£3bn Smithson trust experiences first underperformance

Adds two US companies

Kathleen Gallagher
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The £3bn Smithson investment company, run by Fundsmith, has underperformed its index for the first reported period since its inception in October 2018, as the manager adds two new investments and ditches one during the first half of 2021.

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