AJ Bell fund updates

  • 22 January 2026

    How AJ Bell funds are shifting their asset allocation this year

    Each year, the AJ Bell investment team reviews their fund range and prepares for the changing market environment by tweaking the fund allocations.

    Although the fund range will consider many of the same factors, the specifics of the adjustments will be on a fund-to-fund basis, to account for different risk levels. This year’s asset allocation...

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  • 13 January 2026

    How AJ Bell funds fared in 2025

    We spoke with Head of Investment, James Flintoft, to discuss how market and the AJ Bell fund range performed through 2025 and the outlook for 2026. Here’s what he had to say.

    How have AJ Bell funds performed?

    We’ve been very pleased with the performance over the year. It's been a good time for risk assets. Equities (another term for stocks and...

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  • 11 December 2025

    Why the AJ Bell investment team favours the UK

    Investing in the UK when the economic environment feels weak might feel counterintuitive. While the perception of the UK economy is turbulent, the stock market has told a very different story.

    As of 3 December, the FTSE All Share has returned 21% this year, near double the returns from the S&P 500 for UK investors. So, what is going so right for...

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  • 16 October 2025

    How did the AJ Bell funds perform in the third quarter of 2025?

    After a start to the year dominated by significant geopolitical turbulence, the third quarter was more stable.

    We caught up with the Head of Investment Solutions at AJ Bell, James Flintoft, to discuss the key events which impacted financial markets during the period, how AJ Bell funds performed, and what the outlook is looking like as attention...

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  • 16 September 2025

    What changes are being made to the AJ Bell funds?

    From 17 November 2025, AJ Bell funds will be undergoing some changes. We cover what these changes are, why they’re being made, and what they mean for you.

    What changes are being made?

    The full name of the Funds will change from the VT AJ Bell funds to the CG AJ Bell funds. This is to reflect a change in the Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) of...

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  • 15 July 2025

    How did AJ Bell funds perform in the second quarter of 2025?

    The second quarter of 2025 kept investors on their toes with uncertainty around tariff policies and market fluctuations that allowed some regions to have perform well and others to lag.

    We spoke to James Flintoff, Head of Investment Solutions at AJ Bell, to get a picture of the market over the past three months and find out how AJ Bell funds...

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  • 22 April 2025

    How did the AJ Bell funds perform in the first quarter of 2025?

    Despite starting with significant political and geopolitical challenges, the first quarter turned out to be a strong period for parts of the market.

    We caught up with James Flintoft, Head of Investment Solutions at AJ Bell, to discuss the outlook, key events that affected markets, and how the AJ Bell funds performed in the period.

    How did markets...
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  • 10 April 2025

    How the AJ Bell funds are reacting to Trump tariffs

    The past week has seen new tariffs from the US that are causing significant volatility in global markets. As markets have seen turbulence, we understand you may have questions. Below, the AJ Bell Investment Team address key areas of concern and share how we’re managing the AJ Bell funds during these challenging times. 

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  • 20 March 2025

    The changes we've made to the Favourite funds list

    We keep our Favourite funds list under constant review to ensure we have the highest conviction in the funds we’ve selected. Following a recent review, we’ve added the Schroder Asian Alpha Plus fund and removed the Fidelity Asia and Schroder European funds.

    In Asia, we’ve chosen to add the Schroder Asian Alpha Plus fund because of its strong...

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  • 21 January 2025

    The changes we've made to the AJ Bell funds

    The AJ Bell funds are managed by the team at AJ Bell Investments, with one aim: helping you invest. We look after the funds and make the daily decisions to keep your money working hard for you.

    That means, from time to time, we’ll make updates to the funds in response to differing market conditions. In this article, we’ll take you through the...

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  • 16 January 2025

    How did the AJ Bell funds perform in the fourth quarter?

    Despite starting with significant political and geopolitical challenges, 2024 turned out to be a strong year for equity markets. Meanwhile, bond markets had a more mixed performance. We caught up with James Flintoft, Head of Investment Solutions at AJ Bell, to discuss the outlook, key events that affected markets and how the AJ Bell funds performed...

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  • 14 November 2024

    AJ Bell reduces charges on multi-asset income range

    AJ Bell has reduced the ongoing charges for its multi-asset income funds, the VT AJ Bell Income Fund and VT AJ Bell Income & Growth Fund. The annual charges, previously 0.65%, have been cut by 15 basis points to 0.50%, effective as of 1 November this year.

    The funds have demonstrated strong performance since their launch in March 2019, with the VT...

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  • 11 October 2024

    How did the AJ Bell funds perform in the third quarter?

    The big themes of the past three months included interest rate changes, turbulence in the summer and political events. Despite some volatility, particularly in Japan and the US, the AJ Bell funds performed well, with strong returns from bond markets and Asian emerging markets. We caught up with James Flintoft, Head of Investment Solutions at AJ...

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  • 27 September 2024

    Favourite funds update - 27 September 2024

    The AJ Bell Favourite funds list is designed to lighten your research load. There are thousands of funds out there – so we’ve narrowed the field by selecting a high-quality shortlist of funds we believe can deliver their objectives over the long term. To make the list, each fund needs to pass our robust, independent selection process.

    What have we...
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  • 16 August 2024

    Favourite funds update - 16 August 2024

    The AJ Bell Favourite funds list is designed to lighten your research load. There are thousands of funds out there – so we’ve narrowed the field by selecting a high-quality shortlist of funds we believe can deliver their objectives over the long term. To make the list, each fund needs to pass our robust, independent selection process.

    What have we...
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