Fund Performance and Ranking
Discrete performance. Total return, no initial charges applied. Net income re-invested at XD date
Inital investment £1,000. Total return, no initial charges applied. Net income re-invested at XD date
INVESTMENT TRUSTS
Authorised by HM Revenue & Customs with no investment restrictions, an investment trust is a public company with shares listed on the London Stock Exchange whose business is to buy and sell shares. It is a closed- end fund which invests in a fixed number of shares, property and other securities in issue at any given time. The share price fluctuates according to the supply and demand for investment trust shares. can borrow to enhance performance (known as “gearing”). Borrowing can be in the form of loans, preference shares, debentures or banking facilities with the aim of providing a greater return for shareholders.
Investment trusts
The standard deviation of monthly performance over 3 years, ranked in ascending order
Discrete performance % growth and quartile Figures to 1 March
2015
Global Emerging Markets Average (5) MSCI EM (Emg Mkt) TR USD
BlackRock Frontiers Inv Tst
Global Emerging Markets 11.87 (-)
14.28 4.16 4 2014 2013 2012 2011 6 months
Cumulative performance - lump sum £1K 1 year 3 years 5 years 7 years 10 years
Volatility (3 yrs)
Mkt
Cap Yield £m
-6.82 (-) -14.56 27.47 1
16.33 (-) 5.89
28.64 1
Sector averages (calculated on number of funds shown in brackets) plus the most relevant index (where applicable)
0.45 (-) 2.02
16.29 (-) 13.48
-18.91 4 --
982.03 (5) 986.53
933.65 5
1118.72 (4) 1142.80
958.42 4
1201.30 (4) 1033.95
1227.85 (2) 1196.92
1421.11 (2) 1321.16
1571.67 1 -- -
Rankings within the sector in italics. Top quartile in bold type
Fund performance figures based on total return with no initial charges applied. Net income re-invested at XD date. Discrete performance % growth and quartile
2015 2014
Figures to 1 March 2013
FUND
Asia Pacific - excluding Japan Investment Trust Companies with at least 80% of their assets in Asia Pacific securities, which include a Japanese content of less than 20%.
Asia Pacific ex Japan Average (12) Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co IT
Aberdeen New Dawn Inv Tst Asian Total Return Inv Co PLC Edinburgh Dragon Tst
Fidelity Asian Values PLC Invesco Asia Trust PLC JPM Asian IT
Martin Currie Pacific Tst Pacific Assets Trust PLC Pacific Horizon Inv Tst Schroder AsiaPacific
Scottish Oriental Small Cos
Asia Pacific inc Japan Average (1) Witan Pacific Inv Tst
Asia Pacific - excluding Japan 21.62 (-)-10.50
11.25 19.12 26.95 20.43 22.79 25.19 21.19 16.18 37.09 14.43 29.29 15.57
4 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 4
-20.55 -16.96 -16.32 -19.33 -0.75 -6.33 -9.13 -5.95 0.45
-1.31
-13.92 -15.91
15.89 (-)-9.60 15.89
2
4 4 3 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 3
Pacific Assets Trust PLC Scottish Oriental Small Cos Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co IT Invesco Asia Trust PLC Fidelity Asian Values PLC Schroder AsiaPacific
Asian Total Return Inv Co PLC Martin Currie Pacific Tst JPM Asian IT
(-)19.96 57.65
21.14 15.70 17.42 6.18
10.77 9.41
10.27 27.45 3.91
14.90 44.66
-9.60
(-)22.29 22.29
2
Country Spec Asia Pacific Average (5) Aberdeen New Thai Inv Tst PLC
Fidelity China Spec Sits PLC JPM Indian Inv
JPMorgan Chinese New India InvestmentTst
