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US Opportunities Fund

Single Price 376.630p as of 15/07/2025
Fund launch date 31/12/2002
Fund size £202,510,864.74
Number of holdings 47

The Fund

The Fund is managed by Mark Hawtin and Kevin Kruczynski and aims to generate capital growth over the long term (5 years or more). The Fund invests at least 80% in shares of US companies. These are companies which, at the time of purchase, are incorporated, domiciled, listed or conduct significant business in the US.

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

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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
08/05/2024
Managed by Current Team for
1 year
Class Launch Date
31/12/2002
ISIN code
GB00BFZC7264
Comparator Benchmark 1
S&P 500
Comparator Benchmark 2
IA North America

Meet the team

Mark Hawtin and Kevin Kruczynski joined Liontrust from GAM Investments in 2024. Mark has 40 years of investment experience, was Investment Director and Head of Global Equities at GAM, having previously been a partner and portfolio manager at Marshall Wace Asset Management. Kevin managed Global and US equity portfolios at GAM before moving to Liontrust. Previously, he was at THS Partners, Cazenove Capital and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.

Meet the tea

Our Investment Process

The Global Equities team uses both fundamental research (what security to buy) and technical research (when and how to buy the security). 

The team’s process is focused on identifying both better and poorer performing companies. To do this, the team uses an initial screening process to reduce the target investment universe and then undertakes in-depth fundamental company analysis on the remaining names.

As a core part of the investment process, the team examines the intrinsic value of a company (using discounted cash flow, or “DCF”, modelling or by examining companies relative to their peers).

Once the target list is identified, the team uses technical analysis and risk overlays to construct and manage the portfolio to meet its objective and risk profile.

The team differentiates itself by separating the two key investment decisions – screening and deep fundamental research – to determine which companies the team wants to gain exposure to (what to buy), and to define when and how to obtain exposure to those companies (when and how to buy) through technical research and risk management.

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: Jun 25 Jun 24 Jun 23 Jun 22 Jun 21
Liontrust US Opportunities 0.8 23.0 7.4 -8.1 33.8
S&P 500 5.8 24.7 13.7 1.2 25.3
IA North America 4.8 21.3 12.1 -3.3 27.2
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 3 2

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 US Opportunities 4.5 15.2 -2.5 -0.7 5.7 32.4 66.2 209.7 985.9
S&P 500 6.0 14.7 -3.5 -0.2 8.5 47.6 92.3 291.2 1054.2
IA North America 5.2 13.7 -3.5 -0.5 7.7 41.7 76.7 230.5 796.2
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 -

Source: FE fundinfo as at 15/07/2025. 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 (%)

NVIDIA CORP
6.63
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
5.43
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HLDGS PLC
5.15
ALPHABET INC
3.56
VISA INC.
3.33
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
3.22
APPLE INC.
3.18
COINBASE GLOBAL, INC.
3.12
BROADCOM INC
2.93
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC
2.89

Sector Breakdown (%)

Information Technology
38.17
Financials
13.81
Communications
11.00
Consumer Discretionary
9.25
Health Care
6.97
Money Market
6.71
Consumer Staples
5.10
Materials
4.71
Industrials
3.22
Utilities
1.01

Geographic Breakdown (%)

USA
85.01
Cash & Cash Equivalents
6.71
Canada
3.96
Israel
1.24
China
1.23
India
0.94
UK
0.89
Source: FE fundinfo
Additional Information
Minimum initial investment
£100,000,000
Minimum additional investment
£0
Ex-dividend date
30 June, 31 December
Distribution date
31 August, 28 February
Sedol code
BFZC726
Charges
Initial charge
-
Ongoing Charges Figure
0.77%
Included within the OCF is the Annual Management Charge
0.65%

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. 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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