Walker Crips UK High Alpha nears capacity limit

Walker Crips' UK High Alpha fund is fast approaching its capacity limit after assets under managemen...

Walker Crips’ UK High Alpha fund is fast approaching its capacity limit after assets under management have doubled since the start of the year. The fund, managed by Steve Bailey and Jan Luthman, will close to new investors when it reaches £100m, in order to protect the performance for existing clients. UK High Alpha is a concentrated version of the firm’s £90m UK Growth fund. It holds between 35-40 stocks and is actively managed to capture short-term trading opportunities and longer-term value. At launch in October 2006, the fund saw inflows of around £40m and remained this size until...