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?
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Exploring the world of investment trusts
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?
Buffettology Smaller Companies is one of several new investment trusts heading our way. It’ll be managed by the team at Sanford DeLand that is also behind the highly successful Buffettology open-ended fund.
Our house is being battered by a thunderstorm as I write this. Owning a UK smaller company investment trust in 2020 has felt very similar. But storms pass.
Herald Investment Trust boasts an impressive track record from backing smaller technology companies, many of which are based in the UK. But taking a more cautious approach than other tech funds, it has struggled to keep up during the past decade.
Smithson, Fundsmith’s global small-cap investment trust, has had an eventful 2020. Its wild movements are a perfect example of why trusts can be a little bit tougher to own than other funds when the market goes through a rocky patch.
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