South Africa - Personal
Smaller Companies
South African - Equity - Mid & Small Cap
Category-specific exposure to mid and small cap companies
GENERAL INVESTOR REPORT
FUND DESCRIPTION:
Our top stock picks from the small and mid capitalisation indices.
INVESTOR PROFILE:
The fund is suitable for investors: Who wish to benefit from the potential growth in medium-size and small companies; Want to diversify their investments to include specific exposure to companies outside of the JSE Large Cap Index; Accept the inherent volatility in investing in less liquid shares; Want to hold the Smaller Companies Fund as one of multiple funds in their investment portfolio.
BENCHMARK:
Market-cap weighted composite: JSE Mid & Small Cap Indices excluding real estate
FUND MANAGER:
Alistair Lea
| LAUNCH DATE: | 01 April 1997 |
| FUND SIZE: | R595.57 million |
| NAV (20 December 2024): | 13,704.75 |
| NUMBER OF R - UNITS: | 4442474.76 |
| TIME HORIZON: | 5 years + |
| RISK RATING: |
A specialist investment vehicle aimed at sophisticated investors requiring exposure to medium and smaller companies.
| PERFORMANCE FOR VARIOUS PERIODS AFTER FEES | |||
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| FUND | BENCHMARK | OUTPERFORMANCE | |
| Since Launch (unannualised) | 2,631.2% | 3,418.3% | (787.0)% |
| Since Launch (annualised) | 12.7% | 13.7% | (1.0)% |
| Latest 20 years (annualised) | 12.6% | 13.8% | (1.2)% |
| Latest 15 years (annualised) | 12.4% | 11.9% | 0.5% |
| Latest 10 years (annualised) | 10.5% | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Latest 5 years (annualised) | 19.0% | 12.3% | 6.7% |
| Latest 3 years (annualised) | 18.1% | 12.3% | 5.8% |
| Latest 1 year | 37.9% | 27.9% | 10.0% |
| Year to date | 31.4% | 19.3% | 12.1% |
| MONTHLY PERFORMANCE RETURNS AFTER FEES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| JAN | (0.8)% | 4.9% | 0.2% | 4.0% | (1.3)% |
| FEB | (1.5)% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 5.6% | (13.9)% |
| MAR | 1.1% | (2.8)% | 6.4% | 5.4% | (19.0)% |
| APR | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 4.2% | 12.2% |
| MAY | 2.2% | (7.6)% | (0.6)% | 5.8% | (3.2)% |
| JUN | 6.5% | 5.3% | (7.9)% | (2.6)% | 7.6% |
| JUL | 7.7% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| AUG | 3.9% | (0.0)% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 5.9% |
| SEP | 3.4% | 0.5% | (1.8)% | 3.1% | 1.3% |
| OCT | (0.4)% | (2.0)% | 4.6% | 2.4% | (1.5)% |
| NOV | 3.8% | 8.1% | 0.9% | (3.4)% | 14.2% |
| DEC | - | 5.0% | (2.3)% | 3.4% | 6.4% |
| YTD | 31.4% | 16.4% | 4.3% | 41.5% | 5.1% |
| INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS | ||||
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| DECLARATION DATE | PAYMENT DATE | AMOUNT | DIVIDEND | INTEREST |
| 30 Sep 2024 | 01 Oct 2024 | 224.54 | 202.33 | 22.21 |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 02 Apr 2024 | 135.12 | 120.45 | 14.67 |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 02 Oct 2023 | 178.56 | 167.44 | 11.12 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 03 Apr 2023 | 163.82 | 154.56 | 9.26 |
| RISK STATISTICS SINCE LAUNCH | ||
|---|---|---|
| FUND | BENCHMARK | |
| Annualised Deviation | 17.9% | 16.8% |
| Maximum Drawdown | (50.2)% | (38.2)% |
| Maximum Gain | 67.2% | 63.6% |
| Positive Months | 63.0% | 62.3% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| BEST AND WORST PERFORMANCE PERIODS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best Performing 12 months | 68.3% | May 1997 - Apr 1998 |
| Worst Performing 12 months | (41.4)% | Nov 2007 - Oct 2008 |
| TOP 10 HOLDINGS | |
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| AS AT 30 September 2024 | % OF FUND |
| Advtech Ltd | 5.1% |
| Dis-chem Pharmacies Ltd | 4.4% |
| Aspen Phamacare Holdings Ltd | 4.2% |
| Raubex Group | 4.2% |
| Ca Sales Holdings Ltd | 4.0% |
| Quilter | 4.0% |
| Kap International Holdings Ltd | 3.6% |
| Brait Se | 3.6% |
| Spar Group Ltd | 3.3% |
| Outsurance Group Ltd | 3.0% |
| FEES (EXCL.VAT) | |
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| INITIAL FEE | Coronation: 0.00% |
| ANNUAL MANAGEMENT FEE | 1.00% |
An annual fee of 1.00% (excl. VAT) is payable. Other costs that are incurred in the fund include trading, custody and audit charges. All performance information is disclosed after deducting all fees and other portfolio costs. We do not charge fees to access or withdraw from the fund. |
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| TOTAL EXPENSE RATIO (TER) | 1.18% per annum |
| TRANSACTION COSTS | 0.16 |
ADVICE COSTS (EXCLUDING VAT)Coronation does not provide financial advice and therefore does not charge advice fees. However, investments are often placed on your behalf by a financial adviser, in which case fees are negotiated directly between you and your adviser, within the following ranges: Initial 0.00% - 3.00%, Ongoing 0.00% - 1.00% when the initial fee is less than 1.50%, 0.00% - 0.50% when the initial fee is more than 1.50%. Sharing of annual management fees: A portion of Coronation’s annual management fee may be paid to administration platforms as a subsidy for administrative and advice costs incurred when investing through these channels. Where commission and incentives are paid, these are included in the overall costs. |
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