Fundsmith, an investment management firm based in London, has released its annual 2025 investor letter for its “Fundsmith Equity Fund.” A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund focuses on investing in equities globally. The T Class Accumulation shares where the firm invested returned 0.8% in 2025, compared to 12.8% for the MSCI World Index (‘Index’) in sterling with dividends reinvested. Since its inception, the fund has returned 1.7% p.a. more than the index. The fund attributed its underperfo ...

Shutthiphong Chandaeng/iStock via Getty Images Dear Fellow Investor, This is the sixteenth annual letter to owners of the Fundsmith Equity Fund (‘Fund’). The table below shows performance figures for the last calendar year and the cumulative and annualised performance since inception on 1st November 2010 and various comparators. % Total Return 1st Jan to 31st Dec 2025 Inception to 31st Dec 2025 Sortino Ratio 6 Cumulative Annualised Fundsmith Equity Fund 1 +0.8 +612.9 +13.8 0.75 Equities 2 +12. ...