Stock In Focus Portfolio
A Rules-based Portfolio Targeting Affordable Growth. My Screen Looks For A Blend Of Value, Growth, Quality And Momentum. I Aim To Manage Risk Through Diversification And The Avoidance Of Outliers. Stock Selections Come From My Stock In Focus Screen: Https://www.stockopedia.com/screens/stock-in-focus-screen-113218/
Fund Price
Days Change
Benchmark
Performance vs FTSE All Share (rebased)
Valuation
Cash Balance | £388,015.00 |
Equity Value | £1,089,182.15 |
Total Value | £1,477,197.15 |
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Total Gains/Losses
Realised Gains/Losses | £427,927.11 |
Unrealised Gains/Losses | £49,268.15 |
Total | £477,195.25 |
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Asset Allocation
About the Manager


Roland Head
I'm an investment writer and analyst, with a particular focus on quality and value. I look for stocks with above-average returns and strong cash generation - always with dividends. I also have a lingering interest in commodity stocks, although I try and keep this guilty pleasure under control. In earlier life, I worked as an systems engineer in telecoms and IT. The quantitative, rules-based approach required for this kind of work suits me and has certainly influenced my investing style. I also learned a lot from seeing the tech bubble deflate in 2000/1, when I was working for a large and now defunct telecoms group. My investment focus is increasingly on developing rules-based strategies such as my Stock in Focus portfolio. This reflects a significant part of my personal portfolio and is the subject of my weekly column here at Stockopedia. more »
Returns (as of close Jul 5, 2022)
SIF Returns | Quintile | FTSE All Share | |
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1 week | -2.6% | E | -1.0% |
1 month | -5.8% | D | -4.6% |
3 month | -13.2% | D | -5.8% |
6 month | -18.9% | D | -7.0% |
1 year | -9.8% | C | -2.3% |
2 year | 24.8% | B | 16.4% |
3 year | 8.4% | B | -4.2% |
5 year | 20.9% | B | -1.2% |
inception | 47.7% | ||
annualised | 6.5% |
% Equity: (must be > 60% )73.7%
Largest Holding: (must be < 25% )9.0%
Num Stocks: ( 5 > between < 50 ) 17
Recent SIF Activity
17 Holdings
Company Name | MktCap £m | Last Trade | Change | Shares | Price Paid | £ Mkt Value | Gain/Loss | % Gain/Loss |
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Airtel Africa | £5,254 | 134.7p | -3.6% | 76,620 | 77.8p | 103,207.1 | +43,209 | +72.0% |
Beximco Pharmaceuticals | £301.1 | 67.5p | 67,739 | 88p | 45,723.8 | -14,274 | -23.8% | |
Braemar Shipping Services | £78.1 | 234p | -3.5% | 28,937 | 206p | 67,712.6 | +7,715 | +12.9% |
Character | £95.6 | 495p | 9,935 | 650p | 49,178.3 | -15,819 | -24.3% | |
Coats | £900.6 | 60.3p | -2.7% | 81,230 | 79.5p | 48,981.7 | -16,016 | -24.6% |
Drax | £2,595 | 637p | -1.6% | 16,516 | 391p | 105,206.9 | +40,210 | +61.9% |
Evraz | £0.000 | 80.89p | 11,884 | 501.6p | 9,613.0 | -50,385 | -84.0% | |
Persimmon | £6,043 | 1836p | -3.0% | 1,980 | 3010p | 36,352.8 | -23,632 | -39.4% |
Record | £139.3 | 70.6p | 0.9% | 124,188 | 48p | 87,676.7 | +27,679 | +46.1% |
Robert Walters | £365.1 | 509p | 7.2% | 13,609 | 438p | 69,269.8 | +9,275 | +15.5% |
Secure Trust Bank | £197 | 1050p | -0.5% | 5,030 | 1185p | 52,815.0 | -7,178 | -12.0% |
Serica Energy | £802.2 | 283.5p | -3.9% | 46,789 | 127.4p | 132,646.8 | +72,650 | +121.1% |
Spectris | £2,929 | 2731p | -1.3% | 2,107 | 2828p | 57,542.2 | -2,431 | -4.1% |
Synthomer | £1,039 | 224.6p | 1.0% | 11,542 | 559.5p | 25,923.3 | -39,074 | -60.1% |
Tatton Asset Management | £233.9 | 397p | 20,414 | 292p | 81,043.6 | +21,048 | +35.1% | |
UP Global Sourcing Holdin… | £105.4 | 114.75p | -2.8% | 43,831 | 136p | 50,296.1 | -9,702 | -16.2% |
Vertu Motors | £189.4 | 51.7p | -4.3% | 127,645 | 46.7p | 65,992.5 | +5,994 | +10.0% |