Overview
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC – formerly Jupiter US Smaller Companies and prior to that F&C US Smaller Companies) aims to achieve attractive long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of quoted US smaller and medium-sized companies.
BASC aims to provide investors with long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio primarily of quoted US smaller and medium-sized companies. Brown’s long-term investment philosophy has three core tenets: to think and act differently; to exploit inefficiencies; and to focus on businesses that possess three qualities in particular: durable growth, sound governance, and scalable go-to-market strategies.
Brown employs a disciplined, long-term investment philosophy based on a careful analysis of business fundamentals relative to the price of the security. It seeks to own sound businesses at attractive prices where it considers its view of the world differs from that of the consensus. It focuses on backing growing businesses and places an emphasis on having positive free cash flow generation, ROE and ROIC.
We published a note in March 2021 in advance of the changer of manager – Over the pond.
You can access the manager’s website here
Fundamentals
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Research History
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06 Oct 2022 111 min read
QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup October 2022
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16 Mar 2021 24 min read
Jupiter US Smaller Companies – Over the pond
Over the pond From the beginning of April, Brown Advisory (Brown) is set to take over the management of Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), following the retirement of the trust’s long-standing manager, Robert Siddles. Back in December, when JUS’s board announced its intention to appoint Brown, it said that the long and impressive track record […]
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24 min read
Jupiter US Smaller Companies – Over the pond
Over the pond From the beginning of April, Brown Advisory (Brown) is set to take over the management of Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), following the retirement of the trust’s long-standing manager, Robert Siddles. Back in December, when JUS’s board announced its intention to appoint Brown, it said that the long and impressive track record […]
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24 min read
Jupiter US Smaller Companies – Over the pond
Over the pond From the beginning of April, Brown Advisory (Brown) is set to take over the management of Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), following the retirement of the trust’s long-standing manager, Robert Siddles. Back in December, when JUS’s board announced its intention to appoint Brown, it said that the long and impressive track record […]
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01 May 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly roundup show 1 May 2020
James Carthew’s weekly news roundup show for Friday, 1 May, covers a wide range of topics and includes an interview with Magnus Spence, head of alternative investments at Jupiter Asset Management. Listen back here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us – [email protected]. Next week is VE […]
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24 Jan 2020 20 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review – 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
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12 Nov 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2019
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QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – November 2019
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford New research Over October, we published notes on Pacific Horizon, Seneca Global Income & Growth, Premier Global Infrastructure, Polar Capital Global Financials, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure, Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income and Herald. Additionally, as part of our enhanced coverage of the property sector, we launched […]
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18 Jan 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – January 2019
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13 Nov 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018
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14 Sep 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018
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18 Jul 2018 2 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Second Quarter 2018
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11 Jun 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018
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25 Apr 2018 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018
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07 Mar 2018 1 min read
QuotedData releases 2018 Investment Companies Guide
QuotedData has released the 2018 edition of its highly-regarded Investment Companies Guide. Building on the success of last year’s publication and updated to reflect developments within the sector, the Guide harnesses QuotedData’s wide-ranging distribution capabilities to reach over 100,000 self-directed investors and their advisers. Two versions: In PDF 2018 Investment Companies Guide Final Version Or Accessed Via […]
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18 Jan 2018 1 min read
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
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10 Nov 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – November 2017
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19 Oct 2017 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017 – Markets moved up a little over the course of the three months ended 30 September 2017. Regionally, emerging markets did well. The pound strengthened a bit relative to the US dollar but was flat against the euro. The oil price rose by more than 20%. In […]
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14 Sep 2017 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017
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10 Jul 2017 1 min read
Analyst Presentation Series – The QuotedData guide to quoted investment companies
Next event: Part 3 webinar/conference call Tuesday 5 September 2017 at 2pm QuotedData’s analysts are making a series of presentations based on our guide to investment companies. These are free, open to all and can be accessed either over the internet as a ‘webinar’ (see link below) or via a conference call (see below for dial-in details). To […]
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10 Apr 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – April 2017
A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the companies mentioned. Kindly sponsored […]
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02 Nov 2016 1 min read
QuotedData’s guide to analysing and selecting quoted investment companies
The QuotedData independent guide to investment companies aims to help investors and financial advisers better understand investment companies and help them make better informed investment decisions. We hope that the guide will help clarify the jargon that appears in many of the communications from the investment world. It is designed to build investors’ knowledge, starting […]
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13 Oct 2016 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – October 2016
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News
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23 Sep 2024 5 min read
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies announces “somewhat disappointing” results
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) has published its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2024, during which its NAV per share increased by 2.8% from 1,431.9p to 1,471.4p. BASC’s chair, Stephen White, describes this small gain as “somewhat disappointing” – not only in absolute terms as smaller companies in the US lagged […]
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12 Jan 2024 5 min read
QD view – Should I stay or should I go?
