Legg Mason Global Asset Management has launched the Legg Mason ClearBridge Tactical Dividend Income fund for UK investors.
The Dublin-domiciled fund will closely follow an existing US-based $417m strategy managed by Mark McAllister and Peter Vanderlee. It invests in income-producing equities, including high dividend stocks, energy-oriented companies, Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and REITs, with the aim to offer investors exposure to the improving US economy. The fund is designed to complement the UK-domiciled Legg Mason US Equity Income fund, also co-managed by Vanderlee. The annual management charge for the retail A share class will be 1.5%. Adam Gent, head of UK sales, said: "Yield-starved i...
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