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		<title>BlackRock Smaller Companies: Losing Its Lustre?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>BlackRock Smaller Companies seems to have come off the boil a little since long-time manager Mike Prentis retired about eighteen months ago. But is this a blip or something more permanent? Snapping up small caps This trust has been part of my portfolio for just over three years now. I bought a small amount to&#8230;&#160;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2020/11/blackrock-smaller-companies-losing-its-lustre/">BlackRock Smaller Companies: Losing Its Lustre?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.itinvestor.co.uk">IT Investor</a>.</p>
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		<title>BlackRock Smaller Companies: Small-Cap Star Prentis Retires</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 08:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>After 16 years of beating his benchmark every single year, Mike Prentis is to step down as the lead manager of BlackRock Smaller Companies. His successor has big shoes to fill!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.itinvestor.co.uk/2019/05/blackrock-smaller-companies-small-cap-star-prentis-retires/">BlackRock Smaller Companies: Small-Cap Star Prentis Retires</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.itinvestor.co.uk">IT Investor</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sizing Up UK Small-Cap Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acorn Income Fund]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We seem to be having more of a Santa Rout than a Santa Rally, so it's a brave investor that's looking to put money in small-cap funds right now. But I think it's a great time to size up what's on offer.</p>
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