Chinese vehicles dominate Asia Pacific peer group

Awdry, Geffen and Lau run top China funds in Asia Pacific sector, with their dominance reflecting wider economic trends over recent years

China funds have dominated the Asia Pacific sector over the last three years, reflecting the region's massive growth in recent years. Within these, thematic calls on energy, industrials and consumer stocks have boosted returns among the top-performers. Charlie Awdry's Gartmore China Opportunities is the best-performing fund in the sector over the last three years, with a cumulative return of 118.71% against a sector average of 70.8% according to data from Morningstar. Second best was Neptune's Robin Geffen, with his China offering delivering 113.61%, while First State Greater China Gr...