UK Funds: Performance & Attribution Review, Q1 2024

268 UK Equity funds, AUM $192bn UK Funds: Performance & Attribution Review, Q1 2024   Summary • UK Funds Stick to Benchmark in Q1: Average UK fund returns of 2.74% sit marginally behind SPDRs MSCI ACWI ETF by -0.33%, with 47.6% of funds outperforming. • Value Trumps Growth: Value and GARP funds beat their Growth peers, with 20% separating the …

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UK Fund Positioning Insights, February 2024

270 UK Equity Funds, AUM $190bn UK Fund Positioning Insights, February 2024 • UK Real Estate Hots Up: Record number of UK funds now exposed to Real Estate sector. • UK Stock Radar: Natwest and Serco among 10 stocks at the extreme ends of their positioning and momentum ranges • Stock Activity Data. They key moves in stock positioning over …

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UK Fund Positioning Dashboards Overview

267 UK Funds, AUM $185bn UK Fund Positioning Dashboard Overview In this week’s analysis, we present a “teach-in” of our newly released suite of positioning dashboards, illustrated through three instructional videos. These videos guide you through the latest functionality and also offer some valuable insights on the latest positioning among active UK funds. • Macro & Sector Dashboards: The latest …

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UK Small/Midcap Fund Positioning Update

106 UK Small/Midcap Equity Funds, AUM $37bn UK Small/Midcap Fund Positioning Update, October 2023 In Brief: • Industrials maintain top Sector weight. Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary underweights fund Technology overweight. • Investment Managers Industry group hits record exposure. REITs largely unloved by UK Small/Midcap funds. • Future plc remains the most widely held company. XPS Pensions and Foresight Group …

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UK Fund Positioning Analysis, July 2023

266 UK Equity Funds, AUM $179bn UK Equity Fund Positioning Analysis, July 2023 In this issue: H1 Performance & Attribution Softcat PLC: Record Overweight as UK Funds Buy In UK Stock Radar: Haleon/Next/GSK/BATS 266 UK Equity Funds, AUM $179bn H1 Performance & Attribution A look at performance and the drivers of performance among active UK Equity Funds for the first …

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UK Fund Positioning Analysis, May 2023

267 UK Equity Funds, AUM $184bn UK Fund Positioning Analysis, May 2023 Tobacco: Kicking the Habit HSBC Holdings: Conviction Returns UK Stock Positioning Update 267 UK Equity Funds, AUM $184bn Tobacco: Kicking the Habit Positioning in the Tobacco industry group falls to lowest levels in history. Time-Series & Industry Activity UK Fund ownership in the Tobacco industry group has fallen …

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UK Fund Positioning Analysis, April 2023

270 UK Equity Funds, AUM $179bn UK Equity Fund Positioning Analysis, April 2023 In this issue: Q1 Performance & Attribution Aerospace & Defense: Long-Term Decline Personnel Services: Fund Ownership Highs Oxford Instruments: Spike in Exposure   270 UK Equity Funds, AUM $179bn Q1 Performance & Attribution A look at Q1 performance and the drivers of performance among active UK Equity …

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UK Fund Positioning Analysis, March 2023

264 UK Equity Funds, AUM $176bn UK Equity Fund Positioning Analysis, March 2023 In this issue: Active UK Equity Fund Holdings Guide Industrials Machinery Spike Natwest Group: Rising up the Ranks 264 UK Equity Funds, AUM $176bn Active UK Fund Holdings Guide A new report that breaks down individual holding weights, AUM and activity across regions, countries and sectors. Fund …

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UK Fund Positioning Analysis, February 2023

272 UK Equity Funds, AUM $185bn UK Fund Positioning Analysis, February 2023 In this issue: Homebuilders: Negative Momentum Abrdn: Structural Decline UK Rising Stars   272 UK Equity Funds, AUM $185bn Homebuilders: Negative Momentum Sentiment reversal in UK Homebuilding stocks drives fund weights to 6-year lows.   Long-Term Trends & Short-Term Fund Activity UK active funds continue to scale back …

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UK Fund Positioning Analysis, January 2023

272 UK Equity Funds, AUM $174bn UK Fund Positioning Analysis, January 2023 In this issue: 2023 UK Fund Positioning Update UK Banks: Value Funds Drive Return SSE Ltd: High Conviction Growth Holding   272 UK Equity Funds, AUM $174bn 2023 UK Fund Positioning Update In this report, we look at the latest allocations among the 272 active UK funds in …

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