Trustnet Magazine 93 March 2023 | Page 25

Most popular funds / trusts and shares on AJ Bell in 2019
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Most popular funds / trusts and shares on AJ Bell in 2019

Fund / trust
3yr return (%) to 20 Feb 2023
3yr return (%) to 20 Feb 2023
City of London
15.6
Aviva
55.4
Finsbury Growth & Income
3.7
BP
31.7
Fundsmith Equity
22.9
BT Group
-2.4
iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF
19.1
HSBC
17.6
Lindsell Train Global Equity
10.7
Imperial Brands
43.6
Scottish Mortgage
14.8
Legal & General
-0.4
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF
-2
Lloyds
-2.9
Vanguard LifeStrategy 100 % Equity
23.7
Shell
41.9
Vanguard LifeStrategy 80 % Equity
15.0
Unilever
0.4
Vanguard S & P 500 UCITS ETF
34.8
Vodafone
-18.6
Portfolio
15.8
Portfolio
16.6
Source : AJ Bell
5 % of current clients . For investors who are determined to dabble in individual shares , Steel suggests allocating an amount they can afford to lose entirely without affecting their long-term financial security . “ On that basis , we are quite relaxed about it ,” he explains . “ I would , however , be very nervous if a client wanted to self-manage their entire portfolio in individual stocks . That would not be appropriate for most people .” Sharing a similar story is Christian Perera-Slater , associate adviser at The Private Office . He says some of his clients take an active interest in market activity and happily conduct
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