abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust - Sticking to the successful long-term strategy
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC) is managed by two of abrdn’s small-cap specialists: Harry Nimmo (since September 2003) and Abby Glennie (since November 2020). The trust has a long-term record of outperformance versus its reference index, with the managers following a clearly defined focus on quality, growth and momentum stocks, which means they consider that it is likely to underperform when cyclical/value stocks lead the market. There is a high level of economic uncertainty in the UK due to inflation, rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine. However, the managers are confident that if there is a recession, the trust will outperform as the fund contains high-quality businesses and ‘the strong get stronger in difficult times’. They say historical data show that when stock markets weaken it is a good time to consider an investment in AUSC.Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust is an investment trust. Co.'s investment objective is to attain long-term capital growth by investment in U.K. quoted smaller companies.
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