Rathbone Recovery Fund
Definition of product
- Long-term investment vehicle
- Focused fund of 50 to 60 holdings – maximum holding size 4%
- No sector anchoring – stock-picking fund
- Universe of stocks available - FTSE All-Share index, AIM and FTSE Europe index.
Fund objective
The objective is to achieve capital growth by buying shares in companies whose recovery potential is not appreciated by the market and to sell them when this potential is recognised. The nature of unrecognised recovery potential may be based on macro economic, industry, sector specific or stock specific issues. Stock selection will involve the identification of a catalyst capable of triggering and sustaining a recovery in each specific stock selection. The fund has the flexibility to invest in companies of all sizes and to hold up to 20% in European shares; it will be benchmarked against the FTSE All-Share index. The benchmark is used for comparative purposes only.
Investment style
We target companies whose potential recovery value is unappreciated by the market.
Selecting a recovery play requires identifying a reason for the share price weakness and a trigger for recovery. We ask why the shares have fallen (macro, industry/sector-specific or stock-specific issues). We then look for a catalyst for change and a rise in the share price (macro recovery; collapse of competition; management change; return of confidence). We use both qualitative and quantitative screens. We use standard qualitative analysis (looking at balance sheet strength, quality of the management and product, competitive advantage and barriers to entry), and more quantitative analysis to determine the value we will attribute to the business. To this extent, we use certain value ratios and look at the assumptions upon which those valuations are based. Finally, risk assessment remains a vital part of our process, and our bets are not at the expense of the overall balance of the fund.
Why invest?
- Joint expertise of two well established managers
- Additional support from assistant fund manager and quantitative analyst
- New product appropriate for business conditions, now and in the future
- Increased flexibility to invest - a wider band of UK and European stocks.
* Effective from 13 July 2009, the Rathbone Special Situations Fund (launched June 1964) and the Rathbone Smaller Companies Fund (launched September 1993) merged and were relaunched as the Rathbone Recovery Fund.
Available for lump sum investment or regular savings into an ISA, or as an unwrapped unit trust lump sum or savings plan. Charges are 5.5% initial charge and 1.5% per annum annual management charge. For further information on the factors used in converting existing holdings to post-merger holdings, please click here.
"Investors in our funds will be treated as 'retail clients' for the purpose of dealing in units either when buying units from us or selling them back to us. You will enjoy all the protections provided to retail clients by the regulations."
The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and you may not get back your original investment. Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance. The Manager’s annual fee is taken from capital.