Blue Whale exits longstanding Nintendo holding in anticipation of 'mini-US recession' squeezing consumers

Sold out after just over four years

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Manager of the Blue Whale Growth fund Stephen Yiu has called time on his investment in Nintendo, as his anticipation of dual headwinds of global growth slowing down and a “US mini recession” has dampened his outlook on consumer discretionary holdings.

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