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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
Regal Australian Small Companies Fund RGL0004AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend -2.42% 38.04% 27.95%
Vontobel Global Equity Fund ETL0288AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 9.12% 33.11% 20.26%
Mirae Asset Asia Great Consumer Equities Fund ETL7477AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Asia Pacific w/o Japan 5.72% 32.97% 23.27%
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF starstarstarstarstar Equity Global Resources 3.49% 32.32% 12.11%
BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF starstarstarstarstar Equity North America 5.72% 32.04% 24.23%
BetaShares Global Gold Miners ETF - Currency Hedged starstarstarstarstar Equity Global Resources 0.46% 31.23% 7.24%
Colonial FirstChoice - Baillie Gifford Wholesale LT Global Growth FSF1201AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 13.83% 30.94% 20.75%
Colonial FirstChoice Investments - Baillie Gifford LT Global Growth FSF1207AU starstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 13.60% 29.80% 19.69%
AMP - Generations - Colonial Geared Australian Share NMF0004AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Australia Large Geared -2.93% 29.42% 20.75%
Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Wholesale AUG0027AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend -3.06% 29.16% 16.06%
Australian Ethical Emerging Companies AUG0026AU starstarstarstar Equity Australia Mid/Small Blend -3.21% 28.71% 15.23%
Zurich Investments Concentrated Global Growth ZUR0617AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 3.11% 28.25% 23.06%
Evans and Partners International Fund ETL0390AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend -0.53% 27.68% 19.32%
BetaShares Global Sstnbty Leaders ETF starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 3.84% 27.66% 21.31%
BT Technology Retail BTA0127AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Global Technology 6.91% 27.62% 26.42%
Intermede Global Equities Fund PPL0036AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 1.77% 27.12% 18.83%
Colonial Wholesale Geared Share FSF0043AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Australia Large Geared -6.51% 25.39% 19.24%
Colonial FirstChoice Investments - Colonial Geared Share FSF0264AU starstarstarstarstar Equity Australia Large Geared -6.71% 24.20% 18.14%
Colonial Managed Investment Funds - Geared Share FSF0044AU starstarstarstar Equity Australia Large Geared -6.70% 24.16% 18.04%
Franklin Global Growth I FRT0010AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 3.86% 24.10% 19.44%
Colonial Managed Investment Funds - Global Tech & Comm FSF0144AU starstarstarstar Equity Global Technology 6.05% 23.98% 20.24%
Colonial Managed Investment Funds - Geared Share NEF FSF0205AU starstarstarstar Equity Australia Large Geared -6.71% 23.97% 17.68%
Magellan Wholesale Plus Global BTA0565AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 1.95% 23.92% 18.36%
Franklin Global Growth Wholesale FRT0009AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Growth 3.82% 23.89% 19.24%
Magellan Global MGE0001AU starstarstarstarstar Equity World Large Blend 1.96% 23.88% 18.43%

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.