Global Small Cap

Capture the small cap premium through a classic value based approach.
Fund Name: Overstone UCITS Global Smaller Companies Fund

Investment objective

The objective of the Fund is to attempt to achieve over the long term a total return in excess of that of the MSCI World Small and Mid Cap Index (with net dividends reinvested). The Fund seeks to achieve its objective through investment in a concentrated portfolio of equity and equity-related securities of primarily small and medium-sized companies, selected from all the major markets and to a lesser extent from emerging markets worldwide. The approach is focussed on valuations and bottom-up fundamental research of individual companies.

Fund particulars

Launch date01 October 2007
DomicileIreland
StructureUCITS
Base currencyUSD
DealingDaily
BenchmarkMSCI World Small Mid Cap
Fund size£37.7m
Strategy size£37.7m

Share class details

* AMC - Annual management charge
** OCF - Ongoing Charges Figure

Portfolio manager

Harry Fraser
Harry Fraser
Portfolio manager

Harry Fraser

Partner | Portfolio Manager

Harry joined OP in August 2011. He was previously employed by Herald Investment Management as a research analyst covering the media sector for a total of 5 years. He graduated from Newcastle University, and is a CFA Charterholder. He manages global smaller companies portfolios, and contributes to the overall investment selection.

Harry Fraser

Fund performance (GBP, %)

Cumulative Annualised
1 monthYTD1 year3 years5 yearsLaunch*Launch*
Fund (I shares)-1.4+20.1+26.6+64.1+81.8+313.0+10.9
MSCI World Small Mid Cap+1.6+6.0+10.5+24.4+61.0+324.1+11.1
IA Global Sector+0.3+5.7+9.6+29.6+54.8--
Annual performance20242023202220212020
Fund (I shares)-1.1+23.4-6.4+8.5+4.5
MSCI World Small Mid Cap+11.7+9.6-9.3+17.7+12.5
IA Global Sector+21.0+17.3-8.4+22.9+12.6

Performance is calculated net of all fees and expenses and on a total return basis, inclusive of all distributions to unit holders. The Class I shares (I USD) launched on 01 October 2009. Please see note below for performance prior to 2016. *Reflects the period from when Harry Fraser became portfolio manager of the Global Smaller Companies strategy on 01 January 2012. The IA Global Sector is for comparison purposes only.

The value of all investments and the income from them can go down as well as up; this may be due, in part, to exchange rate fluctuations. Past performance is not a guide to future performance

Sector breakdown (%)

Consumer Discretionary 26.1
Consumer Staples 17.0
Industrials 13.8
Energy 13.3
Diversified Financials 7.5
Communication Services 6.8
Health Care 4.1
Banks 3.8
Information Technology 2.3
Real Estate 1.7
Utilities 1.6
Insurance 0.9
Materials 0.9
Cash 0.1

Country breakdown (%)

United Kingdom 29.8
Germany 11.3
Japan 10.4
South Korea 10.4
China/Hong Kong 10.2
United States 6.1
Poland 4.7
France 4.4
Canada 4.0
Greece 3.8
Turkey 2.3
Italy 1.4
Switzerland 1.2
Cash 0.1

Top 10 holdings (%)

J D Wetherspoon 8.5
First Pacific 7.8
Hellofresh 7.3
Serica Energy 7.2
Jet2 6.7
ZIGExN 4.9
Warsaw Stock Exchange 4.7
Trigano 4.4
SK Square 4.3
Draegerwerk Pref 4.1

Fund characteristics

Fund Benchmark
P/E ratio (fwd) 8.1 17.4
P/B ratio (hist) 1.2 2.2
Gross div. yield (fwd) 3.1 2.3
Active share (%)* 99.9

The Overstone UCITS Fund plc applies the UK Stewardship Code Statement of Oldfield Partners LLP as its shareholder engagement policy.

The Overstone UCITS Global Smaller Companies Fund is a constituent of the Oldfield Partners Smaller Companies Equity Composite.

Oldfield Partners LLP claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. Oldfield Partners LLP has been independently verified for the periods 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2011 by HSBC Securities Services and from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2023 by Ernst & Young LLP. To receive a copy of a GIPS® compliant presentation and/or a list and description of our composites, please contact us.

Global Small Cap Strategy