What was Q1's most viewed IA sector on Square Mile's Academy of Funds?

Woodford Equity Income most viewed fund

Tom Eckett
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The Investment Association's UK All Companies sector was the most viewed peer group on Square Mile's Academy of Funds in Q1, as investors looked to out-of-favour UK equities as a contrarian play.

According to Square Mile, the IA UK All Companies sector gained a total 14.3% of views on the database in Q1, up 2% from Q4, while the IA UK Equity Income and IA Global sectors were second and third with 9.3% and 7.7% of views respectively. Square Mile's Academy of Funds has over 3,700 registered users while in Q1 it had 69,904 page views and 4,740 unique website visitors. Alex Farlow: Calculated risks Commenting on the high UK views, John Monaghan, research team manager at Square Mile, said: "The UK is attractively valued meaning investors are looking at which funds we have in our...

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