US Opportunities fund will mirror strategies used on Grant Bowers' successful Sicav
Franklin Templeton's latest Oeic, US Opportunities, launched last month following a mirror strategy of its Sicav version, which has been in existence since 2000. The dollar share class of the Luxembourg-listed fund has performed in line with its Morningstar Equity - North America sector average - outperforming over five years with 4.59% against the sector of -19.12% whereas the Russell 3000 Growth Index was down 15.59%. Over three and one years the dollar class of US Opportunities -24.59% and -38.44% against the sector of -19.12% and -29.93% respectively, to 31 December 2008. Lead man...
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