Leigh Himsworth is beginning to find mid-cap value again

After an up-and-down first year at the helm of Royal London's UK Strategic Growth fund, Leigh Himsworth is still finding mid-cap value for his portfolio and focusing on withstanding events over the next year

Leigh Himsworth is manager of Royal London Asset Management's (Rlam) UK Strategic Growth Trust, which recently celebrated its first birthday. The fund is benchmarked against the FTSE 250 ex-T index and has delivered 12.71% bid-to-bid growth over one year to 8 October, compared to index performance of 13.99%. UK Strategic Growth sits in the UK All Companies sector, which reports an average 12.03% growth over one year. Himsworth's performance has suffered notably during recent volatility, with the vehicle reporting -7.7% over three months, ranking it 299 out of 309 in the sector. He seeks...