Fundsmith retains most popular spot in FoFs in SharingAlpha's April list

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SharingAlpha has revealed the top-rated funds by its fund selector users as at the end of April, with Terry Smith's £14.7bn Fundsmith Equity fund still the most popular in fund-of-funds portfolios.

In terms of the most popular funds in multi-manager portfolios, the Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return fund - run by Amadeo Alentorn, Ian Heslop and Mike Servent - was in second place, while M&G Optimal Income came third and the Nordea 1-Stable Return fund fourth. The most highly-rated funds were Liontrust European Income and Charlemagne OAKS Emerging and Frontier Opportunities fund, while offerings from Vanguard, Nordea, Schroders and Invesco also scored highly. The ratings are based on a unique methodology in which SharingAlpha's growing community of professional buyers are as...

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