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State Street AUT UK Screened
Index Equity Fund
Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements
For the year ended 31st December 2025
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Contents Page
Manager's Report* 1
Portfolio Statement* 4
Directors' Report to Unitholders* 25
Manager's Statement of Responsibilities 26
Statement of the Depositary’s Responsibilities 27
Independent Auditors’ Report 28
Comparative Table* 31
Financial statements: 32
Statement of Total Return 32
Statement of Change in Net Assets Attributable to Unitholders 32
Balance Sheet 33
Notes to the Financial Statements 34
Distribution Tables 53
Directory* 54
Appendix I – Remuneration Policy (Unaudited) 56
* These collectively comprise the Manager’s Report.
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Authorised Status The State Street AUT UK Screened Index Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is an Authorised Unit Trust Scheme as defined in section 243 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and it is a UCITS Retail Scheme within the meaning of the FCA Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook. The unitholders are not liable for the debts of the Fund.
Investment Objective and Policy The objective of the Fund is to replicate, as closely as possible and on a “gross of fees” basis, the return of the United Kingdom equity market as represented by the FTSE All-Share ex Controversies ex CW ex Tobacco ex Thermal Coal (10%) Index, net of withholding taxes (or its recognised replacement or equivalent).
The Fund is passively managed, meaning that the objective of the Fund is to achieve an investment return that is as close as possible, and on a “gross of fees” basis, to the return of the Index applicable to the Fund. The Investment Adviser seeks to achieve the objective by using a replication strategy. This strategy seeks to hold all of the securities of the particular Index, with the approximate weightings as in that Index. The Fund may also invest in transferable securities, money market instruments, warrants, units in collective investment schemes, deposits and derivatives.
The Fund may invest in collective investment schemes managed or operated by companies in the same group as the Manager or the Investment Adviser. The Fund will seek to track the performance of the Index whilst seeking to minimise as far as possible the tracking error between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index.
The Index includes negative screens that exclude securities from the Index based on four criteria:
1. Controversial weapons (including chemical & biological weapons, cluster munitions, antipersonnel landmines),
2. Controversies as defined by the ten principles of the UN Global Compact:
Human Rights
a) Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
b) Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour
c) Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
d) Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
e) Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
f) Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
g) Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
h) Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
i) Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
AntiCorruption
j) Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
3. Tobacco (companies engaged in the production of tobacco and/or tobacco products)
4. Thermal Coal (companies with revenues greater than or equal to 10% from extraction or power generation of thermal coal)
These negative screens will therefore apply when the Fund invest in shares of companies included in the Index (but not in respect of other investments held by the Fund from time to time).
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The Index contains investment trusts (ICB subsector 8985) whose holdings are not screened for the excluded activities contained in the name of the Index.
Performance The Fund returned 20.85% on a net basis for the 1 year period ended 31 December 2025 (the “Reporting Period”), compared to the Index return of 20.98%. The size of the Fund’s tracking difference for the Reporting Period was -0.13%; the underperformance versus the Index was largely attributable to withholding tax. The Fund realised an ex-post 1-year tracking error of 0.06% against the benchmark index.
Note: Performance returns presented above are in GBP.
Risk and Reward Profile
During the year, the Fund has changed the risk level category from 6 to 5.
Risk Disclaimer The risk category above is not a measure of capital loss or gains but of how significant the rises and falls in the Fund’s return have been historically.
For example a fund whose return has experienced significant rises and falls will be in a higher risk category, whereas a fund whose return has experienced less significant rises and falls will be in a lower risk category.
The lowest category (i.e. category 1) does not mean that a fund is a risk free investment.
As the Fund’s risk category has been calculated using historical data, it may not be a reliable indication of the Fund’s future risk profile.
The Fund’s risk category shown is not guaranteed and may change in the future.
Why is this Fund in this category? The Fund is in risk category 5 as its return has experienced medium rises and falls historically.
The following are material risks relevant to the Fund which are not adequately captured by the risk category.
Concentration Risk: When the Fund focuses its investments in a particular way, the issues affecting the investments will have a greater effect than if the Fund was more diversified. This concentration may also limit the Fund's liquidity.
Counterparty Risk: The Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties with which it enters into derivatives contracts and other transactions. There is a risk that these institutions may not be able to perform their obligations. This could reduce the value of the Fund's investments.
Index Tracking Risk: The Fund's performance may not exactly track the Index. This can result from market fluctuations, changes in the composition of the Index, transaction costs, the costs of making changes to the Fund's portfolio and other Fund expenses. Liquidity Risk: It may be difficult for the Fund to buy or sell certain investments in difficult market conditions. Consequently the price obtained when selling securities may be lower than under normal market conditions.
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Screening Risk: The Scheme may track an index that uses a screen to identify securities based on criteria including, but,not limited to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The screen may be fully or partially designed by the Manager or by a third party provider. There is a risk that errors are made in the screening process. There is an additional risk that a screen provider may amend or discontinue its screening services and/or that the Manager may change the screen or screen provider. In such circumstances, there is no guarantee that a replacement screen provided would result in a similar screening process or would be available.
Derivatives Usage Derivatives are used in the Fund for efficient portfolio management purposes. The Fund invests in index futures to manage client inflows and outflows and to hedge accrued income. At all times the futures exposure is covered entirely by cash or cash equivalents.
As at 31st December 2025, the Fund had a total notional exposure to futures of £2,087,610 (0.48% of the Fund).
Tracking Error The Tracking Error measures the standard deviation of the relative returns. It is the annualised standard deviation of the returns of a fund minus those of its benchmark (relative returns) and not the standard deviation of each fund’s unique returns. The lower the tracking error of a fund, the more the fund resembles its benchmark or the market regarding risk and return characteristics.
The size of the Fund’s tracking error for the twelve months ended 31st December 2025 was 0.06% which was within the targeted tolerance.
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Holdings
Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Aerospace & Defence – 7.01% (31.12.2024 – 4.56%) Avon Technologies PLC 4,819 87 0.02 Babcock International Group PLC 91,810 1,140 0.26 BAE Systems PLC 545,595 9,351 2.16 Chemring Group PLC 50,072 236 0.06 Melrose Industries PLC 224,689 1,322 0.31 QinetiQ Group PLC 82,838 366 0.09 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 1,536,285 17,660 4.08 Senior PLC 72,282 141 0.03
30,303 7.01
Alternative Energy – 0.01% (31.12.2024 – 0.01%) Ceres Power Holdings PLC 19,213 41 0.01
Automobiles & Parts – 0.05% (31.12.2024 – 0.08%) Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC 43,920 27 0.01 Dowlais Group PLC 224,744 189 0.04
216 0.05
Banks – 9.26% (31.12.2024 – 5.98%) Barclays PLC 2,516,297 11,974 2.77 Close Brothers Group PLC 24,197 126 0.03 Investec PLC 106,359 586 0.14 Lion Finance Group PLC 5,806 540 0.12 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 10,706,762 10,518 2.43 Metro Bank Holdings PLC 51,916 63 0.01 NatWest Group PLC 1,461,334 9,525 2.20 Paragon Banking Group PLC 35,280 301 0.07 Secure Trust Bank PLC 2,797 35 0.01 Standard Chartered PLC 332,983 6,064 1.40 TBC Bank Group PLC 8,323 338 0.08
40,070 9.26
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Holdings
Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Beverages – 2.46% (31.12.2024 – 3.11%) AG Barr PLC 14,875 93 0.02 C&C Group PLC 75,427 102 0.02 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC 38,199 2,613 0.61 Coca-Cola HBC AG 35,198 1,352 0.31 Diageo PLC 403,241 6,466 1.50
