OLD MUTUAL TOp 40 FUND

OLD MUTUAL top 40 FUND
FUND PERFORMANCE as at 31/12/2014
FUND INFORMATION
RISK RATING
1
2
3
December 2014
4
5
% PERFORMANCE (P.A.)
1-Yr
3-Yr
5-Yr
7-Yr
10-Yr
Since
Inception**
FUND OBJECTIVE
Fund (Class A)
8.1
18.0
14.1
9.6
16.3
14.3
The fund aims to provide long-term capital growth by tracking the performance
Fund (Gross)*
8.9
18.9
15.0
10.5
17.2
15.4
of the top 40 companies listed on the JSE Securities Exchange (JSE).
Benchmark
9.2
19.1
15.2
10.7
17.6
15.7
WHO IS THIS FUND FOR?
* Gross returns are shown to illustrate the fund’s index tracking ability before fees.
** Performance since inception of the fund.
Performance measurements over periods shorter than the recommended investment term may not be appropriate.
Past performance is no indication of future performance.
This fund is suitable for investors who want to grow capital over the long
term by tracking the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index. The investor can tolerate stock
market volatility.
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM INVESTMENT TERM
1 year+
Old Mutual Top 40 Fund Class A (5-Year Annualised Rolling)
3 years+
5 years+
40%
Fund
Benchmark
35%
INVESTMENT MANDATE
30%
The fund tracks the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index as closely as possible and
invests in shares included in the index. The portfolio is tailored to match the
25%
performance of the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index, but other securities will be held
20%
to offset high inflows and index fluctuations. Derivatives may be used for risk
15%
management purposes.
10%
REGULATION 28 COMPLIANCE
5%
The fund aims to achieve long-term inflation-beating growth, and therefore
0%
Jan-06
may hold a higher allocation to equities than what is allowed in terms of
Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act. This fund is therefore not Regulation
Dec-08
Nov-11
Oct-14
Past performance is no indication of future performance.
28 compliant.
BENCHMARK: FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index
ASISA CATEGORY: South African - Equity - Large Cap
RISK STATISTICS
FUND
BENCHMARK
Annual Standard Deviation (5 years p.a.)
13.2%
13.4%
FUND MANAGER(S):
Nonhlanhla Mphelo (Old Mutual Investment Group – OMGxT)
LAUNCH DATE: 31/01/2001
FUND COMPOSITION
SIZE OF FUND: R662m
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
DISTRIBUTIONS (Quarterly)*:
Date
DividendInterest Total
31/12/2014
2.45c0.14c2.59c
30/09/2014
7.75c0.42c8.17c
30/06/2014
2.17c0.08c2.25c
31/03/2014
6.54c0.26c6.80c
* Class A fund distributions
Financials
21.3%
Industrials
55.1%
Liquid assets
Resources
1.2%
22.5%
Tax Reference NUMBER: 9511/398/14/2
OTHER INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS
MINIMUM INVESTMENTS:
Monthly: R500 • Lump sum: R10 000 • Ad hoc: R500
PRINCIPAL HOLDINGS
INITIAL CHARGES (All fees are VAT inclusive):
HOLDING
SECTOR
There is no initial administration charge for investment transactions of R500
SABMiller plc
Food & Beverages
and above. Initial adviser fee will be between 0% and 3.42%.
Naspers Ltd
Media
9.8
Investment transactions below the R500 fund minimum incur a 2.28% administration charge.
BHP Billiton plc
Basic Resources
9.5
Richemont
Personal & Household Goods
9.4
MTN Group Ltd
Telecommunications
6.9
Anglo American plc
Basic Resources
5.1
Sasol Ltd
Oil & Gas
4.3
British American Tobacco
Personal & Household Goods
3.4
Standard Bank Group Ltd
Banks
3.1
Old Mutual plc
Life Insurance
2.9
ONGOING:
Annual service fee: 0.68% p.a.
The fee is accrued daily and paid to the management company on a monthly basis. Other charges
incurred by the fund, and deducted from its portfolio, are included in the TER. A portion of Old
Mutual Unit Trusts’ annual service fees may be paid to administration platforms.
Total expense ratio (TER): 0.72% (Class A)
TER is a historic measure and includes the annual service fee.
Funds are also available via Fairbairn Capital and MAX Investments.
Helpline 0860 234 234 Fax +27 21 509 7100 Internet www.omut.co.za
Email [email protected]
% OF FUND
10.6
OLD MUTUAL top 40 FUND
FUND MANAGER INFORMATION
FUND COMMENTARY as at 31/12/2014
The fund tracks the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index and its shareholdings mirror the shares that
make up this benchmark. At month-end the benchmark sector allocation was as follows:
• Resources: 20.84%
• Financials: 17.29%
• Property: 2.06%
• Industrials: 59.81%
Nonhlanhla Mphelo
QUALIFICATIONS:
Cash exposure is kept as low as possible to give investors the full benefit of being invested
in equities. Investment flows are matched with the corresponding market transactions on
a daily basis to ensure that the performance of the fund is in line with its benchmark,
BCom Accounting
while futures contracts are used, when appropriate, to minimise trading costs.
