A focus on companies with overseas earnings, and those that are delivering results now has secured a top spot for the MFM Slater Recovery fund since 2008.
A global focus has helped managers Richard Scott and Daniel Lockyer maintain their impressive long-term track record at new venture Hawksmoor Investment Management.
The £572m M&G Asian fund has delivered top-quartile performance over three years, returning an impressive 32.7% versus the Asia Pacific ex Japan sector average of 26%.
A little-known fund has trumped more established rivals to clinch a top position in the UK Smaller Companies sector.
Sarasin's Equisar UK Thematic Opportunities fund hit its first anniversary on 28 January, registering top-quartile performance in its debut year.
Dicken's Threadneedle Pan European Smaller Cos fund tops IMA European Smaller Companies sector over five years
Unicorn's Outstanding British Companies fund quietly passed its fourth anniversary at the end of last year, building an estimable track record along the way.
The Somerset Emerging Dividend Growth fund was launched last year to offer investors a defensive play following a bull run in the emerging regions.
It has been easy to make double-digit returns in the bond market over the past year, said Aegon's David Roberts, but managers will face a challenge if further QE causes inflation to rise.
Having just reached the first anniversary of its launch, the Goldman Sachs US Equity Absolute Return portfolio provides a route, through a Ucits structure, to access the US equity market.