some funds are able to stand head and shoulders above others in the sector Because fund performance and volatility vary so considerably
The UK equity and bond income sector has some of the widest parameters of any Autif sector, with funds able to have between 20-80% invested in UK equities and 20-80% in fixed income. As one might expect in a sector with such wide inclusion criteria, fund performance and volatility vary quite considerably depending on the importance placed on the fixed income element of the fund. On average funds in this sector returned 14.54% over a three year period to the end of September, despite falls in the equity markets in the past 12 months. This average growth figure comprises a fall of 6.45% i...
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