Thursday 17 April 2014

Top 10 Best Performing Unit Trust Funds As of 15th April 2014

It's been 8 weeks since my last review and I'm surprised to see certain funds performing better individually as compared to their peers. There's also certain categories have been generating decent returns over the past 8 weeks. Find out more....

And...if this is your first time reading this review, I would highly recommend that you read "A Guide Towards Understanding Unit Trust Performance Table" before proceeding. Seriously you should!


Review
Fund Category : Equity Malaysia
a) Top 10 Best Performing Fund for Category Equity Malaysia (click Image to Enlarge):


5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Overall) 
Phillip Master Equity Growth Fund (+27.62% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
- Phillip Master Equity Growth Fund (+27.62% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund (+22.02% per annum)

b) 8 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking Table for Category Equity Malaysia Funds:

Fund Name
YTD as of
13th Feb 2014
YTD as of
15th Apr 2014
8 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
8 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Phillip Master Equity Growth Fund
-0.28
3.56
3.84
5
8
Kenanga Growth Fund
1.96
7.53
5.57
2
3
CIMB-Principal Wholesale Equity Fund
-0.66
7.06
7.72
1
7
MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund
-0.28
2.13
2.41
7
5
Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund
0.55
4.76
4.21
4
2
CIMB-Principal Equity Fund
-1.57
-0.44
1.13
8
4
Hwang AIIMAN Growth
0.23
4.93
4.7
3
7
CIMB-Principal Equity Fund 2
-0.22
2.62
2.84
6
1
MAAKL-CM Shariah Flexi Fund
Newcomer
7.82
N/A
N/A
N/A
RHB-OSK Malaysia DIVA Fund
Newcomer
2.97
N/A
N/A
N/A
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
4.05
Best Performing Fund over 8 weeks period: 
Non Syariah : CIMB-Principal Wholesale Equity Fund (+7.72%)
Syariah : Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund (+4.7%)

Worst Performing Fund 8 weeks period:
Non Syariah : CIMB-Principal Equity Fund (+1.13%)
Syariah : MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund (+2.41%)

c) Performance Comparison with the KLSE Index between 13 Feb 2014 to 15 April 2014


KLSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : +2.02%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain/Loss : +4.05% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - CIMB-Principal Wholesale Equity Fund : +7.72% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Syariah - Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund : +4.7% (Out performed the KLSE Index)


Review
Fund Category : Asia excluding Japan
a) Top 10 Best Performing Fund for Category Asia Exc Japan (click Image to Enlarge):


5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Overall) 
Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (+12.10% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non Islamic)
- Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (+8.84% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
- Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (+12.10% per annum)

b) 8 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking Table for Category Asia Exc Japan Funds:

Fund Name
YTD as of
13th Feb 2014
YTD as of
15th Apr 2014
8 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
8 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund
-2.12
0.47
2.59
3
5
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic
0.94
2.86
1.92
7
4
Public Asia Ittikal Fund
-2.29
-0.36
1.93
6
5
PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund
-1.51
0.97
2.48
4
1
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund
-3.27
2.28
5.55
1
9
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Shariah Equity Fund
-2.49
-3.33
-0.84
8
6
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan
-0.74
2.67
3.41
2
2
PB Islamic Asia Strategic Sector Fund
-1.9
0.15
2.05
5
3
Hong Leong Asia-Pacific Dividend Fund
Newcomer
2.66
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund
Newcomer
0.67
N/A
N/A
N/A
AVERAGE 8 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
2.39
Best Performing Fund over 8 weeks period: 
Non Syariah : Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (+5.55%)
Syariah : Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (+2.59%)

Worst Performing Fund over 8 weeks period:
Non Syariah :  -
Syariah : Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Shariah Equity Fund (-0.84%)

c) Performance Comparison with the MSCI Asia Excluding Japan Index between 13 Feb 2014 to 15 April 2014


MSCI Asia Exc Japan Index (%) Gain/Loss : +5.90%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust (%) Gain.Loss +2.39% (Under performed the MSCI Index)
  • Non Syariah - Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund : +5.55% (Under performed the MSCI Index)
  • Syariah - Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund : +2.59% (Under performed the MSCI Index)

Review
Fund Category : Greater China
Top 10 Best Performing Fund for Category Greater China (click Image to Enlarge):


5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Overall) 
CIMB Principal Greater China Equity Fund (+7.82% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non Islamic)
CIMB Principal Greater China Equity Fund (+7.82% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
- Public China Ittikal Fund (+4.33% per annum)

8 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking Table for Category Greater China Funds:

Fund Name
YTD as of
13th Feb 2014
YTD as of
15th Apr 2014
8 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
8 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund
-0.3
-0.34
-0.04
4
4
Public China Ittikal Fund
-1.89
0.25
2.14
1
1
PB China Pacific Equity Fund
-3.52
-5.5
-1.98
8
9
PB China Titans Fund
-3.49
-3.36
0.13
3
8
Public China Select Fund
-3.6
-3.33
0.27
2
8
MAAKL Greater China Fund
-0.98
-3.93
-2.95
10
2
AmIslamic Greater China
-3.72
-5.47
-1.75
7
5
Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund
-2.77
-3.46
-0.69
5
3
Manulife Investment - China Value Fund
-2.15
-4.7
-2.55
9
6
Pacific ELITE China Growth Fund
-2.35
-3.85
-1.5
6
7
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
-0.89

Best Performing Fund over 8 weeks period: 
Non Syariah : Public China Select Fund (+0.27%)
Syariah : Public China Ittikal Fund (+2.14%)

Worst Performing Fund over 8 weeks period:
Non Syariah :  MAAKL Greater China Fund (-2.95%)
Syariah : AmIslamic Greater China (-1.75%)

Performance Comparison with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Index between 13 JaFebn 2014 to 15 April 2014


SSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : +0.15%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain.Loss : -0.89% (Under performed the SSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - Public China Select Fund : +0.27% (Out performed the SSE Index)
  • Syariah - Public China Ittikal Fund : +2.14(Out performed the SSE Index)
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That's all for this review folks!


Cheers and Happy Investing!


Like to start investing in Top Performing Funds such as Phillip Master Equity or CIMB-Principal Greater China and at the same time save more via Lower Sales Charge?

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