10,626 2.46
Chemicals – 0.40% (31.12.2024 – 0.46%) Croda International PLC 25,398 684 0.16 Elementis PLC 109,230 181 0.04 Johnson Matthey PLC 29,560 630 0.15 RHI Magnesita NV 2,986 83 0.02 Synthomer PLC 18,353 12 0.00 Treatt PLC 8,982 18 0.00 Victrex PLC 15,129 99 0.02 Zotefoams PLC 7,495 30 0.01
1,737 0.40
Closed End Investments – 6.21% (31.12.2024 – 6.77%) 3i Infrastructure PLC 112,519 421 0.10 Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Ltd. 28,315 74 0.02 aberdeen Equity Income Trust PLC 8,850 36 0.01 Aberdeen New India Investment Trust PLC 9,220 72 0.02 Aberdeen U.K. Smaller Companies Growth Trust PLC 1,362 7 0.00 Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC 5,401 4 0.00 Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC 14,651 231 0.05 abrdn Asia Focus PLC 26,441 96 0.02 abrdn Diversified Income & Growth PLC 53,002 14 0.00 Alliance Witan PLC 69,175 885 0.20 Allianz Technology Trust PLC 69,691 367 0.08 Artemis U.K. Future Leaders PLC 4,952 18 0.00 Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust PLC 30,872 84 0.02 Augmentum Fintech PLC 26,179 24 0.01
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Closed End Investments – 6.21% (31.12.2024 – 6.77%) (continued) Aurora U.K. Alpha PLC 17,279 46 0.01 Avi Global Trust PLC 68,573 177 0.04 AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC 54,412 93 0.02 Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC 8,299 25 0.01 Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC 61,195 66 0.02 Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC 15,125 135 0.03 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC 49,032 63 0.01 Baillie Gifford U.K. Growth Trust PLC 24,513 50 0.01 Baillie Gifford U.S. Growth Trust PLC 49,784 144 0.03 Bankers Investment Trust PLC 152,832 204 0.05 Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC 11,695 17 0.00 BH Macro Ltd. 54,565 218 0.05 BioPharma Credit PLC 194,975 133 0.03 Biotech Growth Trust PLC 5,984 72 0.02 Blackrock American Income Trust PLC 3,740 9 0.00 BlackRock Energy & Resources Income Trust PLC 19,922 31 0.01 BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust PLC 37,039 67 0.02 BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust PLC 15,609 90 0.02 BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust PLC 4,483 18 0.00 BlackRock Smaller Cos Trust PLC 7,716 101 0.02 BlackRock Throgmorton Trust PLC 5,771 36 0.01 BlackRock World Mining Trust PLC 37,204 299 0.07 Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd. 118,583 81 0.02 Brown Advisory U.S. Smaller Companies PLC 2,038 28 0.01 Brunner Investment Trust PLC 5,213 74 0.02 Caledonia Investments PLC 58,184 221 0.05 Capital Gearing Trust PLC 3,340 165 0.04 CC Japan Income & Growth Trust PLC 22,857 51 0.01 Chrysalis Investments Ltd. 87,611 104 0.02 City of London Investment Trust PLC 87,733 463 0.11 CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income PLC 10,230 36 0.01 CQS New City High Yield Fund Ltd. 87,663 45 0.01 CT Private Equity Trust PLC 12,254 66 0.02 CT U.K. Capital & Income Investment Trust PLC 5,235 18 0.00 CT U.K. High Income Trust PLC 20,663 23 0.01
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Closed End Investments – 6.21% (31.12.2024 – 6.77%) (continued) CVC Income & Growth Ltd. 22,739 27 0.01 Digital 9 Infrastructure PLC 137,905 8 0.00 Diverse Income Trust PLC 48,559 52 0.01 Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC 23,673 72 0.02 Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust PLC 17,473 41 0.01 Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC 27,945 228 0.05 Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC 62,855 134 0.03 European Opportunities Trust PLC 5,651 51 0.01 European Smaller Companies 56,203 121 0.03 F&C Investment Trust PLC 87,070 1,089 0.25 Fidelity Asian Values PLC 12,243 73 0.02 Fidelity China Special Situations PLC 64,643 195 0.04 Fidelity Emerging Markets Ltd. 11,644 124 0.03 Fidelity European Trust PLC 95,527 397 0.09 Fidelity Special Values PLC 48,551 203 0.05 Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC 25,569 210 0.05 Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Ltd. 107,551 71 0.02 Foresight Solar Fund Ltd. 86,120 55 0.01 Franklin Global Trust/GB 11,992 42 0.01 GCP Asset-Backed Income Fund Ltd. 29,513 20 0.00 GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd. 169,256 126 0.03 Global Opportunities Trust PLC 1,696 6 0.00 Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC 77,716 136 0.03 Gore Street Energy Storage Fund PLC 96,264 53 0.01 Greencoat U.K. Wind PLC 410,116 402 0.09 HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd. 13,637 423 0.10 Henderson Far East Income Ltd. 36,318 87 0.02 Henderson High Income Trust PLC 39,202 74 0.02 Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC 14,179 122 0.03 Herald Investment Trust PLC 8,749 210 0.05 HgCapital Trust PLC 72,702 369 0.09 Hicl Infrastructure PLC 359,826 418 0.10 ICG Enterprise Trust PLC 11,446 170 0.04 Impax Environmental Markets PLC 39,428 156 0.04 India Capital Growth Fund Ltd. 5,806 10 0.00
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Closed End Investments – 6.21% (31.12.2024 – 6.77%) (continued) International Biotechnology Trust PLC 6,585 64 0.01 International Public Partnerships Ltd. 339,760 425 0.10 INVESCO Asia Dragon Trust PLC 41,131 174 0.04 Invesco Bond Income Plus Ltd. 45,076 79 0.02 Invesco Global Equity Income Trust PLC 8,127 30 0.01 JPMorgan American Investment Trust PLC 31,977 358 0.08 JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income PLC 10,764 47 0.01 JPMorgan China Growth & Income 13,433 38 0.01 JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust PLC 11,142 96 0.02 JPMorgan Emerging Europe Middle East & Africa Securities PLC 2,742 7 0.00 JPMorgan Emerging Markets Growth & Income PLC 175,261 241 0.06 JPMorgan European Discovery Trust PLC 19,467 116 0.03 JPMorgan European Growth & Income PLC 68,062 95 0.02 JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Ltd. Fund 13,338 10 0.00 JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust PLC 49,743 84 0.02 JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC 93,777 538 0.12 JPMorgan India Growth & Income PLC 10,159 103 0.02 JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust PLC 25,934 179 0.04 JPMorgan U.K. Small CAP Growth & Income PLC 21,580 69 0.02 JPMorgan U.S. Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC 9,639 39 0.01 Law Debenture Corp. PLC 20,849 220 0.05 Lindsell Train Investment Trust PLC 2,704 17 0.00 Lowland Investment Company PLC 42,717 68 0.02 M&G Credit Income Investment Trust PLC 27,204 26 0.01 Majedie Investments PLC 4,634 12 0.00 Manchester & London Investment 2,762 22 0.00 Mercantile Investment Trust PLC 130,439 336 0.08 Merchants Trust PLC 20,446 122 0.03 Mid Wynd International Investment Trust PLC 7,637 59 0.01 MIGO Opportunities Trust PLC 1,067 4 0.00 Mobius Investment Trust PLC 17,902 24 0.01 Monks Investment Trust PLC 31,515 472 0.11 Montanaro European Smaller Cos Trust PLC 25,723 43 0.01 Montanaro U.K. Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC 24,396 25 0.01 Murray Income Trust PLC 13,021 119 0.03
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Closed End Investments – 6.21% (31.12.2024 – 6.77%) (continued) Murray International Trust PLC 108,044 362 0.08 NB Private Equity Partners Ltd. 8,374 136 0.03 NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd. 92,192 46 0.01 Nippon Active Value Fund PLC 31,105 64 0.01 North American Income Trust PLC 22,994 85 0.02 North Atlantic Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC 15,732 56 0.01 Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. 25,152 143 0.03 Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC 84,470 51 0.01 Odyssean Investment Trust PLC 14,907 25 0.01 Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd. 942 12 0.00 Pacific Assets Trust PLC 20,905 75 0.02 Pacific Horizon Investment Trust PLC 14,189 111 0.03 Pantheon Infrastructure PLC 95,540 104 0.02 Pantheon International PLC 78,691 297 0.07 Partners Group Private Equity Ltd. 11,443 103 0.02 Patria Private Equity Trust PLC 12,062 74 0.02 Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. 23,717 1,149 0.27 Personal Assets Trust PLC 55,458 300 0.07 Polar Capital Global Financials Trust PLC 11,528 27 0.01 Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC 202,123 938 0.22 Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd. 452,443 311 0.07 Rights & Issues Investment Trust PLC 838 17 0.00 RIT Capital Partners PLC 21,293 479 0.11 Riverstone Energy Ltd. 961 7 0.00 RM Infrastructure Income PLC 5,221 3 0.00 Rockwood Strategic PLC 2,820 8 0.00 RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd. 49,340 79 0.02 Ruffer Investment Co. Ltd. 52,021 152 0.03 Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Co. PLC 13,914 78 0.02 Schroder AsiaPacific Fund PLC 20,190 133 0.03 Schroder Income Growth Fund PLC 4,590 16 0.00 Schroder Japan Trust PLC 23,902 75 0.02 Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd. 43,996 150 0.03 Schroder U.K. Mid Cap Fund PLC 5,972 42 0.01 Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust 110,195 17 0.00
