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WS Blue Whale Growth R Acc

WS Blue Whale Growth R Acc

ISIN:

GB00BD6PG787

Risk level:

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FE fundinfo Rating:

IA Sector:

IA Global

Income type:

Accumulation

Price:

256.0200GBX

05 June 2025

Last change:

0.44%

1 year change:

9.21%

5 year annualised return:

9.72%

12 month yield:

0.00%

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At a glance

At a glance performance and information

Eligibility:

Share Dealing Account
ISA
SIPP

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  • IA Global
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Discrete calendar year performance

Discrete calendar year performance
Investment 31/03/20 to 31/03/21 31/03/21 to 31/03/22 31/03/22 to 31/03/23 31/03/23 to 31/03/24 31/03/24 to 31/03/25
WS Blue Whale Growth R Acc 32.09% 8.39% -10.38% 42.38% -2.23%
IA Global 40.59% 8.39% -2.65% 16.74% -0.27%
IA Global 40.59% 8.39% -2.65% 16.74% -0.27%

Trailing returns

(*annualised)

Trailing returns
Investment 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years* 5 years*
WS Blue Whale Growth R Acc 0.59% -1.31% 9.21% 17.39% 9.72%
IA Global -0.55% -3.55% 3.99% 7.28% 8.57%
IA Global -0.55% -3.55% 3.99% 7.28% 8.57%

Fund Objective: The Investment Objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth over any five year period, after all costs and charges have been taken.

Manager name:

Blue Whale Capital LLP

Manager start date:

11 September 2017

Investment style:

Concentrated

Region (geographical):

Global

Manager Biography:

Stephen is the lead manager of the WS Blue Whale Growth Fund and the Blue Whale Growth Fund (ICAV). Having started his working life in the Hargreaves Lansdown investment team, Stephen left the company in 2007 to pursue his interest in asset management. Having worked at New Star (now Janus Henderson), Artemis, and under Martin Taylor at Nevsky Capital, Stephen has gained broad and varied experience within the investment industry. Stephen set up his own fund management business in 2017 with a £25m backing from Peter Hargreaves, the co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown. The firm's flagship WS Blue Whale Growth Fund has grown to manage over £1bn in assets and was voted Best Fund of 2020 at the Shares Magazine Awards.

Benchmark:

IA Global

Sector:

IA Global

FE fundinfo Rating:

Fees & charges

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges
Charge Who receives this? What is it? Amount
Initial charge: The fund manager Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged. 0.00%
Ongoing Charges: The fund manager The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year. 1.08%
Performance Fee: The fund manager A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions. N/A
Typical transaction cost: The fund manager The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading. 0.188%*
Dealing commission: iWeb The cost of buying or selling some or all of your investment. £5.00 (per online trade)

*This is an indication based on the market average. The fund’s actual transaction cost will be shown before you place a trade.

Account charges are not included

Breakdown

Asset Allocation

Fund size: 1,249,183,716.26 GBX

Chart date: June 5, 2025

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings
Security Weight
Broadcom inc 9.73%
Lam research corporation 9.15%
Nvidia corp 9.04%
Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company limited 7.80%
Flutter entertainment plc 4.86%
Applied materials, inc. 4.82%
Danaher corporation 4.65%
Sartorius aktiengesellschaft 4.59%
Visa inc. 4.30%
Vertiv holdings co 4.02%

Sectors

Sectors
Sectors Weight
Technology 39.90%
Consumer Discretionary 14.10%
Financials 13.20%
Health Care 11.00%
Industrials 8.50%
Communications 8.30%
Consumer Staples 4.50%
Money Market 0.50%

World regions

World regions
Country Weight
North America 70.90%
Europe 15.90%
Asia Pacific 12.70%
Cash 0.50%
ESG

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