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What’s New In Investments, Funds? – Janus Henderson, WisdomTree
The latest news in investment offerings, financial products and other services relative to wealth advisors and their clients.
Janus Henderson
London-headquartered asset manager Janus Henderson has
just launched a Global Smaller Companies Fund for UK investors
seeking exposure to the global small-cap market.
The Janus Henderson Global Smaller Companies OEIC builds on the Luxembourg SICAV version of the fund which has delivered a strong track record since its inception in August 2019. The SICAV has beaten its benchmark and is top decile within its peer group over one, three, five years and since inception, the firm said in a statement.
The OEIC, which will be managed by portfolio manager Nick Sheridan, will invest in small companies listed globally, seeking long-term capital growth by identifying good quality but potentially undervalued stocks, following the same strategy, process and philosophy as the SICAV.
“Investing in global small-cap companies can offer several advantages for investors, including their outperformance compared to large caps, diversification benefits due to the wide selection across various industries and sectors, and the potential for significant growth opportunities due to market inefficiencies,” Nick Sheridan, portfolio manager at Janus Henderson, said.
Janus Henderson, which has about $379 billion in assets under management, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
WisdomTree
WisdomTree, a
global financial innovator, has just launched the WisdomTree
Global Quality Growth UCITS ETF (WGRO). The exchange-traded fund
(ETF), which aims to track the price and yield performance,
before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Global Quality
Growth UCITS Index, has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.35
per cent. It was listed on Börse Xetra and Borsa Italiana,
and the London Stock Exchange on 27 February 2025.
The proprietary Index is designed to track the performance of global large-cap companies with strong quality (including profitability) and growth characteristics.
The WisdomTree Global Quality Growth UCITS ETF is the second ETF in the range to be launched in Europe following the listing of the WisdomTree US Quality Growth UCITS ETF (QGRW) in 2024.
“WisdomTree’s quality and growth-focused equity ETFs can serve as a powerful strategy for those seeking stable and high-growth investments that balance risk and reward,” Pierre Debru, head of research, Europe, WisdomTree, said.
