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It is a short-term trend, but a notable one nonetheless: some of last year's biggest equity market gainers have seen sizeable pullbacks in recent weeks.

Another day of losses yesterday has left the UK's main mid-cap index down almost 7% since the start of March - underperforming both large and small caps as warnings on valuations made at the start of the year ring true.

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Philip Matthews has turned over almost half the holdings in the Schroder UK Alpha Plus fund since taking over the fund from Richard Buxton in October, Investment Week can reveal.

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Liontrust managers Anthony Cross and Julian Fosh have said the ‘dash for trash' that characterised UK equity markets last year may be coming to an end.