Ardevora funds deliver strong outperformance

Ardevora Asset Management has recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of its fund range, with each of its distinctive strategies significantly outperforming its benchmark since inception. Ardevora, which now manages in excess of £3bn, has a unique investment process grounded in cognitive psychology.

Since launch on 11 January 2011, the £213m Ardevora UK Income Fund delivered a 72.6% return to end February 2016, against just 44.9% for its IA UK Equity Income sector. The group’s £134m UK Equity Fund is up 84.4% since inception on 14 February 2011, with the IA UK All Companies sector up 33.3%. Ardevora’s £485m Global Equity Fund has also enjoyed strong absolute and relative performance since launch on 21 February 2011. It has climbed 74.2%, against just 29.5% for the IA Global sector. The boutique's fourth strategy, the £244m Ardevora Global Equity Long-only Fund, is up 22.8% since inception on 29 November 2013, against 8.6% for the IA Global sector.

“In a systematic way, we aim to exploit the behaviour of other participants in the market. We are pleased our distinctive investment process continues to help our investors navigate increasingly volatile markets,” Ardevora founder Jeremy Lang says.