by Jennifer Hill, from interactive investor, 19th February 2025:
Consistent outperformance, no matter how small, can add up to big rewards over time. With that in mind, we asked the experts to name their favourite funds that have delivered over multiple time periods..
QuotedData highlights Polar Capital Global Healthcare, the best-performing trust in the biotechnology and healthcare sector over five and 10 years. It ranks third out of seven over one and three years.
“In the short term, it doesn’t always top the tables because its portfolio offers exposure to the broad healthcare sector, whereas some other competing trusts have a narrower focus on biotechnology, which can be much more volatile,” says James Carthew, QuotedData’s head of investment companies.
The trust operates with a fixed life and the board has started work on proposals for a corporate re-organisation in 2025, which helps to keep the discount tight.
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