Wednesday 18 June 2014

Top 10 Best Performing Unit Trust Funds As of 16th June 2014

If you've followed our monthly reviews closely, you would have noticed that funds investing into the China market have continuously displayed average losses since October 2013! However, the past one month signified a turnaround as funds investing into the China market finally made some positive gains. Is this a sign of better things to come from the China Market? 

In this review, you will find out the GAINS made by funds under the Greater China category over the past one month. Not forgetting there are a few new funds making their entry into the Top 10 ranking which are worth checking out. 

We are also introducing the top performing fund identified based on Yield To Date (YTD) to our review. Basically, the YTD performance will tell you which fund has performed well (in terms of return) over a period measured from the 1st of January every year till the date of review.

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):


Top Performer based on 5 Year Performance

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Phillip Master Equity Growth Fund (+25.25% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund (+20.18% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Kenanga Growth Opportunities Fund (YTD : +14.17%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund (YTD : +6.86%)

b) 4 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking Table for Category Equity Malaysia Funds:

Fund Name
YTD as of
15th May 2014
YTD as of
16th June 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Phillip Master Equity Growth Fund
3.45
2.83
-0.62
7
9
Kenanga Growth Fund
9.06
10.72
1.66
3
2
MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund
3.03
4.14
1.11
4
3
Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund
6.34
6.86
0.52
6
1
CIMB-Principal Wholesale Equity Fund
7.29
6.12
-1.17
9
7
RHB-OSK Malaysia DIVA Fund
2.89
4.74
1.85
1
8
CIMB-Principal Equity Fund
0.25
0.9
0.65
5
4
CIMB-Principal Equity Fund 2
2.95
4.7
1.75
2
6
Kenanga Growth Opportunities Fund
Newcomer
14.17
N/A
N/A
N/A
MAAKL-CM Shariah Flexi Fund
5.61
4.88
-0.73
8
10
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
0.56

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
Non Syariah : RHB-OSK Malaysia DIVA Fund (+1.85%)
Syariah : MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund (+1.11%)

Worst Performing Fund 4 weeks period:
Non Syariah : CIMB-Principal Wholesale Equity Fund (-1.17%)
Syariah : MAAKL-CM Shariah Flexi Fund (-0.73%)

c) Performance Comparison with the KLSE Index between 15 May 2014 to 16 June 2014


KLSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : -0.44%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain/Loss : +0.56% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - RHB-OSK Malaysia DIVA Fund : +1.85% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Syariah - MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund : +1.11% (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):


Top Performer based on 5 Year Performance

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (+6.49% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (+9.56% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (YTD : +6.49%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic Fund (YTD : +5.63%)

b) 4 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking Table for Category Asia Exc Japan Funds:

Fund Name
YTD as of
15th May 2014
YTD as of
16th June 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund
0.93
1.95
1.02
8
6
Public Asia Ittikal Fund
0.21
1.64
1.43
7
5
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund
3.01
5.73
2.72
3
4
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic
5.45
5.63
0.18
9
1
PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund
1.3
2.86
1.56
6
8
PB Islamic Asia Strategic Sector Fund
0.49
2.53
2.04
4
7
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Shariah Equity Fund
-1.94
-0.35
1.59
5
2
Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund
1.92
5.32
3.4
1
3
MAAKL Shariah Asia-Pacific Fund
Newcomer
1.21
N/A
N/A
N/A
CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund
-0.43
2.62
3.05
2
N/A
AVERAGE 8 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
1.89

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
Non Syariah : Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund (+3.4%)
Syariah : CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund (+3.05%)

Worst Performing Fund over 4 weeks period:
Non Syariah :  Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (+2.72%)
Syariah : Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic (+0.18%)

c) Performance Comparison with the MSCI Asia Excluding Japan Index between 15 May 2014 to 16 June 2014


MSCI Asia Exc Japan Index (%) Gain/Loss : +2.83%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust (%) Gain/Loss : +1.89(Under performed the MSCI Index)
  • Non Syariah - Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund : +3.40% (Out performed the MSCI Index)
  • Syariah - CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund : +3.05% (Out performed the MSCI Index)

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



Top Performer based on 5 Year Performance

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund (+4.96% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Public China Ittikal Fund (+1.84% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund (YTD : +1.16%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
Public China Ittikal Fund (YTD : +3.28%)

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

Fund Name
YTD as of
15th May 2014
YTD as of
16th June 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund
-2.27
1.16
3.43
4
9
Pacific Focus China Fund
Newcomer
-0.32
N/A
N/A
N/A
Public China Ittikal Fund
0.85
3.28
2.43
8
1
PB China Pacific Equity Fund
-5.9
-2.16
3.74
1
4
PB China Titans Fund
-3.74
-0.34
3.4
5
3
Public China Select Fund
-3.38
-0.44
2.94
7
2
MAAKL Greater China Fund
-5.26
-1.65
3.61
3
8
AmIslamic Greater China
-6.03
-4.52
1.51
9
5
Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund
-4.46
-1.29
3.17
6
6
Manulife Investment - China Value Fund
-7.14
-3.43
3.71
2
10
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
3.10

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
Non Syariah : PB China Pacific Equity Fund (+3.74%)
Syariah : Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund (+3.17%)

Worst Performing Fund over 4 weeks period:
Non Syariah :  Public China Select Fund (+2.94%)
Syariah : AmIslamic Greater China (+1.51%)

Performance Comparison with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Index between 15 May 2014 to 16 June 2014


SSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : +1.86%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain/Loss : +3.10% (Out performed the SSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - PB China Pacific Equity Fund : +3.74% (Out performed the SSE Index)
  • Syariah - Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund : +3.17(Out performed the SSE Index)
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That's all for this review folks!



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