f&c investment trust

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Fund Facts and Key Dates

Launched in 1868, the trust was the world’s oldest collective investment fund. A lot has happened in the world over the last 150 years. And investment opportunities have changed, too.

A glance at the companies that the trust invests in today shows how the financial landscape has transformed over the years.

Alongside giants like BP and Unilever sit powerful newcomers like Amazon, Netflix and Facebook, and rising star companies in developing markets.

Paul Niven

Head of Asset Allocation (EMEA) at Columbia Threadneedle Investments

KEY DATES

Annual general meeting
2 May 2024
Year end
31 December
Dividend payment date(s)
February, May, August, November (Quarterly)
Announcement dates
March (final) July (half yearly)

FUND FACTS

Investment manager
Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited
Benchmark
FTSE All World TR index (Pre 01/01/2013 60% FTSE World ex UK TR Index/40% FTSE All Share TR Index).
AIC Sector
Global
Launch date
1868
Total assets
£5.7 billion (as at 31.01.2024)
Currency
Sterling
ISIN
GB0003466074
SEDOL
346607
Ticker symbol
FCIT

Performance

These tables show you how the fund has performed over the last five years. The fund has achieved positive growth over these periods, but please remember that past performance is not a guide to future results and the value of investments can go down as well as up.

Performance (%) as at 31.01.2024

Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Source: Lipper. Basis: share price, percentage growth, bid to bid, net income reinvested. Basis in accordance to the regulations of the Financial Conduct Authority. The discrete annual performance table refers to 12 month periods, ending at the date shown. The cumulative performance table refers to cumulative periods ending 30.11.2023.

Note: The performance figures shown here will differ to those shown in the Key Information Document (KID) as they are based on actual past performance data. The performance information in the KID is presented on a forward-looking basis using economic models based on historical prices and volatility of the product (as prescribed by regulations).

CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE (%) as at 31.01.24
1 month
YTD
1 year
3 years
5 years
NAV
2.00
2.00
9.13
32.78
67.35
Share price
1.61
1.61
3.84
33.78
57.42
Benchmark
0.69
0.69
10.80
28.93
67.45
DISCRETE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE (%) as at 31.01.24
2024 / 2023
2023 / 2022
2022 / 2021
2021 / 2020
2020 / 2019
NAV
9.13
3.61
17.43
12.09
12.44
Share price
3.84
11.89
15.15
4.82
12.26
Benchmark
10.80
0.42
15.88
12.15
15.80

Useful definitions

NAV – Net Asset Value. This is the value of the fund’s assets (e.g. investments, stocks, shares, bonds) less its liabilities (i.e. costs that need to be paid out of the value of the fund)

Benchmark: The FTSE All-World (Total Return) Index

Investment Risks

The value of your investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested. Changes in rates of exchange may also reduce the value of your investment. Gearing is used for investment purposes to obtain, increase or reduce exposure to an asset, index or investment. The use of gearing can enhance returns to investors in a rising market, but if the market falls the losses may be greater.

F&C INVESTMENT TRUST HOLDINGS

F&C Investment Trust PLC holds stock in over 400 companies. These are the twenty companies we hold most stock in:

Companies
% of portfolio
Microsoft
3.1
Alphabet
2.0
Broadcom
1.7
Nvidia
1.6
Apple
1.4
Companies
% of portfolio
Amazon
1.4
Meta Platforms
1.0
Mastercard
1.0
Eli Lilly
0.9
Lowe’s Companies
0.9
Companies
% of portfolio
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
0.9
Comcast
0.9
Novo Nordisk
0.7
Visa
0.6
Vertiv
0.6
Companies
% of portfolio
Wells Fargo
0.6
Morgan Stanley
0.6
KLA
0.6
AbbVie
0.6
Marathon Petroleum
0.6

As at 31st January 2024

Dividend

Our focus is to maintain our record of long-term growth ahead of the rate of inflation.

Definitions for terminology used in table below:

Record Date: This is the date we calculate the dividend you’ll receive.
Ex-dividend: This is the date by which a purchaser must have bought shares in order to receive the dividend. If shares in F&C Investment Trust PLC change hands on or after this date, the seller will receive the dividend rather than the buyer.

investment risk

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