MOST Japan fund posts positive returns

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By Dylan Emery The Mercury OST Japan Fund, is the only one of sixof Standard & Poor's Micropal-list...

By Dylan Emery The Mercury OST Japan Fund, is the only one of sixof Standard & Poor's Micropal-listed Japanese equity offshore funds that made a profit last year. The fund returned 1.84% over the 12 month period to 1 November 2000 against a sector average loss of 13.35%. Most of the funds in this sector have performed significantly worse relative to last year and the year before. Mercury OST Japan Fund is also one of only eight funds in the sector to stay within the top 30 rankings for the last three years and the only one to stay within the top 12. It is a growth-orientated portfolio...

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