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SA EquityData as at February 2026

Anchor BCI Equity Fund

Benchmark: FTSE JSE Capped All Share J303T Index

Fund Manager

Peter Armitage

Peter Armitage

CEO & Co-Chief Investment Officer

CA (SA)

+27 11 591 0686

Peter started his career in global financial markets in 1994. He has worked as an analyst, head of research and chief investment officer at several of SA's top financial institutions, including Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Nedbank, and Investec Wealth & Investment. Peter has been rated the top investment analyst in the Financial Mail survey a record 21 times. He founded the Anchor Group in January 2012.

Investment Objective

The Anchor BCI Equity Fund is a high-conviction South African equity portfolio that aims to deliver superior long-term capital growth. The fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of 25-40 JSE-listed equities, selected through rigorous bottom-up fundamental analysis. The fund seeks to outperform the FTSE JSE Capped All Share Index over rolling 3-year periods.

Investment Philosophy

On capital, cash flows and pricing power. While acceptable valuation is an important component of the stock-selection process, the fund’s style is not Benchmark FTSE JSE Capped All Share J303T Index “value” – investments will be made in premium-rated stocks where the growth outlook and quality profile warrants it. The fund will also own shares that are often not well researched, yet offer exceptional valuation- . The quality of companies included is judged by rates Distributions Semi-annual , return on capital employed, cash conversion and 30 Jun/31 Dec stability of margins. The portfolio may, from time to time, invest in listed and unlisted financial instruments. The manager may include the following unlisted financial instruments: forward currency, interest rate and exchange-rate swap transactions for efficient portfolio management (PY): 1.19% purposes. The portfolio‘s equity exposure will always exceed 80% of the portfolio’s net asset value.

Fund Information

Risk Profile

Low
Low-Mod
Moderate
Mod-High
High
Inception Date30 April 2013
ClassificationSA Equity General
Portfolio ValueR912.72 mn
Unit Price325.83 cpu
Management Fee1.15%
TER1.19%
ISINZAE000175626

Fund Performance

 Ann. p.a.Since Inc.5 Year3 Year12 Month6 Month3 MonthMTD
Fund11.5%308.1%14.0%18.6%30.6%13.8%7.0%1.3%
Benchmark12.0%333.4%18.5%22.4%53.1%27.3%16.1%7.2%

Growth of R100 Since Inception

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201320152018202020222026R100R185R270R433.39739955905793
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Past performance is not indicative of future returns.

Performance Comparison (% p.a.)

1 Year3 Year5 YearSince Inception0%15%30%45%60%
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Monthly Returns (%)

YearJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECYTD
20262.301.303.60
20251.201.300.302.604.203.001.902.006.300.80-0.703.3029.20
2024-0.701.101.802.800.901.901.401.604.400.101.900.9019.60
20238.70-1.10-2.902.70-0.602.000.90-1.60-3.50-3.309.301.6011.90
2022-2.20-1.501.00-1.90-0.70-5.003.900.30-5.802.707.10-2.10-4.70
20214.105.303.101.200.20-1.102.001.00-1.802.902.002.8023.70
2020-0.90-7.70-19.5014.40-0.607.803.501.70-4.20-3.208.403.40-1.20
20193.102.001.605.80-5.702.40-2.20-3.601.003.50-1.001.207.70
20180.000.60-3.603.70-3.001.500.302.70-3.20-5.90-1.100.50-7.70
20172.00-1.901.503.700.60-3.305.600.30-0.605.800.10-5.008.60
2016-5.60-1.804.50-2.004.90-4.900.000.60-2.00-2.90-0.800.60-9.50
20155.30

Top Holdings

Naspers logo
Naspers
9.3%
Prosus logo
Prosus
6.2%
Gold Fields logo
Gold Fields
4.5%
Impala Platinum logo
Impala Platinum
4.3%
Absa Group logo
Absa Group
4.1%
Standard Bank logo
Standard Bank
3.9%
Anglo American Platinum logo
Anglo American Platinum
3.7%
MTN Group logo
MTN Group
3.5%
FirstRand logo
FirstRand
3.3%
Capitec Bank logo
Capitec Bank
3.1%

Asset Allocation

Local Equity73.9%
Offshore Equity22.2%
Local Cash3.4%
Offshore Cash0.5%

Fund Manager Commentary

INVESTMENT TEAM The Anchor BCI Equity Fund ended February 1.3% higher, compared to the FTSE/JSE The fund is managed by the Anchor Capital Investment Team Capped All Share Index, which gained 7.2%. The performance of the JSE remained heavily influenced by commodity-related stocks. Of the index’s total return of 11.2%, approximately 9.0% was contributed by the basic materials sector, which ended the month representing roughly 36% of the local index. The Fund generated alpha from its overweight allocation to platinum group metals (PGM) producers, although this was offset by the portfolio’s roughly half-index exposure to the gold sector. Globally, a rotation out of growth stocks into defensives, together with a weaker US dollar, weighed on the rand’s performance in the offshore portfolio. YTD, offshore holdings

Important Information

Collective Investment Schemes in Securities (CIS) should be considered as medium to long-term investments. The value may go up as well as down and past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. CIS are traded at the ruling price and can engage in scrip lending and borrowing. A schedule of fees, charges and maximum commissions is available on request from the Manager. Commission and incentives may be paid and if so, would be included in the overall costs. A CIS may be closed to new investors in order for it to be managed more efficiently in accordance with its mandate. Performance has been calculated using net NAV to NAV numbers with income reinvested.

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