'Ignoring this is a mistake': Warning as growth vs value cycle set to 're-establish itself'

Growth managers have become more entrenched in their investment bias over the past year

Fund selectors are warning investors against becoming too entrenched in growth stock positions, at the risk of missing out on the outperformance of value stocks, which are set to benefit from a sharp rotation.

Morningstar data shows the top ten-selling funds in the IA Global sector have a growth bias while the top ten in terms of outflows have a value tilt. Janus Henderson's Bennett: We are 'reaching a crescendo' for growth style Furthermore, growth managers have become more entrenched in their investment bias over the past year, as growth continues to outperform value post-2008. The ten-year spread between the MSCI World Growth index and the MSCI World Value index is currently at its widest point with growth having outperformed value over the past decade. In the ten years to 31 May t...