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Findlay Park American ICAV Class I Hedged GBP Distribution

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
Findlay Park American ICAV Class I Hedged GBP Distribution
Fund25.0-23.125.810.6-1.6
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Category: Other Equity
Category Benchmark: -
Key Stats
NAV
01/04/2025		 GBP 105.38
Day Change -0.06%
Morningstar Category™ Other Equity
IA (formerly IMA) Sector -
ISIN IE00B00J0F11
Fund Size (Mil)
31/03/2025		 USD 10262.98
Share Class Size (Mil)
-		 -
Max Initial Charge -
Ongoing Charge
26/02/2025		  0.84%
Investment Objective: Findlay Park American ICAV Class I Hedged GBP Distribution
The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth over the long term principally through investment in the securities of companies in the Americas. The Fund aims to achieve a return, over the long term, above the return of the Russell 1000 Net 30% Total Return Index. The Russell 1000 Net 30% Total Return Index has been chosen as the comparator benchmark because it includes a broad universe of US equities which is representative of the US equity market.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)01/04/2025
YTD-1.66
3 Years Annualised5.73
5 Years Annualised13.45
10 Years Annualised9.23
12 Month Yield 0.00
Dividend Paying Frequency Annually
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Anthony Kingsley
19/08/2002
Jonathan Tredgett
23/03/2011
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Inception Date
09/03/2004

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
Russell 1000 NR USD-
Portfolio Profile for  Findlay Park American ICAV Class I Hedged GBP Distribution31/12/2024
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock96.050.0096.05
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash14.5110.553.95
Other0.000.000.00
Top 5 Regions%
United States93.18
Canada5.85
Europe - ex Euro0.97
Latin America0.00
United Kingdom0.00
Top 5 Sectors%
Technology21.50
Industrials18.97
Financial Services18.96
Healthcare18.55
Basic Materials7.28
Top 5 HoldingsSector%
Accenture PLC Class ATechnologyTechnology3.75
Liberty Formula One Group Regist... Communication ServicesCommunication Services3.44
Microsoft CorpTechnologyTechnology3.15
UnitedHealth Group IncHealthcareHealthcare3.14
Arthur J. Gallagher & CoFinancial ServicesFinancial Services3.13
Increase Decrease New since last portfolio
Findlay Park American ICAV Class I Hedged GBP Distribution
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  Findlay Park American ICAV Class I Hedged GBP Distribution
Category:  Other Equity
Category Index: 
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-1.1524.3013.6125.02-23.1425.8210.64-1.61
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% Rank in Category-
Trailing Returns (GBP)01/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-0.06   --
1 Week-1.32   --
1 Month-3.77   --
3 Months-1.66   --
6 Months-4.02   --
YTD-1.66   --
1 Year-0.77   --
3 Years Annualised5.73   --
5 Years Annualised13.45   --
10 Years Annualised9.23   --
 
Category: Other Equity
Category Index: 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
2025-1.61---
20249.65-1.405.45-2.95
20235.528.34-1.5711.81
2022-11.22-14.77-3.635.39
20213.698.931.029.58
2020-17.6415.948.569.60
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)-
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-Year--Not Rated
5-Year--Not Rated
10-Year--Not Rated
Overall--Not Rated
 
Category :  Other EquityClick here to see our Methodology
Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev18.25 %
3-Yr Mean Return7.56 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio0.18
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics-31/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
   Morningstar US Mod Tgt Alloc NR USD
3-Yr Beta-1.97
3-Yr Alpha--1.46
 
Investment Style Details31/12/2024
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
SizeRel to Cat
Average Mkt Cap (Mil)USD 61874-
Market Capitalisation% of Equity
Giant14.88
Large34.32
Medium40.80
Small10.00
Micro0.00
Valuations and Growth RatesEquity PortfolioRelative to Category
Price/Prospective Earnings23.331.49
Price/Book4.231.84
Price/Sales2.731.45
Price/Cash Flow15.781.62
Dividend-Yield Factor0.930.37
 
Long-Term Projected Earnings Growth10.531.05
Historical Earnings Growth8.391.25
Sales Growth10.822.14
Cash-Flow Growth9.401.32
Book-Value Growth9.993.14
 
Category: Other Equity
Asset Allocation31/12/2024
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock96.050.0096.05
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash14.5110.553.95
Other0.000.000.00
World Regions31/12/2024
 % of EquityRelative to Category
United States93.182.17
Canada5.850.80
Latin America0.000.00
United Kingdom0.000.00
Eurozone0.000.00
Europe - ex Euro0.970.23
Europe - Emerging0.000.00
Africa0.000.00
Middle East0.000.00
Japan0.000.00
Australasia0.000.00
Asia - Developed0.000.00
Asia - Emerging0.000.00
 
Category: Other Equity
Sector Weightings31/12/2024
 % of EquityRelative to Category
Basic MaterialsBasic Materials7.280.50
Consumer CyclicalConsumer Cyclical1.910.21
Financial ServicesFinancial Services18.961.17
Real EstateReal Estate2.290.88
HealthcareHealthcare18.552.24
Communication ServicesCommunication Services6.650.99
EnergyEnergy3.881.10
IndustrialsIndustrials18.971.60
TechnologyTechnology21.501.28
 
Category: Other Equity
Top 10 Holdings31/12/2024
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings59
Total Number of Bond Holdings0
Assets in Top 10 Holdings30.13
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Accenture PLC Class A311United States3.75
Liberty Formula One Group Registered ... 308United States3.44
Microsoft Corp311United States3.15
UnitedHealth Group Inc206United States3.14
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co103United States3.13
Live Nation Entertainment Inc308United States2.93
S&P Global Inc103United States2.84
Mastercard Inc Class A103United States2.65
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc206United States2.61
Gartner Inc311United States2.49
 
Increase Decrease New since last portfolio
Category: Other Equity
 
Management
Name of CompanyFindlay Park Partners LLP
Phone+442079684900
Websitefindlaypark.com
AddressSecond Floor, 16 New Burlington Place
 London   W1S 2HX
 United Kingdom
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date09/03/2004
Fund Advisor(s)
Findlay Park Partners LLP
Fund ManagerAnthony Kingsley
Manager Start Date19/08/2002
 
Biography
Anthony Kingsley joined Findlay Park in 2002 and is one of the founding members of Findlay Park Partners. Anthony was appointed Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in 2017, with responsibility for the performance of the American Fund.
Fund ManagerJonathan Tredgett
Manager Start Date23/03/2011
 
Biography
Jonathan Tredgett joined Findlay Park in 2011 and is a portfolio manager of the Findlay Park American Fund. Prior to joining Findlay Park, Jon was a portfolio manager and partner at Cheyne Capital LLP, where he managed portfolios for the Value Fund and US Absolute Return Strategy. Between 1994 and 2006, Jon worked on the US institutional equities desks at UBS and Morgan Stanley.
Fund ManagerPaul Gannon
Manager Start Date21/01/2019
 
Biography
"Paul Gannon joined Findlay Park in 2019 as an equity analyst and became a portfolio manager of the Findlay Park American Fund in 2021. Prior to joining Findlay Park, Paul spent over four years as a US equity analyst at Artemis, having begun his investment career at Threadneedle Asset Management."
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Chargen/a
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge0.95%
Ongoing Charge0.84%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial-
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes