Lindsell Train Investment Trust PLC
15 October 2007
The Lindsell Train Investment Trust PLC
As at 30 September 2007
Fund Objective
To maximise long-term total returns subject to the avoidance of loss of absolute
value and with a minimum objective to maintain the real purchasing power of
Sterling capital, as measured by the annual average yield on the 2.5%
Consolidated Loan Stock.
Net Asset Value GBP 164.33
Share Price GBP 175.00
Premium (Discount) 6.5%
Market Capitalisation GBP 35.0mn
Benchmark (21/2% Con Ann Avg Yield +4.8%) +0.4
Source: Bloomberg; NAV-Lindsell Train. Share Price
quoted is closing mid price. See Benchmark definition.
Performance History (based in 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 YTD 2007
GBP)
Net Asset Value TR% -9.6 +3.1 +23.7 +16.5 +13.7 +12.6
Share Price TR% -19.8 -8.7 +20.6 +27.5 +20.1 +18.7
Source: LTL and Bloomberg. Performance years listed Jan - Dec. Launch date 22
Jan 2001. TR=Total Return (with dividends reinvested) Past performance is not a
guide to future performance. The price of units and the income from them may go
down as well as up. Investors may not get back what they invested.
2006 Performance Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Net Asset Value TR% +0.9 +1.9 +1.2 -1.8 -2.0 +1.8 +1.7 +2.1 +3.2 +0.5 +0.2 +2.8
Share Price TR% -3.0 +7.5 +1.5 +3.4 -1.5 -2.6 +3.2 +4.1 +5.7 +3.0 +3.6 -1.6
Source: LTL and S&P Micropal unless otherwise indicated. Performance years
listed Jan - Dec. Launch date 22 Jan 2001. TR=Total Return (with dividends
reinvested)
2007 Performance Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Net Asset Value TR% +2.0 +0.8* +1.9 +2.6 +4.5 -3.1 +2.5 -1.6 +0.6
Share Price TR% -1.3 +4.0 +3.1 +4.5 +2.0 +0.6 -2.4 +5.2 +0.3
Source: LTL and Bloomberg unless otherwise indicated. Performance years listed
Jan - Dec. Launch date 22 Jan 2001. TR= Total Return (with dividends reinvested)
*Source: Lindsell Train Ltd .
Past performance is not a guide to future performance. The price of units and
the income from them may go down as well as up. Investors may not get back what
they invested.
Industry Breakdown % of NAV
Bonds 14.0
Preference Shares 9.8
Equity - Media 26.0
Equity - Banks & Investment Co. 7.2
Equity - Leisure & Ent. 5.2
Equity - Food & Beverage 29.0
Equity - Consumer Goods 1.7
Equity - Internet 1.7
Investment Funds 20.8
Cash & Equivalent (15.4)
Total 100.0
Source: Lindsell Train
Top 10 Holdings % of NAV
Nintendo 12.8
Lindsell Train Global Media (Dist) 11.3
Barr AG 9.9
HBOS 9.25% Non Cum Pref 9.8
Cadbury Schweppes 8.5
Diageo 7.6
Lindsell Train Ltd 7.2
Lindsellt Train Japan (Dist) 5.6
21/2% Consolidated Loan Stock 5.4
Marton's 5.2
Source: Lindsell Train
Fund Exposure Bonds Prefs Equity Funds Cash % of NAV
UK % 9.6 9.8 49.9 3.9 (15.9) 57.3
USA % 4.4 - 3.3 - 4.8 12.5
Europe (ex UK) % - - 4.8 - (2.4) 2.4
Japan % - - 12.8 5.6 (1.9) 16.5
Global % - - - 11.3 - 11.3
Total 14.0 9.8 70.8 20.8 (15.4) 100.0
Source: Lindsell
Train
Fund Manager's Comments
The Company's net asset value eked out a small gain in September thanks to
continued strong performance from Nintendo and a 14% rise in the price of eBay.