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Closed End Investments – 6.21% (31.12.2024 – 6.77%) (continued) Scottish American Investment Co. PLC 30,389 156 0.04 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 199,001 2,359 0.55 Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC 23,908 66 0.02 Sdcl Efficiency Income Trust PLC 182,117 95 0.02 Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Ltd. 266,541 210 0.05 Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC 33,636 40 0.01 Shires Income PLC 2,308 7 0.00 Smithson Investment Trust PLC 18,480 289 0.07 Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd. 1,932 2 0.00 Strategic Equity Capital PLC 8,967 33 0.01 STS Global Income & Growth Trust PLC 21,246 50 0.01 Syncona Ltd. 72,974 69 0.02 Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC 46,632 176 0.04 Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC 170,151 400 0.09 TR Property Investment Trust PLC - Ordinary Shares 58,714 186 0.04 TwentyFour Income Fund Ltd. 112,740 128 0.03 TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Ltd. 56,959 50 0.01 Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC 30,223 81 0.02 Vh Global Energy Infrastructure PLC 63,004 41 0.01 Vietnam Enterprise Investments Ltd. 26,892 214 0.05 Vietnam Holding Ltd. 1,496 6 0.00 VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd. 22,642 106 0.02 Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC 66,880 251 0.06
26,878 6.21
Construction & Materials – 0.57% (31.12.2024 – 0.55%) Balfour Beatty PLC 91,442 648 0.15 Breedon Group PLC 53,413 176 0.04 Costain Group PLC 44,972 71 0.02 Eurocell PLC 23,908 31 0.01 Forterra PLC 37,564 69 0.02 Galliford Try Holdings PLC 17,676 92 0.02 Genuit Group PLC 46,789 153 0.04 Ibstock PLC 68,663 96 0.02
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Construction & Materials – 0.57% (31.12.2024 – 0.55%) (continued) Keller Group PLC 13,100 218 0.05 Kier Group PLC 82,504 183 0.04 Marshalls PLC 39,790 72 0.02 Morgan Sindall Group PLC 7,821 363 0.08 Norcros PLC 13,797 46 0.01 Severfield PLC 53,198 15 0.00 Volution Group PLC 36,047 232 0.05
2,465 0.57
Consumer Services – 1.68% (31.12.2024 – 2.13%) Compass Group PLC 306,701 7,250 1.68
Electricity – 1.26% (31.12.2024 – 0.95%) Drax Group PLC 58,970 494 0.12 SSE PLC 218,239 4,755 1.10 Telecom Plus PLC 13,785 187 0.04
5,436 1.26
Electronic & Electrical Equipment – 1.06% (31.12.2024 – 1.15%) DiscoverIE Group PLC 18,877 113 0.03 Halma PLC 68,500 2,421 0.56 IMI PLC 43,252 1,076 0.25 Luceco PLC 12,687 17 0.00 Oxford Instruments PLC 8,624 177 0.04 Porvair PLC 5,303 45 0.01 Renishaw PLC 6,557 230 0.05 Rotork PLC 152,289 495 0.11 XP Power Ltd. 2,944 26 0.01
4,600 1.06
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Finance & Credit Services – 1.98% (31.12.2024 – 2.81%) Funding Circle Holdings PLC 27,015 34 0.01 International Personal Finance PLC 36,949 86 0.02 London Stock Exchange Group PLC 89,201 7,982 1.84 OSB Group PLC 66,576 424 0.10 S&U PLC 533 11 0.00 Vanquis Banking Group PLC 37,044 44 0.01
8,581 1.98
Food Producers – 0.57% (31.12.2024 – 0.69%) AEP Plantations PLC 3,299 45 0.01 Applied Nutrition PLC 29,193 74 0.02 Associated British Foods PLC 52,405 1,115 0.26 Bakkavor Group PLC 27,019 64 0.01 Cranswick PLC 8,874 439 0.10 Fevara PLC 2,256 3 0.00 Greencore Group PLC 79,212 201 0.04 Hilton Food Group PLC 14,425 73 0.02 Premier Foods PLC 122,611 211 0.05 Tate & Lyle PLC 67,494 253 0.06
2,478 0.57
Gas, Water & Multiutilities – 3.63% (31.12.2024 – 3.18%) Centrica PLC 856,633 1,452 0.33 Metlen Energy & Metals PLC 19,877 766 0.18 National Grid PLC 894,650 10,213 2.36 Pennon Group PLC 87,423 460 0.11 Severn Trent PLC 47,542 1,326 0.31 United Utilities Group PLC 124,297 1,484 0.34
15,701 3.63
General Industrials – 0.86% (31.12.2024 – 1.49%) Bunzl PLC 57,829 1,199 0.28
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
General Industrials – 0.86% (31.12.2024 – 1.49%) (continued) Coats Group PLC 344,043 291 0.07 Goodwin PLC 392 83 0.02 Macfarlane Group PLC 26,188 19 0.00 Mondi PLC 80,432 731 0.17 Smiths Group PLC 58,826 1,382 0.32
3,705 0.86
Health Care Providers – 0.02% (31.12.2024 – 0.03%) Spire Healthcare Group PLC 45,958 77 0.02
Household Goods & Home Construction – 0.93% (31.12.2024 – 1.11%) Barratt Redrow PLC 236,185 900 0.21 Bellway PLC 21,217 582 0.14 Berkeley Group Holdings PLC 15,816 617 0.14 Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC 40,098 57 0.01 Headlam Group PLC 14,384 7 0.00 MJ Gleeson PLC 8,070 34 0.01 Persimmon PLC 54,179 736 0.17 Taylor Wimpey PLC 648,344 697 0.16 Vistry Group PLC 60,806 390 0.09
4,020 0.93
Industrial Engineering – 0.61% (31.12.2024 – 0.61%) Bodycote PLC 27,358 191 0.05 Morgan Advanced Materials PLC 43,343 94 0.02 Spirax Group PLC 13,411 914 0.21 Vesuvius PLC 32,159 128 0.03 Weir Group PLC 46,088 1,312 0.30 Xaar PLC 6,163 6 0.00
2,645 0.61
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Industrial Materials – 0.00% (31.12.2024 – 0.01%)
Industrial Metals & Mining – 4.56% (31.12.2024 – 4.12%) Anglo American PLC 192,309 5,929 1.37 Antofagasta PLC 61,177 2,006 0.46 Atalaya Mining Copper SA 17,289 148 0.04 Capital Ltd. 14,550 16 0.00 Ecora Resources PLC 35,935 41 0.01 Evraz PLC~³ 42,741 - 0.00 Ferrexpo PLC 43,128 32 0.01 Hill & Smith PLC 14,525 310 0.07 Kenmare Resources PLC 14,135 35 0.01 Rio Tinto PLC 187,184 11,218 2.59
19,735 4.56
Industrial Support Services – 3.15% (31.12.2024 – 3.59%) Capita PLC 16,882 68 0.02 DCC PLC 15,613 723 0.17 Diploma PLC 24,248 1,284 0.30 Essentra PLC 49,299 48 0.01 Experian PLC 165,955 5,579 1.29 FDM Group Holdings PLC 13,681 18 0.00 Grafton Group PLC 32,361 301 0.07 Hays PLC 277,850 156 0.04 Intertek Group PLC 27,592 1,276 0.30 Johnson Service Group PLC 73,025 98 0.02 Mears Group PLC 6,982 25 0.01 Mitie Group PLC 211,917 353 0.08 Pagegroup PLC 60,270 142 0.03 PayPoint PLC 9,407 45 0.01 Rentokil Initial PLC 458,932 2,049 0.47 Robert Walters PLC 9,908 13 0.00 RS Group PLC 85,773 533 0.12 Serco Group PLC 180,662 504 0.12 SIG PLC 158,794 16 0.00
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Industrial Support Services – 3.15% (31.12.2024 – 3.59%) (continued) Smiths News PLC 40,712 31 0.01 Speedy Hire PLC 84,158 21 0.00 SThree PLC 19,275 37 0.01 Travis Perkins PLC 38,765 246 0.06 Trifast PLC 18,726 13 0.00 WAG Payment Solutions PLC 24,419 26 0.01
13,605 3.15
Industrial Transportation – 1.01% (31.12.2024 – 1.26%) Ashtead Group PLC 75,796 3,855 0.89 Braemar PLC 1,620 4 0.00 Clarkson PLC 4,918 186 0.04 Firstgroup PLC 85,753 163 0.04 James Fisher & Sons PLC 6,650 25 0.01 Taylor Maritime Ltd. 32,250 20 0.00 Vp PLC 1,139 6 0.00 Zigup PLC 31,669 121 0.03
4,380 1.01
Investment Banking & Brokerage – 3.48% (31.12.2024 – 3.87%) 3i Group PLC 173,723 5,667 1.31 Aberdeen Group PLC 327,792 673 0.16 AJ Bell PLC 53,611 236 0.05 Ashmore Group PLC 89,587 158 0.04 Bridgepoint Group PLC 90,160 256 0.06 Cab Payments Holdings PLC 6,640 4 0.00 CMC Markets PLC 16,771 50 0.01 Foresight Group Holdings Ltd. 9,218 39 0.01 ICG PLC 47,895 984 0.23 IG Group Holdings PLC 58,419 768 0.18 IntegraFin Holdings PLC 44,658 161 0.04 IP Group PLC 145,319 85 0.02 JTC PLC 29,783 382 0.09
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Investment Banking & Brokerage – 3.48% (31.12.2024 – 3.87%) (continued) Jupiter Fund Management PLC 64,517 102 0.02 Liontrust Asset Management PLC 9,191 24 0.01 London Investment Group PLC 3,658 14 0.00 M&G PLC 387,205 1,109 0.26 Man Group PLC 213,445 488 0.11 Molten Ventures PLC 29,130 147 0.03 Ninety One PLC 49,462 107 0.03 Pensionbee Group PLC 27,839 45 0.01 Plus500 Ltd. 12,995 472 0.11 Pollen Street Group Ltd. 6,654 63 0.01 PureTech Health PLC 30,553 38 0.01 Quilter PLC 242,936 445 0.10 Rathbones Group PLC 10,030 193 0.04 Record PLC 8,350 5 0.00 Schroders PLC 137,710 560 0.13 St. James's Place PLC 92,589 1,282 0.30 TP ICAP Group PLC 135,789 352 0.08 XPS Pensions Group PLC 38,276 130 0.03
15,039 3.48
Leisure Goods – 0.27% (31.12.2024 – 0.23%) Games Workshop Group PLC 5,898 1,114 0.26 Me Group International PLC 40,926 62 0.01 Videndum PLC 12,506 1 0.00
1,177 0.27
Life Insurance – 3.06% (31.12.2024 – 2.30%) Aviva PLC 551,241 3,773 0.87 Chesnara PLC 39,649 119 0.03 Just Group PLC 168,153 363 0.08 Legal & General Group PLC 1,000,389 2,619 0.61
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Life Insurance – 3.06% (31.12.2024 – 2.30%) (continued) Phoenix Group Holdings PLC 137,839 1,015 0.24 Prudential PLC 465,966 5,333 1.23
13,222 3.06
Media – 1.12% (31.12.2024 – 4.78%) 4imprint Group PLC 5,332 205 0.05 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 13,366 64 0.01 Future PLC 17,064 90 0.02 Informa PLC 232,593 2,056 0.48 ITV PLC 590,297 486 0.11 Pearson PLC 115,780 1,216 0.28 Reach PLC 44,721 25 0.01 STV Group PLC 6,502 7 0.00 WPP PLC 200,463 676 0.16
4,825 1.12
Medical Equipment & Services – 0.62% (31.12.2024 – 0.57%) Convatec Group PLC 316,845 771 0.18 Smith & Nephew PLC 152,839 1,892 0.44
2,663 0.62
Nonequity Investment Instruments – 0.00% (31.12.2024 – 0.00%) Tapestry Investment Co. Ltd.~³ 4 - 0.00
Nonlife Insurance – 0.82% (31.12.2024 – 1.01%) Admiral Group PLC 45,561 1,447 0.34 Beazley PLC 104,646 871 0.20 Hiscox Ltd. 62,378 887 0.21 Lancashire Holdings Ltd. 42,356 271 0.06 Sabre Insurance Group PLC 40,500 53 0.01
3,529 0.82
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Oil, Gas & Coal – 9.64% (31.12.2024 – 10.44%) Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC 22,784 70 0.02 BP PLC 2,840,388 12,292 2.84 Capricorn Energy PLC 11,625 23 0.00 Energean PLC 23,006 204 0.05 EnQuest PLC 294,771 31 0.01 Gulf Marine Services PLC 46,476 9 0.00 Harbour Energy PLC 102,692 202 0.05 Hunting PLC 23,362 86 0.02 Ithaca Energy PLC 31,936 53 0.01 Petrofac Ltd. 25,702 1 0.00 Pharos Energy PLC 43,673 9 0.00 Shell PLC 1,047,719 28,702 6.64 Tullow Oil PLC 219,492 13 0.00
41,695 9.64
Personal Care, Drug & Grocery – 7.92% (31.12.2024 – 8.86%) Greggs PLC 18,375 307 0.07 J Sainsbury PLC 310,960 1,011 0.23 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 364,701 1,202 0.28 McBride PLC 34,412 50 0.01 Ocado Group PLC 106,966 252 0.06 PZ Cussons PLC 36,783 27 0.01 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 123,354 7,404 1.71 Tesco PLC 1,142,563 5,048 1.17 THG PLC 139,528 64 0.02 Unilever PLC 388,375 18,871 4.36
34,236 7.92
Personal Goods – 0.26% (31.12.2024 – 0.24%) Burberry Group PLC 65,200 827 0.19
