Manager of Rathbone Income and Growth looks to avoid short-term volatility by playing longer-term themes across market-cap spectrum
Upping the large-cap weighting of the Rathbone Income and Growth fund, manager Julian Chillingworth is working to reduce risk in the fund in light of current market conditions. Focusing mainly on blue-chip firms, the 40-stock portfolio currently holds a mixture of industrials, consumer goods and general financials and Chillingworth has a typical holding period of around three years. While he is positive on the oil and gas sector, Chillingworth said he cannot have too much exposure to the area due to his focus on yield. Overall he likes to have a mixture of secondary oil and mainstream ...
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