Magnificent Seven: The stocks that powered Evenlode Income's first seven years

As the Evenlode Income fund celebrates its seventh anniversary, fund manager Hugh Yarrow highlights the best performing stocks from its portfolio.

Evenlode Income recently passed its seven-year milestone. The fund was launched in October 2009 as the global economy emerged from the ashes of the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09. Since then, it has delivered strong dividend growth and total returns, returning to investors almost double that of the FTSE All-Share index - 138.09% versus the benchmark return of 73.05%.  Over this seven-year period, the team's approach has remained unchanged, with an unrelenting focus on investing in sustainable, asset-light businesses with the ability to grow their dividends over time and avoiding co...