Month End Portfolio Info

F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC
09 August 2005

F&C US Smaller Companies PLC

ALL DATA AS AT 31st July 2005

THIS DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT WEB-SITE, www.fandc.com
FROM APPROXIMATELY 18th August 2005


        Geographic Breakdown                %

Autos And Transportation                  6.6
Consumer Discretionary                   30.7
Financial Services                       25.2
Health Care                               9.1
Materials And Processing                  6.9
Other Energy                              6.9
Producer Durables                         7.1
Technology                                6.1
Utilities                                 1.4
Total                                   100.0


          Top Ten Holdings                  %

Cousins                                   2.9
Conns Inc                                 2.4
Pride International                       2.4
Freds                                     2.3
Republic Services                         2.2
Lithia Motors                             2.2
Kirby Corp                                2.2
BankUnited Financial                      2.1
SCP Pool                                  2.1
HCC Insurance Holdings                    2.1
Total                                    22.9


Effective Gearing                           0%



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