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Personal Goods – 0.26% (31.12.2024 – 0.24%) (continued) Dr. Martens PLC 96,271 74 0.02 Watches of Switzerland Group PLC 43,028 204 0.05
1,105 0.26
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology – 13.31% (31.12.2024 – 11.49%) AstraZeneca PLC 271,385 37,419 8.65 Genus PLC 12,187 316 0.07 GSK PLC 723,614 13,202 3.05 Haleon PLC 1,612,656 6,038 1.40 Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 25,741 399 0.09 OXB 14,091 87 0.02 Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC 79,415 100 0.03
57,561 13.31
Precious Metals & Mining – 0.71% (31.12.2024 – 0.22%) Endeavour Mining PLC 34,489 1,335 0.31 Fresnillo PLC 33,168 1,106 0.25 Hochschild Mining PLC 60,336 310 0.07 Pan African Resources PLC 271,424 328 0.08
3,079 0.71
Real Estate Investment & Services – 0.39% (31.12.2024 – 0.50%) CLS Holdings PLC 25,485 15 0.00 Foxtons Group PLC 47,553 28 0.01 Grainger PLC 134,337 245 0.06 Harworth Group PLC 29,392 49 0.01 Henry Boot PLC 13,598 30 0.01 International Workplace Group PLC 133,742 310 0.07 LSL Property Services PLC 14,756 39 0.01 Phoenix Spree Deutschland Ltd. 13,767 23 0.00
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Real Estate Investment & Services – 0.39% (31.12.2024 – 0.50%) (continued) Rightmove PLC 137,622 715 0.16 Savills PLC 24,695 246 0.06
1,700 0.39
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.99% (31.12.2024 – 2.18%) abrdn European Logistics Income PLC 54,373 14 0.00 AEW U.K. REIT PLC 12,668 14 0.00 Big Yellow Group PLC 34,247 358 0.08 British Land Co. PLC 170,385 686 0.16 Custodian Property Income REIT PLC 68,315 58 0.01 Derwent London PLC 20,009 348 0.08 Empiric Student Property PLC 110,685 86 0.02 Great Portland Estates PLC 72,552 231 0.05 Hammerson PLC 85,804 282 0.07 Helical PLC 17,795 33 0.01 Land Securities Group PLC 133,364 829 0.19 Life Science REIT PLC 59,571 23 0.01 LondonMetric Property PLC 406,851 771 0.18 NewRiver REIT PLC 72,935 50 0.01 Palace Capital PLC 3,988 8 0.00 Picton Property Income Ltd. 99,019 73 0.02 Primary Health Properties PLC 419,998 411 0.09 Regional REIT Ltd. 21,608 23 0.01 Residential Secure Income PLC 28,110 16 0.00 Safestore Holdings PLC 38,773 285 0.07 Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust PLC 41,030 25 0.01 Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd. 72,974 39 0.01 Segro PLC 242,030 1,743 0.40 Shaftesbury Capital PLC 266,614 386 0.09 Sirius Real Estate Ltd. 287,426 277 0.06 Social Housing Reit PLC 60,491 41 0.01 Supermarket Income REIT PLC 239,195 195 0.04 Target Healthcare REIT PLC 121,892 119 0.03 Tritax Big Box REIT PLC 449,361 684 0.16
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Holdings
Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.99% (31.12.2024 – 2.18%) (continued) UNITE Group PLC 74,597 417 0.10 Value & Indexed Property Income Trust PLC 5,304 11 0.00 Workspace Group PLC 23,231 92 0.02
8,628 1.99
Retailers – 1.66% (31.12.2024 – 1.73%) AO World PLC 49,880 56 0.01 ASOS PLC 8,580 24 0.01 B&M European Value Retail SA 184,070 311 0.07 Card Factory PLC 57,287 39 0.01 Currys PLC 163,332 206 0.05 DFS Furniture PLC 32,019 56 0.01 Dunelm Group PLC 24,478 276 0.06 Frasers Group PLC 18,513 126 0.03 Halfords Group PLC 31,219 44 0.01 Howden Joinery Group PLC 97,954 815 0.19 Inchcape PLC 58,351 448 0.10 JD Sports Fashion PLC 452,839 382 0.09 Kingfisher PLC 311,245 973 0.23 Moonpig Group PLC 54,780 111 0.03 Motorpoint group PLC 10,735 14 0.00 Next PLC 20,856 2,853 0.66 Pets at Home Group PLC 85,984 170 0.04 Topps Tiles PLC 26,403 11 0.00 WH Smith PLC 24,259 155 0.04 Wickes Group PLC 42,105 99 0.02
7,169 1.66
Software & Computer Services – 3.35% (31.12.2024 – 1.48%) Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC 18,381 39 0.01 Aptitude Software Group PLC 9,345 27 0.01 Auction Technology Group PLC 17,169 48 0.01 Auto Trader Group PLC 159,574 935 0.22
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Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Software & Computer Services – 3.35% (31.12.2024 – 1.48%) (continued) Baltic Classifieds Group PLC 83,655 170 0.04 Bytes Technology Group PLC 39,603 142 0.03 Computacenter PLC 9,682 284 0.07 GB Group PLC 43,581 112 0.03 Kainos Group PLC 15,245 153 0.03 MONY Group PLC 89,145 164 0.04 NCC Group PLC 48,217 67 0.01 Pinewood Technologies Group PLC 14,088 50 0.01 RELX PLC 329,399 9,945 2.30 Sage Group PLC 175,460 1,899 0.44 Softcat PLC 24,145 342 0.08 Trustpilot Group PLC 62,397 101 0.02
14,478 3.35
Technology Hardware & Equipment – 0.01% (31.12.2024 – 0.01%) Raspberry PI Holdings PLC 10,453 31 0.00 TT Electronics PLC 28,911 33 0.01
64 0.01
Telecommunications Equipment – 0.00% (31.12.2024 – 0.04%)
Telecommunications Service Providers – 1.39% (31.12.2024 – 1.26%) Airtel Africa PLC 114,703 407 0.09 BT Group PLC 1,030,701 1,897 0.44 Gamma Communications PLC 17,303 160 0.04 Helios Towers PLC 131,434 216 0.05 Vodafone Group PLC 3,375,373 3,338 0.77
6,018 1.39
Travel & Leisure – 2.22% (31.12.2024 – 2.57%) Carnival PLC 23,922 543 0.12 Domino's Pizza Group PLC 65,460 114 0.03
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Holdings
Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Travel & Leisure – 2.22% (31.12.2024 – 2.57%) (continued) easyJet PLC 116,490 595 0.14 Entain PLC 110,799 849 0.20 Evoke PLC 48,157 11 0.00 Fuller Smith & Turner PLC 5,562 40 0.01 Gym Group PLC 26,757 40 0.01 Hollywood Bowl Group PLC 27,038 74 0.02 Hostelworld Group PLC 17,997 22 0.00 InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 25,748 2,693 0.62 International Consolidated Airlines Group SA 612,831 2,538 0.59 J D Wetherspoon PLC 13,707 101 0.02 Marston's PLC 107,234 63 0.01 Mitchells & Butlers PLC 44,020 115 0.03 Mobico Group PLC 83,536 19 0.00 On the Beach Group PLC 24,170 55 0.01 Playtech PLC 42,877 122 0.03 PPHE Hotel Group Ltd. 4,868 87 0.02 Rank Group PLC 33,106 33 0.01 Saga PLC 15,063 59 0.01 SSP Group PLC 144,886 299 0.07 Trainline PLC 72,303 159 0.04 Whitbread PLC 32,076 817 0.19 Wizz Air Holdings PLC 13,751 175 0.04
9,623 2.22
Waste & Disposal Services – 0.00% (31.12.2024 – 0.02%)
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Holdings
Market Value £'000
% of Total Net Assets
Derivatives – 0.01% (31.12.2024 – (0.02)%) FTSE 100 Index Futures March 2026† 21 38 0.01
Portfolio of investments 430,398 99.52 Net other assets 2,076 0.48
Total net assets 432,474 100.00
All holdings are ordinary shares or common stock unless otherwise stated. ~ Delisted. ³ Level 3 Security. † Goldman Sachs is the counterparty, total notional exposure is £2,087,610 and 0.48% as a percentage of the Fund’s value.
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In accordance with the requirements of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook of the Financial Conduct Authority’s handbook of rules and guidance we hereby certify the report on behalf of the Directors of State Street Unit Trust Management Limited.
R. Bridger – Director, State Street Unit Trust Management Limited
T. Coghlan – Director, State Street Unit Trust Management Limited
22 April 2026
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The Collective Investment Schemes (the "COLL") sourcebook requires the Manager to prepare financial statements for each accounting period which give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Fund as at the end of the accounting period and of its revenue for the period. In preparing the financial statements the Manager is required to:
• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
• comply with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice relating to Authorised Funds issued by the Investment Management Association in May 2014 (as amended in 2017)
• comply with the requirements of the COLL
• follow generally accepted accounting principles and applicable accounting standards
• keep proper accounting records which enable it to demonstrate that the financial statements as prepared comply with the above requirements
• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume the Fund will continue in operation
• take reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities
The Manager is responsible for the management of the Fund in accordance with its Trust Deed, the Prospectus and the COLL.
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Statement of the Depositary’s Responsibilities in respect of the Scheme The Depositary in its capacity as Trustee of State Street AUT UK Screened Index Equity Fund must ensure that the Trust is managed in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, (together “the Regulations”), the Trust Deed and Prospectus (together “the Scheme documents”) as detailed below.
The Depositary must in the context of its role act honestly, fairly, professionally, independently and in the interests of the Trust and its investors.
The Depositary is responsible for the safekeeping of all custodial assets and maintaining a record of all other assets of the Trust in accordance with the Regulations.
The Depositary must ensure that:
• the Trust’s cash flows are properly monitored and that cash of the Trust is booked in cash accounts in accordance with the Regulations;
• the sale, issue, repurchase, redemption and cancellation of units are carried out in accordance with the Regulations;
• the value of units of the Trust are calculated in accordance with the Regulations;
• any consideration relating to transactions in the Trust’s assets is remitted to the Trust within the usual time limits;
• the Trust’s income is applied in accordance with the Regulations; and
• the instructions of the Authorised Fund Manager (“the AFM”), which is the UCITS Management Company, are carried out (unless they conflict with the Regulations).
