Spot the Dog: 9% fall in underperforming funds as Fundsmith and Lindsell Train drop out of the list

Number of underperforming funds still high

Linus Uhlig
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The number of consistently underperforming funds has fallen by 9% to 137 from 151 in January, according to Bestinvest’s latest Spot the Dog report.

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