Funds invested in the Far East fare better

Active Managed portfolios with Asian exposure largely beat more conservative peers over three years

Funds that have taken the higher-risk approach of investing in Far Eastern or emerging market countries have fared better in the Active Managed sector over the past three years. Despite the sector's uneven make up of direct equity portfolios, funds of funds and funds of investment trusts, international equity exposure looks to have added to performance across the board. In the case of the top fund in the 76-strong sector, risk has helped towards strong returns with Neptune Global Alpha producing over double the sector average. The fund returned 119.48% bid to bid compared to the sector's...