Foul five US funds shedding money
The S&P 500 has risen 13.7% in the past year, demonstrating a significant recovery in the US equities market, but not all funds have followed suit. We reveal the worst offenders here…
US Equities
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us equity funds storm ahead in jan
More than half of the top-performing funds in January were US equity funds, with fiscal cliff aversion at the start of the month paving the way for a widespread stock market rally.
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gartmore us equity duo reunited at miton
Miton Group (formerly MAM Funds) has hired Hugh Grieves to work alongside Nick Ford on its soon to be launched US Opportunities Fund.
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S&P 500 proves difficult to beat for active fund managers
Actively managed North American funds struggle to consistently outperform the S&P 500 index.
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Hambi has income bias in SLI’s FoFs
Bambos Hambi is overweight fixed interest, favouring high yield bonds in the SLI FoF’s range.
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Aviva’s Sanders: how to guard against stock ‘obsession’
Henry Sanders says the Aviva US Equity Fund’s strict investment criteria will help ensure value.
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Retail investors lead exit from US equity funds
Retail investors have pulled money out of US equity funds for the seventh consecutive week.
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Threadneedle strengthens US equity team
Threadneedle has recruited a US equity manager and an analyst with one more manager to be appointed.
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Neuberger Berman to launch Ucits US small-cap fund
Neuberger Berman is to launch a Ucits version of an existing US small cap strategy.
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SIG awards new US mandate for Zagame’s global equity fund
SIG’s £1bn Global Dynamic Equity Fund has changed managers on a US equity mandate.
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LVAM launches US Equity Income Fund
LVAM has launched a US equity income fund that targets a yield of 150% of that of the S&P 500.
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Outflows from developed market equity funds hit 12-month high
Retail investor redemptions from developed market equity funds have hit the highest level in a year.