Tuesday this week (9 January), saw the announcement that Ben Whitmore, a star investment manager at Jupiter focused on value equities, would be leaving to set up his own investment management firm. This is no small development for Jupiter as Ben is a popular manager responsible for a significant portion of the firm’s AUM (he […]
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29 Mar 2023 1 min read
QuotedData morning briefing 29 March 2023
The board of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) announced the appointment of Jane Routledge as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 April 2023. Jane is currently a non-executive director at M&G Credit Income Investment Trust plc where she is also a member of the audit & risk, remuneration, management engagement and nomination […]
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22 Apr 2022 4 min read
QD view – Are you still watching?
It is no secret that the US is the biggest player in the technology space, with a market value of about $1.5trn compared to a global market value of around $5.2trn. The country is home to some of the biggest tech firms in the world and probably the next generation of them with almost 500,000 […]
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07 Feb 2022 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 February 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 February 2022: Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP) has sold its containerships Candy and Echidna for a total of $21m. The realised net IRR will be around 74% and realised net MOIC will be around 1.80x. The ships were bought in January last year for $13.75m in total. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure (ORIT) […]
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28 Oct 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 October 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 28 October 2021: Standard Life UK Smaller Companies (SLS) has changed its name to abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth. Its ticker has changed to AUSC. Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) has changed its name to abrdn China. Its ticker has changed to ACIC. HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) has posted its results […]
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12 Apr 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 April 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 April 2021 – Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS) has released a circular to its shareholders proposing a change in its name to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies, both to reflect the identity of its new manager and to assist in marketing the company under its new management. JUS made the following […]
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01 Apr 2021 2 min read
QD view – Go West!
I moaned for ages that there weren’t enough trusts dedicated to North America, given the importance of that market within the global economy. Happily, there is more of a choice now and it is a real choice – between managers with quite different approaches and remits. However, in terms of assets, the sector is still […]
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11 Dec 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 11 December 2020
QuotedData’s weekly news show 11 December 2020 Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on Youtube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: Keystone Jupiter US Smaller Companies RTW Venture Watch it again here We’ll be back on January 8th. This week’s […]
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09 Dec 2020 4 min read
Jupiter US Smaller Companies appoints Brown Advisory as investment manager
The Board of Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS) has announced that it intends to appoint Brown Advisory as the Company’s investment manager. Brown Advisory will manage the Company using its US Small-Cap Growth Strategy, which invests primarily in the shares of small US companies possessing above-average growth potential. The appointment is subject to the satisfaction […]
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23 Oct 2020 2 min read
QD view – US election, why worry?
