One to Watch: FOUR Capital Partners

ONE TO WATCH

A trio of ex-Schroders fund managers have returned to the top quartile of the hugely competitive IMA UK All Companies sector, five years on from forming their own venture - FOUR Capital Partners.

In March 2007 the boutique launched its first open-ended proposition, the £61m FOUR Active UK Equity fund. The portfolio has returned 10.45% over the five years to 19 March, compared to its peer group average of 3%, according to Morningstar. The firm was set up by Chris Rodgers, Tom Carroll and Edward Williams, along with Derrick Dunne, a former multi-manager at MM Asset Management. Dunne is responsible for all non-investment functions at the firm. Rodgers was one of the most respected equity income managers of the 1990s, producing stellar performance at the helm of the Schroder Incom...