Asset Management

Fundsmith to wind up Emerging Equities trust as returns fall ‘below expectations’

‘Unlike other fund managers who might seek to hold onto the fund for the sake of the fee income, we feel it would be in the best interests of shareholders to receive their investment back’

Smith is urging investors to vote to dissolve the trust
Smith is urging investors to vote to dissolve the trust

Fundsmith, the investment house run by star stock-picker Terry Smith, is winding up its Emerging Equities trust amid a run of performance that has fallen "below expectations".

The trust's portfolio could be placed into liquidation by the end of November, according to a 14 September announcement.

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