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Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Equity A Acc

Ranked 10 out of 52 in - UK Smaller Companies over 12 months
All calculations are in GBP unless stated

Managed by

Ben Ritchie

Objective

The objective of the Fund is to grow your capital by investing in smaller UK companies, which are those that are outside the 200 largest companies at the time of investment.

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Performance

UK Smaller Companies over : 31/05/2017 - 31/05/2018
  • Rank 10/52 Total Return
  • Rank 30/52 Standard Deviation
  • Rank 14/52 Max Drawdown
Fund Name Currency Return
8 BlackRock UK Smaller Companies A Acc GBP

16.1%
9 Standard Life Inv UK Smaller Comp Ret Acc GBP

15.3%
10 Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Equity A Acc GBP

15.2%
11 Liontrust UK Micro Cap Fund (I) GBP

14.9%
12 Halifax Smaller Companies C GBP

14.8%
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Fund Name Currency Risk
28 Standard Life Inv UK Smaller Comp Ret Acc GBP

9.5
29 Montanaro UK Smaller Companies GBP Dist GBP

9.8
30 Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Equity A Acc GBP

9.8
30 Scottish Widows UK Smaller Companies A Acc GBP

9.8
32 Dimensional UK Small Companies Acc GBP

9.8
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Fund Name Currency Loss
12 F&C UK Smaller Companies 1 Acc GBP

-3.2%
13 FP Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth S Acc GBP

-3.4%
14 Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Equity A Acc GBP

-3.4%
15 Scottish Widows UK Smaller Companies A Acc GBP

-3.5%
16 Marlborough Special Situations A Acc GBP

-3.6%
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Total Return

Quarterly Performance

to 31/03/2018 Annual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2018 -2.6%
2017 26.8% 5.4% 6.8% 7.3% 5.0%
2016 6.4% -2.5% -4.4% 11.9% 2.1%
2015 11.6% 6.0% 8.9% -6.4% 3.3%
2014 -7.2% -1.2% -3.2% -3.1% 0.2%
2013 36.2% 10.6% 1.6% 10.0% 10.2%
2012 27.6% 13.2% -2.4% 10.4% 4.6%
2011 -10.9% 0.2% 3.1% -13.2% -0.7%
2010 33.4% 7.2% -1.4% 14.7% 10.0%
2009 45.8% -4.6% 23.2% 24.3% -0.2%
2008 -37.8% -7.1% -5.6% -12.8% -18.6%
2007 -18.7% 3.2% -0.8% -9.8% -12.0%
2006 26.7% 14.4% -5.3% 3.7% 12.8%
2005 15.6% 5.1% -1.2% 3.5% 7.5%
2004 18.2% 9.5% -2.5% -0.6% 11.3%
2003 39.6% -8.2% 27.6% 10.2% 8.2%
2002 -27.2% -3.4% -4.1% -17.8% -4.5%
2001 -22.0% -12.4% 3.7% -20.8% 8.5%
2000 4.4% 15.5% -12.1% 7.0% -3.9%
1999 80.8% 20.9% 7.5% -0.1% 39.3%
1998 10.7% 22.4% 3.7% -19.1% 7.7%
1997 4.9% 3.3% -4.2% 1.5% 4.4%
1996 5.5% 3.5% 5.7% -2.7% -0.9%
1995 15.0% -1.3% 6.5% 9.3% 0.2%
1994 -5.2% 4.5% -5.6% -0.1% -3.8%
1993 8.1% 15.7%

Month by Month Performance

Returns Vs Risk

Registered For Sale In

  1. United Kingdom

Fund Info

  • Launch date30/04/1993
  • Share Class size66Mn
  • Base currencyGBP
  • ISIN GB00B07T4636

Purchase Info

  • Min. initial investment500
  • Min. regular additional investment50

Charges

  • Annual management1.50%
  • Initial investment0

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Performance is for the period shown (month end to month end, bid/bid, gross income reinvested, calculated in the currency and currencies indicated).