The fund manager
Ian Cooke
Ian joined AEGON Asset Management in February 2009 as Head of US Equities. He is responsible for the overall management of the US equity team and its range of funds. Ian is the lead manager of the American Equity fund. Before joining AEGON, Ian was with Allied Irish Bank Investment Managers for 5 years as Head of US Equities. Prior to AIB, Ian was director US equities at Schroders Investment Management with responsibility for its North American Retail Trust, Institutional Offshore and Diversified Funds. Ian began his career at Legal & General in 1973 becoming a North America fund manager in 1982 and reaching the position of head of the North American desk before moving on in 2001.
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AEGON American Equity B Fund Acc
Discount: 0.00%¹
Overview |
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|---|---|
| Unit price (p) | 159.45 |
| Managed since | n/a |
| Initial charge (%) | 5.50 |
| Discount (%) | 0.00 |
| Initial charge through TQ (%) | 5.50 |
| Saving (£)2 | 0.00 |
| Annual management charge (%) | 0.75 |
| Total expenses ratio | 0.89 |
| Fund size (£) | 20,200,000 |
| Usable in ISA | n/a |
| Holding | Weighting (%) |
|---|---|
| Pepsico Inc | 3.60 |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 3.00 |
| Bank Of America Corp | 2.90 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 2.90 |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | 2.80 |
| Citigroup Inc | 2.80 |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.70 |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 2.60 |
| Goodrich Corp | 2.40 |
| United Parcel Service Inc | 2.40 |
| Sector | Weighting (%) |
|---|---|
| Financials | 17.20 |
| Consumer Products | 16.80 |
| Telecom, Media & Technology | 16.30 |
| Industrials | 16.00 |
| Health Care | 11.10 |
| Services | 8.10 |
| Oil & Gas | 7.10 |
| Basic Materials | 5.00 |
| Money Market | 1.30 |
| Utilities | 1.10 |
| Region | Weighting (%) |
|---|---|
| North America | 98.70 |
| Not Specified | 1.30 |
| Asset type | Weighting (%) |
|---|---|
| North American Equities | 98.70 |
| Not Specified | 1.30 |
1Discount for an ISA investment through the Cofunds platform.
2Saving based on a typical ISA investment of £10,200.00 through the Cofunds platform.
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