The mood was optimistic in the stock market in the first three months of the year. Emerging markets were up 10.5% in the quarter (in GBP) versus 5.1% for developed markets. SKAGEN's equity funds delivered a return of between 2.6 percent and 12.0 percent in the period.
The first quarter was a very good quarter, both in developed and emerging markets. All of our equity and fixed income funds delivered solid returns in the period.