80-20 Investor Best of the Best Selection – April 2016 Update

A total of 13 funds from March's 30 funds make it into April's selection. Below I list this month's selection in full with the 13 funds that regained their place in black while the new additions are in green.

Just as last time, I have included the full list sorted alphabetically by name and then by risk category.

April's Best of the Best Selection - (A-Z by fund name)

(funds unchanged from last month are in black while new additions are in green)

Fund Name Sector ISIN Code Risk Level Aberdeen - Euro Corporate Bond Global Bonds GB00BWK27T75 Medium risk Aviva Inv - Higher Income Plus Sterling Strategic Bond GB0032494576 Low risk AXA - Framlington Japan Japan GB0003500179 High risk AXA - Global Distribution Mixed Investment 20%-60% Shares GB0008309287 Medium risk Baillie Gifford - Emerging Markets Bond Global Emerging Market Bond GB00B39RMP13 Medium risk BlackRock - Corporate Bond Sterling Corporate Bond GB0005769541 Low risk CF - Prudential Dynamic Focused 0-30 Portfolio Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares GB00B1P9ZN61 Low risk First State - Global Listed Infrastructure Global GB00B24HJC53 High risk Fundsmith - Equity Global GB00B4LPDJ14 High risk Henderson - UK Absolute Return Targeted Absolute Return GB00B5KKCS68 Low risk Henderson Inst - Overseas Bond Global Bonds GB0007673055 Medium risk HSBC - Pacific Index Asia Pacific Excluding Japan GB00B80QGR26 High risk Investec - Global Franchise Global GB00B7WN9P32 High risk JPM - Japan Japan GB0030879471 High risk JPM - Sterling Corporate Bond Sterling Corporate Bond GB0030877434 Low risk L&G - Emerging Markets Government Bond (US$) Index Global Emerging Market Bond GB00B7MJV331 Medium risk L&G - Global Technology Index Technology & Telecom GB00B0CNH163 High risk L&G - Sterling Corporate Bond Index Sterling Corporate Bond GB00B4M01C47 Low risk Legg Mason - IF ClearBridge US Equity Income North America GB00B3TTBW75 High risk Liontrust - European Growth Europe Excluding UK GB00B1GKBD09 Medium risk Man GLG - Continental European Growth Europe Excluding UK GB00B0119370 Medium risk McInroy & Wood - Balanced Mixed Investment 40%-85% Shares GB00B7RRJ163 Medium risk Neptune - US Income North America GB00B67N4T04 High risk Newton - Real Return Targeted Absolute Return GB0006780323 Medium risk Schroder - Global Real Estate Securities Income Property GB00B4XCGK27 High risk Threadneedle - Dynamic Real Return Targeted Absolute Return GB00B93TQ868 Low risk Threadneedle - Emerging Market Bond Global Emerging Market Bond GB0002365608 Medium risk Threadneedle - UK Social Bond Sterling Corporate Bond GB00BF233790 Low risk UBS - Sterling Corporate Bond Indexed Sterling Corporate Bond GB00B448L607 Low risk Vanguard - LifeStrategy 20% Equity Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares GB00B4NXY349 Low risk

 

April's Best of the Best Selection - (grouped by risk)

Here is April's shortlist grouped by their risk category (funds unchanged from last month are in black while new additions are in green):

Fund Name Sector ISIN Code Risk Level CF - Prudential Dynamic Focused 0-30 Portfolio Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares GB00B1P9ZN61 Low risk Vanguard - LifeStrategy 20% Equity Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares GB00B4NXY349 Low risk UBS - Sterling Corporate Bond Indexed Sterling Corporate Bond GB00B448L607 Low risk Henderson - UK Absolute Return Targeted Absolute Return GB00B5KKCS68 Low risk Threadneedle - Dynamic Real Return Targeted Absolute Return GB00B93TQ868 Low risk L&G - Sterling Corporate Bond Index Sterling Corporate Bond GB00B4M01C47 Low risk BlackRock - Corporate Bond Sterling Corporate Bond GB0005769541 Low risk JPM - Sterling Corporate Bond Sterling Corporate Bond GB0030877434 Low risk Threadneedle - UK Social Bond Sterling Corporate Bond GB00BF233790 Low risk Aviva Inv - Higher Income Plus Sterling Strategic Bond GB0032494576 Low risk L&G - Emerging Markets Government Bond (US$) Index Global Emerging Market Bond GB00B7MJV331 Medium risk Baillie Gifford - Emerging Markets Bond Global Emerging Market Bond GB00B39RMP13 Medium risk Man GLG - Continental European Growth Europe Excluding UK GB00B0119370 Medium risk Liontrust - European Growth Europe Excluding UK GB00B1GKBD09 Medium risk Threadneedle - Emerging Market Bond Global Emerging Market Bond GB0002365608 Medium risk McInroy & Wood - Balanced Mixed Investment 40%-85% Shares GB00B7RRJ163 Medium risk Aberdeen - Euro Corporate Bond Global Bonds GB00BWK27T75 Medium risk Henderson Inst - Overseas Bond Global Bonds GB0007673055 Medium risk AXA - Global Distribution Mixed Investment 20%-60% Shares GB0008309287 Medium risk Newton - Real Return Targeted Absolute Return GB0006780323 Medium risk AXA - Framlington Japan Japan GB0003500179 High risk Fundsmith - Equity Global GB00B4LPDJ14 High risk Neptune - US Income North America GB00B67N4T04 High risk JPM - Japan Japan GB0030879471 High risk Legg Mason - IF ClearBridge US Equity Income North America GB00B3TTBW75 High risk First State - Global Listed Infrastructure Global GB00B24HJC53 High risk Schroder - Global Real Estate Securities Income Property GB00B4XCGK27 High risk L&G - Global Technology Index Technology & Telecom GB00B0CNH163 High risk Investec - Global Franchise Global GB00B7WN9P32 High risk HSBC - Pacific Index Asia Pacific Excluding Japan GB00B80QGR26 High risk The funds that dropped out of the Best of the Best Selection

For reference the funds from last month that dropped out of the 80-20 Best of the Best list are listed below.