Doel's UK Opps looks to exploit market volatility

The manager of F&C's UK Opportunities fund believes his 25x4 approach has stopped him running losers in the portfolio he has managed since launch in 2005

F&C's Phil Doel is celebrating the second anniversary of his UK Opportunities fund with top-quartile performance and a cumulative return of 20.10% since launch on 30 December 2005. Over one year to 31 December, the £139m vehicle ranks 91 in the 304-strong UK All Companies sector, with a bid-to-bid return of 5.3% compared with 1.9% for the peer-group average. Doel has also proved able to withstand recent market volatility, with his portfolio ranking fourth out of 316 over the last three months of 2007. During his career, the former DWS manager has developed his own company-by-company a...