ALLIANCE WITAN PLC ORD GBP0.025

Symbol: ALW

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Past Performance

  • 24th Apr 2020 to 24th Apr 202140.63%
  • 24th Apr 2021 to 24th Apr 20221.23%
  • 24th Apr 2022 to 24th Apr 20235.46%
  • 24th Apr 2023 to 24th Apr 202426.22%
  • 24th Apr 2024 to 24th Apr 2025-5.67%

Key Information

Benchmark MSCI ACWI
Sector IT Global
Gearing 108%
Ex-Dividend Date 27 Feb 2025
Dividend Pay Date 31 Mar 2025
Total Dividends - Year to Date26.7
Dividend Yield (%)2.3628

Net Asset Value (Nav)

Latest actual NAV 1,150.80
Latest actual NAV date 22/04/2025
NAV frequency Daily
Premium/Discount -1.81%

Charges

Total Ongoing Charges 
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1.01%
Performance Fee No
AMC 0.53%
Our Platform Charge
We charge a platform fee of 0.30% per annum on the value of all stocks & shares held across all accounts, minimum £50 and maximum £600 per annum, charged pro-rata monthly in arrears. A full list of our rates and charges can be found here .
0.30%

Cost and Charges Information

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Account Type

  • Investment Account
  • Stocks & Shares ISA
  • SIPP

Annual charges

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Our annual fee

Our annual fee

Includes our platform fee at 0.30% per annum (excluding Charles Stanley Multi Asset Funds and anycash held). The min fee is £60, the max is £600 per annum, plus SIPP administration fee (if applicable, only charged if < £30,000 held) – see here
0.30%
Dealing charges

Dealing charges

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N/A
Product provider costs

Product provider costs

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1.01%
Total (£)

Total (£)

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Cumulative effect of charges on your investment's return

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lump sum invested with an assumed growth rate of 1 year years
What you might get back at  with no charges applied

What you might get back at  with no charges applied

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Annual charges

Annual charges

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Effect of charges on return (%)

Effect of charges on return (%)

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Effect of charges on return (£)

Effect of charges on return (£)

These are the overall costs in monetary value, based on an initial investment amount of assuming a growth rate
What you might get back at with charges applied

What you might get back at with charges applied

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Company

Business Summary

Alliance Witan PLC, formerly Alliance Trust PLC, is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's investment objective is to be a core investment for investors that delivers a real return over the long term through a combination of capital growth and a rising dividend. The Company invests primarily in global equities across a wide range of different sectors and industries to achieve its objective. The Company invests primarily in equities and aims to generate capital growth and a progressively rising dividend from its portfolio of investments. The Company’s portfolio of investments in various sectors includes information technology, industrial, financials, healthcare, communication services, consumer discretionary, energy, consumer staples, materials, utilities, real estate, and stock picker cash. The Company's investment manager is Willis Towers Watson (WTW).

Financial Summary

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, Alliance Witan PLC revenues decreased 16% to £538.9M. Net income decreased 18% to £490.7M. Revenues reflect Net Loss - Fin Instruments Fair Value decrease of 22% to £449.6M. Net income also reflects Administrative expenses increase of 38% to £3.8M (expense), Other finance costs increase from £112K to £633K (expense), Audit Fees increase of 31% to £110K (expense).

Performance

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      Cumulative Performance

      1 month3 months6 months1 year3 years5 years
      -5.04% -13.42% -6.09% -5.67% 25.56% 78.76%

      Important Information
      Headline performance can mask the true characteristics of a fund. Without fully understanding how a fund is managed, you may inadvertently become exposed to an undesirable level of risk to your capital. Some funds carry a dilution levy which reduces the number of units realised on any initial investment as an initial charge. If this fund carries such a levy it should be detailed in the Key Investor Information Document (KIID), which we must provide and you should read before investing.

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      Composition

      Important Documents


      The documents listed below are the latest versions made available to our data provider by the fund management group, but may not necessarily reflect the applicable charges that would be levied should you purchase this fund via Charles Stanley Direct. You should treat the charges and other figures shown in the 'Overview' tab as accurate.

