Money Makers

UPDATE (Oct 2026): SDP returned +16.5% versus +17.3% for its benchmark in the year to September 2024, followed by +15.7% versus +16.8% to September 2025, and +3.7% versus +5.2% in the six months to March 2026. It reduced the charge on its first £600m of assets from 0.75% to 0.65% with effect from April 2025. Over the last two years, buybacks have reduced its share count from 147m to 123m, gently narrowing its discount to around 10%.

Schroder AsiaPacific (SDP) was launched in 1995 and was managed by Matthew Dobbs from its IPO up until a few years ago, building up a steady record of outperformi...