Fidelity Shutters Eugene Philalithis' Diversified Growth Fund

The fund held £184m assets under management at the time of closure. According to Morningstar Direct, the strategy reached its peak in November 2015 with £325m AUM.

The Diversified Growth fund aimed to achieve long-term capital growth while limiting volatility. It followed a multi-asset approach and investing globally into a broad range of asset classes based on their risk profile.

Manager Jeremy Podger and multi-asset head Eugene Philalithis to retire from Fidelity

A Fidelity International spokesperson said: "We regularly review our range of products. We took the decision that the Fidelity Diversified Growth fund had become too small to manage cost-effectively. The fund was closed on 9 November."

Launched in May 2008, the fund was co-managed by multi-asset portfolio manager Rahul Srivatsa and head of multi-asset Eugene Philalithis.

In September, Fidelity International announced that Philalithis would retire next year, handing over his responsibilities as a portfolio manager from 1 January 2024 and leaving the firm on 31 March 2024.

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