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Q4 AuM update and Notice of results

15th Oct 2026 07:00

RNS Number : 0184Z
Premier Miton Group PLC
15 October 2026
 

Premier Miton Group plc

(‘Premier Miton’, ‘Group’ or the ‘Company’)

Q4 AuM update

and

Notice of results

 

Improving investment performance, lower redemptions and resilient gross sales; further cost savings identified

 

Premier Miton Group plc (AIM: PMI) today provides an update on its unaudited Assets under Management (‘AuM’) as at 30 September 2026, covering the fourth quarter of its financial year (the ‘Quarter’ or ‘Period’).

£8.1 billion AuM as at 30 September 2026 (30 September 2025: £10.3 billion)
£428 million of net outflows for the Quarter
£1.5 million in annualised cost savings identified 
£26.0 million cash balances at 30 September 2026
Improving investment performance and lower redemption levels provide a more encouraging backdrop for flows

Mike O'Shea, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

 

“Assets under Management ended the quarter at £8.1 billion, with net outflows of £428 million. This has undoubtedly been a difficult year for the Group. A period of weaker investment performance across several of our larger strategies has resulted in substantial outflows and put pressure on both AuM and profitability.

“We have responded by taking significant steps to simplify the business, reduce our cost base and increase our focus on those investment capabilities where we believe we can deliver attractive long-term investment outcomes for our clients. Following a review over the summer, we have identified a further £1.5 million of annualised cost savings which are expected to be delivered over the next 12 months with an estimated one-off cost of £0.3 million. This will ensure that our operating model is appropriate for the current size of the business while retaining the ability to scale efficiently over time.

“Despite the difficult backdrop, there are encouraging signs of greater stability across several of our investment strategies. Investment performance has improved with 74% of our AuM performing above median4 year to date, 71% over one year and 68% over three years. Following the elevated outflows in July and August, net outflows reduced significantly in September as redemption levels materially reduced across several strategies, while fixed income and macro thematic multi-asset funds continued to see good demand.

“While it remains too early to conclude that these trends will be sustained, improving investment performance, lower redemption levels and continued inflows into several of our strategies provide some evidence that the significant headwinds experienced over the past year are beginning to ease.

“Our UK equity strategies have performed strongly in the short term, improving their medium-term performance record. We have a strong team of experienced fund managers and believe we are well positioned both to retain existing assets and to benefit when investor demand for UK equities improves.

“There are, however, areas where further progress is required. We continue to focus on improving shorter-term performance across our diversified multi-asset strategies. Absolute return has also experienced a challenging period for performance, reflecting a difficult backdrop for long-short strategies. More recent investment performance has been stable, and we retain confidence in the team and its ability to deliver the investment outcomes required to support greater stability in assets.

“The changes made to our US strategy have contributed to greater stability in AuM and improved shorter-term performance, while the significant improvement in relative performance from our European equity team is encouraging. Redemption rates from these strategies reduced by 80% and 40% respectively in the final quarter compared with earlier quarters in the financial year.

“Taken together these developments provide a more encouraging backdrop as we enter the new financial year. Our distribution team continues to perform well with gross sales of over £2.7 billion for the seventh consecutive year. This demonstrates continued demand across our product range, although elevated redemptions have more than offset these sales during the year. If the recent improvement in investment performance is sustained and redemption levels continue to moderate, we believe there is a clear opportunity to stabilise net flows and, over time, return the business to growth.

“There is clearly more work to do, and sustained investment performance will be required to achieve a more stable flow environment. However, we enter the new financial year with a leaner and more focussed business, improving investment performance in key capabilities and identifiable areas for organic growth, both in our home market and internationally.

“At the same time, we continue to evaluate strategic opportunities that have the potential to enhance shareholder value. We have a strong investment culture and a well-respected distribution capability that can make us an attractive home for talented investment teams. Our strong balance sheet and position as a listed business provide us with strategic and financial flexibility to pursue inorganic opportunities that can add scale, enhance our investment capabilities and broaden our access to attractive client segments.

“Our priorities remain clear: delivering strong investment outcomes for our clients, stabilising AuM and maintaining an efficient and effective operating platform. We believe that continued progress in these areas will improve profitability and deliver long-term value for shareholders.”

 

Assets under Management:

On 30 September 2026, our AuM stood at £8.1 billion.

A reconciliation of AuM and flows over the Quarter is below:

 

Equity UK

 

Equity

International

Multi-asset

Multi Manager

Multi-asset Direct and Diversified

Fixed Income

Absolute Return

Total

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

AuM at 1 July 2026

1,428

 

1,158

928

1,647

2,825

644

8,630

 

Net flows

(66)

 

(146)

(43)

(57)

128

(244)

(428)

 

Market/investment performance

45

 

(29)

3

(59)

(35)

(27)

(102)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AuM at 30 September 2026 1, 2

1,407

 

983

888

1,531

2,918

373

8,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of AuM and flows over the year to 30 September 2026 is below:

 

 

Equity UK

 

Equity

International

Multi-asset

Multi Manager

Multi-asset Direct and Diversified

Fixed Income

Absolute Return

Total

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

AuM at 1 October 2025

1,708

 

2,382

971

1,734

2,450

1,081

10,326

Net flows

(485)

(1,461)

(156)

(284)

450

(642)

(2,578)

 

Market/investment performance

184

 

62

73

81

18

(66)

352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AuM at 30 September 2026 1, 2

1,407

 

983

888

1,531

2,918

373

8,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Comprising 40 open-ended funds and four external segregated mandates

 

2 AuM and net flows are presented after the removal of AuM invested in other funds managed by the Group. At the Period end these totalled £261 million

 

 

Improving investment performance across key strategies

During the financial year to 30 September 2026, investment performance has improved across several of the Group's key strategies.

