The seven UK equity funds halving the FTSE's losses during the pandemic

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Lauren Mason
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LF Miton UK Smaller Companies, Ardevora UK Equity and MFM Bowland are among the seven UK equity funds in the Investment Association (IA) universe to have achieved less than half the losses suffered by the FTSE 100 index since its year-to-date peak on 17 January, research from Investment Week and data from FE fundinfo shows.

LF Miton UK Smaller Companies, Ardevora UK Equity and MFM Bowland are among the seven UK equity funds in the Investment Association (IA) universe to have achieved less than half the losses suffered by the FTSE 100 index since its year-to-date peak on 17 January, research from Investment Week and data from FE fundinfo shows. The blue-chip index had a relatively sanguine start to the year, broadly flatlining until it reached its peak of 1.8% halfway through the month - two days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus outside of China. ...

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