Fidelity Special Values: 22.1% NAV and 26.5% share price annual returns at 31 July 2024

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Fidelity Special Values PLC (LON:FSV) has published its monthly factsheet for July 2024.

Portfolio Manager Commentary 

After a brief pause in June, UK equities resumed their upward trajectory in July. The conclusion of the UK elections, resulting in a widely anticipated Labour majority, had little immediate market impact, as investors had already priced in this outcome. Labour’s landslide victory is expected to result in improved political stability. The new government has indicated it would uphold fiscal discipline and work towards improved relations with the European Union, fostering a positive market sentiment. The domestically-biased FTSE 250 and FTSE Small Cap indices posted strong gains in July.  

Despite the improved performance of the UK over recent years, UK equities still look cheap relative to other markets, and reasonable on an absolute basis. We continue to believe that the combination of attractive valuations and the large divergence in performance between different parts of the market create good opportunities for attractive returns from UK stocks on a three-to-five-year view. Their attractive valuations are being recognised by market participants such as overseas corporates and private equity firms who have been amongst the biggest bidders in the UK market. Our holdings continue to trade at a meaningful discount to the FTSE All Share, despite resilient earnings, superior returns on capital and relatively low levels of debt.  

On a rolling 12-month basis, the Trust recorded NAV and share price returns of 22.1% and 26.5% respectively, compared to 13.5% for the index.

Fidelity Special Values PLC (LON:FSV) aims to seek out underappreciated companies primarily listed in the UK and is an actively managed contrarian Investment Trust that thrives on volatility and uncertainty.

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