Country Specialists - Asia Pacific 45.38 (-)-10.24 32.25
27.70 68.49 22.98 75.46
2 3 2 4 1
-33.26 13.72 -13.11 -3.71
-14.87
4 1 2 2 3
Aberdeen New Dawn Inv Tst Asia Pacific ex Japan Avge (12) (-)8.06
1 2 2 2 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 1
24.25 2.74 3.08
13.93 2.27 6.98
-3.54 2.49 3.36 6.05
15.51 19.56
(-)0.88 0.88
2
(-)20.33 40.80
1 3 3 2 4 2 4 4 3 2 1 1
27.05 14.26 18.63 13.09 19.44 17.36 17.69 7.91
12.31 20.81 34.58
(-)20.33 20.33
2 2012 2011 6 months 1 Year 37.09 1 year
15.57 10 11.25 12 25.19 22.79 29.29 26.95 16.18 21.19 19.12
21.62
1 1 3 2 4 2 3 3 4 4 2 1
% %% 75.51 40.58 39.34
1
4 29.89 5 29.39 2 27.89 3 22.90 20.49 20.48
9 6 8
29.81
1005.53 11 1119.68 1039.49 1044.71 1021.39 1097.92 1074.70 1149.30 1026.78 1120.06
1020.95 10
(-)1055.47 1055.47
2
7 6 9 4 5 1 8 2
1112.48 12 1191.15 1269.48 1204.34 1227.86 1251.86 1211.88 1161.79 1370.89
1144.30 11 1292.94
1155.71 10 1
4 5 6 7 8 9
19.83 10
Percentage Growth 3 Year
3 years 5 Year 95.76 3
2 126.20 2 3 143.78 1 65.96 5 49.64 8 78.46 4 44.76 10 45.33 9 36.39 12 56.40 6
69.72
(-)1055.71 (12)1216.22 (12)1298.10 (12)1697.20 (12)1977.81 (12)3436.48 (12)4.06 (12)1.33% 947.97 12 3
1393.42
8 3 7 5 4 6 9 1
2 3
1198.25 10 1229.02
1140.78 12 1293.87 1298.86 1204.83 1204.93 1755.14
1173.40 11 1278.87 1405.83
1 1158.93
(1)1281.14 1281.14
1 7
5 4 9 8 1
6 2
2437.82 1564.04
1 6
1447.55 10 1541.80 1496.43 1659.63
1363.91 12 1453.32 1957.61
1397.69 11 1784.63 2262.00
(1)1555.10 1555.10
1
7 8 5
9 3
4 2
3293.81 1940.37 1651.00 1980.37 1853.80 2078.20
1 6 9 5 7 3
1283.86 11 1302.46 10 1851.82
1226.77 12 1984.43 3286.78
(1)1633.20 1633.20
1 8
4 2
4696.45 3133.99 3008.02 3444.31 3434.80 3664.38
2 8 9 5 6 3
2619.01 11 2186.96 12 3580.50
2870.83 10 3422.00 5176.55
(1)2456.02 2456.02
1 4
7 1
5.43 11 3.89 4.02
4.08 10 3.37 3.83 3.59 3.76 4.02 3.51 3.56
5.70 12
(1)3.97 3.97
1
7 8
1 6 4 5 9 2 3
349.55 1.25% 228.22 2.14% 151.51 1.72% 554.13 0.87% 166.69 0.49% 171.07 1.00% 228.10 1.03% 116.74 2.71% 229.30 1.42% 133.23 0.83% 496.65 1.04% 273.07 1.49%
Asia Pacific - inc Japan Investment Trusts which have at least 80% of their assets in Asia Pacific securities, including a Japanese content of over 20%. (1)1158.93
1
(-)20.69 74.63
8.97 1.04
16.67 2.16
Country Spec Europe Average (2)
JPMorgan Russian Secs PLC Ukraine Opportunity Trust
Europe Average (8)
Country Specialists - Europe -29.27 (-)27.95
-
-27.42 -31.11
-
2 3
-
-18.68 74.58
FTSE W Europe ex UK CR GBP BlackRock Greater Euro IT
Fidelity European Values PLC Henderson European Focus Trust Henderson EuroTrust PLC JPMorgan Europe IT Growth Jupiter European Opps Tst Sanditon Investment Trust PLC The European Inv Trust PLC
9.53 (-)19.86 2.09
14.36 -
4.94
4 1 2 2 3 1 -
3 9.31
3 2
Investment Trust Companies which have at least 80% of their assets in Asia Pacific securities. (-)0.58
1 2 4 2 3
34.86 -18.14 -4.73 -9.76 0.65
(-)19.66 44.34 5.81
1 4 2 3 2
-
12.81 15.68
(-)1186.11 1055.27
1 -
4 3 2
1156.06 1306.19 1113.95 1299.08
(5)1453.77 1322.48
5 3 1 4 2
1276.98 1684.91 1229.82 1754.65
(5)1502.15 1541.45
3 4 2 5 1
1582.52 1479.22 1381.68 1525.86
(5)1918.74 3000.50 1491.23
2 1 4 5 3
-
1406.58 1776.66
(4)2055.01 2889.10 1416.67
1 -
3 4 2
-
1666.65 2247.62
(4)3830.85 4780.91 3615.87
1 -
4 3 2
-
3145.07 3781.56
Investment Trust Companies which have at least 80% of their assets in Europe.
