	R&M UK Equity Income A	River & Mercantile Asset Mgmt		97	175.61		3.37	39.5	47.9	n/a
94	[+]	Santander Dividend Income Portfolio Ret Inc	Santander Asset Mgmt UK Ltd	SH	85	161.60		n/a	26.5	n/a	n/a
95	[+]	Santander Enhanced Income Portfolio Ret Inc	Santander Asset Mgmt UK Ltd		82	203.50		n/a	25.8	28.9	n/a
96	[+]	Santander Equity Income Portfolio Ret Acc	Santander Asset Mgmt UK Ltd		77	261.50		n/a	28.7	36.1	n/a
97	[+]	Scot Wid HIFML UK High Income 1	Scottish Widows Sh Cl HIFML		98	85.10		4.00	29.8	30.7	n/a
98	[+]	SJP Allshare Income Acc	St. Jamess Place UT Group Ltd		66	112.90	118.80	3.50	25.6	41.7	n/a
99	[+]	Skandia Old Mutual Newton Higher Income A Inc	Skandia Investment Group	SH	n/a	105.40		5.48	n/a	n/a	n/a
100	[+]	Threadneedle UK Equity Income (ex LV=) Ret Inc	Threadneedle Inv Services Ltd		89	156.20		3.90	34.0	50.2	n/a
101	[+]	Vanguard FTSE UK Equity Income Index Acc	Vanguard Investments UK Ltd		85	205.57 (GBP)		4.07	34.7	62.7	n/a

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