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Jupiter UK Special Situations

Ranked 39 out of 249 in - UK (All Companies) over 12 months
All calculations are in GBP unless stated

Managed by

Ben Whitmore

Prior to joining Jupiter, Ben Whitmore worked at Schroders, managing both retail and institutional portfolios and some £2bn of assets. He has a degree in Geography from Cambridge University.

Objective

The objective is to obtain capital growth by exploiting special situations principally within the UK. The Fund's investment policy is to attain the objective by investing primarily in UK equities, in investments considered by the manager to be undervalued.

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Performance

UK (All Companies) over : 31/08/2015 - 31/08/2016
  • Rank 39/249 Total Return
  • Rank 55/249 Standard Deviation
  • Rank 22/249 Max Drawdown
Fund Name Currency Return
37 CF IM UK Growth A Inc GBP

13.7%
38 Newton UK Equity GBP Inc GBP

13.5%
39 Jupiter UK Special Situations GBP

13.3%
40 Threadneedle UK Net Inc GBX GBP

13.2%
41 MFM UK Primary Opportunities A Inc GBP

13.2%
41 Threadneedle UK Institutional Inst Net Acc GBX GBP

13.2%
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Fund Name Currency Risk
53 Fidelity Inst UK Acc GBP

9.5
54 JPM UK Equity Core E Net Acc GBP

9.6
55 Jupiter UK Special Situations GBP

9.6
56 Schroder UK Equity Inc GBP

9.6
56 Schroder ISF UK Equity A Dis GBP

9.6
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Fund Name Currency Loss
20 Threadneedle UK Growth & Income Ret Net Inc GBX GBP

-3.8%
21 Liontrust GF UK Growth C1 GBP Acc GBP

-3.8%
22 Jupiter UK Special Situations GBP

-3.9%
23 Legal & General UK Select Equity A Acc GBP

-4.0%
24 Marlborough UK Multi-Cap Growth A Inc GBP

-4.1%
24 MFS Meridian Funds-UK Equity A1 GBP GBP

-4.1%
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Total Return

Quarterly Performance

to 30/06/2016 Annual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2016 0.3% 0.9%
2015 -0.7% 4.8% -1.6% -6.3% 2.7%
2014 2.9% -0.6% 2.4% -1.1% 2.3%
2013 28.2% 12.1% 1.7% 4.2% 8.0%
2012 17.1% 6.7% 0.0% 6.1% 3.4%
2011 1.6% 1.5% 1.8% -7.8% 6.7%
2010 13.4% 6.3% -9.0% 12.4% 4.3%
2009 25.2% -9.6% 10.8% 22.7% 1.9%
2008 -20.0% -8.7% -0.8% -6.7% -5.3%
2007 5.1% 3.2% 4.3% -2.0% -0.3%
2006 22.0% 14.0% -5.4% 4.4% 8.3%
2005 13.1% 6.6% -4.0% 8.1% 2.2%
2004 11.0% 7.6% -2.0% -1.4% 6.8%
2003 28.4% -7.9% 21.0% 10.4% 4.3%
2002 -31.8% -3.6% -9.7% -22.7% 1.4%
2001 -26.9% -15.9% 4.2% -29.9% 19.0%
2000 2.9% 13.8% -5.0% 0.2% -5.0%
1999 51.0% 14.0% 4.3% 0.2% 26.7%
1998 2.1% 18.7% 1.1% -21.9% 8.9%
1997 18.6% 5.2% -0.5% 7.8% 5.0%
1996 7.6% 11.7%

Month by Month Performance

Returns Vs Risk

Asset Allocation

Breakdown

31/05/2016

Top 10 Holdings

Stock Size
GBP Cash 8.71
BP PLC ORD 5.48
Northern Trust Global Funds - Sterling Fund 4.22
Aviva PLC ORD 4.00
BAE Systems PLC ORD 3.97
Pearson PLC ORD 3.84
AstraZeneca PLC ORD 3.66
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ORD 3.64
Standard Chartered PLC ORD 3.48
HSBC Holdings PLC ORD 3.45
31/05/2016

Registered For Sale In

  1. Spain
  2. United Kingdom

Fund Info

  • Launch date03/06/1996
  • Share Class size679Mn
  • Base currencyGBP
  • ISIN GB0004777347

Purchase Info

  • Min. initial investment50,000
  • Min. regular additional investment5,000

Charges

  • Annual management1.50%

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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).