Omam small-cap fund plays Olympics and demographic themes

Daniel Nickols' portfolio is top of small-cap peer group over three years, with group boasting one of strongest UK teams in the industry

Old Mutual Asset Management's market-leading UK Select Smaller Companies fund aims to benefit from the Olympics and demographic shifts. Run by Daniel Nickols since January 2004, the vehicle currently ranks first out of 47 sector rivals for three-year performance, delivering 122.8% growth. It has delivered 264.7% over five years, ranking it second in the peer group. "First and foremost, it is the diversity of the arena that has helped," he said. While the product's focus tends to remain within the small-cap arena, it is at liberty to pick some mid-cap stocks. "The index is the bottom 10%...