What’s Hot? What’s Not? Asia and Commodities climb, Gilts and European Property sink

Fri 27 Jan 2017

By Brian Dennehy

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What's Hot What's Not

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hot notWe’re a bit quick off the mark for the first What’s Hot of 2017 but we were so excited we couldn’t resist. 

(and at least two funds highlighting the importance of having a good fund selection process).

What’s Hot?

  • Commodities again dominate with Resources and Gold funds taking the top spots.
  • Asian and emerging market funds make up the rest, with 5 of the 10 top funds.  
  • Interesting in light of Trump’s protectionist mantra...
  • …or perhaps it was all in the price?  
  • A European opportunities fund makes up the list, in particular due to the bounce in European financial stocks.

What’s Not?

  • Animal spirits continue to dominate and we can see this in the Not Hot list because “lower risk” investments stand out.  Long dated bonds make up the majority (6/10 funds).
  • Two European property share funds also put in an appearance.  Investors must understand the difference between property shares and physical property (more on that here).
  • One UK income fund and a European smaller company fund also show…
  • …the latter again highlighting why you need a dynamic review process to move out of losers into winners.

FURTHER READING

 
 
Table 1: What's Hot?

Manager

Fund

Sector

Last Month Performance

First State

 Global Resources

 Global

8.48

CF Ruffer

 Gold

 Specialist

8.44

Neptune

 European Opportunities

 Europe Excluding UK

7.17

JPM

 Natural Resources

 Specialist

6.73

Investec

 Global Gold

 Specialist

6.70

JPM

 Asia

 Asia Pacific Ex Japan Ret

6.40

Invesco Perpetual

 Asian

 Asia Pacific Ex Japan Ret

6.30

Baring

 Korea Trust

 Specialist

6.20

BlackRock

 Emerging Markets

 Global Emerging Markets

6.13

FP  Henderson Rowe

 FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets

 Global Emerging Markets

6.00

 

Table 2: What's Not

Manager

Fund

Sector

Last Month Performance

Vanguard

 UK Long Duration Gilt Index

 UK Gilts

-4.88

F&C

 European Small Cap ex UK

 European Smaller Cos

-4.21

Premier

 Pan European Property

 Property

-3.34

Aberdeen

 European Property Share

 Property

-3.31

Henderson

 Long Dated Credit

 Sterling Corporate Bond

-3.29

Old Mutual

 Gilt

 UK Gilts

-2.91

Threadneedle

 UK Equity Alpha Income

 UK Equity Income

-2.91

Threadneedle

 Sterling Bond

 UK Gilts

-2.85

Threadneedle

 UK Fixed Interest

 UK Gilts

-2.79

BlackRock

 Index Linked Gilt Tracker

 UK Index - Linked Gilts

-2.77

 

 

Performance data: 1/1/17-26/1/17

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