The Depositary also has a duty to take reasonable care to ensure that the Trust is managed in accordance with the Regulations and the Scheme documents of the Trust in relation to the investment and borrowing powers applicable to the Trust.
Having carried out such procedures as we considered necessary to discharge our responsibilities as Depositary of the Trust, it is our opinion, based on the information available to us and the explanations provided, that, in all material respects the Trust, acting through the AFM:
(i) has carried out the issue, sale, redemption and cancellation, and calculation of the price of the Trust’s units and the application of the Trust’s income in accordance with the Regulations and the Scheme documents of the Trust; and
(ii) has observed the investment and borrowing powers and restrictions applicable to the Trust in accordance with the Regulations and the Scheme documents of the Trust.
This report is given on the basis that no breaches are subsequently advised to us before the distribution date. We therefore reserve the right to amend the report in the light of such circumstances.
Yours sincerely
Depositary HSBC Bank Plc 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ
22 April 2026
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Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements of State Street AUT UK Screened Index Equity Fund (the “Trust”):
• give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Trust as at 31 December 2025 and of the net revenue and the net capital gains on the scheme property for the year then ended; and
• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”, and applicable law), the Statement of Recommended Practice for UK Authorised Funds, the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook ("the sourcebook") and the Trust Deed.
We have audited the financial statements, included within the Report and Financial Statements (the “Annual Report”), which comprise:
• the Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025;
• the Statement of Total Return for the year then ended;
• the Statement of Change in Net Assets Attributable to Unitholders for the year then ended;
• the Distribution Tables; and
• the Notes to the Financial Statements, which include a description of the significant accounting policies.
Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence We remained independent of the Trust in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, which includes the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
Conclusions relating to going concern Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date on which the financial statements are authorised for issue.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Manager’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Manager with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Reporting on other information
The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our auditors’ report thereon. The Manager is responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, any form of assurance thereon.
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In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify an apparent material inconsistency or material misstatement, we are required to perform procedures to conclude whether there is a material misstatement of the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report based on these responsibilities.
Based on our work undertaken in the course of the audit, the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook requires us also to report certain opinions as described below.
Manager’s Report In our opinion, the information given in the Manager’s Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements.
Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit
Responsibilities of the Manager for the financial statements As explained more fully in the Manager's Statement of Responsibilities, the Manager is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the applicable framework and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. The Manager is also responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Manager is responsible for assessing the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Manager either intends to wind up or terminate the Trust, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Based on our understanding of the Trust and its industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to breaches of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements, in particular those parts of the sourcebook which may directly impact on the determination of amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to manipulate revenue or to increase the net asset value of the Trust. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
• Discussions with the Manager, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
• Reviewing relevant meeting minutes, including those of the Manager’s board of directors;
• Identifying and testing journal entries, specifically any journals posted as part of the financial year end close process; and
• Designing audit procedures to incorporate unpredictability around the nature, timing or extent of our testing.
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There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors’ report.
Use of this report This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the Trust’s Unitholders as a body in accordance with paragraph 4.5.12 of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
Other required reporting
Opinion on matter required by the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook In our opinion, we have obtained all the information and explanations we consider necessary for the purposes of the audit.
Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook exception reporting Under the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook we are also required to report to you if, in our opinion:
• proper accounting records have not been kept; or
• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records.
We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Glasgow 22 April 2026
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Comparative Table For the year ended 31st December 2025
2025 2024 2023 Change in Net Assets Per Unit (£) (£) (£) Opening net asset value per unit 3.2960 3.0577 2.8568
Return before operating charges 0.6921 0.2415 0.2039 Operating charges (0.0036) (0.0032) (0.0030) Return after operating charges* 0.6885 0.2383 0.2009
Distributions (0.1115) (0.1021) (0.0992)
Retained distributions on accumulation units 0.1115 0.1021 0.0992
Closing net asset value per unit 3.9845 3.2960 3.0577 *after direct transaction cost of: 0.0034 0.0007 0.0012 Performance Return after charges 20.89% 7.79% 7.03% Other Information Closing net asset value (£'000) 432,474 208,922 207,160 Closing number of units 108,540,151 63,386,667 67,750,067 Operating charges 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% Direct transaction costs 0.09% 0.02% 0.04% Prices Highest unit price (pence) 3.9917 3.4065 3.0712 Lowest unit price (pence) 3.0946 2.9533 2.8141
General risk factors The value of funds and the revenue from them is not guaranteed and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than you originally invested. What you get back may depend on:
• Investment performance is not guaranteed. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. There may also be variation in performance between funds with similar investment objectives.
• The effect of an initial charge. If you sell your investment after a short period you may not get back what you originally invested, even if the price of your investment has not fallen.
• The entire market of a particular asset class or geographical region may fall, having a greater effect on funds heavily invested in that asset class or region.
• If you make regular withdrawals from your investment be aware that if the level of withdrawal exceeds the rate of investment growth of the fund, your capital will be eroded.
• Governments may change the tax rules which affect you or the funds in which you have invested.
• Inflation will reduce what you could buy in the future, i.e. it will reduce the real value of your investment.
• There is no certainty that the investment objective of any fund will actually be achieved.
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Statement of Total Return For the year ended 31st December 2025
Year ended 31.12.25
Year ended 31.12.24 Note £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Income Net capital gains 4 45,502 9,172 Revenue 6 8,365 6,849 Expenses 7 (276) (211) Interest payable and similar charges - -
Net revenue before taxation 8,089 6,638 Taxation 8 (13) (5)
Net revenue after taxation 8,076 6,633
Total return before distributions 53,578 15,805 Distributions 9 (8,076) (6,633)
Change in net assets attributable to unitholders from investment activities 45,502 9,172
Statement of Change in Net Assets Attributable to Unitholders For the year ended 31st December 2025
Year ended 31.12.25
Year ended 31.12.24 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 Opening net assets 208,922 207,160 In specie transfer 156,684 Amounts receivable on issue of units 45,152 9,130 Amounts payable on cancellation of units (33,849) (23,107)
167,987 (13,977) Dilution levy 218 32 Change in unitholders' funds from investment activities 45,502 9,172 Retained distributions on accumulation units 9,845 6,535
Closing net assets 432,474 208,922
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Balance Sheet As at 31st December 2025
Note 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 Assets Fixed assets: Investments 430,398 205,682 Current assets: Debtors 10 4,209 3,654 Cash and bank balances 11 554 1,899
Total assets 435,161 211,235
Liabilities Investment liabilities - 48 Creditors Other creditors 12 2,687 2,265
Total liabilities 2,687 2,313
Net assets attributable to unitholders 432,474 208,922
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1. Accounting policies
(a) Basis of accounting The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention by the revaluation of the investments, and in accordance with the United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice ("UK GAAP") which comprises the UK Financial Reporting Standard 102 ("FRS 102") and the Statement of Recommended Practice ("SORP") for Authorised Funds issued by the Investment Management Association in May 2014 (as amended in 2017).
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
(b) Basis of valuation of investments The investments of the Fund have been valued at the closing bid market prices ruling on the principal markets on which the stocks are quoted, on the last business day of the accounting year.
Market value is defined by the SORP as fair value which generally is the bid value of each security.
Where applicable, unlisted, delisted and suspended securities are based on the Manager’s assessment of their net realisable value.
Open futures contracts have been valued at fair value and the net gains/(losses) are reflected within Derivative contracts in net capital gains/(losses) on investments.
(c) Exchange rates Foreign currency receipts and payments are translated at the rate applicable on the date of settlement.
Foreign currency assets and liabilities are valued at the rates on the last day of the accounting year.
(d) Recognition of revenue Revenue is included in the Statement of Total Return on the following basis: Dividends are recognised when the security is quoted ex-dividend. Special dividends are treated as either capital or revenue depending on the facts of each particular case. Stock lending, deposit interest and interest payable are recorded on an accrual basis. Any income arising from stock lending is treated as revenue on an accruals basis and is disclosed in the Notes to the Financial Statements net of directly attributable fees. The value of the collateral must always exceed the value of the stock on loan. The accepted collateral includes cash, equities, certain types of bonds and money market instruments as agreed with the Depositary.
(e) Treatment of expenses Management expenses are charged against the revenue of the Fund on an accruals basis.All other expenses other than bank charges and interest are met by the Manager.
(f) Taxation Provision is made for corporation tax at current rates on the excess of taxable revenue over expenses.
(g) Deferred taxation Deferred tax is provided for on all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date other than those differences that are regarded as permanent. Any liability to deferred tax is provided at the average rate of tax expected to apply.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted to reflect the time value of money. Deferred tax assets are recognised only when, on the basis of available evidence, it is more likely than not that there will be taxable profits in the future against which the deferred tax asset can be offset.
(h) Dilution adjustment In certain circumstances (as detailed in the Prospectus) the Manager may charge a dilution adjustment on the creation or cancellation of shares, which is paid into the capital of the relevant sub-fund on an accruals basis. The adjustment is intended to cover certain dealing charges not included in the mid-market value of the fund used in calculating the share price, which could have a diluting effect on the fund.
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1. Accounting policies (continued)
(i) Returns from derivatives The Fund may enter into permitted derivative contracts such as futures.
The positions are undertaken to obtain full market exposure and the returns are included within gains/(losses) on investments in the Statement of Total Return. Any open positions in these types of transactions at the period end are included in the Balance Sheet at their mark to market value.
2. Distribution policy The policy is to distribute all available revenue, after deduction of those expenses which are chargeable in calculating the distribution.
In order to conduct a controlled dividend flow to unitholders, an interim distribution will be made at the Manager’s discretion, up to a maximum of the distributable revenue available for the year. All remaining revenue is distributed in accordance with the COLL.
Distributions of revenue are paid six monthly by reference to net revenue arising in the periods ended 30th June and 31st December.
Any revenue deficit will be borne by the capital account.
(a) Treatment of stock dividends The ordinary element of stock dividends is treated as revenue and forms part of the distribution.
In the case of an enhanced stock dividend, the value of the enhancement is treated as capital and does not form part of the distribution.
(b) Expenses Management expenses are charged to revenue.
(c) Equalisation Equalisation takes account of the revenue received on the creation of shares and revenue paid on cancellation of shares and is allocated to the distribution account.
