The Personal Assets is what its name implies. It is an investment trust run for private
investors, who may often have committed to it a substantial proportion of their
personal wealth.
Its assets:-
British American Tobacco UK Tobacco 3.3%
Nestlé Switzerland Food Producer 3.1%
Microsoft USA Software 3.0%
Coca-Cola USA Beverages 3.0%
Philip Morris USA Tobacco 2.8%
Unilever UK Food Producer 2.7%
Berkshire Hathaway USA Insurance 2.1%
Altria USA Tobacco 2.1%
Sage Group UK Technology 2.0%
American Express USA Financial Services 1.8%
Imperial Oil Canada Oil & Gas 1.7%
Colgate Palmolive USA Personal Products 1.6%
Henkel Germany Consumer Goods 1.5%
Procter & Gamble USA Household Products 1.4%
A.G. Barr UK Beverages 1.2%
Diageo UK Beverages 1.2%
GlaxoSmithKline UK Pharmaceuticals 1.1%
Hershey USA Food Producer 0.9%
Société BIC France Consumer Goods 0.9%
Franco-Nevada Canada Mining 0.7%
PZ Cussons UK Personal Products 0.3%
Dr Pepper Snapple USA Beverages
Becton Dickinson USA Pharmaceuticals
Agnico Eagle Mines Canada Mining
Total Equities 38.4% £329million
US TIPS USA 20.0% £171m
US Treasuries USA 2.7% 23m
UK Index-Linked Gilts UK 3.6% 31,m
UK T-Bills UK 22.5% £193m
Gold Bullion 8.9% £76m
Total Investments 96.1% £825m
UK cash 4.3% £36m
Overseas cash 0.5% £4m
TOTAL PORTFOLIO 100.0 worth £858m
http://www.shareshop.hsbc.co.uk/shareshop/security.cgi?csi=13170
The shares trade at £393 a share.