Trustnet Magazine 93 March 2023 | Page 43

Performance of fund vs sector since April 1999
Fund
FACT BOX
MANAGER : Robert Kaynor / LAUNCHED : 14 / 02 / 1990 / FUND SIZE : £ 794m / OCF : 0.92
CROWN RATING
the technology bubble in 1999 to 2001 . In the seven-year period following the market peak in March 2000 , small caps were up by more than 70 %, whereas large caps were up by less than 10 %.” The strong performance of US small caps after the bursting of the dotcom bubble helps to explain why Kaynor ’ s fund is one of just 15 that would have made someone an ISA millionaire had they invested the maximum permitted amount in it since the tax-free wrapper was introduced in April 1999 . The fund has made 1,405.9 % over this time , compared with 747.5 % from its IA North American Smaller Companies sector . The large-cap focused IA North America sector made 348.2 %.

Performance of fund vs sector since April 1999

Schroder US Smaller Companies ( 1405.9 %)
IA North American Smaller Companies ( 747.5 %)
1,600 %
1,400 %
1,200 %
1,000 %
800 %
600 %
400 %
200 %
0 %
-200 %
Apr99
Apr01
Apr03
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Apr09
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Apr21
Source : FE Analytics
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