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Jo Rands

Portfolio Manager & Research Analyst
Jo Rands
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Jo is a Portfolio Manager on the UK Equity Income, UK Managers' Focus and UK Rising Dividends strategies at ClearBridge Investments. She joined the firm in 2021 and has 22 years of investment industry experience.

Jo began her tenure with the UK Equity Team in 2021 at Franklin Templeton before the team transitioned to Martin Currie in 2022 and then became part of ClearBridge in 2025. Prior to this, she was a Fund Manager at Rathbone Brothers; in Equity Sales at Peel Hunt; a Fund Manager at Hermes Investment Management and a Fund Manager at HSBC.

Jo holds a B.Sc. in geography from the University of Nottingham. She holds the Securities Institute Diploma and is a Member of the Chartered Securities Institute.

Experience

  • 22 years of investment industry experience
  • Joined the firm in 2021
  • Rathbone Brothers – Fund Manager
  • Peel Hunt – Equity Sales
  • Hermes Investment Management – Fund Manager
  • HSBC –  Fund Manager
  • B.Sc. in geography from the University of Nottingham
  • Securities Institute Diploma
  • Member of the Chartered Securities Institute

Strategies

UK Equity Income

Objective
Income
Our advocacy for the power of compounding underpins our focus on generating a consistent dividend yield premium over the FTSE All Share index.

UK Mid Cap

Objective
Long-Term Growth
High conviction, bottom-up, active UK equity investors.

UK Smaller Companies

Objective
Long-Term Growth
Small cap equities are under researched relative to the broader market, uncovering market anomalies and great mispricing opportunity.

UK Rising Dividends

Objective
Long-Term Growth
Our process taps into the observed trend of dividend growth stocks outperforming the broader market over the long term.

UK Managers' Focus

Objective
Long-Term Growth
A showcase of our highest conviction ideas, the multi-sleeve approach is facilitated by leveraging expertise across the suite of core portfolios.

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