3. Risk management policies In pursuing its investment objectives the Fund holds a number of financial instruments. The Fund’s financial instruments comprise of securities and other investments, cash balances and bank overdrafts, short term fixed deposits, debtors and creditors that arise directly from its operations, for example, in respect of sales and purchases awaiting settlement, amounts receivable for creations and payable for liquidations and debtors for accrued revenue.
The main risks the Fund may face from investing are: (a) market risk, (b) market price risk, (c) foreign currency risk, (d) interest rate risk, (e) liquidity risk, (f) credit risk, (g) use of derivatives and (h) stock lending risk.
The Manager’s policy for managing these risks are summarised below and have been applied throughout the year.
(a) Market risk Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of the financial instruments held by the Fund will fluctuate because of changes in underlying valuation factors. It represents the potential loss the Fund might suffer through holding market positions in the face of valuation factor movements. Market risk typically includes market price risk, foreign exchange or currency risk, and interest rate risk.
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(b) Market price risk Market price risk is the risk that the value of the financial instruments held by the Fund will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. It represents the potential loss the Fund might suffer through changes in market prices of the Fund holdings. The investment manager considers the asset allocation of the portfolio in order to minimize the risk associated with particular countries or industry sectors whilst continuing to follow the investment objectives of the Fund.
As an index Fund, the investment objective is to seek to track as closely as reasonably possible the performance of the benchmark index. In order to achieve this objective, the Fund invests primarily in securities held in the equity index benchmark. Market price risk for an index Fund arises from a mismatch in the relative proportion of assets in Fund from their respective proportions in the benchmark. The Fund places limitations on the amount by which a holding may deviate from the proportion benchmark to limit the market risk from mismatched positions.
All securities investments present a risk of loss of capital. The investment manager assess the Fund’s market risk volatility to ensure that the effect of utilizing financial derivative instruments is not significant enough to cause disproportionate losses to a Fund’s overall value. The investment manager moderates this risk through careful selection of securities and financial instruments. The investment manager manages this risk through a combination of risk metrics. This includes, but is not restricted to, tracking error volatility, which measures the ex-ante volatility of excess returns of the Fund against its referenced benchmark. The tracking error volatility on the Fund is closely monitored on a regular basis, and is a key consideration when the Fund is rebalanced.
(c) Foreign currency risk Any fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates between the base currency ("GBP") and the respective foreign currencies may significantly affect the value of the Fund investments and the returns ultimately achieved by the Fund. Local interest rates and monetary policy, as well as other government fiscal and labour policies, also can adversely impact the Fund’s currency values.
Based on the Fund mandate, there is no hedging of foreign currency risk exposure. This follows from the investment objective to track the performance of the benchmark, which is also not hedged against changes in foreign exchange rates.
(d) Interest rate risk Interest rate risk is present when the value of investment securities may fluctuate as a result of a change in market interest rates. Explicit interest rate risk occurs when there is a direct relationship between changes in interest rates and changes in the value of investment securities. The Fund invests in only equity and equity-based instruments, the values of which are not directly dependent on interest rates.
(e) Liquidity risk The Fund is exposed to daily cash redemptions of redeemable shares. So the main liability of the Fund is the redemption of any shares that investors wish to sell. Hence the Fund invest the large majority of the assets in investments that are traded in an active market and can ordinarily be readily disposed. However, liquidity risk will occur if an equity issuer becomes credit impaired or if the relevant market becomes illiquid. In such a case, it may not be possible to initiate or liquidate a position at a price that is deemed by the investment manager to be demonstrating fair value. Liquidity risk may be temporary or may last for extended periods.
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3. Risk management policies (continued)
The indexed Fund invests solely in securities which form part of the Benchmark Index. Benchmark Indexes are constructed using index rules requiring securities to have a specified minimum trading volume, which, although not guaranteeing liquidity, provides indication of the liquid nature of the securities underlying the Fund. The Fund is exposed to daily contributions and withdrawals which are managed to ensure that exposure to the Benchmark Indexes are maintained in order to meet the investment objective of the Fund.
(f) Credit risk The Fund invests in only equity and equity-based instruments, which are not credit instruments, and therefore the Fund is not explicitly exposed to credit risk other than revenue index futures. Index futures used for efficient portfolio management are exchange traded and marked to market daily, so counterparty risk is negligible.
(g) Use of derivatives The Fund uses equity index futures only, no other derivatives, for efficient portfolio management-index futures are used to equitize cash holdings from inflows and outflows and also anticipated cash flows (e.g. dividend receivables). As a result the exposure to futures are covered by cash and near cash at all times, and assist in meeting the investment objectives of the Fund.
(h) Stock lending risk Stock lending transactions may involve a risk that a counterparty will wholly or partially fail to honour its contractual obligations.
In order to mitigate that risk of counterparty default, the counterparties to these transactions may be required to provide collateral to suitably cover their obligations to the Schemes. In the event of default by the counterparty, it will forfeit its collateral on the transaction. However, there is risk that the collateral, especially where it is in the form of stocks, when realised will not raise sufficient cash to settle the counterparty’s liability to the Schemes. Stock lending transactions may, in the event of a default by the counterparty, result in the stocks lent being recovered late or only in part. This may result in loss for the Lending Schemes.
4. Net capital gains
The net capital gains during the year comprise: 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 Non-derivative securities 45,001 9,153 Derivative contracts 506 11 (Losses)/gains on foreign exchange (5) 8
Net capital gains 45,502 9,172
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5. Purchases, sales and transaction costs 31.12.25 £'000
31.12.24 £'000 Purchases excluding transaction costs Equities 50,167 9,921 Collective Investment Schemes 3,304 492
Total before transaction costs 53,471 10,413
Commissions Equities 11 2 Collective Investment Schemes 1 -
12 2
Taxes Equities 229 38 Collective Investment Schemes 13 2
242 40
Total purchases transaction costs 254 42
Purchases including transaction costs 53,725 10,455
31.12.25 £'000
31.12.24 £'000 Sales excluding transaction costs Equities 27,723 16,134 Collective Investment Schemes 2,785 1,553
Total before transaction costs 30,508 17,687
Commissions Equities (5) (3)
(5) (3)
Taxes Equities (1) -
(1) -
Total sales transaction cost (6) (3)
Sales including transaction costs 30,502 17,684
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5. Purchases, sales and transaction costs (continued)
31.12.25 %
31.12.24 % Transaction costs as percentage of principal amounts Purchases – Commissions Equities 0.021 0.018 Purchases – Taxes Equities 0.457 0.380 Sales – Commission Equities 0.018 0.019 Sales – Taxes Equities 0.002 0.000 31.12.25 %
31.12.24 % Transaction costs as percentage of average net asset value Commissions 0.006 0.003 Taxes 0.088 0.019
Total 0.094 0.022 The above analysis covers any direct transaction costs suffered by the Fund during the year. However it is important to understand the nature of other transactions costs associated with different investments asset classes and instrument types.
Separately identifiable direct transactions costs (commissions, taxes etc.) are attributable to the Fund’s purchase and sale of equity shares. Additionally for equity shares, there is a dealing spread cost (the difference between the buying and selling prices) which will be suffered on purchase and sale transactions.
For the Fund’s investment in collective investment scheme holdings there will potentially be dealing spread costs applicable to purchases and sales. However, additionally there are indirect transaction costs suffered in those underlying funds, throughout the holding period for the instruments, which are not separately identifiable and do not form part of the analysis above.
During the year the Fund utilised futures derivatives instruments covering different underlying asset classes. The settlement values for opening and closing derivative positions are not comparable to principal values for transactions in direct holding investments and therefore purchase and sale amounts for derivative transactions are not quantified in the analysis above. Transaction costs for derivatives positions will be either suffered as direct costs or form part of the dealing spread for the instruments. Any direct costs are identified in the analysis above.
Dealing spread costs suffered by the Fund vary considerably for the different asset/instrument types depending on a number of factors including transaction value and market sentiment.
At the balance sheet date the average portfolio dealing spread (difference between bid and offer prices of all investments expressed as a percentage of the offer price value) was 0.00% (31.12.2024: 0.06%).
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6. Revenue 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 UK dividends 7,440 5,945 Overseas dividends 445 270 Property income distributions 224 201 Stock dividends 242 312 Dividend Fund of Fund Franked 15 16 Dividend Fund of Fund Interest & Offshore 37 26 Bank interest (66) 64 Offshore distribution taxable 3 Stock lending revenue 19 11 Derivatives revenue 64
Revenue 8,365 6,849
7. Expenses 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 Manager's periodic charge 276 211
Total expenses 276 211
The audit fee for the year of £14,240 (exclusive of VAT) is borne by the Manager (31.12.24: £13,978).
As permitted by the Trust Deed, the Manager is remunerated out of the property of the Fund. This charge is expressed as an annual percentage of the value of the property of the Fund. The Manager’s periodic charge was 10 basis points for the year ended 31.12.25 (31.12.24: 10 basis points).
8. Taxation
(a) Analysis of charge in year: 31.12.25 £'000
31.12.24 £'000 Overseas tax 13 5
Total current tax 13 5
Total tax charge (note 8b) 13 5
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8. Taxation (continued)
(b) Factors affecting total tax charge for the year: 31.12.25 £'000
31.12.24 £'000 Net revenue before taxation 8,089 6,638 Corporation tax of 20% 1,618 1,328 Effects of: Revenue not subject to corporation tax (1,623) (1,306) Movement in excess management expenses 5 (22) Overseas tax 13 5
Total tax charge for year (note 8a) 13 5
(c) Factors that may affect future tax charges: At the year end, after offset against revenue taxable on receipt, there is a potential deferred tax asset of £4,805,589 (31.12.24: £4,800,593) in relation to surplus management expenses. It is unlikely the Fund would generate sufficient taxable profits in the future to utilise these amounts and therefore no deferred tax asset has been recognised.
