Thursday, 28 August 2014

Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) Fund Performance As of 27 Aug 2014

Category : Aggressive Allocation
Top 10 Ranked According to Yield To Date (YTD)

PRS Aggressive - YTD Ranking

Top 10 Ranked According to 1 Year Return

PRS Aggressive - 1 Year Return Ranking
Aggressive Category - Fund Highlight
Kenanga OnePRS Growth Fund 
(Aggressive Category - YTD Ranked 1)

Kenanga OnePRS Growth Fund

Manuflife Shariah PRS-Growth Fund - Class A
(Aggressive Category - 1 Year Return Ranked 1)

Manulife Shariah PRS-Growth Fund - Class A

Category : Moderate Allocation
Top 10 Ranked According to Yield To Date (YTD)

PRS Moderate - YTD Ranking

Top 10 Ranked According to 1 Year Return

PRS Moderate - 1 Year Return

Moderate Category - Fund Highlight
Kenanga OnePRS Moderate Fund 
(Moderate Category - YTD Ranked 1)

Kenanga OnePRS Moderate Fund

AIA PAM-Islamic Moderate Fund
(Moderate Category - 1 Year Return Ranked 1)

AIA PAM-Islamic Moderate Fund

Category : Cautious Allocation
Top 10 Ranked According to Yield To Date (YTD)

PRS Cautious - YTD Ranking

Top 10 Ranked According to 1 Year Return

PRS Cautious - 1 Year Retrun

Cautious Category - Fund Highlight
Kenanga OnePRS Conservative Fund 
(Cautious Category - YTD Ranked 1)

Kenanga OnePRS Conservative Fund

Hwang PRS Conservative Fund 
(Cautious Category - 1 Year Return)

Hwang PRS Conservative Fund
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Tuesday, 19 August 2014

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

Interesting facts in this review:

  1. For the third consecutive month, Greater China Funds have posted positive average returns. Total average returns over the past 3 months for for Greater China Funds stands at 7.3%!
  2. Find out which fund posted a +4.83% return over the four week period! 
  3. Despite the poor performance of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), few top performing funds from the Malaysia Equity category still generated positive returns! Find out which funds gone against the negative trend.

To find out all the above, check out this months review of the Top 10 Best Performing Unit Trust Funds As of 14 August 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! 
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 (+23.62% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund (+18.97% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
- Kenanga Growth Fund (YTD : +19.15%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
- Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund (YTD : +8.7%)


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

Fund Name
YTD as of
14th July 2014
YTD as of
14th Aug 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Kenanga Growth Fund
16.9
19.15
2.25
1
1
Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund
9.63
8.51
-1.12
7
7
Phillip Master Equity Growth Fund
8.23
9.36
1.13
3
2
CIMB-Principal Wholesale Equity Fund
10.3
12.52
2.22
2
3
MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund
7.87
6.5
-1.37
8
4
RHB-OSK Malaysia DIVA Fund
7.56
6.81
-0.75
5
6
Kenanga Growth Opportunities Fund
17.32
15.3
-2.02
9
5
CIMB-Principal Equity Fund 2
Newcomer
10.78
N/A
N/A
N/A
RHB-OSK Dynamic Fund
5.9
5.57
-0.33
4
N/A
Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund
9.64
8.7
-0.94
6
N/A
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
-0.10


Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
  • Non Syariah : Kenanga Growth Fund (+2.25%)
  • Syariah : Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund (-0.94%)

Worst Performing Fund 4 weeks period:
  • Non Syariah : Kenanga Growth Opportunities (-2.02%)
  • Syariah : MAAKL-HDBS Flexi Fund (-1.37%)


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


KLSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : -1.24%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain/Loss : -0.10% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - Kenanga Growth Fund : +2.25% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
  • Syariah - Hwang AIIMAN Growth Fund : -0.94% (Out performed the KLSE Index)
*Fact 1 : 3 funds led by Kenanga Growth Fund went against the negative trend of the KLSE Index to post positive returns!

