The Fund
The Liontrust Global Smaller Companies Fund is managed by David Goodman. The Fund aims to generate capital growth over the long term (5 years or more). The Fund invests at least 80% of the portfolio in shares of small sized companies across the world. These are companies which, at the time of purchase, have a market capitalisation of under £10 billion.
You are able to redeem your investment from the Fund at any time and there is no exit fee for doing so.
Awards and Rating
Morningstar Rating: 4
Meet the manager
David joined Liontrust in 2024 from GAM where he was responsible for applying technical analysis to assist with portfolio construction and risk management. Between starting his career trading equity derivatives for Citigroup and joining GAM in 2009, he has held numerous senior positions at such companies as SEB, Marshall Wace, Instinet Alpha and Pali International.
Discrete performance (%)
| As at previous quarter 12 months ending: | Sep 24 | Sep 23 | Sep 22 | Sep 21 | Sep 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liontrust Global Smaller Companies | 14.7 | 7.4 | -24.9 | 25.0 | 31.7 |
| IA Global | 16.2 | 7.8 | -8.9 | 23.2 | 7.2 |
| MSCI World SMID Cap | 14.7 | 4.9 | -8.7 | 30.6 | -0.9 |
| Quartile Ranking | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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 Global Smaller Companies | -3.1 | -0.4 | -4.8 | 3.3 | 12.5 | -16.2 | 46.8 | 145.0 | 157.5 |
| IA Global | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 17.9 | 11.4 | 55.8 | 154.8 | 254.3 |
| MSCI World SMID Cap | 2.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 21.4 | 10.6 | 50.7 | 161.9 | 372.0 |
| Quartile Ranking | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - |
Source: FE fundinfo as at 19/11/2024. 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 (%)
For more information on the OCF, see our costs and charges page.
Fund Manager Insights
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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. As the Fund is primarily exposed to smaller companies there may be liquidity constraints from time to time, i.e. in certain circumstances, the fund may not be able to sell a position for full value or at all in the short term. This may affect performance and could cause the fund to defer or suspend redemptions of its shares. In addition the spread between the price you buy and sell units 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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