FairHorizon Orange
O14-A

Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund

Global developed market large cap-biased equities. Active strategy with highly concentrated portfolio.

About the Fund

Data as of

Fundsmith is a London-based boutique investment manager founded in 2010 by Terry Smith. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold approach to invest in concentrated portfolios of equities chosen on the basis of company fundamentals, defensible competitive advantages, and attractive valuation.

The Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund is an actively managed fund seeking to achieve long term (>5 years) growth in value, by investing in global developed and emerging markets equities with no market cap or currency constraints. The fund adopts a long-term investment approach focusing on fundamental bottom-up stock selection that looks for companies with 6 characteristics that are - those can sustain a high return on operating capital employed, whose advantages are difficult to replicate, which do not require significant leverage to generate returns, with a high degree of certainty of growth from reinvestment of their cash flows at high rates of return, that are resilient to change, particularly technological innovation, and whose valuation is considered to be attractive. ESG evaluation is integrated throughout the investment process. The fund runs a highly concentrated portfolio of ~30 holdings.

Performance

Price Performance – Maximum Period

The FairHorizon Context

Investment-Time-Horizon in years

0 - 22 - 44 - 7 7 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.

Building Block Returns

Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
3.54%
Ann. return (5-year):
1.56%
Ann. return (10-year):
9.32%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
14.96%

This fund represents active exposure to global developed large cap-biased equities.

Benchmark Returns

iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
17.75%
Ann. return (5-year):
10.08%
Ann. return (10-year):
12.11%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
14.58%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

FairHorizon Benchmark Returns

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Allocation 80/20 Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
15.12%
Ann. return (5-year):
7.92%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
12.44%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

The Dimensional World Allocation 80/20 Fund is our FAIRHORIZON Orange reference benchmark solution that has 80% global developed equities and 20% global investment grade short-to-medium maturity bonds for global defensive equity-like returns and volatility.

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Why we prefer this fund

Relevance of strategy

This fund represents active exposure to global developed large cap-biased equities.

Differentiated portfolio

The fund focuses on a bottom-up investment approach focusing on company fundamentals, defensible competitive advantages, and attractive valuation.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-31.59%
Recovery Period
525 Days

Diversification

Top 10 Holdings

  • Meta Platforms Inc Class A9.52%
  • Microsoft Corp9.04%
  • Stryker Corp6.80%
  • Philip Morris International In5.81%
  • L'Oreal SA5.13%
  • IDEXX Laboratories Inc5.11%
  • Novo Nordisk A/S Class B Commo4.93%
  • Visa Inc Class A Common Shares4.84%
  • Automatic Data Processing Inc4.64%
  • Waters Corp4.49%

Sectors

  • Health Care26.92%
  • Consumer Staples20.76%
  • Technology13.37%
  • Communications12.96%
  • Consumer Discretionary11.14%
  • Industrials7.70%
  • Financials4.63%
  • Cash2.51%

Geography

  • U.S.A.74.93%
  • France8.33%
  • Denmark6.34%
  • United Kingdom4.24%
  • Cash2.51%
  • Spain2.25%
  • Sweden1.41%

Frequently asked questions

What is the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund?
The Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund is a actively managed fund in the Global Equities - Quality asset class, managed by Fundsmith. Global developed market large cap-biased equities. Active strategy with highly concentrated portfolio.
What is the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund's FairHorizon classification?
Das Family Office classifies this fund as FairHorizon Orange, meaning it is suitable for investors with a 10–15 years investment horizon. growth-oriented equity allocation
What is the total expense ratio (TER) of the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund?
The Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund has a total expense ratio of 0.94% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 70%.
What is the ISIN of the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund?
The ISIN of the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund share class tracked by Das Family Office is LU0893933373.
What are the historical returns of the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund?
As of the most recent month-end, the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 3.54%, 5-year annualised total return of 1.56%, 10-year annualised total return of 9.32%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (I USD ACC) is Accumulating — income is automatically reinvested into the fund.
What is the SFDR sustainability classification of the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund?
The Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund is classified as Article 8 under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
When was the Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund launched?
The Fundsmith SICAV - Fundsmith Equity Fund was incepted on 2013-03-13.