Election day is edging closer in the US and the rhetoric is ramping up. We managed to catch up with Dean Orrico, the manager of Middlefield Canadian Income Fund (the subject of last week’s article) in the weekly interview and he reiterated his observation that Biden is likely to win the Presidential election. The more […]
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20 Oct 2020 2 min read
Jupiter US beats benchmark but discount widens
Jupiter US beats benchmark but discount widens – Jupiter US Smaller Companies has published results for the year ended 30 June 2020. The company reports a 3.2% fall in NAV compared to a fall of 3.8% in the benchmark (sterling-adjusted Russell 2000 Total Return Index). The discount widened from 9.3% to 15.6% and the share price fell by […]
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09 Oct 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 09 October 2020
In QuotedData’s weekly news show 9 October 2020 Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on youtube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: Fundraising in the sector including success for Home REIT and disappointment for Tellworth Investment Company’s plans for the future Jupiter US […]
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1 min read
Jupiter US Smaller companies Robert Siddles to Retire
Jupiter US Smaller Companies has announced that Robert Siddles (pictured), the fund manager of the Company since 2001, has, for family reasons, decided to retire with effect from April 2021. As a result of Robert’s retirement, JUS’s Board has said that it will review options for the future management of the trust and will make […]
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 October 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 October 2020: Aquila European Renewables Income Fund has announced the results of its equity raise – €127.5m before expenses. the fund is issuing 122,902,772 ordinary shares at €1.0375 per share. This represents a premium of 5.2% to the company’s NAV as at 30 June 2020. JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust (MATE) has […]
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24 Mar 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 March 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 March 2020: UK goes into lock down, following a number of other European countries BlackRock Greater European will not hold a tender offer in May 2020, reasoning that the discount was under control ahead of the recent volatility Jupiter US Smaller Companies was beating its benchmark at 31 January 2020 […]
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09 Oct 2019 2 min read
Jupiter US Smaller extends run of outperformance
Jupiter US Smaller extends run of outperformance – Jupiter US Smaller Companies reports that its NAV increased by 4.5% in the twelve months to 30 June 2019. This compares to a fall of 1.1% for the benchmark, the sterling adjusted Russell 2000 Index. Since Robert Siddles was appointed as fund manager on 1 January 2001, the […]
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28 Sep 2018 3 min read
Jupiter US Smaller Companies benefits from adjusted investment approach
Jupiter US Smaller Companies benefits from adjusted investment approach – Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS) has released its annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2018. Performance The company’s NAV per share increased by 21.1%, whereas the benchmark, the sterling adjusted Russell 2000 Index returned 14.2%. This outperformance came from the smallest stocks in the portfolio (those under $1 billion in market cap) […]
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16 Mar 2018 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on Jupiter US Smaller Companies
Investment Trust Insider on Jupiter US Smaller Companies James Carthew: Jupiter US wants more JUS from Siddles Half-year results for Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS) show the investment trust lagged its benchmark, the Russell 2000 index (adjusted to sterling), by 3.2% in the six months to 31 December 2017, extending a prolonged period of underperformance. […]
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26 Feb 2018 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on US trusts
James Carthew: where is a US growth trust when you want it? One of the strangest things about investment companies is how under-represented the US stock market is within the sector. Dedicated listed North American funds accounted for just 1.6% of the money in investment trusts and investment companies at the end of last year, […]
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11 Oct 2017 3 min read
Jupiter US Smaller cuts fees
Jupiter US Smaller cuts fees – Jupiter US Smaller Companies has agreed to remove its existing performance fee arrangements. The base fee has also been reduced, with effect from 1 October 2017, from 0.80% of total assets per annum to a tiered fee amounting to 0.75% of adjusted net assets up to GBP150 million, reducing to 0.65% for […]
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23 Sep 2016 2 min read
Bids help Jupiter US Smaller outperform
