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how big their fund is,
who audits the fund,
their compounded returns and
their best and worst years.
It’s the most that I can do to give you a small
taste of the data available in the Top 20 funds list and that big
institutional firms pay as much as $50,000 for, without
‘giving away the farm’.
The fund information outlined in this report is
an extract from the highest yielding offshore funds over the
last 5 years, as at 31st of March 2005. I’ve also provided you with
year to date results as at 30th September 2005. That way you
can see how each of them are tracking this year. The data provided
below represents perhaps less than 10% of the data that is provided
on each of the funds in the Top 20 funds list.
Ranked No.1 – 1038.09%
Ranked in first place over the last 5 years is a
fund that invests in the restructuring of the power sector within an
emerging market economy, with a bias to small and medium sized
corporations. Over the last 5 years they have achieved a
compounded return of 1038.09%*. In other words if you had
invested US$50,000 5 years ago, today you would have a balance of
$519,045.
The fund is audited by KPMG (one of the top 5
accounting firms in the world) and the dollar value of funds under
management is $70.82 Million. Their best return was in 2003 when
they achieved 158.92% and their worst return was in 2000 when
they returned only 11.8%. Over the last 5 five years the fund has
never made a loss within a calendar year. And as at 30th September
2005 they had already returned 52.95%. So again they appear
to be on track to another great year.
Ranked No.2 – 748.85%
Ranked in second place is another fund managed by
the same fund manager as the number one ranking fund. This fund
invests in equities (shares of stock in a corporation that pays the
holder some of the company’s profits) and again the bias is to small
and medium sized corporations with a focus on events that can lead
to quick profits, undervalued corporations, and companies with
growth prospects and high dividend yield. Over the last 5 years they
have achieved a compounded return of 748.85%*. In other words
if you had invested US$50,000 5 years ago, today you would have a
balance of $374,425.
The fund is audited by KPMG and the dollar value
of funds under management is $22.72 Million. Their best return
was in 2001 when they achieved 135.53% and their worst return
was in 2004 when they returned only 20.49%. Over the last 5 years
the fund has never made a loss within a calendar year. And as at
30th September 2005 they had already returned 107.90%. So
they appear to be on track to a record year.
Ranked No.3 – 539.01%
Ranked in third place is a fund that invests in
liquid (easily sold or saleable) securities, and to a lesser extent
illiquid securities in emerging markets. The company has a focus of
preserving capital and avoiding the notoriously high volatility
associated with emerging markets. Over the last 5 years they have
achieved a compounded return of 539.01%*. In other words if
you had invested US$50,000 5 years ago, today you would have a
balance of $269,505.
The fund is audited by Ernst and Young (again
another top 5 accounting firm) and the dollar value of funds under
management is $38.3 Million. Their best return was in 2001 when
they achieved 261.72% and their worst return was in 2000 when
they returned a loss of 13.80%. Over the last 5 years the fund has
only made a loss in 2000. And as at 30th September 2005 they had
already returned 42.50%. So they also appear to be on track for
another great year.
Ranked No.4 – 482.54%
Ranked in fourth place is a fund that invests in
currencies seeking capital appreciation in the Euro with currency
hedging against the U.S dollar. Over the last 5 years they have
achieved a compounded return of 482.54%*. In other words if
you had invested US$50,000 5 years ago, today you would have a
balance of $241,270.
The fund is audited by Ernst and Young and the
dollar value of funds under management is US$547.17 Million. Their
best return was in 2001 when they achieved 62.03% and their
worst return was in 2004 when they returned only 7%. Over the last 5
years the fund has never made a loss. And as at 30th September
2005 they had already returned 15.40%. So they appear to be on
track for another reasonable (although not astonishingly high
yielding) year.
Ranked No.5 – 481.25%
Ranked in fifth place is a fund whose objective
is to provide shareholders with long term capital appreciation
through investing in a diversified portfolio of securities within an
emerging market. Over the last 5 years they have achieved a
compounded return of 481.25%*. In other words if you had
invested US$50,000 5 years ago, today you would have a balance of
$240,625.
The fund is audited by KPMG and the dollar value
of funds under management is US$21.45 Million. Their best return
was in 2001 when they achieved 82.97% and their worst return was
in 2000 when they returned a loss of 8.26%. Over the last 5 years
the fund has only made a loss in 2000. And as at 30th September
2005 they had already returned 69.78%. So they appear to be on
track for a new record year.
Results Summary
In summary, if you had invested $50,000 in
each of the top 5 funds five years ago, today you would have
$1,644,850 and you would be on target to add another $192,375
by the end of 2005.
To diversify further, many investors could have
invested equally across the top 10 funds. In which case $50,000
invested in each of the top 10, five years ago, would have turned
your $500,000 into $2,633,700 or an average total return of
526.74%*.
The top 10 funds combined have already
achieved an average return of 59.23% as at 30th September 2005
and are tracking (if the results trend continues) to an average
return of 78.97% by December 31st 2005.
Stay tuned to your inbox over the coming weeks as
I send you more offshore updates through the Money Ideas newsletter,
which will include:
Results of top Offshore funds year to date,
over the last 3 years, & 10 years
Results of top Australian funds year to date,
over the last 3 years & 5 years
An explanation of how to never risk more than
between 1% & 3% of capital
Why fear of losing money (offshore or onshore)
is related to knowledge
How to track your entire portfolio in less
than 15 minutes per month
Again the purpose of this communication is to
give you a sense of the benefits associated with being well
informed.
Until next time, safe investing!
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