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Adopting a more cautious approach

Fidelity European Values (FEV) aims to achieve long-term capital growth from its European equity portfolio by focusing on companies that are able to deliver medium-term dividend growth. This approach gives FEV a defensive bias as well as a yield close to the sector average. Although he acknowledges a number of positive indicators for the near term, manager Sam Morse sees an upcoming turning point in the economic cycle and the prospect of rising bond yields as negative catalysts for equity valuations. His caution is reflected in FEV’s low gearing and the recent concentration of the portfolio, as a number of holdings with weakening fundamentals have been sold into market strength during the first half of 2017.
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Fidelity European Values PLC

Fidelity European Values operates as an investment company with a managed portfolio of investments, consisting primarily of continental European securities. Co.'s Portfolio Manager focuses on attaining a total return on Co.'s total assets over the longer term in excess of the Benchmark Index, the FTSE World Europe (ex UK) Index. Co. may utilize derivative instruments, including index-linked notes, futures, contracts for difference, covered call options, put options and other equity-related derivative instruments as a tool to meet its investment objective.

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Edison Investment Research

Edison is an investment research and advisory company, with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac. The heart of Edison is our world renowned equity research platform and deep multi-sector expertise. At Edison Investment Research, our research is widely read by international investors, advisors and stakeholders. Edison Advisors leverages our core research platform to provide differentiated services including investor relations and strategic consulting.

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Gavin Wood

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