Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review
Welcome to the third edition of Marten & Co’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values.
In this issue:
- The appointment of Nitin Bajaj as manager of Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) has been a very successful move for the trust. It has recently made a bonus issue of subscription shares allowing existing holders the opportunity to increase their exposure to the strategy.
- Fidelity Japanese Values’ (FJV’s) performance has been turning a corner, aided by weak sterling. Corporate earnings are weak but its manager thinks these are close to a nadir and, with the Japanese government working hard to increase real wages, he has increased exposure to consumer discretionary spending as he expects this to get a boost.
- The manager of Fidelity Special Values (FSV) approaches the fifth anniversary of his appointment. Alex’s strategy has been transformative for the trust and we take a look at this in more detail.
Special feature: Fidelity Special Values
Alex Wright took over the management of Fidelity Special Values (FSV) in September 2012. He manages the portfolio using a value/contrarian style, which has proved to be very successful for the trust, affording it peer-group-beating performance. Reflecting this, the trust has experienced a marked improvement in demand for its shares. Its discount has narrowed from 15.4% when Alex took over, to 1.6% today. In our special feature, we take a look at FSV’s strategy, the investment process, Alex’s outlook and some key themes currently being used in the management of the portfolio.
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Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review: FSV, FJV, FAS