80-20 Investor Best of the Best Selection – August 2015 Update

A total of 11 funds from July make it into August's selection, which is just less than half of them. Below I list this month's selection in full with the 11 funds that regained their place in green while the new additions are in black.

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

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

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

Fund	Sector	ISIN Code	Risk
Aberdeen - European High Yield Bond	Sterling High Yield	GB00B77QLR32	Low risk
Aberdeen - High Yield Bond	Sterling High Yield	GB00B5968F40	Low risk
Aberdeen - Property Share	Property	GB00B0XWNM59	High risk
Argonaut - FP Argonaut European Enhanced Income	Europe Excluding UK	GB00B7M3XX95	Medium risk
Artemis - Pan-European Absolute Return	Targeted Absolute Return	GB00BMMV4J16	Medium risk
AXA - Framlington American Growth	North America	GB0003509212	High risk
AXA - Framlington Global Technology	Technology & Telecom	GB0006598998	High risk
BlackRock - UK Absolute Alpha	Targeted Absolute Return	GB00B06L9G55	Medium risk
Cavendish - Technology	Technology & Telecom	GB00B60SMN24	High risk
CF - Miton UK Value Opportunities	UK All Companies	GB00B8KV0M06	Medium risk
FP - Apollo Multi Asset Balanced	Mixed Investment 20%-60% Shares	GB00B3FPF276	Low risk
FP - Miton Undervalued Assets	UK All Companies	GB00B3BSKG91	Medium risk
GLG - Continental Europe	Europe Excluding UK	GB00B0119370	High risk
GLG - Technology Equity	Technology & Telecom	GB00B0119H13	High risk
Henderson - Japan Opportunities	Japan	GB0007683203	High risk
Invesco Perpetual - European Opportunities	Europe Excluding UK	GB00B28J0N53	High risk
JPM - Cautious Managed	Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares	GB00B09RGK38	Low risk
Marlborough - High Yield Fixed Interest	Sterling High Yield	GB00B03TN153	Low risk
Marlborough - Multi Cap Income	UK Equity Income	GB00B5L8VH15	Medium risk
Natixis - Loomis Sayles U.S. Equity Leaders	North America	GB00B8L3WZ29	High risk
Old Mutual - Bond 1	Sterling Strategic Bond	GB0033476184	Low risk
Old Mutual - Equity 1	UK All Companies	GB00B0364W40	Medium risk
PFS - Chelverton UK Equity Income	UK Equity Income	GB00B1FD6244	Medium risk
PFS - TwentyFour Dynamic Bond	Sterling Strategic Bond	GB00B566LX69	Low risk
Schroder - Monthly High Income	Sterling High Yield	GB0009505693	Low risk
SF - Metropolis Value	Flexible Investment	GB00B3LDLX86	Medium risk
SJP - International Corporate Bond	Global Bonds	GB00B62VYF56	Low risk
Unicorn - UK Income	UK Equity Income	GB00B00Z1S94	Medium risk

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

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

Fund Name	Sector	ISIN Code	Risk
Aberdeen - European High Yield Bond	Sterling High Yield	GB00B77QLR32	Low risk
Aberdeen - High Yield Bond	Sterling High Yield	GB00B5968F40	Low risk
FP - Apollo Multi Asset Balanced	Mixed Investment 20%-60% Shares	GB00B3FPF276	Low risk
JPM - Cautious Managed	Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares	GB00B09RGK38	Low risk
Marlborough - High Yield Fixed Interest	Sterling High Yield	GB00B03TN153	Low risk
Old Mutual - Bond 1	Sterling Strategic Bond	GB0033476184	Low risk
PFS - TwentyFour Dynamic Bond	Sterling Strategic Bond	GB00B566LX69	Low risk
Schroder - Monthly High Income	Sterling High Yield	GB0009505693	Low risk
SJP - International Corporate Bond	Global Bonds	GB00B62VYF56	Low risk
Argonaut - FP Argonaut European Enhanced Income	Europe Excluding UK	GB00B7M3XX95	Medium risk
Artemis - Pan-European Absolute Return	Targeted Absolute Return	GB00BMMV4J16	Medium risk
BlackRock - UK Absolute Alpha	Targeted Absolute Return	GB00B06L9G55	Medium risk
CF - Miton UK Value Opportunities	UK All Companies	GB00B8KV0M06	Medium risk
FP - Miton Undervalued Assets	UK All Companies	GB00B3BSKG91	Medium risk
Marlborough - Multi Cap Income	UK Equity Income	GB00B5L8VH15	Medium risk
Old Mutual - Equity 1	UK All Companies	GB00B0364W40	Medium risk
PFS - Chelverton UK Equity Income	UK Equity Income	GB00B1FD6244	Medium risk
SF - Metropolis Value	Flexible Investment	GB00B3LDLX86	Medium risk
Unicorn - UK Income	UK Equity Income	GB00B00Z1S94	Medium risk
Aberdeen - Property Share	Property	GB00B0XWNM59	High risk
AXA - Framlington American Growth	North America	GB0003509212	High risk
AXA - Framlington Global Technology	Technology & Telecom	GB0006598998	High risk
Cavendish - Technology	Technology & Telecom	GB00B60SMN24	High risk
GLG - Continental Europe	Europe Excluding UK	GB00B0119370	High risk
GLG - Technology Equity	Technology & Telecom	GB00B0119H13	High risk
Henderson - Japan Opportunities	Japan	GB0007683203	High risk
Invesco Perpetual - European Opportunities	Europe Excluding UK	GB00B28J0N53	High risk
Natixis - Loomis Sayles U.S. Equity Leaders	North America	GB00B8L3WZ29	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. Many of them remain in the Best funds by Sector selection:

