Trying to pick an investment fund to invest in can be a mind boggling exercise. Even for those of us who work in the industry it is at best a time consuming task.
Citywire, an industry publication, have helpfully produced Citywire Selection which is a short list from over a thousand investments which they consider the best.
How do they do it?
‘’Drawing on [their] Citywire Fund Manager Rating heritage, [they] started from a quant base, looking for funds that could demonstrate consistent outperformance with regard to the risks their managers took to get there.
Different vehicles, of course, require different methods of scrutiny; absolute return funds delight investors with low volatility and limited downside, so that is what [they] look for. As for ETFs, it is price, liquidity and counterparty risk that really count.’’
The funds/investments are picked in isolation and not as a balanced portfolio. Just because Citywire like the fund does not necessarily mean it is right for you. But what their list does to give a guided selection of those they consider worth looking into.
So below I have listed their top 20 star fund picks along with their relevant sectors.
Citywire’s Top 20 fund picks
| FUND | SECTOR |
| Gartmore UK Absolute Return | Absolute Return |
| Ruffer Investment Company | Absolute Return |
| Standard Life Investment GARS | Absolute Return |
| First State Asia Pacific Leaders | Asia Pacific |
| GLG Japan CoreAlpha | Asia Pacific |
| Investec Emerging Market Debt | Bonds |
| M&G Optimal Income | Bonds |
| Old Mutual Global Strategic Bond | Bonds |
| ETFS Physical Gold | Commodities |
| Cazenove European | European Equities |
| Aberdeen Emerging Markets | Global Emerging |
| Aberdeen World Equity | Global Equities |
| M&G Global Basics | Global Equities |
| Newton Global Higher Income | Income |
| Invesco Perpetual High Income | Income |
| Jupiter Merlin Balanced Growth | Managed |
| Neptune US Opportunities | North America |
| Henderson Global Technology | Specialist Equities |
| JOCHIM UK Opportunities | UK Equities |
| M&G Recovery | UK Equities |
(Source Citywire)
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