Blue Whale's Stephen Yiu: Embracing volatility and shunning top tech stocks

As Blue Whale Capital turns three, founder and fund manager Stephen Yiu talks to James Baxter-Derrington about how he has navigated Covid-related volatility and why he continues to shun the most discussed tech names

Blue Whale Capital celebrated its third anniversary this month by launching a UCITS mirror of LF Blue Whale Growth, bringing the flagship fund to both an institutional and a non-UK audience of investors. High-flying Blue Whale Growth reveals post-coronavirus tech opportunities The Peter Hargreaves-backed firm is led by manager and co-founder Stephen Yiu, who has delivered returns of 71.6% since inception, compared with the IA Global sector's 25.1%, and has managed to maintain this strong outperformance throughout the coronavirus pandemic, returning 21% year to date, five times the sec...