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"Rockwood Strategic is the top-performing UK small cap fund over 3 and 5 years, delivering concentrated value investing with influential stakes in sub-£250m companies. The portfolio is positioned for significant 2026 earnings growth with 20% of NAV in two banking/fintech holdings projected to inflect materially."
Rockwood Strategic delivered 14.6% NAV return in Q2 2026, bringing YTD performance to 7.1% and maintaining its position as the No. 1 UK Small Companies Fund over 3 and 5 years. The fund targets 15% IRR through concentrated value investing in UK small caps under £250m market cap, currently holding 26 positions with 57% in the top ten. Manager Richard Staveley and the Harwood Capital team take influential stakes (often 10-29%) enabling active engagement to enhance outcomes. The portfolio is positioned for significant 2026 earnings growth, with Big 2026 expected holdings Vanquis Banking and Funding Circle representing 20% of NAV and projected to deliver substantial profit inflection. Recent realizations generated 48-221% IRRs while new investments were added at attractive valuations. The fund benefits from structural tailwinds including falling interest rates, improving UK economic optimism, government support initiatives, and compelling valuations relative to frothy US markets. With the private sector deleveraged and pension fund allocation at rock bottom, the manager sees current conditions as highly conducive to capital deployment in this inefficient, specialist market segment.
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