The important year-end selling season approaches for Nintendo and investors are
quite rightly (in our view) expecting bumper sales of its products. It is
encouraging to see new launches of iconic titles such as 'Super Mario Galaxy'
and 'Super Smash Bros Brawl', which should appeal to Nintendo fans, as well as
new titles such as 'Wii Fit' and 'Wii Big Brain Academy' which - if the reviews
are anything to go by - will appeal to non-traditional gamers that might even
include readers of this monthly review. Good software (i.e. game titles) sell
systems and we expect the installed base of both the Nintendo DS and the Wii to
climb markedly at the end of this year.
EBay's performance is notable as it is not attributable to any positive
announcement or change in expectations. It is representative of a recent
outperformance of the technology-laden NASDAQ index versus the S&P and Dow Jones
indices in the USA, and perhaps indicative of the greater premium investors
place on secular growth relative to cyclical growth. Such a trend is yet
tentative but makes sense given the possibility of an extended recession in US
housing which will have boosted the prospects of many cyclical businesses in the
recent past. If this were to be the case, other holdings in the portfolio may
begin to exhibit better performance as well, notably Reed Elsevier and Pearson
that, like eBay, have obtained material benefit from the low cost and the broad
scope of the distribution capabilities of the internet. Perhaps the holding most
exposed to such a trend is the Lindsell Train Global Media Fund, which rose in
value by 5.9% during September. So far this year the Fund is up 25.4% which,
following on from the 25.6% performance in 2006, firmly banishes those years of
vilification for the sector in the aftermath of the 2000 tech mania. The new
bull market in media assets is in full swing, with corporate activity at its
core as the recent acquisitions of Dow Jones and Reuters illustrate.
A disappointment has been performance of the HBOS preference shares whose value
versus gilts has increased notably over the course of the year. At the end of
2006 the gross yield of the preference shares was 3.1% more than the equivalent
undated gilt. Today, following a particularly poor September when the capital
value of the preference shares fell 4%, the yield premium is 4%. In the wake of
a credit crisis and a run on a British mortgage bank such performance is perhaps
understandable. However, in the fullness of time we expect other investors to
differentiate and value more highly a perpetual stream of gross income,
currently yielding almost 9%, from one of the UK's highest quality creditors.
Fund Manager Launch Date Denomination
Nick Train 22 Jan 2001 GBP
Year End Dividend Benchmark
31st Mar Ex Date: June The annual average yield on the 21/2%
Payment: August Consolidated Loan Stock.
The Board Management Fees Registered Address
Rhoddy Swire Standard Fee: 0.65% Lindsell Train Investment Trust
Donald Adamson Performance Fee: 10% of annual increase Springfield Lodge, Colchester Road
Dominic Caldecott in the share price above the gross Chelmsford
Michael Lindsell annual yield of the 21/2% Consolidated ESSEX CM2 5PW
Michael Mackenzie Loan Stock.
ISIN Secretary Listing
GB0031977944 Phoenix Administration Services Limited London Stock Exchange
Bloomberg
LTI LN
Disclaimer
Risk Warning This factsheet is intended for use by shareholders of the Lindsell
Train Investment Trust ('LTIT') and/or persons who are authorised by the UK
Financial Services Authority or those who are permitted to receive such
information in the UK. Any opinion expressed whether in general or both on the
performance of individual securities and in a wider economic context represents
Lindsell Train's views at the time of preparation. They are subject to change
without notice and should not be construed as investment advice or investment
recommendation. Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may
not be repeated. The value of investments and income from them can go down as
well as up and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Lindsell
Train Investment Trust plc is an investment trust company listed on the London
Stock Exchange. Investment trusts have the ability to borrow to invest which is
commonly referred to as gearing. Companies with higher gearing are subject to
higher risks and therefore the investment value may change substantially. The
net asset value ('NAV') per share and its performance of an investment trust may
not be the same as its market share price per share and performance.
Issued by Lindsell Train Limited
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
15 October 2007 LTL 000-052-5
Lindsell Train Limited
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