MoneyAM Fund Centre

Quick Stats

Fund Objective

The Fund aims to provide a return on your investment (generated through an increase to the value of the assets held by the Fund and/or income received from those assets). The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the equity securities (e.g. shares) of United Kingdom companies. The Fund may invest in all economic sectors within the United Kingdom. The Fund is actively managed and the investment adviser has discretion to select the Fund's investments and in doing so may take into consideration the FTSE All-Share TR Index.

Fund Managers

Luke Chappell

Luke Chappell, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is co-head of the UK Equity team within BlackRock's Fundamental Equity division of the Alpha Strategies Group. He is a member of the Leadership Committee. Mr. Chappell's service with the firm dates back to 1998, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, Mr. Chappell was an equity portfolio manager, responsible for managing UK Specialist equity portfolios. Prior to joining MLIM, he worked at another investment management house in a range of research and fund management roles, with particular emphasis on specialist accounts and mid-cap stocks. Mr. Chappell earned an MA degree, with honours, in Classics from Christ Church, Oxford University in 1990.

Nicholas Little

Nick Little, CFA, Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the UK Specialist Equity team within BlackRock's Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock's Alpha Strategies Group. He covers the mining and industrials sectors. Mr. Little's service with the firm dates back to 2001, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, Mr. Little was a research analyst on the UK equity team. Prior to joining MLIM in 2001, Mr. Little worked in Arthur Andersen's corporate tax department. Mr. Little earned an MA degree, with first class honours, in economics from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 2001.

Matthew Betts