Jupiter US Smaller Companies has published results for the year ended 30 June 2016. The NAV per share increased by 8.7% to 787.3p in the twelve months to 30 June 2016. This compared to a gain of 8.1% in the benchmark, the sterling adjusted Russell 2000 Index. In dollar terms, the Russell 2000 Index of […]
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29 Feb 2016 1 min read
Jupiter US Smaller Companies reports slight underperformance
Jupiter US Smaller Companies reports that its NAV per share fell 4.8% in the six month period to 31 December 2015, compared to a drop of 3.3% in the Company’s benchmark, the sterling-adjusted Russell 2000. The worst performing sector in the six month period was energy, falling 41% as oil prices collapsed once again, after […]
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30 Sep 2015 1 min read
Lack of biotech hurts Jupiter US Smaller Companies
Jupiter US Smaller Companies underperformed its benchmark over the year to the end of June 2015 – generating an uplift in net assets of 5.5% against a 14.3% return on the Russell 2000 Index. The main reasons were the absence of biotechnology stocks in the portfolio and falls in the values of the fund’s investments in […]
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25 Feb 2015 1 min read
Jupiter US Smaller let down by oil E&P exposure
Jupiter US Smaller Companies has announced interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2014. Over this period the fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2000 index, by 6% – the NAV rose b y 4.7% vs. a 10.7% increase in the Index (in Sterling terms). The report says the main reason for this […]
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15 Oct 2014 1 min read
Jupiter US Smaller let down by discount
JUS : Jupiter US Smaller let down by discount Jupiter US Smaller Companies has announced its results for the year that ended on 30 June 2014. The fund outperformed – generating a return on net assets of 11.0% vs. an 8.3% return on the Russell 2000 Index. The company’s rating deteriorated however (moving from a […]
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27 Feb 2014 1 min read
F&C US Smaller Companies : FSC – half year report
F&C US Smaller Companies’ net asset value rose by 8.3% over the second half of 2013, marginally behind the increase in the Russell 2000 Index which rose by 9.0% (in sterling terms – in US$ terms it rose by 19.1% but the US dollar weakened against the pound during the period). FSC’s discount widened over […]
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In The Press
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28 Oct 2024 1 min read
Fund manager changes: which ones are paying off?
by Jennifer Hill from interactive investor, 28th October 2024: There are many reasons why a fund might get a new manager, with the retirement of the incumbent manager and poor performance being chief among them. While some investment houses have navigated the task of replacing a veteran fund manager with aplomb, others have failed to […]
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15 Jul 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on small caps
Investment trust insider on small caps – James Carthew: The world can’t be mean to small-caps forever The dominance of mega-cap tech stocks has exacerbated the underperformance of smaller company funds, but history suggests this should change. Mean reversion, the tendency for asset prices to return to their long-term average, is a wonderful thing. However, […]
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23 Apr 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on US small caps
Investment trust insider on US small caps – James Carthew: US small caps will have their magnificent rally We know that UK-focused smaller company trusts have been suffering recently and one of the reasons cited is that UK-based investors are reducing their allocation to the domestic stock market within their portfolios. The destination for their […]
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01 Dec 2021 1 min read
The North American trusts on the biggest discount or premiums relative to their history
Trustnet looks at which North American investment trusts are trading below their five-year average discount/premium level and which ones are running well ahead of the norm. By Eve Maddock-Jones, Reporter, Trustnet, 01 December 2021 There are fewer bargains or wildly expensive trusts to be found among US investment trusts versus the UK and Global sectors, […]
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07 Jan 2021 1 min read
Questions of Trust
QUESTIONS OF TRUST In: Portfolio Adviser, The Professionals’ Guide to Value Investing James Carthew, Director, QuotedData If you believe last November’s bounce in value stocks heralds the start of a renaissance for the strategy, who are the potential beneficiaries in the investment trust sector? Last year turned out to be a bumper one for all […]
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19 Oct 2020 1 min read
Investment trust insider on Jupiter US Smaller Cos
Investment trust insider on Jupiter US Smaller Cos – James Carthew: Robert Siddles is hard act for JUS to replace The announcement last week of Robert Siddles’ plans to retire early next year as manager of Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS) took me by surprise. Siddles took on the investment trust in 2001 and has run […]
