Navigating fund fees and finding value
by Gary Moglione
— New regulations in the UK are making it increasingly difficult for multi-asset funds to hold investment trusts.
As investors in the investment trust market, we have seen the UK market grow significantly over the years. In addition to diversification and access to many asset classes not usually available to retail investors, closed-ended trusts have significantly outperformed open-ended funds over the long term. In the UK, over the ten years to September 2021, the average investment company returned 265% versus the average open-ended fund returning 70%.
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