 

As at 30 September 2026, 21 funds were ranked in the first or second quartile within their respective sectors year to date, including 11 first-quartile funds. The table below provides a summary of quartile rankings across the Group's UK domiciled fund range.

 

The quartile performance rankings are based on Investment Association sector classifications where applicable, with data sourced from FE Analytics FinXL using the primary share class, based on a total return, UK Sterling, mid-to-mid basis for OEIC funds and a bid-to-bid for unit trusts. All data is as at 30 September 2026.

 

 UK domiciled funds

Quartile ranking

 

Quartile ranking

Quartile ranking since launch

Year of launch

 

Year to date

3 year

/ tenure

/ tenure

Equity UK

 

 

Premier Miton UK Multi Cap Income Fund

1

1

1

2011

Premier Miton UK Smaller Companies Fund

1

1

1

2012

Premier Miton UK Value Opportunities Fund

1

1

1

2022

Premier Miton Monthly Income Fund

3

3

3

2020

Premier Miton Optimum Income Fund

4

4

3

2020

Premier Miton Responsible UK Equity Fund

2

4

1

2026

Premier Miton UK Growth Fund

1

3

2

2026

Premier Miton Tellworth UK Smaller Companies Fund

1

2

2

2018

Equity international

 

 

 

 

Premier Miton US Opportunities Fund

4

4

4

2013

Premier Miton US Smaller Companies Fund

3

4

4

2024

Premier Miton European Opportunities Fund

1

2

1

2015

Premier Miton Global Infrastructure Income Fund

4

1

2

2017

Premier Miton Global Leaders Fund 3

3

4

4

2026

Multi-asset multi-manager

 

 

 

 

Premier Miton Multi-Asset Monthly Income Fund

2

2

1

2009

Premier Miton Multi-Asset Distribution Fund

1

2

3

1999

Premier Miton Multi-Asset Global Growth Fund

2

3

1

2012

Premier Miton Liberation No. IV Fund

2

3

1

2012

Premier Miton Liberation No. V Fund

1

2

1

2012

Premier Miton Liberation No. VI Fund

2

3

2

2012

Premier Miton Liberation No. VII Fund

2

2

3

2012

Multi-asset direct and diversified

 

 

 

 

Premier Miton Cautious Multi-Asset Fund

2

1

1

2014

Premier Miton Defensive Multi-Asset Fund

1

2

1

2014

Premier Miton Cautious Monthly Income Fund

2

1

1

2011

Premier Miton Multi-Asset Growth & Income Fund

2

1

2

2021

Premier Miton Diversified Growth Fund

4

4

2

2013

Premier Miton Diversified Income Fund

2

3

1

2017

Premier Miton Diversified Balanced Growth Fund

4

4

4

2019

Premier Miton Diversified Cautious Growth Fund

4

4

3

2019

Premier Miton Diversified Dynamic Growth Fund

4

4

3

2019

Fixed income

 

 

 

 

Premier Miton Corporate Bond Monthly Income Fund

1

2

1

2020

Premier Miton Strategic Monthly Income Bond Fund

1

1

1

2020

Premier Miton UK Money Market Fund

4

3

3

2019

 

3 The Premier Miton Global Sustainable Growth Fund changed its name to Premier Miton Global Leaders Fund on 6 July 2026

 

4 The UK domiciled quartile performance rankings are based on Investment Association sector classifications where applicable, with data sourced from FE Analytics FinXL using the primary share class, based on a total return, UK Sterling, mid-to-mid basis for OEIC funds and a bid-to-bid for unit trusts. All data is as at 30 September 2026. Year to date is measured from 1 January 2026

 

 

Notice of results

Premier Miton will issue its results for the financial year ending 30 September 2026 on 3 December 2026.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

 

Premier Miton Group plc

Mike O'Shea, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

01483 306 090

 

Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

Virginia Bull / Ben Griffiths / St John Hunter

 

 

 

020 7597 4000

 

Camarco

Geoffrey Pelham-Lane / Ben Woodford

 

 

07733 124 226 /

07990 653 341

KK Advisory Ltd

Steve Keeling / Kam Bansil

 

 

020 7039 1901

 

 

Notes to editors:

Premier Miton Investors is focused on delivering good investment outcomes for investors through relevant products and active management across its range of investment strategies, which include equity, fixed income, multi-asset and absolute return.

 

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