Nimmo’s dog bites back

Harry Nimmo’s smaller companies fund was written off as a 'dog' 18 months ago. Now things are looking rather different, says Sarah Moore.

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Harry Nimmo: secret to success is stodge

Just over 18 months ago, Harry Nimmo's Standard Life UK Smaller Companies fund was labelled a "dog" fund (a dubious accolade awarded to funds that have underperformed their benchmark for three years in a row, and by more than 10% over that entire period) by wealth manager Tilney Bestinvest.

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River and Mercantile UK Equity Smaller Companies16.5%25.6%1.65%
Wood Street Microcap14.7%25.8%1.00%
Franklin UK Smaller Companies23.3%23.2%1.59%
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies26.6%17.4%1.69%

Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.