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Terry Smith, Richard Watts and Anthony Srom join FE Fundinfo’s hall of fame
A trio of the best-performing active fund managers have reached the seven-year ‘alpha-rated’ streak
Terry Smith, Anthony Srom and Richard Watts have joined FE Fundinfo’s alpha manager hall of fame, while 10 managers were booted from the list, including former Invesco manager Mark Barnett.
Fundsmith Equity manager, Smith (pictured), Fidelity Asia Pacific Opportunities manager, Srom, and manager of the Jupiter UK Mid Cap fund, Watts, were all awarded a place in the hall of fame “in a year where extreme volatility has tested the markets and challenged returns”.
Fundsmith’s Terry Smith, Fidelity’s Anthony Srom and Jupiter’s Richard Watts have joined FE fundinfo’s FE Alpha Manager Hall of Fame, which recognises managers that have been rated as ‘Alpha Managers’ consistently for at least seven years.
In order to gain an Alpha rating, managers are rated based on their risk-adjusted alpha, their outperformance in both bull and bear markets, and the consistency of their outperformance relative to their benchmarks. They are ranked based on their track records since 2000, and managers with a longer history of managing money are awarded an extra weighting to highlight the benefits of their experience, according to the firm.
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Moving away from only investing in funds – where an investment manager or computer decides on a basket of companies – to buying single stocks, is a daunting step for a DIY investor.
It involves more risk, as companies’ share prices can swing widely in a day, but also offers bigger opportunities if they are able to buy and hold a winning company.
Knowing where to start is challenging. To help cut through the noise, Telegraph Money asked fund managers which stocks they would add to their Isas if they wanted to boost their portfolios.