Trustnet Magazine 93 March 2023 | Page 45

Performance of fund vs sector and index since launch
Pension
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MANAGERS : Ken Wotton & Brendan Gulston / LAUNCHED : 30 / 06 / 2017 / FUND SIZE : £ 409m / OCF : 0.85 %
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dividends across the board , it didn ’ t feel quite so pleasant last year when they had a tailwind behind them . In any case , while he avoids companies with a market cap of more than £ 5bn , he has 13.5 % of his fund in large caps , saying their higher yields allow him to hold smaller companies that may pay out less but are growing their dividends faster .
The analysts at RSMR said the fund has a strong track record of generating returns through investing in companies that are profitable and generate high levels of cash . “ The under-researched nature of small and mid caps offers a long-term driver for outperformance through anomalies in valuation ,” they said .

Performance of fund vs sector and index since launch

LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income ( 59.2 %)
FTSE All Share ( 31.4 %)
IA UK Equity Income ( 23.7 %)
70 %
60 %
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40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
0 %
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-20 %
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Source : FE Analytics
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