Seven consistent funds up 100% over the past three years
Of the 10 funds that top the consistency charts, seven have doubled investors’ money over three years.
15th February 2021 15:21
by Douglas Chadwick from ii contributor
Saltydog Investor finds 10 funds that top the consistency charts, seven of which have doubled investors’ money over the three-year period.
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We understand that there are some people who appreciate our momentum-driven approach, but do not feel that they can allocate the time required every week. That is why, in August 2019, we produced our first ‘6 x 6’ report. We wanted to find funds that had performed consistently well over the last three years, and were looking for a return of 5% every six months. It is very unusual to find a fund that has managed to achieve the target in all six of the six-month periods, but we can usually find a handful that have done it five out of six times.
We update the report every three months, and have just completed our latest analysis, which covers the three years up until the end of January 2021. On this occasion, there are no funds that have achieved the elusive six out of six, but there are 10 funds that have only missed out on one period. There are a further 81 funds that have beaten the target four out of six times.
Here are the top 10 funds.
| Saltydog Investor 6x6 Report - February 2021 | Feb 18 | Aug 18 | Feb 19 | Aug 19 | Feb 20 | Aug 20 | 3-year return |
| to | to | to | to | to | to | ||
| July 18 | Jan 19 | July 19 | Jan 20 | July 20 | Jan 21 | ||
| Funds which have risen by 5% or more in five out of six periods | |||||||
| Baillie Gifford L/T Global Growth | 9.1% | -6.6% | 17.1% | 10.4% | 46.1% | 33.9% | 158% |
| Baillie Gifford Positive Change | 11.5% | -5.2% | 16.2% | 11.3% | 39.0% | 32.9% | 153% |
| GAM Star Disruptive Growth | 17.4% | -6.1% | 21.8% | 5.7% | 15.1% | 35.4% | 121% |
| Polar Capital Global Technology | 13.7% | -0.9% | 23.4% | 5.1% | 28.0% | 17.2% | 119% |
| Smith & Williamson Artificial Intelligence | 15.3% | -5.5% | 28.2% | 6.3% | 21.9% | 20.9% | 119% |
| Fidelity Global Technology | 11.2% | 0.0% | 21.9% | 7.0% | 14.8% | 23.8% | 106% |
| L&G Global Technology Index | 11.9% | -5.2% | 27.9% | 9.4% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 103% |
| Aberdeen Global Tech | 6.8% | -5.9% | 27.5% | 8.5% | 14.1% | 24.3% | 97% |
| Janus Henderson Global Technology | 9.6% | -5.1% | 27.4% | 6.1% | 11.7% | 19.0% | 87% |
| Legg Mason IF CB Global Infrastructure Inc | 5.5% | 5.6% | 16.0% | 5.2% | -3.5% | 6.7% | 40% |
Data Source: Morningstar
Five funds are from the ‘Technology and Telecommunications’ sector. One, Smith & Williamson Artificial Intelligence, is from the ‘Specialist’ sector, although it is also a technology fund. Three funds are from the ‘Global’ sector and the final one is from the ‘Global Equity Income’ sector.
Seven of these funds have gone up by more than 100% in the last three years.
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