Artemis UK Smaller Companies Fund
Capturing the growth potential of the UK's most dynamic companies
Cash flow focus
Disciplined bottom-up investment process focused on sustainable, undervalued free cash flow
Diversified portfolio
Diversified, conservative portfolio that produces idiosyncratic returns, reducing risk through diversification and low debt
Long-term focus
Long-term investment horizon, allows the fund to capitalise on compounding and structural growth opportunities
Awards and ratings
Key details
| Benchmark | Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies (Ex Investment Companies) Index |
|---|---|
| IA sector | IA UK Smaller Companies Sector |
| Base currency | GBP |
| Unit type | Accumulation |
| Year end | 31 Dec |
| Pay dates | 28 Feb |
| Valuation point | 12:00 UK time |
| ISA eligible | Yes |
This fund is actively managed.
Objective
To grow capital over a five year period.
There is no guarantee that the fund will achieve a positive return over a five-year period or any other time period and your capital is at risk.
Investment strategy
- The fund is actively managed.
- The manager adopts a long-term investment approach.
- The manager seeks to mostly invest in companies with predictable and/or growing cashflow streams which require little additional capital to sustain.
- The manager identifies smaller companies with reference to their relative market capitalisation.
Portfolio
Top 10 holdings (%)
Mony Group | 2.9 |
Mears Group | 2.9 |
GB Group | 2.8 |
Moonpig Group | 2.7 |
IntegraFin Holdings | 2.6 |
Victorian Plumbing Group | 2.3 |
Gamma Communications | 2.3 |
Telecom Plus | 2.3 |
Restore Rg | 2.2 |
NCC Group | 2.1 |
Total number of holdings | 72 |
Market cap breakdown (%)
£2bn and over | 7.6 |
£1.5bn - £2bn | 6.7 |
£1bn - £1.5bn | 6.5 |
£500m - £1bn | 18.9 |
£250m - £500m | 35.6 |
£0 - £250m | 22.8 |
Sector breakdown (%)
Consumer Discretionary | 27.9 |
Industrials | 22.8 |
Technology | 14.4 |
Financials | 9.9 |
Real Estate | 5.9 |
Consumer Staples | 4.1 |
Health Care | 3.8 |
Energy | 3.4 |
Telecommunications | 2.3 |
Utilities | 2.3 |
Basic Materials | 1.4 |
Source: Artemis as at 30 April 2026.
Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding and cash and derivative holdings. Visit Glossary of terms for an explanation of investment terms.
Risk considerations
Market volatility risk
The value of the fund and any income from it can fall or rise because of movements in stockmarkets, currencies and interest rates, each of which can move irrationally and be affected unpredictably by diverse factors, including political and economic events.
Currency risk
The fund’s assets may be priced in currencies other than the fund base currency. Changes in currency exchange rates can therefore affect the fund's value.
Charges from capital risk
Where charges are taken wholly or partly out of a fund's capital, distributable income may be increased at the expense of capital, which may constrain or erode capital growth.
Smaller companies risk
Investing in small companies can involve more risk than investing in larger, more established companies. Shares in smaller companies may not be as easy to sell, which can cause difficulty in valuing those shares.
Risk and reward profile
The fund is in the category shown due to historic volatility (how much and how quickly the value of shares in the fund may have risen and fallen in the past due to movements in markets, currencies and interest rates). It may not be a reliable indication of the future risk profile of the fund. The figure highlighted in the risk reward profile is the Synthetic Risk and Reward Indicator (SRRI). For more information visit our Glossary of terms.
Integrating investment and stewardship
We believe stewardship activities can contribute to better performing companies and therefore our return to clients. These activities encompass environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, engagement and voting.
We believe that good ESG analysis offers significant scope for better returns given the challenges of limited stock coverage from traditional research providers and inconsistent company reporting. Our approach is focussed on: in-house, research-intensive process; company specific basis for assessing ESG factors; and direct access to management and boards. We identify key ESG metrics for each company and track the disclosure and trend of these. Disclosures by companies in the investment universe can often be poor, so this is an area we engage on.
Our TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) fund-level reports provide our clients with transparency on certain climate-related metrics for our investment products.
We have produced a consolidated report which includes TCFD disclosures for all of our UK funds, along with an explanation of the climate metrics which we are disclosing for each fund.
How to invest
Contact us
Our London head office:
Tel: 0800 092 2051
Artemis Investment Management
Cassini House
57 St James's Street
London SW1A 1LD
Other information
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This is a marketing communication. Before making any final investment decisions, and to understand the investment risks involved, refer to the fund prospectus and KIID/KID, available in English and in your local language (depending on local country registration) above or on the literature page. The documents can also be found on www.fundinfo.com.
Investment in a fund concerns the acquisition of units/shares in the fund and not in the underlying assets of the fund.
Reference to specific shares or companies should not be taken as advice or a recommendation to invest in them.
The fund is an authorised unit trust scheme. For further information, visit our fund structures page
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Any forward-looking statements are based on Artemis’ current expectations and projections and are subject to change without notice.
Issued by Artemis Fund Managers Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
