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India Fund

Fund launch date 29/12/2006
Fund size £90,159,073.16
Number of holdings 47
Managed by current team for 17 years
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The Fund

The Fund is managed by Ewan Thompson, Thomas Smith and Ruth Chambers. It aims to generate capital growth over the long term (5 years or more). The Fund invests at least 80% in shares of Indian companies. These are companies which, at the time of purchase, are incorporated, domiciled, listed or conduct significant business in India.

You are able to redeem your investment from the Fund at any time and there is no exit fee for doing so.

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Reference to specific securities is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment.
Key Information
Manager Inception Date of Fund
29/12/2006
Class Launch Date
29/12/2006
Comparator Benchmark 1
MSCI India
Price
Single Price
424.230p
Offer Price
-
Price Date
17/04/2024

FEfundinfo Crown Rating FE fundinfo Crown Rating: 4

Meet the team

Ruth, Ewan and Thomas moved to Liontrust as part of the acquisition of Neptune Investment Management in October 2019. Prior to joining Neptune, Ruth was a field engineer for Schlumberger before working as an oil & gas equity research associate for Bank of Montreal. She has a Masters Degree in Earth Sciences from Oxford University. Prior to joining Neptune in 2006, Ewan worked as an editor for Yale University Press. Ewan graduated from Oxford University in 2003 with a degree in English. Thomas has a Master’s degree in Chemistry from Oxford University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Meet the tea

Our Investment Process

The fund managers believe the key to generating outperformance is through high conviction, long-term, research-led company selection.
The Liontrust India Fund focuses on Emerging Leaders – companies well positioned to prosper in a world of rapid change. Importantly, given many disruptive products and business models have arisen in developed markets, their introduction and adoption rates across emerging markets are driving considerable growth at a consumer and commercial level. 
Therefore, Emerging Leaders alone have the resources and capabilities to survive and prosper given the huge levels of disruption seen across the whole economy. 
A common feature is their ability to create value for customers (either via a lower price and/or higher quality product and management that are focused on driving continuous improvement) and capture value for itself and its shareholders via a sustaining moat (such as unique assets, efficient scale, technology leadership, R&D investment and customer switching costs).

The Fund is ‘focused’, containing relatively fewer holdings than those included in their benchmark indexes because the stocks are selected based on the high convictions of the investment team. Whether Fund outperforms or underperforms its benchmark depends on the investment team’s stock selections. While the Fund chooses stocks based on a long-term view of three to five years, they may underperform over the shorter periods because of short-term challenges.

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Reference to specific securities is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment.

Performance

Performance since fund launch date (%)

Discrete performance (%)

As at previous quarter 12 months ending: Mar 24 Mar 23 Mar 22 Mar 21 Mar 20
Liontrust India 37.9 -3.0 22.5 77.2 -37.8
IA India/Indian Subcontinent 30.9 -4.1 18.7 55.4 -26.7
MSCI India 33.9 -6.5 23.5 58.5 -27.3
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 4

Cumulative performance (%)

As at previous day end 1 month 3 months 6 months YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Since Inception
Liontrust India 5.3 8.5 16.7 9.9 37.1 69.8 82.9 255.6 324.2
IA India/Indian Subcontinent 4.1 6.1 12.0 6.6 31.1 53.4 71.2 263.9 460.0
MSCI India 3.6 6.9 15.0 8.3 32.8 58.8 79.1 238.8 386.1
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 -

Source: FE fundinfo as at 17/04/2024. Performance figures are shown in GBX. Total return performance figures are calculated net of costs and charges, on a bid price to bid price basis (mid to mid for OEICs) with net income (dividends) reinvested. Where applicable the quartile rank is for the primary share class within the sector. If your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation the return may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.

Current positioning

Top 10 Holdings (%)

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
9.12
ICICI BANK LIMITED
7.81
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES (demat. shares)
4.28
HDFC BANK LIMITED
3.95
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
3.49
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
3.26
BHARTI AIRTEL (demat. shares)
3.08
ADANI PORTS AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE LIMITED
2.84
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED
2.70
ZOMATO PRIVATE LTD
2.45

Sector Breakdown (%)

Financials
21.30
Consumer Discretionary
15.13
Industrials
13.05
Health Care
12.14
Information Technology
11.01
Energy
10.70
Utilities
4.66
Communications
4.17
Real Estate
2.68
Materials
2.52
Consumer Staples
2.02
Money Market
0.56

Geographic Breakdown (%)

India
99.43
Cash & Cash Equivalents
0.56
Source: FE fundinfo
Additional Information
Minimum initial investment
£250,000
Minimum additional investment
£0
Ex-dividend date
30 June, 31 December
Distribution date
31 August, 28 February
Sedol code
B1L6DV5
ISIN code
GB00B1L6DV51
Charges
Initial charge
-
Ongoing Charges Figure
0.89%
Included within the OCF is the Annual Management Charge
0.75%

For more information on the OCF, see our costs and charges page.

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Key Risks 

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Overseas investments may carry a higher currency risk. They are valued by reference to their local currency which may move up or down when compared to the currency of the Fund. The Fund may encounter liquidity constraints from time to time. The spread between the price you buy and sell shares will reflect the less liquid nature of the underlying holdings. Investments in emerging markets may involve a higher element of risk due to less well-regulated markets and political and economic instability. This may result in higher volatility and larger drops in the value of the fund over the short term. Outside of normal conditions, the Fund may hold higher levels of cash which may be deposited with several credit counterparties (e.g. international banks). A credit risk arises should one or more of these counterparties be unable to return the deposited cash. Counterparty Risk: any derivative contract, including FX hedging, may be at risk if the counterparty fails. ESG Risk: In reference to any component (where applicable) of a fund's investment process that uses external ESG data, there may be limitations to the availability, completeness or accuracy of ESG information from third-party providers, or inconsistencies in the consideration of ESG factors across different third party data providers, given the evolving nature of ESG. There is no guarantee that an absolute return will be generated over a three year time period or within another time period.

 

Disclaimer

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