﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:05:14 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Sam Witherow  - related articles from Trustnet</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/NewsHome.aspx</link><description>Trustnet, Free daily updated analysis and price / performance data on all UK Unit Trusts, OEICs, Investment Trusts, Pension, Insurance Bond and Offshore Funds, Structured Products, ETFs and VCTs</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:05:14 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:05:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://www.trustnet.com</docs><generator>UltraEdit</generator><managingEditor>editorial@trustnet.com</managingEditor><webMaster>mail@trustnet.com</webMaster><image><link>http://www.trustnet.com</link><title>Sam Witherow  - related articles from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/FETN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>Defence fund manager amid sector pullback: 'Investors are still 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focused on AI, commodities and gold have dominated.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13487117/the-best-performing-funds-and-trusts-of-the-2020s--and-what-they-have-in-common/</guid></item><item><title>Number of active emerging market funds holding the index’s top three stocks doubles</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13487060/number-of-active-emerging-market-funds-holding-the-indexs-top-three-stocks-doubles/</link><author>Gary Jackson</author><description>Many emerging market and Asian equity funds are rising and falling with the same three stocks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13487060/number-of-active-emerging-market-funds-holding-the-indexs-top-three-stocks-doubles/</guid></item><item><title>How investors should think about an extraordinary year for corporate 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performance, Fundsmith Equity was one of the most researched funds on Trustnet over the past year.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13484694/funds-you-could-hold-in-your-portfolio-instead-of-fundsmith-equity/</guid></item><item><title>Four alternative funds to consider instead of Artemis Global Income</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13484458/four-alternative-funds-to-consider-instead-of-artemis-global-income/</link><author>Emmy Hawker</author><description>The Artemis strategy was the most researched on Trustnet over the past year. </description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13484458/four-alternative-funds-to-consider-instead-of-artemis-global-income/</guid></item><item><title>Why this income manager has just bought Nvidia</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/13484444/why-this-income-manager-has-just-bought-nvidia/</link><author>Emmy 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