Woodford slashes long-term holding in AstraZeneca

From top holding to 1% in 12 months

Jayna Rana
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Neil Woodford, manager of the £6.6bn Woodford Equity Income fund, has significantly reduced exposure to former top holding AstraZeneca in order to invest in areas where he feels valuations are more attractive, such as domestic names.

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