9. Distributions
The distributions take account of revenue received on the creation of units and income deducted on the cancellation of units, and comprises: 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 Interim 4,551 3,696 Final 5,294 2,839
9,845 6,535
Amounts deducted on cancellation of units 298 176 Amounts added on issue of units (2,067) (78)
Net distribution for the year 8,076 6,633
The net distributions of the year is represented by: Net revenue after taxation 8,076 6,633
Net distribution for the year 8,076 6,633
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10. Debtors 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 Creations awaiting settlement - 2,249 Sales awaiting settlement 2,497 Accrued revenue 778 385 Income tax recoverable - 109 Overseas tax recoverable 934 900 Dilution adjustment receivable - 11 Total debtors 4,209 3,654
11. Cash and bank balances 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 Cash and bank balances 476 1,695 Amounts held at brokers 78 204 Total cash and bank balances 554 1,899
12. Other creditors 31.12.25 31.12.24 £'000 £'000 Liquidations awaiting settlement 2,650 19 Purchases awaiting settlement - 2,228 Accrued Manager's periodic charge 37 18 Total other creditors 2,687 2,265
13. Contingent liabilities and commitments The Fund had no contingent liabilities at year end (31.12.24: £nil).
14. Related party transactions The Manager exercises governance and oversight over the Fund and is a related party by virtue of the Trust Deed constituting the Fund.
Amounts paid during the year or due to the Manager at the year end are disclosed under Expenses and Other Creditors in the Notes to the financial statements. At the year end £36,567 (31.12.24: £17,677) was due to the Manager in relation to accrued manager’s periodic charges are disclosed in Other Creditors in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Transactions relating to the creation and cancellation of units and the purchases and sales of investments which pass through the Manager, but are not for the benefit of, either related party are disclosed in the Statement of Change in Net Assets Attributable to Unitholders.
Amounts due to or from the Fund at the year end in relation to these transactions are disclosed under Debtors and Creditors in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
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15. Risk disclosures The Manager’s policy for managing these risks are summarised below and have been applied throughout the year.
(a) Foreign currency risk The Fund’s financial instruments are almost exclusively held in the base currency, sterling. Therefore foreign currency risk is not deemed to be significant.
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates would have no material impact to the net asset value of the Fund. Consequently, no sensitivity analysis has been presented.
(b) Market price risk The Fund’s investment portfolio is exposed to market price fluctuations which are monitored by the Manager in pursuance of the investment objective and policy as set out on page 1. Adherence to investment guidelines and to investment and borrowing powers set out in the Trust Deed, the Scheme Particulars and in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Collective Investment Scheme sourcebook (the “COLL sourcebook”) mitigates the risk of excessive exposure to any particular type of security or issuer. Further information on the investment portfolio is set out in the Manager’s Report and Portfolio Statement.
If market prices had increased by 10% as at the balance sheet date, the net asset value of the Fund would have increased by £43,039,824 (31.12.24: £20,568,236). If market prices had decreased by 10% as at the balance sheet date, the net asset value of the Fund would have decreased by £43,039,824 (31.12.24: £20,568,236).
These calculations assume all other variables remain constant.
(c) Interest rate risk The majority of the Fund’s financial assets are equity shares and other investments which neither pay interest nor have a maturity date. Therefore interest rate risk is not deemed to be significant.
Interest on bank balances is calculated at the current Bank of England base rate minus 0.50%, while overdraft is calculated at the current Bank of England base rate plus 1.00% of its overseas equivalent.
(d) Liquidity risk All of the Fund’s financial assets are considered to be readily realisable in accordance with the market practices of the exchange on which they are traded. In general, the Investment Manager manages the Fund’s cash to ensure it can meet its liabilities. Where investments cannot be realised in time to meet any potential liability, the Fund may borrow up to 10% of its value to ensure settlement.
All of the Fund’s financial liabilities are payable on demand or in less than one year, therefore liquidity risk is not significant.
16. Securities Financing Transactions (SFT)
1) Global Data
Proportion of securities and commodities on loan as at 31st December 2025 £'000 %
Total lendable assets excluding cash and cash equivalents: 403,374
Securities and commodities on loan 8,849 2.19%
Assets engaged in SFTs and total return swaps as at 31st December 2025 £'000 %
Fund assets under management (AUM) 432,474
Absolute value of assets engaged in:
Securities lending 8,849 2.05%
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2) Concentration Data
Top 10 Collateral Issuers Name and value of collateral and commodities received as at 31st December 2025 £'000
JD.com 531
Ryanair Holdings 363
BYD 301
Trip.com 293
Erste Group Bank 244
Kingdom of Netherlands 227
Microsoft 197
Meta Platforms 196
United Kingdom Gilt 190
China Life Insurance 151
Top 10 Counterparties Name and value of outstanding transactions as at 31st December 2025 £'000
Societe Generale 4,732
JP Morgan Securities 1,825
Barclays Capital Securities 1,148
UBS 397
Citigroup Global Markets (UK) 211
Merrill Lynch 183
Goldman Sachs 148
ING Bank 95
Morgan Stanley International 85
BNP Paribas Financial Markets 25
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3) Aggregate Transaction Data
Type, Quality and Currency of Collateral as at 31st December 2025
Type Quality Currency £'000
Securities lending
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Sterling 24
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Australian dollar 219
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Canadian dollar 407
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Danish krone 1
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Euro 1,248
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Hong Kong dollar 960
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Japanese yen 388
Equity Traded on recognised exchange New Zealand dollar 10
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Norwegian krone 77
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Singapore dollar 177
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Swedish krona 4
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Swiss franc 72
Equity Traded on recognised exchange US dollar 4,821
Fixed Income Investment Grade Sterling 255
Fixed Income Investment Grade Australian dollar 21
Fixed Income Investment Grade Canadian dollar 47
Fixed Income Investment Grade Danish krone 4
Fixed Income Investment Grade Euro 523
Fixed Income Investment Grade Norwegian krone 2
Fixed Income Investment Grade Swedish krona 4
Fixed Income Investment Grade US dollar 305
Total Collateral held 9,569
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Maturity Tenor of Collateral (remaining period to maturity) as at 31st December 2025
Less than one day
One day to one week
One week to one month
One to three months
Three months to one year
Above one year
Open maturity Total
Type £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Securities lending - - - - - 1,161 8,408 9,569
Counterparty details as at 31st December 2025
Type
Country of counterparty establishment Settlement and clearing £'000
Securities lending France Tri-party 5,167
Securities lending Netherlands Tri-party 104
Securities lending Switzerland Tri-party 429
Securities lending United Kingdom Tri-party 3,869
Total collateral held 9,569
Maturity Tenor of SFTs and Total Return Swaps (remaining period to maturity) as at 31st December 2025
Less than one day
One day to one week
One week to one month
One to three months
Three months to one year
Above one year
Open maturity Total
Type £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Securities lending - - - - - - 8,849 8,849
4) Re-use of Collateral The Fund does not engage in re-use of collateral.
5) Safekeeping of Collateral Received
Names and value of custodians safekeeping collateral as at 31st December 2025 £'000
Bank of New York 7,348
JP Morgan 2,221
6) Safekeeping of Collateral Granted
The Fund does not borrow stock from counterparties; therefore, no collateral has been granted.
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16. Securities Financing Transactions (SFT) (continued)
1) Global Data
Proportion of securities and commodities on loan as at 31st December 2024 £'000 %
Total lendable assets excluding cash and cash equivalents: 190,638
Securities and commodities on loan 2,379 1.25%
Assets engaged in SFTs and total return swaps as at 31st December 2024 £'000 %
Fund assets under management (AUM) 208,922
Absolute value of assets engaged in:
Securities lending 2,379 1.14%
2) Concentration Data
Top 10 Collateral Issuers Name and value of collateral and commodities received as at 31st December 2024 £'000
Kingdom of Belgium 221
United Kingdom Inflation-Linked Gilt 215
Kingdom of Netherlands 132
Meta Platforms 73
United Kingdom Gilt 58
NVIDIA 28
Verizon Communications 23
Bristol-Myers Squibb 23
Honeywell International 23
Sumitomo 22
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Top 10 Counterparties Name and value of outstanding transactions as at 31st December 2024 £'000
Barclays Capital Securities 1,365
UBS 396
Societe Generale 235
JP Morgan Securities 116
HSBC Bank 91
Merrill Lynch 50
Goldman Sachs 48
Citigroup Global Markets (UK) 47
ING Bank 22
Morgan Stanley International 9
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3) Aggregate Transaction Data
Type, Quality and Currency of Collateral as at 31st December 2024
Type Quality Currency £'000
Securities lending
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Sterling 29
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Australian dollar 47
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Canadian dollar 18
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Euro 154
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Hong Kong dollar 14
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Japanese yen 273
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Norwegian krone 9
Equity Traded on recognised exchange Swedish krona 18
Equity Traded on recognised exchange US dollar 584
Fixed Income Investment Grade Sterling 273
Fixed Income Investment Grade Australian dollar 2
Fixed Income Investment Grade Canadian dollar 175
Fixed Income Investment Grade Danish krone 3
Fixed Income Investment Grade Euro 824
Fixed Income Investment Grade Swedish krona 2
Fixed Income Investment Grade Swiss franc 1
Fixed Income Investment Grade US dollar 115
Total Collateral held 2,541
Maturity Tenor of Collateral (remaining period to maturity) as at 31st December 2024
Less than one day
One day to one week
One week to one month
One to three months
Three months to one year
Above one year
Open maturity Total
Type £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Securities lending - - - 1 - 1,393 1,147 2,541
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Counterparty details as at 31st December 2024
Type
Country of counterparty establishment Settlement and clearing £'000
Securities lending France Tri-party 252
Securities lending Netherlands Tri-party 24
Securities lending Switzerland Tri-party 428
Securities lending United Kingdom Tri-party 1,837
Total collateral held 2,541
Maturity Tenor of SFTs and Total Return Swaps (remaining period to maturity) as at 31st December 2024
Less than one day
One day to one week
One week to one month
One to three months
Three months to one year
Above one year
Open maturity Total
Type £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Securities lending - - - - - - 2,379 2,379
4) Re-use of Collateral
The Fund does not engage in re-use of collateral.
5) Safekeeping of Collateral Received
Names and value of custodians safekeeping collateral as at 31st December 2024 £'000
Bank of New York 2,270
JP Morgan 271
6) Safekeeping of Collateral Granted
The Fund does not borrow stock from counterparties; therefore, no collateral has been granted.