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 (+4.96% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund (+7.8% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
- Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (YTD : +9.51%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
- Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic Fund (YTD : +12.02%)


b) 4 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking Table for Category Asia Exc Japan Funds:
Fund Name
YTD as of
14th July 2014
YTD as of
14th Aug 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
Public Islamic Asia Dividend Fund
3.33
3.19
-0.14
5
7
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic
7.19
12.02
4.83
1
4
Public Asia Ittikal Fund
2.75
2.96
0.21
3
9
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund
6.98
9.51
2.53
2
8
PB Islamic Asia Equity Fund
4.32
4.44
0.12
4
5
Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund
8.83
7.64
-1.19
7
1
PB Islamic Asia Strategic Sector Fund
4.28
3.89
-0.39
6
3
Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Shariah Equity Fund
0.66
-0.8
-1.46
8
10
Hong Leong Asia-Pacific Dividend Fund
Returning
5.23
N/A
N/A
N/A
Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Fund
Returning
7.96
N/A
N/A
N/A
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
0.56

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
  • Non Syariah : Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund (+2.53%)
  • Syariah : Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic (+4.83%)
Worst Performing Fund over 4 weeks period:
  • Non Syariah :  Hwang Select Asia (Ex Japan) Opportunity Fund (-1.19%)
  • Syariah : Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Shariah Equity Fund (-1.46%)

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


MSCI Asia Exc Japan Index (%) Gain/Loss : +2.59%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust (%) Gain/Loss : +0.56% (Under performed the MSCI Index)
  • Non Syariah - Eastspring Investments Asia Pacific Equity MY Fund : +2.53% (Under performed the MSCI Index)
  • Syariah - Pheim Asia Ex-Japan Islamic : +4.83% (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 (+4.04% per annum)

5 Years Annualised Ranked 1 (Islamic Equity) 
- Public China Ittikal Fund (+1.27% per annum)

Top Performer based on Yield To Date (YTD) Performance

YTD Ranked 1 (Non-Islamic) 
- CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund (YTD : +5.31%)

YTD Ranked 1 (Islamic) 
- Public China Ittikal Fund (YTD : +7.51%)
b) 4 Weeks Gain/Loss Ranking Table for Category Greater China Funds:
Fund Name
YTD as of
14th July 2014
YTD as of
14th Aug 2014
4 Weeks
Gain / Loss (%)
4 Weeks Gain/
Loss Rankings
Previous
4 Weeks Gain/Loss Rankings
CIMB-Principal Greater China Equity Fund
3.49
5.31
1.82
9
3
Pacific Focus China Fund
2.27
4.47
2.2
5
2
Public China Ittikal Fund
6.27
7.51
1.24
10
1
PB China Pacific Equity Fund
-1.36
3.35
4.71
1
9
PB China Titans Fund
1.22
4.46
3.24
2
7
Public China Select Fund
1.55
4.32
2.77
4
5
MAAKL Greater China Fund
-1.05
0.84
1.89
6
10
AmIslamic Greater China
-2.48
-0.64
1.84
8
4
Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund
-0.29
1.56
1.85
7
8
Manulife Investment - China Value Fund
-1.59
1.19
2.78
3
6
AVERAGE 4 WEEKS GAIN/LOSS (%)
2.43

Best Performing Fund over 4 weeks period: 
  • Non Syariah : PB China Pacific Equity Fund (+4.71%)
  • Syariah : Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund (+1.85%)

Worst Performing Fund over 4 weeks period:
  • Non Syariah :  CIMB-Princiapal Greater China Equity Fund (+1.82%)
  • Syariah : Public China Ittikal Fund (+1.24%)


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


SSE Index (%) Gain/Loss : +7.79%

Comparison With:
  • Average Top 10 Unit Trust Equity (%) Gain/Loss : +2.43% (Under performed the SSE Index)
  • Non Syariah - PB China Pacific Equity Fund : +4.71% (Under performed the SSE Index)
  • Syariah -  Eastspring Investments Dinasti Equity Fund : +1.85% (Under performed the SSE Index)

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That's all for this review folks!

Cheers and Happy Investing!

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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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