Fund name	Sector	ISIN Code	Portfolio
7IM - Moderately Cautious	Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares	GB0033953497	Low risk
Aberdeen - Property Trust	Property	GB00B036Z329	Low risk
BlackRock - Asia Special Situations	Asia Pacific Excluding Japan	GB00BJGZYG57	High risk
BlackRock - Continental European	Europe Excluding UK	GB0005804728	High risk
CF - Seneca Diversified Income	Mixed Investment 20%-60% Shares	GB0031467961	Low risk
Franklin - UK Smaller Companies	UK Smaller Companies	GB00B7FFF708	High risk
Invesco Perpetual - Hong Kong & China	China/Greater China	GB0033028332	High risk
Jupiter - Japan Income	Japan	GB00B0HZTZ55	Medium risk
M&G - Short Dated Corporate Bond	Sterling Corporate Bond	GB0031110397	Low risk
Neptune - UK Mid Cap	UK All Companies	GB00B3D7FD61	Medium risk
Premier - Multi-Asset Distribution	Mixed Investment 20%-60% Shares	GB0031107799	Low risk
Schroder - European Alpha Plus	Europe Excluding UK	GB0033302877	High risk
Scottish Widows - UK Smaller Companies	UK Smaller Companies	GB0031644197	High risk
Threadneedle - UK Mid 250	UK All Companies	GB0033547604	Medium risk

Commentary

Perhaps unsurprisingly the 80-20 Investor Best of the Best Selection has completed its exit from Asia and China, albeit last month's exposure was only 4%. What is interesting is that as the immediate concerns surrounding the Greek debt crisis have receded an undertone of caution is still reflected in the fund selection. The selection is much more diversified covering a range of sectors including a number of funds which themselves either invest in a range of assets or have an eye on downside protection.

The biggest shift is that US equities and technology stocks enter the high risk end of the selection after spending a few months in the doldrums. This is largely a result of positive economic data in the US, some strong company results as well as a reduced exposure to the ongoing Greek debt saga.

The Asset mix

The current asset mix of the new Best of the Best Selection is shown below with last month's figures in brackets:

• UK Equities 22% (29%)
• Global Fixed Interest 15% (14%)
• North American Equities 14% (0%)
• European Equities 11% (15%)
• Japanese Equities 3% (8%)
• UK Corporate Fixed Interest (i.e UK bonds) 9% (7%)
• Asia Pacific Emerging Equities (including China) 0% (4%)
• Property (mostly shares) 4%

The remainder is made up of other international equities. Overall the asset mix has reduced its UK, European and Japanese exposure in favour of US equities. Meanwhile it has completely axed any direct exposure to Asia & China. 

80-20 Investor Best of the Best fund performance – since inception August 2014

The 80-20 Investor Best of the Best fund selection is officially 1 year old. As you know we've been tracking the Best of the Best Selection of funds, as picked by our unique algorithm, since August 2014. I will shortly publish the full analysis of how has the 80-20 Investor algorithm has done versus the market and those professional fund managers out there. But just to give you a hint, even after just a year the 80-20 Investor algorithm is winning!

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