Ecclesiastical Higher Income Fund Class A Income
Overview
| Fund manager's initial charge | 5.00% |
|---|---|
| HL initial saving | 5.00% |
| Net initial charge | 0.00% |
| Dealing charge | Free |
| Fund manager's annual charge | 1.25% |
| Performance charges | No |
| Total Expense Ratio | 1.52% |
| HL annual saving | 0.00% 2 |
| Platform fee | Free |
| Launch date | 17-11-1994 |
| Launch price | £0.50 |
| Sector | UK Eq & Bd Inc |
| Fund size | £137.00 million |
| Number of holdings | 170 |
| Fund type | OEIC |
| Type of units | Income |
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About the Fund Manager
Rob Hepworth
Located in: Billiter Street, London
Early career: Joined the Church Commissioners in 1985 and appointed North America Investment Analyst in 1987.
1988: Joined Ecclesiastical as a generalist Investment Analyst.
1990: Appointed Fund Manager of Pension Fund.
1994: Appointed Fund Manager of the Ecclesiastical Higher Income Fund at its launch
1999: Appointed Co-Manager, of the Ecclesiastical European Growth and Ecclesiastical International Growth Funds at launch
2006: Took sole responsibility for International Growth Fund
2007: Promoted to Senior Fund Manager
2008 Passed responsibility for Amity European Fund (previously European Growth Fund) to Chris Hiorns and took joint responsiblity of newly launched Amity Sterling Bond Fund
Income details
| Historic yield | 4.11% |
|---|---|
| Income paid | Bi-annually |
| Type of payment | Dividend |
All yields are variable and not guaranteed. Information as at 31-12-2011.
Distribution dates
| Ex-dividend date | 01 January 2012 |
|---|---|
| Payment date 4 | 30 April 2012 |
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Top 10 holdings
| 4½% Treasury Gilt 2013 | 8.44% |
|---|---|
| 5¼% Treasury Gilt 2012 | 3.73% |
| Vodafone Group | 2.89% |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 2.69% |
| Royal Dutch Shell B | 2.68% |
| BP | 2.18% |
| SSE | 1.59% |
| Unilever | 1.58% |
| National Grid | 1.41% |
| BG Transco 4.1875% Index Linked 2022 | 1.40% |
Top 10 sectors
| Bonds | 33.75% |
|---|---|
| Oil & Gas Producers | 5.99% |
| Nonlife Insurance | 4.95% |
| Gas, Water & Multiutilities | 4.50% |
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 4.46% |
| Life Insurance | 4.07% |
| Mobile Telecommunications | 3.90% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 3.80% |
| Banks | 3.41% |
| Fixed Line Telecommunications | 3.35% |
Top 10 countries
| United Kingdom | 72.14% |
|---|---|
| Cash and Equiv. | 3.80% |
| Non-Classified | 3.00% |
| Singapore | 2.74% |
| Hong Kong | 1.81% |
| Direct Property and REITs | 1.73% |
| Japan | 1.68% |
| Netherlands | 1.51% |
| Ireland | 1.49% |
| United States | 1.42% |
Some of the data on this page and other related pages is provided to you for your information and is received from the Fund Management Company administering this fund. Hargreaves Lansdown accepts no liability for the reliability or accuracy of the data provided by third parties.
2 Annual saving is not available in the SIPP or Junior ISA.
4 If you elect to receive the income from a Vantage ISA, Fund or Share Account, we will collect any dividends for you and then pay them directly into your bank account within the first 10 working days of the following month.
Prices as at 09-02-2012. Data as at 31/12/2011.
