Fundsmith Equity sees out 2022 as most bought fund

Vanguard continues to dominate

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Terry Smith's Fundsmith Equity remained the most bought fund in December by investors via interactive investor's platform.

Vanguard maintained its lead in the top ten funds category, holding six of the seven top spots on the open-ended list Just three active funds, including Fundsmith, made the cut. The other two open-ended funds were: Royal London Short Term Money Market and CG Real Return, taking ninth and tenth places, respectively Fundsmith Equity lands only active spot in November's top ten most-bought Sam Benstead, deputy collectives editor at ii, said that money market funds seem to be "back in vogue, as investors seek better returns on their cash now that interest have risen". Royal L...

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