(-)1.79 -
-
-3.36 6.93
-1.71 17.17 12.18 12.06 7.72
11.58 13.22 31.69
23.95 18.89 14.29 -
27.65
(-)29.25 13.95
3 4 1 2 2 3 -
1
24.61 28.97 35.16 27.93 27.13 44.21 -
16.73
(-)-12.01 -
-
3 2
-12.05 -11.97
(-)-4.04 -13.02
3 2 1 2 3 1 -
4
-5.45 -1.87 -8.26 -0.26
-11.04 3.00 -
-4.39
(-)20.06 -
-
3 2
30.85 9.27
(-)23.98 9.78
3 2 3 1 4 1 -
2
49.65 13.66 11.07 12.99 20.50 43.60 -
16.36
(-)800.82 -
-
2 3
778.52 823.13
(-)1128.49 1054.93
1 3 4 3 2 1 -
2
(2)707.34 -
-
2 1
725.76 688.92
(2)928.24 -
-
1 2
570.34 1286.15
Europe Investment Trust Companies which have at least 80% of their assets in Europe. (7)1095.30
1058.05 1149.83 1141.25 1131.89 1127.80 1202.42 -
1088.19
7 2 3 4 5 1 -
6
1020.91 982.85
1171.73 1121.76 1120.62 1077.16 1143.64 -
1049.36
7 1 3 4 5 2 -
6
(7)1698.42 1298.08
1386.68 1651.84 1996.67 1777.01 1628.12 1884.95 -
1563.64
(2)946.75 -
-
2 1
656.38 1237.12
(7)2016.33 1239.45
7 4 1 3 5 2 -
6
1962.04 1842.30 2034.55 2002.55 1745.31 2788.05 -
1739.53
(2)395.67 -
-
2 1
473.95 317.39
(7)1884.90 1115.81
4 5 2 3 6 1 -
7
2006.06 1599.94 2080.06 2126.78 1478.55 2610.82 -
1292.11
(2)1779.03 -
-
1 2
1779.03 -
(7)3182.53 1576.85
4 5 3 2 6 1 -
7
3180.85 2443.46 3652.60 3311.65 -
4413.41 -
2093.19
(1)7.90 -
-
1 -
7.53 8.26
(6)4.03
4 5 2 3 -
1 -
6
3.94 3.91 3.81 3.74 4.38 4.16 -
4.28
(2)4.58% - --
1 2
150.73 4.58% 6.66 -
(7)2.10%
4 3 2 1 7 5 -
6
249.63 2.19% 702.09 1.90% 183.34 2.52% 171.78 2.24% 211.54 3.14% 467.50 0.76% 51.62 -
320.34 1.98% Data: Figures as at 1 March 2015 139
(4)5.83 6.91
1 -
3 4 2
4.90 6.79 4.81 5.76
5 2 4 1 3
(1)2.06% 160.90 2.06%
5 years Cumulative performance - lump sum £1K 7 years 10 years
3414.40 (2) 2748.48
4.13 (4) - -- 4.63 4
2.73% 163.04 4.06%
Volatility (3 yrs)
Mkt
Cap Yield £m
The graphs show the percentage growth of the sector (bid-bid) over a 10 year period compared to the FT-SE All-Share Index Sector =
FT-SE All-Share =
(5)1.29% 96.75 1.94%
771.15 0.96% 618.35 -
143.50 0.96% 212.95 -
Investment Trusts
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