British Empire Sec & Gen Tst PLC
21 October 2005
BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES AND GENERAL TRUST PLC
Performance Commentary
This investment management report relates to performance figures as at 30
September 2005.
Over the month NAV was up 6.0%(1). This compares to an increase in the benchmark
of 4.9%(2), and an increase of 3.4%(1) and 4.3%(1) for the FTSE All Share and
MSCI World (£) indices respectively.
For the financial year 2005, net asset value rose 43.9%(1) compared to a rise of
28.2%(2) for the Datastream index, 21.4%(1) for the MSCI World (£) and 24.9%(1)
for the FTSE All Share.
Over three years NAV is up 127.4%(1) while the FTSE All Share is up 68.6%(1).
Manager's Comment
September provided a strong finish to our financial year with the NAV up a
further 6%.
Good performance in Japan and mining stocks boosted the portfolio.
We are wary of stocks on narrow discounts after the markets vigorous rally this
year and we have been using the recent strength to raise a bit more liquidity.
Statistics
Value % 1 mo % 1 yr % 3 yr % 5 yr
Price (£)(1) 384.9 4.6 52.2 154.7 138.8
Net Asset Value(1) 383.5 6.0 42.9 122.1 90.5
Net Asset Value Total Return(1) 6.0 43.9 127.4 98.1
Benchmark(2) (£) 4.9 28.2 68.5 3.4
Annual Returns (%) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Price(1) 36.0 41.6 -12.2 0.8 26.0
MSCI World(1) 7.2 20.6 -27.4 -14.1 -5.8
(1) Source: Fundamental Data
(2) Datastream Global Growth Investment Trust Index(TR) Source: Thomson
Financial
(3) Benchmark index changed to Datastream Global Growth Investment Trust
Index(TR)
Top 10 Equity Holdings %
Prospect Japan 2.94
Jardine Strategic 2.68
Hansa Trust 2.65
Law Debenture Corp 2.47
European Asset Value Fund 2.35
Fording Canadian Coal 2.31
Mitsubishi Estates 2.31
PD Ports 2.24
Deutsche Wohnen 2.09
Investor AB 2.07
Capital Structure as at 30 September 2005
Ordinary Shares 160,080,089
10 3/8% Debenture stock 2011 £8,514,940
8 1/8% Debenture stock 2023 £15,000,000
Equities index unsecured loan stock 2013 2,906,267
Gross Assets/Gearing as at 30 September 2005
Gross Assets £648 mil.
Debt .4 mil.
Actual Gearing (Debt less cash divided by net asset value) -10.0%
Fund Codes
Bloomberg Reuters Ticker / ISIN
BTEM GB0001335081
Geographical Breakdown
Continental Europe 21.6%
Japan 16.2%
Canada / US 7.1%
Asia Pacific 11.5%
UK 18.4%
Liquidity 15.7%
EMEA 9.5%
All figures as at 30 September 2005. All sources Asset Value Investors Ltd
unless otherwise stated. British Empire Securities Trust is managed by Asset
Value Investors Ltd. The price of shares and the income from them may go down
as well as up; they can be affected by exchange rate movements between
currencies and it is possible that investors may not get back the full amount
invested on disposal of the shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future
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in particular the volatility of the markets and the local custody and
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