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Fund Objective

The Fund aims to provide a return, from a combination of capital growth and income over the long term (5 years or more). The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in shares (also known as equities) of smaller companies, in any industry, in the UK and Ireland. Companies will be incorporated, headquartered or deriving significant revenue from, the UK or Ireland. The Fund is actively managed with reference to the Numis Sub-£1bn ex Investment Companies Index, which is broadly representative of the companies in which it may invest, as this can provide a useful comparator for assessing the Fund’s performance. The investment manager has discretion to choose investments for the Fund with weightings different to the index or not in the index. As an additional means of assessing the performance of the Fund, the IA UK Smaller Companies sector average, which is based on a peer group of broadly similar funds, may also provide a useful comparator.

Fund Managers

Neil Hermon

Neil Hermon is Director of UK Equities and a Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2013. He joined Henderson in 2002 as head of UK smaller companies. Prior to this, he served as head of UK smaller companies for General Accident Investment Management (later to become CGU plc). He began his career at Ernst & Young as a chartered accountant. Neil received an MA (Hons) in mathematics from Cambridge University. He is an associate member of the Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP) and has 31 years of financial industry experience.