Trustnet Magazine 95 May 2023 | Page 47

Performance of fund vs sector over 10yrs
Pension
FACT BOX
MANAGERS : Bhavin Shah , Simon Nichols & Paul Flood / LAUNCHED : 04 / 11 / 1986 / FUND SIZE : £ 2.5bn / OCF : 0.67 %
CROWN RATING
half the 10 % drop from its IA Mixed Investment 40-85 % Shares sector . It has outperformed over the long term , making 91.4 % over the past 10 years compared with 64.6 % from its peer group composite . However , the analysts at Square Mile said it would be better to judge the fund ’ s performance since 2017 when the current management team took charge and reduced the emphasis on capital preservation . The fund has outperformed over this time as well . Despite the lower emphasis on capital protection , the fund holds a 9 % weighting in cash . Nichols said he is biding his time before putting this to work .

Performance of fund vs sector over 10yrs

IA Mixed Investment 40-85 % Shares ( 64.6 %)
BNY Mellon Multi-Asset Balanced ( 91.4 %)
100 %
80 %
60 %
40 %
20 %
0 %
-20 %
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Source : FE Analytics
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