Three out-of-favour blue chips

Jeremy Smith, manager of the Schroder UK Large Cap Fund tells MoneyWeek where he’d put his money now.

Jeremy Smith, manager of the Schroder UK Large Cap Fund tells MoneyWeek where he'd put his money now.

Our approach to investing is a simple one. We adopt a portfolio strategy, with investments diversified across a broad range of industries. However, the characteristics of our individual stocks are similar they are out of favour with short-term investors, but attractively valued, and they have strong franchises, robust balance sheets and the ability to deliver high returns over the longer term. Right now, according to these criteria, we think larger companies offer some of the best investment opportunities.

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