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Ranking
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Sector:
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Global-Equity-Technology |
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Size:
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$126 280 000 |
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Sector Rank:
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3 out of 9 |
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(lump sum over 3 years to 30 Apr 2004)
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Overall Rank:
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233 out of 243 |
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(lump sum over 3 years to 30 Apr 2004)
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| R20000 invested on 30 Apr 2001 was worth R13 301 at 30 Apr 2004 |
((12.71)% annual compound return)
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| R5000 per month since 30 Apr 2001 was worth R169 239 at 30 Apr 2004 |
((4.03)% annual return compounded monthly)
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| Please note that offshore fund performance figures are calculated from NAV prices (ie, equivalent to sell-to-sell) and therefore not directly comparable to domestic fund performance figures on this site. |
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Management
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| Adrian Brass, BSc Hons (Economics and Politics); CFA |
| Adrian Brass joined Investec Asset Management in April 2000, with joint responsibility for the Wireless World retail fund and will have analytical responsibility for the technology hardware and software sectors of UK equity portfolios. Prior to this Adrian was at Schroder Investment Management where after a period as an assistant fund manager, he spent four years as an analyst covering the technology hardware and industrial sectors. In his last year he was head of the Pan-European Industrials and Technology Hardware team.
Adrian Brass graduated from the University of Bristol in 1995 with a BSc Joint Honours in Economics and Politics. He is a CFA and has completed the IMRO member exams. |
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Focus and Objective
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The Wired® Index Fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in equity securities of companies that comprise the Wired Index. The Wired index™ is designed to track the growth of the new economy by tracking 40 stocks, each of which displays at least one of five attributes associated with the new economy. These are globalism, communication, innovation, technology and strategic vision. Each constituent of the index is a publicly traded share.
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Technical overview
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| Formation Date: |
02 Aug 1999 |
| Original Price: |
2 000.00 |
| Pricing System: |
Forward |
| Base Currency: |
$ |
| Domicile: |
Guernsey |
| Rollup Fund: |
No |
| Benchmark: |
MSCI Global Growth index |
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Top holdings on 31 Mar 2004
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Share (Sector)
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Value
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% of fund
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| PFIZER (Healthcare) |
$4 369 288 |
3.46% |
| VODAFONE (Telecom) |
$3 144 372 |
2.49% |
| NOKIAOYJ (Technology) |
$2 715 020 |
2.15% |
| HOMEDEPOT (Retail) |
$2 159 388 |
1.71% |
| MICROSOFT (Technology) |
$2 033 108 |
1.61% |
| PROCTER&GAMBL (Goods & Services) |
$1 944 712 |
1.54% |
| INTEL (Technology) |
$1 818 432 |
1.44% |
| DAVITA (Cyclical Goods & Services) |
$1 616 384 |
1.28% |
| PUMA (Cyclical Goods & Services) |
$1 591 128 |
1.26% |
| COUNTRYWIDE (Insurance) |
$1 565 872 |
1.24% |
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TOTALS
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$22 957 704
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18.18%
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