Jupiter UK Special Situations - Silver

FUND RESEARCH UPDATE: Fund Rating upgraded to Silver

Jeremy Beckwith 2 February, 2015 | 6:00AM
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Following a recent Morningstar Analyst Ratings Meeting, we have upgraded the Morningstar Analyst Rating™ of the Jupiter UK Special Situations fund to Silver. The fund previously held a Bronze rating. The fund has been managed by Ben Whitmore since November 2006 when he joined Jupiter from Schroder Investment Management. Whitmore has a genuinely contrarian and value orientated investment philosophy which has framed the fund’s investment approach. He uses quantitative screens to identify investment opportunities that have attractive characteristics. He then looks to select stocks in a dispassionate and disciplined fashion, building a benchmark agnostic but diversified portfolio. The fund has a strong track record of outperformance, relative to both the fund’s All-Share benchmark and the Morningstar UK Large-Cap Value Equity peer group. Cumulative returns have been helped significantly by the fund’s performance in down markets resulting from the manager’s focus within the investment process on valuation and strong balance sheets, but also a willingness to raise cash. The fund benefits from being managed by an experienced value investor who adheres consistently to an investment process moulded by his clearly defined investment philosophy. In our opinion, the fund is a compelling offering for investors looking for a value biased larger cap UK fund.

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Securities Mentioned in Article

Security NamePriceChange (%)Morningstar
Rating
Jupiter UK Special Situations L Inc217.71 GBP-0.04Rating

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Jeremy Beckwith  is Director of Manager Research for Morningstar UK

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