Fundsmith
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Fundsmith is a London-based investment management company, founded in 2010 by Terry Smith. As of December 2022, Fundsmith manages £35bn in assets.[1] Smith has been referred to as "the English Warren Buffett" after achieving superior investment returns with strategies similar to the U.S. investor.[2]
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Industry | Investment |
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Genre | Fund Management |
Founded | November 1, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-11-01) in London, England |
Founder | Terry Smith |
Headquarters | Cavendish Square, , |
Number of locations | 2 |
Area served | Global |
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Products | Open-ended equity funds and investment trusts |
Services | Financial services |
AUM | £35bn (December 2022) |
Number of employees | 28 (2018) |
Website | https://www.fundsmith.co.uk |
Fundsmith employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment philosophy. Its funds seek to own concentrated portfolios of quoted businesses that will compound in value over the years, chosen on the basis of company fundamentals, defensible competitive advantages, and attractive valuation. Individual stocks are selected via rigorous in-house, bottom-up analysis.[3]