Friday 18 July 2014

Top 10 Best Performing Unit Trust Funds As of 14th July 2014

Interesting facts in this review:

  1. For the second consecutive review, we see that Top 10 Funds from Categories Malaysia, Asia Excluding Japan and Greater China posted positive average returns! 
  2. One fund has performed spectacularly by posting a +6.18% return over a four week period! 
  3. Two funds from the Asia Excluding Japan Category have occupied the top spot for 2 consecutive reviews under the 4 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking section!
To find out more, check out this months review of the Top 10 Best Performing Unit Trust Funds As of 14 July 2014.

Note : 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! 

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.

Review

Fund Category : Equity Malaysia
a) Top 10 Best Performing Fund for Category Equity Malaysia (Ranked According to 5 Year Annualized Return):


Top Performer based on 5 Year Performance

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Kenanga Growth Fund (+24.45% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund (+20.25% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Kenanga Growth Opportunities Fund (YTD : +17.32%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund (YTD : +9.64%)


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

Fund Name
YTD as of
16th June 2014
YTD as of
14th July 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Kenanga Growth Fund
10.72
16.9
6.18
1
3
CIMB-Principal Wholesale Equity Fund
6.12
10.3
4.18
3
9
Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund
6.86
9.63
2.77
7
6
Phillip Master Equity Growth Fund
2.83
8.23
5.4
2
7
MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund
4.14
7.87
3.73
4
4
RHB-OSK Malaysia DIVA Fund
4.74
7.56
2.82
6
1
Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund
Returning
9.64
N/A
N/A
N/A
RHB-OSK Dynamic Fund
Newcomer
5.9
N/A
N/A
N/A
Kenanga Growth Opportunities Fund
14.17
17.32
3.15
5
N/A
CIMB-Principal Equity Fund
0.9
3.03
2.13
8
5
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
3.80

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
  • Non Syariah : Kenanga Growth Fund (+6.18%)
  • Syariah : MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund (+3.73%)

Worst Performing Fund 4 weeks period:
  • Non Syariah : CIMB-Principal Equity Fund (+2.13%)
  • Syariah : Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund (+2.77%)


c) Performance Comparison with the KLSE Index between 16 June 2014 to 14 July 2014


KLSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : +0.71%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain/Loss : +3.80% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - Kenanga Growth Fund : +6.18% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Syariah - MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund : +3.73% (Out performed the KLSE Index)

Review

Fund Category : Asia excluding Japan
a) Top 10 Best Performing Fund for Category Asia Exc Japan 
(Ranked According to 5 Year Annualized Return):


Top Performer based on 5 Year Performance

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (+6.98% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (+9.8% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund (YTD : +8.83%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic Fund (YTD : +7.19%)


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

Fund Name
YTD as of
16th June 2014
YTD as of
14th July 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund
1.95
3.33
1.38
7
8
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic
5.63
7.19
1.56
4
9
Public Asia Ittikal Fund
1.64
2.75
1.11
9
7
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund
5.73
6.98
1.25
8
3
PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund
2.86
4.32
1.46
5
6
Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund
5.32
8.83
3.51
1
1
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Shariah Equity Fund
-0.35
0.66
1.01
10
5
PB Islamic Asia Strategic Sector Fund
2.53
4.28
1.75
3
4
CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund
2.62
4.84
2.22
2
2
MAAKL Shariah Asia-Pacific Fund
1.21
2.61
1.4
6
N/A
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
1.67

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
  • Non Syariah : Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund (+3.51%)
  • Syariah : CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund (+2.22%)
*Fact 1 : Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund has claimed the Top Performing Fund (Non Syariah) for two consecutive months. Total gained over 8 weeks by this fund is 6.92%!

*Fact 2 : CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund has claimed the Top Performing Fund (Syariah) for two consecutive months. Total gained over 8 weeks by this fund is 5.27%!

Worst Performing Fund over 4 weeks period:
  • Non Syariah :  Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (+1.25%)
  • Syariah : Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Shariah Equity Fund (+1.01%)

c) Performance Comparison with the MSCI Asia Excluding Japan Index between 16 June 2014 to 14 July 2014


MSCI Asia Exc Japan Index (%) Gain/Loss : +1.57%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust (%) Gain/Loss : +1.67(Out performed the MSCI Index)
  • Non Syariah - Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund : +3.51% (Out performed the MSCI Index)
  • Syariah - CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund : +2.22% (Out performed the MSCI Index)

Review

Fund Category : Greater China
Top 10 Best Performing Fund for Category Greater China 
(Ranked According to 5 Year Annualized Return):


Top Performer based on 5 Year Performance

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund (+5.25% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Public China Ittikal Fund (+2.82% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund (YTD : +3.49%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
Public China Ittikal Fund (YTD : +6.27%)


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

Fund Name
YTD as of
16th June 2014
YTD as of
14th July 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund
1.16
3.49
2.33
3
4
Public China Ittikal Fund
3.28
6.27
2.99
1
8
Pacific Focus China Fund
-0.32
2.27
2.59
2
N/A
PB China Pacific Equity Fund
-2.16
-1.36
0.8
9
1
PB China Titans Fund
-0.34
1.22
1.56
7
5
Public China Select Fund
-0.44
1.55
1.99
5
7
MAAKL Greater China Fund
-1.65
-1.05
0.6
10
3
AmIslamic Greater China
-4.52
-2.48
2.04
4
9
Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund
-1.29
-0.29
1
8
6
Manulife Investment - China Value Fund
-3.43
-1.59
1.84
6
2
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
1.77

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
  • Non Syariah : Pacific Focus China Fund (+2.59%)
  • Syariah : Public China Ittikal Fund (+2.99%)

Worst Performing Fund over 4 weeks period:
  • Non Syariah :  MAAKL Greater China Fund (+0.60%)
  • Syariah : Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund (+1.00%)


c) Performance Comparison with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Index between 16 June 2014 to 14 July 2014


SSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : -0.20%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain/Loss : +1.77% (Out performed the SSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - Pacific Focus China Fund : +2.59% (Out performed the SSE Index)
  • Syariah - Public China Ittikal Fund : +2.99(Out performed the SSE Index)

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That's all for this review folks!

Cheers and Happy Investing!

Like to Invest in Top Performing Funds such as
1. Kenanga Growth Fund
2. Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund
3. Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund
4. CIMB Islamic Asia Pacific Equity Fund

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