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The Fund Management Centre is Link Fund Solutions' platform which enables investors to buy and sell shares in the LF Blue Whale Growth Fund online.
Submitting this form will redirect you to the Fund Management Centre to register and complete your order.
Most investment platforms levy an administration charge for holding your funds, which is based on a percentage of your investment or a flat fee. Some platforms also impose a fund dealing charge which you pay when you buy or sell shares in a fund.
By investing in the LF Blue Whale Growth Fund directly through Link Fund Solutions there are no platform fees or fund dealing charges to pay.
| Share Class | OCF | Price |
| I Class Acc (GBP) | 0.83% | 177.98p |
| I Class Inc (GBP) | 0.83% | 177.81p |
| R Class Acc (GBP) | 1.08% | 175.85p |
| R Class Inc (GBP) | 1.08% | 175.82p |
| R Class Acc (EUR) | 1.58% | 1.5080 |
Prices as at 17 August 2022
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| To Date 2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
|
| Blue Whale1 | -23.5% | +20.8% | +26.4% | +27.6% | +8.6% |
| IA Global2 | -8.6% | +18.0% | +14.8% | +22.1% | -5.6% |
| Outperformance | -14.9% | +2.8% | +11.6% | +5.5% | +14.2% |
| Since Launch |
Annualised |
| +66.6% | +11.0% |
| +48.8% | +8.5% |
| +17.8% | +2.5% |
1I class Acc shares, net of fees priced at midday UK time, source: Bloomberg. 2 IA Global Sector average, source: FE Fundinfo. Performance data for period 11/09/2017 to 31/07/2022.
| Fund | LF Blue Whale Growth Fund |
| Fund Launch Date | 11 September 2017 |
| Lead Fund Manager | Stephen Yiu |
| Co-Manager (October 2019) | Daniel Allcock |
| Fund Size | £850m |
| IA Sector | Global |
| Fund Type | UK OEIC |
| Base Currency | GBP |
| Dividend Dates | End of February, August |
| ACD | Link Fund Solutions (LF) |
| Depositary | Northern Trust Investor Services |
| Dealing | Daily at Noon |
| Initial Charge | 0.0% |
| Performance Fee | 0.0% |
| No. of holdings | 25 |
| Avg. market cap | >£100bn |
| Top 10 Holdings % | 57.4 |
| Geographical Breakdown % | |
| North America | 66.0 |
| Europe | 22.6 |
| Asia Pacific | 4.3 |
| Cash | 7.0 |
| Sector Breakdown % | |
| Technology | 57.2 |
| Healthcare | 14.1 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 6.8 |
| Financials | 6.0 |
| Communication Services | 5.5 |
| Industrials | 3.3 |
| Cash | 7.0 |
Read more about the Blue Whale Approach
The Investment Objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth over any five year period, after all costs and charges have been taken.
In selecting investments for the portfolio, the Investment Manager will identify companies which, based on its analysis, meet the following criteria:
The Investment Manager will select companies from a broad range of geographies and sectors with no particular sector or style bias.
| To Date 2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
|
| Blue Whale1 | -23.5% | +20.8% | +26.4% | +27.6% | +8.6% |
| IA Global2 | -8.6% | +18.0% | +14.8% | +22.1% | -5.6% |
| Outperformance | -14.9% | +2.8% | +11.6% | +5.5% | +14.2% |
| Since Launch |
Annualised |
| +66.6% | +11.0% |
| +48.8% | +8.5% |
| +17.8% | +2.5% |
1I class Acc shares, net of fees priced at midday UK time, source: Bloomberg. 2 IA Global Sector average, source: FE Fundinfo. Performance data for period 11/09/2017 to 31/07/2022.
Read more about the Blue Whale Approach
The Investment Objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth over any five year period, after all costs and charges have been taken.
In selecting investments for the portfolio, the Investment Manager will identify companies which, based on its analysis, meet the following criteria:
The Investment Manager will select companies from a broad range of geographies and sectors with no particular sector or style bias.
