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Aberforth Smaller Companies 03 May 2017
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10 Aug 2022
Get ‘em while they’re hot
Wide discounts in the UK Smaller Companies sector may present long term investors with good entry opportunities…
25 May 2022
Fund Analysis
ASL is benefitting from a market environment which favours value over growth…
11 May 2022
Catch a tiger by the tail
As inflation bites harder than it has for decades, we consider the best ways for investors to hang on to their capital...
27 Apr 2022
Finding value in a haystack
Non-income value strategies are becoming increasingly scarce, but the holdouts represent attractive near-term opportunities…
17 Nov 2021
Fund Analysis
ASL has had an excellent period of performance in the reflationary rally of the past year…
30 Jun 2021
Inflation – a real threat or hot air?
Two of our analysts ask whether recent high inflation numbers indicate something long-lasting and troubling is happening…
26 May 2021
Fund Analysis
Despite a strong rally, ASL’s portfolio retains significant upside to fair value...
24 Mar 2021
Shoot to Thrill: ISA targets for long term growth
We all intend to invest for the long-term but can often be distracted by the news...
10 Feb 2021
Eye of the Pfizer
Mining shares have rallied in recent months. With further potential, what impact could this have on the relative returns of active UK Small cap strategies...
26 Nov 2020
Fund Analysis
ASL offers exposure to a cyclical rebound post-vaccine from a deeply discounted portfolio…
25 Nov 2020
Britannia Redux?
UK equities have been despised for almost five years and could offer extreme rebound potential…
17 Sep 2020
Five small cap trusts on very wide discounts
The UK Smaller Companies Sector is battered and bruised, but bombed out valuations among trusts in the sector look interesting...
28 May 2020
Fund Analysis
ASL offers exciting return potential from its current extreme levels of valuation…
06 May 2020
The fight in the dog
We look at the characteristics which have separated the winners from the losers among small-cap trusts in the current crisis, with some surprising results...
15 Apr 2020
Hold fast
Investment trusts' revenue reserves could make them a vital stronghold for investors facing UK dividend cuts of as much as 47%....
03 Dec 2019
Fund Analysis
ASL’s portfolio is on a deep discount to the market, with signs of a turnaround in performance…
06 Nov 2019
Times are a changin'? The case for a value resurgence
We are in the midst of the longest period of value underperformance since the 1920s. Could we be approaching a change in environment?
01 Aug 2019
Rethinking UK equity income
Despite being a popular allocation for investors, the UK Equity Income sector is currently plagued by the problem of concentration. Our analysis suggests smaller companies could be a strong alternative source of diversified income…
30 Apr 2019
Fund Analysis
Aberforth Smaller Companies (ASL) is the only UK smaller companies trust with an unambiguous value approach, barring its income-focused sister Aberforth Split Level Income...
27 Mar 2019
NEVeR MiND tHE B*LL*CKS
We cut through the histrionics and discover, with surprising results, what life has really been like for British investors since David Cameron put it to 'the people'....
19 Sep 2018
Artificial Alpha
While there are some signs that we may be finally seeing the froth come off the growth-led market, we think investors need to be highly selective in choosing value strategies...
27 Jun 2018
A winning combination
New research from Cass Business school helps explain why closed-ended funds have outperformed their open-ended peers in the major equity sectors since 2000...
19 Jun 2018
Fund Analysis
Aberforth Smaller Companies (ASCoT) is the only UK smaller companies trust with an unambiguous value approach...
19 Jun 2018
Pretty little things
Many smaller companies managers have been shifting into micro caps in 2018, should investors be following suit?
29 Jan 2018
What lies beneath
Following our research last year, we analyse the correlation between the performance of value stocks and bond yields and how many investors are unprepared for a change to the status quo...
29 Jan 2018
Fund Analysis
A value-focused UK small-cap portfolio run by one of the most experienced small-caps teams in the business...
25 Oct 2017
Patience is a virtue…
We analyse the outperformance of UK small-caps and why it has been so important to take a long-term view...
13 Sep 2017
Big Issue(rs)
We highlight the UK equity trusts that have issued and bought back the most shares over the course of 2017 so far and how these actions have affected shareholders...
12 Jun 2017
MAYDAY!
As the Conservative party founders, we examine the impact of last week’s disastrous election on trusts...
25 May 2017
An opportunity in UK small-caps?
We round up recent recommendations, results and analysis of the latest developments in the UK small-cap sector...
04 May 2017
Size matters
We highlight the potential liquidity and capacity constraints that could hinder open-ended UK smaller companies funds...
03 May 2017
Fund Analysis
A UK small-cap trust with strong value tilt, a highly experienced management team and a long track record of outperformance...
30 Jan 2017
Analyst roundup
An ‘excellent result’ for shareholders in Alliance Trust, and a mixed bag for Aberforth Smaller Companies...
26 Jan 2017
Value: The dawn of a new era?
Amid much speculation that the 'value' style of investing is making comeback, our research shows that the style has previously performed better during bond market sell-offs...