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Top performing investment funds

A managed fund is a pooled investment. Investors combine their money with other investors, and this pool of funds is managed by a fund manager.

Top performing investment funds

The Top performing managed funds list is determined by the 1 year historical return of funds rated 3 stars or higher by Morningstar Research.
Fund name APIR Morningstar
rating		 Sector Returns
3 Mth 1 Yr 3 Yr
BetaShares Global Gold Miners ETF - Currency Hedged starstarstarstar Equity Global Resources 31.08% 76.13% 17.09%
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF starstarstarstarstar Equity Global Resources 25.55% 67.03% 19.98%
Colonial FirstChoice - Baillie Gifford Wholesale LT Global Growth FSF1201AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 19.59% 62.04% 24.67%
Colonial FirstChoice Investments - Baillie Gifford LT Global Growth FSF1207AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 19.24% 60.49% 23.54%
BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF starstarstarstarstar Equity North America 9.80% 40.46% 23.30%
BetaShares Global Sstnbty Leaders ETF starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 7.07% 32.96% 19.76%
Loftus Peak Global Disruption MMC0110AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 7.37% 32.46% 18.60%
ETFS Morningstar Global Technology ETF starstarstarstar Equity Global Technology 8.02% 32.44% 23.28%
BT Technology Retail BTA0127AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Global Technology 8.35% 31.29% 23.71%
Insync Global Capital Aware SLT0041AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 9.02% 29.63% 17.33%
Franklin Global Growth I FRT0010AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 6.32% 29.49% 16.74%
Franklin Global Growth Wholesale FRT0009AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 6.28% 29.28% 16.55%
CC Marsico Global Fund - Institutional Class CHN0001AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 10.22% 28.12% 21.04%
CC Marsico Global Fund - Retail Class CHN0002AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 9.03% 26.80% 20.15%
VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australian Qlty ETF starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 4.51% 25.54% 16.30%
AMP Capital - Global Companies Institutional Open starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 8.36% 24.77% 23.93%
Colonial FirstChoice - T. Rowe Price Wholesale Global Equity FSF0481AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 5.32% 23.38% 16.97%
T. Rowe Price Wholesale Plus Global Equity BTA0538AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 4.92% 23.28% 17.43%
T. Rowe Price Global Equity I ETL0071AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 4.85% 22.79% 17.11%
Market Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF starstarstarstarstar Equity North America 0.90% 22.71% 16.50%
OnePath OneAnswer - Frontier Investment Portfolio - T. Rowe Price Global Equities MMF1563AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 4.76% 22.68% 16.93%
Colonial FirstChoice Investments - T. Rowe Price Global Equity FSF0248AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 5.09% 22.34% 16.02%
Intermede Global Equities Fund PPL0036AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 1.33% 21.97% 15.12%
Apostle Dundas Global Equity ETL0344AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 2.99% 21.69% 15.39%
Janus Henderson Global Research Growth ETL0186AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 2.49% 21.56% 14.90%

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART cannot make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

FAQs

Instead of owning the underlying securities, investors buy units in the managed fund and will receive distributions according to the amount of units they hold.
Managed funds allow individuals to invest in assets or asset classes that may normally be difficult for an individual to access on their own, for example international markets. Additionally, they have diversification benefits and the fund is managed by a professional fund manager.

Managed funds are either listed or unlisted. Listed managed funds trade on the share market. This means they can be bought or sold on the share market. Investors can access them by buying units through their broker. Unlisted managed funds are not traded on a share market. To purchase (or sell) units in an unlisted managed fund, you must buy (or sell) directly through the fund manager. 

A managed fund is a pooled investment. Investors combine their money with other investors, and this pool of funds is managed by a fund manager. Investors will own units in the managed fund but not the underlying securities.