Anthony Bolton (born 7 March 1950) is a former investment fund manager and successful investor in the United Kingdom.
Educated at Stowe School and Trinity College, Cambridge, Bolton left with a degree in engineering and business studies.
Bolton began managing Special Situations (a UK equity OEIC) when he joined Fidelity in 1979 and continued until 2007.
[4] Sanjeev Shah succeeded Anthony Bolton as the manager of the UK Special Situations Fund in January 2008.
[10] The fund attracted high levels of investment, being fully subscribed at £460 million on issue in April 2010, and was initially trading at a premium to its net asset value due to high demand for the shares, whereas most investment trusts trade at a discount (in reflection of the fact that management costs damage returns).
[13] By the time in 2014 that Bolton handed over the management of the Trust which continued his strategy the share price had recovered and had outperformed the China Index over his four year tenure.
Whilst at Trinity, Cambridge, reading Engineering, Bolton, a pianist and cellist, studied composition with Nicholas Maw.
Chamber works include a solo cello suite, wind quintet, octet (for the same combination as Schubert's) and Paesaggi, a five-movement piece for 16 players.