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IA 100 Club: Liontrust duo back ‘animal spirits’ metrics

Ms Gleave said: “There is still a place for some value exposure in the fund, but the environment has shifted such that we are now looking for recovering value – companies using cost control to effect business improvements – rather than contrarian value, which tends to be much more distressed situations.

“Contrarian value exposure in the fund is restricted to selective opportunities in the financials and energy sectors.”

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The Liontrust GF European Strategic Equity fund has returned 19 per cent over the past three years, data from FE Analytics shows.