BCom Financial Management (Hons)
The FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index decreased 0.5% over the month of December. Resources
were hardest hit at -4.7%, while industrials and financials increased by 1% and 0.8%,
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITY:
respectively. The index was flat over the quarter and up 9.2% over the year and the
Nonhlanhla joined Dibanisa Fund Managers as an implementation specialist/assistant
fund’s performance was in line with the benchmark.
fund manager. She became a tracker fund manager as of April 2010.
On the positive side, Naspers and Aspen showed strong quarterly performance,
She is responsible for a range of tracker funds in the Dibanisa suite. Nonhlanhla also
supports allocated research projects.
increasing by 21.70% and 20.65% respectively for the quarter.
The immediate catalyst for the Naspers surge was an announcement by its Chinese
investment associate Tencent‚ of which Naspers owns 34%‚ that a deal had been struck
with the Warner Music group to distribute online music in China. This was followed
by news that Naspers has concluded a deal with Singapore Press Holdings and two
Norwegian companies to accelerate e-commerce businesses in emerging markets.
Aspen, one of the top performers of 2014, has been successful in winning a number
of key products in the Anti-Retroviral Tender. Aspen’s award included 25% of the Fixed
Dose Combination (FDC) containing Tenofovir, Emtracitibine and Efavirenz, which would
be used to treat upwards of 80% of first-line adult treatment. The tender is effective
for a period of three years, starting from 1 April 2015. Aspen has also concluded a
transaction to acquire a 50% stake in New Zealand New Milk (NZNM), a producer
of infant milk formula in Auckland, New Zealand.
The underperformance of the resources sector for the quarter ending December was
largely due to the negative performance by Sasol, AngloGold Ashanti and BHP Billiton,
down 29.7%, 26.6% and 20.5% respectively.
South African stocks fell as bluechip heavyweights such as Sasol took a knock from
falling global oil prices, which tumbled to fresh multi-year lows. Sasol, which sells oil
and synthetic fuel, says that around 40% of its annual revenue comes from oil.
Oil markets have been heavily oversupplied this year due to increasing output of high
quality, light oil from US shale and lower than expected consumption as a result of
faltering global economic growth and competition from alternative fuels.
The general market view is that at some point OPEC will react to these low oil prices
by cutting production, but will probably look to wait out the reduction in marginal
supply, i.e. the fallout from less scaled US shale fields. On a positive note, Sasol is
incentivised to improve capital discipline and is currently offering a very attractive
dividend yield, north of 5% per annum.
Gold producers such as AngloGold Ashanti took a knock from falling spot prices.
Bullion’s dollar losses since October are being attributed to solid US economic growth,
prospects of US interest rate hikes next year, which are underpinning a robust dollar,
and weak oil prices.
Unit trusts are generally medium- to long-term investments. Shorter term fluctuations can occur as your investment moves in line with the markets. Fluctuations or movements in exchange rates may cause the value of underlying international
investments to go up or down. Unit trusts can engage in borrowing and scrip lending. The fund’s TER reflects the percentage of the average Net Asset Value of the portfolio that was incurred as charges, levies and fees related to
the management of the portfolio. A higher TER does not necessarily imply a poor return, nor does a low TER imply a good return. The current TER cannot be regarded as an indication of future TERs. A schedule of fees, charges
and maximum adviser fees is available from Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Ltd (OMUT). You may sell your investment at the ruling price of the day (calculated at 15h00 on a forward pricing basis and 17h00 at month-end for
Old Mutual RAFI® 40 Tracker Fund, Old Mutual Top 40 Fund and Old Mutual SYm|mETRY Equity Fund of Funds). The Old Mutual Money Market Fund unit price aims to be static but investment capital is not guaranteed. The
total return is primarily made up of interest (declared daily at 13h00), but may also include any gain/loss on any particular instrument. In most cases this will merely have the effect of increasing or decreasing the daily yield,
but in an extreme case it can have the effect of reducing the capital value of the fund. Specialist equity funds may hold a greater risk as exposure limits to a single security may be higher. A feeder fund is a portfolio that, apart
from assets in liquid form, consists solely of participatory interests in a single portfolio of a collective investment scheme. A fund of funds unit trust invests only in other collective investment schemes, which may levy their own
charges. Certain funds may be capped to be managed in accordance with their mandates. Different classes of units apply to these portfolios and are subject to different fees and charges.
The portfolio performance is calculated on a NAV-NAV basis and does not take any initial fees into account. Income is reinvested on the ex-dividend date. Actual investment performance will differ based on the initial fees
applicable, the actual investment date and the date of reinvestment of income. Lump sum basis. Performances are in ZAR and as at 31 December 2014. Sources: Morningstar and Old Mutual Investment Group.
Old Mutual is a member of the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA).
Funds are also available via Fairbairn Capital and MAX Investments.
Helpline 0860 234 234 Fax +27 21 509 7100 Internet www.omut.co.za
Email [email protected]

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