17. Unitholders’ funds 31.12.25 31.12.24 Opening units in issue 63,386,667 67,750,067 Issues 54,357,363 2,839,229 Cancellations (9,203,879) (7,202,629)
Closing units in issue 108,540,151 63,386,667
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18. Fair value of investments 31.12.25 £'000
31.12.24 £'000 Assets Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets accessible at the measurement date 430,398 205,679 Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly - Level 3 – Price inputs are unobservable - 3
430,398 205,682
Liabilities Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets accessible at the measurement date - 48 Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly - Level 3 – Price inputs are unobservable - -
- 48
430,398 205,634 There is no material difference between the value of the financial assets and liabilities, as shown in the balance sheet, and their fair value.
The level 3 holdings as at 31 December 2025 are:
Security Name Shares Market Value £ Evraz PLC 42,741 Tapestry Investment Co. Ltd. 4 -
The level 3 holdings as at 31 December 2024 are:
Security Name Shares Market Value £ Evraz PLC 42,741 Finablr PLC 13,507 Home REIT PLC 72,011 2,737 Tapestry Investment Co. Ltd. 4 -
In the current and previous years the level 3 stocks are either suspended or delisted.
19. Significant events during the financial year State Street Global Advisors is now State Street Investment Management. Effective 30 June, 2025, State Street Global Advisors began operating under the marketing name State Street Investment Management. This change does not affect the legal name or structure of the State Street Global Advisors Limited or the management of the Fund.
There have been no other significant events affecting the Fund during the financial year ended 31 December 2025 that require amendment to or disclosure in the financial statements.
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20. Subsequent events since the financial year Victoria Parry, Colin Fernandes and Nigel Wightman resigned as Directors on 2 January 2026.
Barbara Healy, Benjamin Lam, Eric Linnane and Thomas Coghlan were appointed as Directors on 2 January 2026.
The Annual Management Charge shall reduce to 6bps from 1 April 2026.
There have been no other significant events affecting the Fund after the financial year ended 31 December 2025 that require amendment to or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Dividend in pence per unit payable on 29th August 2025
Group 1: Units purchased prior to 1st January 2025
Group 2: Units purchased on or after 1st January 2025 to 30th June 2025
Net revenue pence per unit
Equalisation pence per unit
Amount paid 29.08.2025 pence per unit
Amount paid 31.08.2024 pence per unit Accumulation Units Group 1 6.2757 - 6.2757 5.7338 Group 2 0.5681 5.7076 6.2757 5.7338
Corporate Unitholder Information Franked Investment Income 100.00% Unfranked Non Foreign Investment Income 0.00% Unfranked Foreign Investment Income 0.00%
Dividend in pence per unit payable on 27th February 2026
Group 1: Units purchased prior to 1st July 2025
Group 2: Units purchased on or after 1st July 2025 to 31st December 2025
Net revenue pence per unit
Equalisation pence per unit
Amount payable 27.02.2026 pence per unit
Amount paid 28.02.2025 pence per unit Accumulation Units Group 1 4.8777 - 4.8777 4.4788 Group 2 1.4644 3.4133 4.8777 4.4788
Corporate Unitholder Information Franked Investment Income 100.00% Unfranked Non Foreign Investment Income 0.00% Unfranked Foreign Investment Income 0.00%
Equalisation applies only to units purchased during the distribution period (Group 2 units). It is the average amount of income included in the purchase price of all Group 2 units and is refunded to holders of these units as a return of capital. Being capital, it is not liable to income tax but must be deducted from the cost of units for capital gains tax purposes.
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THE MANAGER State Street Unit Trust Management Limited 20 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf London E14 5HJ
Regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority.
DIRECTORS V. Parry* (resigned 2 January 2026) C. Fernandes (resigned 2 January 2026) N. Wightman* (resigned 2 January 2026) R. Bridger B. Healy* (appointed 2 January 2026) B. Lam* (appointed 2 January 2026) E. Linnane (appointed 2 January 2026) T. Coghlan* (appointed 2 January 2026) * Independent non-executive Director
INVESTMENT MANAGER, REGISTRAR & TRANSFER AGENT State Street Global Advisors Limited 20 Churchill Place London E14 5HJ
Regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JS
DEPOSITARY HSBC Bank plc 8 Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5HQ
HSBC Bank plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.
CONSTITUTION State Street AUT UK Screened Index Equity Fund is an authorised unit trust scheme within the meaning of, and governed by section 243 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. The Fund is a ‘wider range’ investment scheme under the Trustee Investments Act 1961.
PROSPECTUS Copies of the Prospectus are available from the Manager upon request.
Please remember that the price of units and the income from them can go down as well as up. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future. Changes in exchange rates may also affect the value.
ASSESSMENT OF VALUE Assessment of Value (AoV) was introduced by the FCA to ensure UK authorised fund managers (“AFMs”) demonstrate the delivery of value for underlying investors, objectively assessing ourselves against a range of criteria. Our annual assessment of value statement can be found in a composite report on www.ssga.com.
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TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE-RELATED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES (TCFD) The Manager’s entity and product disclosure reports have been published separately and can be found using the fund finder page on www.ssga.com.
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State Street Corporation (“SSC”), and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (together with the SSC hereafter referred to as “State Street”) operate a group-wide compensation strategy including a remuneration policy that applies to all State Street entities globally. As the Management Company, State Street Unit Trust Management Limited (“SSUTM”) does not employ any staff and has delegated certain activities in respect of the investment management and risk management to SSGA Limited and SSGA Europe Limited, Poland Branch (together, the “Investment Managers”). As a State Street subsidiary, the Investment Managers are fully integrated into State Street’s group-wide compensation strategy and subject to the global and regional governing body structure of State Street to provide appropriate and effective control of the remuneration arrangements (incl. compliance with the relevant remuneration regulations) across the State Street group of affiliated entities. Under its publicly available charter, the Human Resources Committee (“HRC”) of SSC oversees all of State Street’s compensation plans, policies, and programs in which senior executives participate and incentive, retirement, welfare and equity plans in which certain other employees of SSC participate. It also oversees the alignment of the incentive compensation arrangements with the State Street’s financial safety and soundness consistent with applicable related regulatory rules and guidance. The HRC approves the overall allocation of the Incentive Compensation (“IC”) Plan pool. State Street’s CEO allocates IC pools to business units and corporate functions based upon a variety of factors, which may include budget performance, achievement of key goals and other considerations. The final expenditure and overall allocation between current and deferred awards are then reviewed by the HRC prior to payment.
State Street also has separate UK and SSGAEL Remuneration Committees in place for the Investment Managers with the primary duties to:
• review the remuneration policy applicable to employees, management and Identified Staff of the Investment Managers and oversee its implementation;
• oversee compliance with any applicable remuneration regulations; and
• review and endorse remuneration decisions related to Identified Staff and consider recommendations for ex-post risk adjustment of Identified Staff.
State Street operates an annually reviewed global remuneration policy document (supplemented by any relevant addenda by jurisdiction or regulatory regime), which documents State Street’s existing remuneration framework. This policy is intended to comply with applicable remuneration regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, those contained in the CRD, UCITS V and AIFMD, and will be interpreted and administered accordingly. State Street’s remuneration policies and practices apply on a global basis to all employees of the State Street group (incl. the Investment Managers). The key principles that align State Street’s remuneration system with the business strategy are as follows:
• We emphasize total rewards.
• We target the aggregate annual value of our Total Rewards Program to be competitive with our business peers.
• We unequivocally support equal pay for work of equal value.
• Funding for our Total Rewards Program is subject to affordability and is designed to be flexible based on corporate performance.
• We differentiate pay based on performance.
• We align employees’ interests with shareholders’ interests.
• Our compensation plans are designed to comply with applicable regulations and related guidance, including prohibiting incentives to take excessive risks.
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Given our process of structured discretion in determining incentive pool funding and individual award decisions, the deferral of incentive compensation, and the availability of ex-ante and ex-post adjustments, such as forfeitures and clawbacks, our compensation system is appropriately risk-sensitive and links current decisions and actions to future risk outcomes.
State Street operates a fully flexible, discretionary bonus policy (i.e. the amount of individual variable pay may fluctuate significantly from one year to the next, depending on performance and the other factors described below, and even could be reduced to zero for any given year). The discretionary bonus policy is structured so as to achieve a balance between fixed and variable components, but also includes specific maximum pay ratios where required by local regulations. A number of employees in sales participate in Structured Incentive Plans, which aim to bring the variable compensation granted to plan participants into line with the revenues they generate as well as taking into account non-financial qualitative performance indicators. All such participants receive sufficiently high fixed compensation. Variable compensation is assigned on an individual basis by way of a review of both quantitative and qualitative factors.
A proportionality assessment has been conducted to evaluate the risk profile of SSUTM. This analysis has concluded that the size, nature and complexity of SSUTM and, where relevant, the funds that it manages, is sufficiently low and UCITS V’s remuneration requirements on the pay-out processes and establishment of a remuneration committee were disapplied. Accordingly, State Street continues to operate current levels of deferral and stock-based compensation and has not made significant changes to Identified Staff remuneration structures in respect of SSUTM. Total amount of remuneration paid by the Investment Manager as at 31/12/2025 1
Fixed remuneration (in £ k) 55,938
Variable remuneration (in £ k) 49,726 Total Remuneration (in £ k) 105,664 Number of beneficiaries 595 Performance fee paid directly by the UCITS n/a
Aggregate amount of remuneration as at 31/12/2025 (in £ k)
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Identified Staff of the Investment Manager 58,348 More details regarding State Street’s remuneration approach including (but not limited to) information on the decision-making process to determine the remuneration policy, its basic characteristics and the linkage between pay and performance, are published separately in State Street’s Proxy Statement at www.statestreet.com and the remuneration section of the UK Pillar 3 disclosure of SSGA Ltd. at: https://www.ssga.com/library-content/assets/pdf/emea/resources/2024/ssgal-pillar-3-disclosure.pdf. In light of State Street’s group-wide compensation strategy, the qualitative remuneration information included in the UK Pillar 3 disclosure equally apply to State Street employees outside the UK and the Investment Managers’ employees.
1 Disclosure is based on the remuneration of the entire staff of the investment manager, indicating the number of beneficiaries. 2 Represents remuneration paid to independent directors (Directors who are also employees of the SSC do not receive remuneration in their capacity as board members).
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