European markets are recovering, but remain on shaky ground. So a good way to get exposure to this region could be via FP CRUX European Special Situations (GB00BTJRQ064), which has delivered strong returns throughout Europe's recent peaks and troughs by investing in high-quality companies that should be able to grow regardless of the state of the wider economy. Over five years it has returned 117.2 per cent compared with just 78.7 per cent for its benchmark, FTSE World Europe ex-UK Index. It has also comfortably outperformed the MSCI AC Europe and Euro Stoxx indices, both of which returned under 80 per cent over that timeframe.
- Long-term outperformance
- Lower volatility than peer group
- Reasonable ongoing charge
- Likely to underperform if value outperforms
It is among the top five performers in Investment Association (IA) Europe ex UK sector over one, three and five years and has a reasonable ongoing charge of 0.86 per cent.