18 funds from last month's 30 Best of the Best (BOTB) Selection regained their position in this month's shortlist. Most of those that didn't regain their place in this month's BOTB list remain in their respective Best Funds by Sector (BFBS) lists. If you look at the latest heatmap Chinese equities once again performed strongly as the weak dollar continues to boost returns. Despite August's volatility caused by geopolitical tensions the BOTB made an average of 1.87% during August versus 1% for the average professionally managed fund within the Mixed Investment 40-85% Shares sector.
Japanese equities have once again slipped out of the selection as a strong yen hampered the domestic stock market. UK equities are the chief beneficiary after a strong summer performance. In addition the few funds with hedged currency exposure failed to make an impact on the BOTB, slipping out of the selection as a weak pound boosted unhedged funds.
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