      Fund Provider Factsheet
      The Fact Sheet is supplied on a monthly basis by the management group and provides limited information on the fund. Past performance data and a review of how the fund has performed are commonly featured. &nbsp;
      FUND PROVIDER FACTSHEET
      526,765 bytes PDF Document; last updated 28 Feb 2025
      Key Information Document This document, issued by the product provider, provides key information about an investment product. The information is required by law to help potential investors understand the nature, risks, costs, potential gains and losses of the product and enable comparison with other products.
      KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT
      138,967 bytes PDF Document; last updated 27 Nov 2024
      Annual Report A report published by the Fund Management Group detailing the progress of the fund during the course of the previous 12 months. The information provided includes a financial statement for the group as a whole.
      ANNUAL REPORT
      5,137,948 bytes PDF Document; last updated 31 Dec 2024
      Semi Annual Report Published periodically through the course of the financial year of the fund, the report provides an overview of the fund's performance and the prospects for the remainder of the year. Included are portfolio changes (i.e. which stocks have been bought and sold), and changes in the geographical breakdown during the course of the previous 12 months.
      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
      2,825,176 bytes PDF Document; last updated 30 Jun 2024

      Management Team

      Stuart Gray Willis Towers Watson Craig Baker Mark Davis

      Stuart Gray has managed this fund for 8 years .

      Stuart Gray Stuart Gray joined Schroders in July 2011 as Fund Manager, Fixed Income and Head of Credit Research. He leads the Australian credit research team in addition to having responsibility for security selection and portfolio construction for Australian investment grade debt securities across our portfolios. He joined Schroders from Aberdeen Asset Management where he held the position of Senior Portfolio Manager in the Australian Fixed Income team with responsibility for credit stock selection, relative value and portfolio management across relevant funds. He also managed the credit research team. Stuart commenced his funds management career in 2000 with Deutsche Asset Management, who were acquired by Aberdeen Asset Management in 2007. Prior to this Stuart worked at Westpac as Senior Credit Analyst (Westpac Research) between August 1997- September 2000. He holds a Bachelor of Business with a major in Finance and Economics from the University of Technology Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      Willis Towers Watson has managed this fund for 8 years .

       Willis Towers Watson Towers Watson Investment Management (Ireland) Limited is the appointed Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM).

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      Craig Baker has managed this fund for 8 years .

      Craig Baker There is currently no biography information for Craig Baker.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      Mark Davis has managed this fund for 8 years .

      Mark Davis There is currently no biography information for Mark Davis.

      Manager Cumulative Performance v Peer Group

      Performance Graph

      Financials


      Income Statement - All values are in GBP (M).

      Year Ending

      31/12/2024

      31/12/2023

      31/12/2022

      31/12/2021

      31/12/2020

      31/12/2019

      Total Revenue 538.87 638.61 -208.47 575.20 263.37 581.73
      Gross profit 508.18 612.90 -229.58 553.56 244.66 562.73
      Operating Profit/Loss 503.61 609.89 -236.35 547.32 238.30 556.82
      Profit Before Tax 502.60 606.15 -235.87 543.32 229.92 552.89
      Profit After Tax 490.70 599.67 -242.65 540.02 230.07 548.94
      Equity Holders of Parent Company 490.70 599.67 -242.65 540.02 230.07 548.94
      Minority Interest NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL


      Balance Sheet - All values are in GBP (M).

      Year Ending

      31/12/2024

      31/12/2023

      31/12/2022

      31/12/2021

      31/12/2020

      31/12/2019

      Total Non-Current Assets 5,402.38 3,482.33 3,012.55 3,650.79 3,270.15 3,050.81
      Total Current Assets 194.01 94.30 98.51 103.20 138.09 110.90
      Total Assets 5,596.39 3,576.62 3,111.06 3,753.99 3,408.24 3,161.70
      Total Liabilities 374.44 239.94 216.04 394.81 404.94 282.31
      Total Net Assets 5,221.95 3,336.69 2,895.02 3,359.18 3,003.30 2,879.39
      Shareholders Funds 5,221.95 3,336.69 2,895.02 3,359.18 3,003.30 2,879.39
      Minority Interests NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
      Total Equity 5,221.95 3,336.69 2,895.02 3,359.18 3,003.30 2,879.39

      Investment involves risk. You may get back less than invested.