College Investments
Dear Churchill College, Cambridge,
This is a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Could you please provide:
(1) A list of companies which the College holds stocks and shares in, specifying how many shares are held and the approximate value of the shareholding.
(2) A list of exchange traded funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, index funds, commodities, hedge funds, and bonds that the college has investments in, including the approximate value of each.
(3) in the case of any indirectly held or fund-based investments a breakdown of the companies invested in through the fund, including the percentage of the total fund made up by each holding.
(4) a list of properties that the college has investments, including the approximate value of each.
(5) A list of any other investments the college holds, including the approximate value of
each.
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Thank you very much for your assistance with this request. If you would like any clarification on the information I have asked for, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I look forward to receiving your response in the next 20 working days.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Banks
Dear Oliver, if I may
Many thanks for your Freedom of Information request regarding investments, sent 19th August.
1. A list of companies which the College holds stocks and shares in, specifying how many shares are held and the approximate value of the shareholding:
Abcam Ord GBP0.002 (191550 shares, value £2,825,000)
CamNutra Ltd (50,000 shares, value £50,000)
2. A list of exchange-traded funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, index funds, commodities, hedge funds, and bonds that the college has investments in, including approximate value of each:
Exchange-traded, private equity funds, mutual funds, index funds, commodities, hedge funds and bonds (value £'000):
HSBC ETFS PLC MSCI AC FAR EAST EX JAP GBP 1,571
HSBC ETFS PLC MSCI TAIWAN UCITS ETF 156
INVESCO MKTS III INVESCO EQQQ NASDAQ 100 UCI 1,076
ISHARES CORE MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF 199
ISHARES II PLC ASIA PROP YIELD ETF GBP DIS 483
ISHARES II PLC UK PROPERTY UCITS ETF GBP D 789
ISHARES III PLC CORE MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF 393
ISHARES IV PLC HEALTHCARE INNOVATION UCITS 114
ISHARES IV PLC MSCI INDIA UCITS GBP 434
ISHARES MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF DIS GB - Ex Div 8,439
ISHARES VII PLC CORE S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD 1,399
LEGAL & GENERAL UC L&G ISE CYBER SECURITY GO G 381
LEGAL & GENERAL UC ROBO GLOBAL ROB&AUTO GO UCI 326
LEGAL & GENERAL UT GLOBAL REAL ESTATE DIVIDEND 434
SSGA SPDR ETFS E I SPDR MSCI EMG MKTS SML US(G 185
VANGUARD FUNDS PLC FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP DIS 216
VANGUARD FUNDS PLC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP DIS 277
VANGUARD FUNDS PLC FTSE ALL-WORLD UCITS ETF US 6,074
XTRACKERS (IE) PLC JPX-NIKKEI 400 UCITS ETF 1D 694
XTRACKERS (IE) PLC S&P 500 UCITS ETF 2C GBP H 733
XTRACKERS MSCI EMU UCITS ETF 2C - GBP 792
3. In the case of any indirectly-held or fund-based investments, a breakdown of the companies invested in through the fund, including the percentage of the total fund made up by each holding:
Our fund managers/funds are:
Cambridge Research & Innovation
Crown Global - LGT III VC Fund
Edgbaston Asia Pacific Equity Fund
Fundsmith Sustainable Equity Fund
Heronbridge UK Equity Fund
IVI European Equity Fund
Lindsell Train - Global Equity Fund
Charities Property Fund
We do not have breakdowns of companies invested in through the individual funds.
4. A list of properties that the college has as investments, including the approximate value of each:
None
5. A list of any other investments the college holds, including the approximate value of each:
Cash £1,714,000
Subsidiary companies £7,000,000
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Yours sincerely,
Hannah James
Acting College Data Protection Lead
Churchill College
Cambridge
CB3 0DS
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