UK Equity: Q3 Performance & Attribution Analysis

  UK Active Fund Performance & Attribution, Q3 2025 Active UK equity managers have once again found themselves grappling with a tough market backdrop. Despite an average return of 11.75% across the peer group through Q3, the benchmark has proven an even tougher competitor. The SPDR FTSE All Share ETF delivered a 15.9% gain year-to-date—comfortably ahead of nearly three-quarters of …

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BAE Systems plc

229 Active UK Funds, AUM $172bn BAE Systems plc Positioning Rebounds, Underweight Widens BAE Systems has staged a sharp rebound in ownership, rising to 36.7% of UK funds — its highest in over two years — with average weights also climbing. Yet positioning remains well below historical peaks, leaving UK managers -1.27% underweight versus the benchmark. As the dominant aerospace …

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UK Funds: Performance & Attribution, H1 2025

UK Fund Analysis UK Funds: Performance & Attribution, H1 2025 In this quarter’s UK performance & attribution report: Value leads again: 76% of Value funds outperformed in H1 2025, with average returns of 10.6%. Financials dominate: Major UK banks drove absolute returns across the peer group. Underweight drag: Names like Rolls-Royce, BAE, and HSBC hurt relative performance. For more analysis, data …

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UK Funds: Positioning Analysis, June 2025

UK Fund Analysis Active UK Funds: Positioning Analysis, June 2025 In this month’s UK positioning analysis: Sector Trends UK Energy: Concentrated, Under-Owned and Out Of Favour UK Homebuilding: Allocations Rebound as Sentiment Improves   Stock Analysis Land Securities Group PLC: Spiking to New Highs Aviva plc: Ownership Rebound after Decade-Long Slide Diploma PLC: Growth Managers Drive Record Ownership Ferguson Plc: …

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UK Funds: Positioning Analysis, May 2025

UK Fund Analysis Active UK Funds: Positioning Analysis, May 2025   In this month’s chart pack: Sector Trends Real Estate: From Underweight to Record Highs Health Care: Key Underweight Shows Signs of Strength Stock Analysis Spirax-Sarco Engineering: All-Time High BAE Systems plc: Momentum Reversal Shell PLC: Signs of Weakness Ashtead Group PLC:  The Exodus Continues Howden Joinery Group PLC: Pushing …

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UK Funds: Positioning Chart Pack, April 2025

UK Fund Analysis Active UK Funds: Positioning Chart Pack, April 25   In this month’s chart pack: Sector TrendsUtilities: Positioning Hits Decade High Among UK ManagersConsumer Staples:  Gaining Ground in UK Smal & Midcap Portfolios Stock AnalysisPrudential plc:  Recovery In PlayBarratt Redrow plc:  Spiking HigherClose Brothers Group plc:  New LowsGSK plc:  Top Cycle ConsolidationVodafone Group Plc:  The Long Decline  Click …

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UK Funds: Performance & Attribution, 2024

241 active UK equity funds, AUM $169bn UK Funds: Performance & Attribution, 2024 Summary Active UK funds achieved an average return of +8.21% in 2024, trailing the SPDR FTSE All Share ETF by -0.82% and with 40.4% of funds outperforming the benchmark during the year. Individual fund performance showed fairly large dispersion, ranging from a peak of +24.5% to a …

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Investor Positioning Report — Copley Fund Research Ltd  ·  Last updated: July 2026  ·  Registered in England and Wales

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The Investor Positioning Report is a bespoke PDF report mapping the institutional fund universe around your stock. It covers current investors, past investors, competitor investors, and white space investors. Every report is built from scratch for the specific company ordered and is not a standardised or templated product.

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