I'm reading the prospectus for PFEPRF.

Annual Total Return for the Financial Years Ended 31 July
10.03%

Does it mean the NAV difference between 2011/07/31 & 2012/07/31 was 10.03%?

Hi,

Can explain more about PM EPF saving funds?

Not really. It shows the performance/increment of the fund over that period of 1 year. Can't just look at the NAV price over the years, since each annual distribution gives more units.

The NAV price will drop after each distribution. Total value remains the same.

Total value = number of units x NAV price.

So after distribution, more units and slightly lower NAV price.

Yes, amazing returns recently. If we look into its performance for 5 years, it was 2.75& per annum.

What do you like to know? Can write a book on this subject. And it would be repetitive of what you can find in Public Mutual website.

Steep losses in some funds in the past week, mostly foreign funds. Indonesia Select has dropped a staggering 8.78% so far this month, and today's stock market (Jakarta) is down another 2% as I write.

The regional SEA funds, are also down but not as steep as Indonesia Select. I was holding 4 of them, public property (-1.08%) and PB real estate (-2.40%), public SEA (-4.21%) and PB Asean (-4.07%). (I bet both sides of the fence ).

Was lucky to switch out all of them except for the last 2 batches that yet to pass the 90 days mark. So these last batches of SEA and Asean lost all the recent winnings and then some. I think I'll hold them, as I'm running out of free switches.

As mentioned, I have just started to go into local funds. Started with PIDF. So far so good. Then added Focus Select, and it is the only fund of all the local funds in the red. Bet on the wrong horse. Should have taken another fund which I have in mind too, Islamic Select Enterprises.

Also doing good is PB Mixed Asset Conservative. Switched from PB real estate. PBMAC was chosen as I'm too heavy in bond/money market funds, and to hedge my bets that it will perform better than bonds/money market, and yet not drop too much if the local market goes negative too.

Cheers.

PS. Am keeping an eye on the funds in Singapore too. Will get back into equities when the time is right.

Basically if we want to calculate, we need to take into consideration of distribution also. Because after distribution, NAV drops thus no longer comparable with the NAV a year ago.

JCI 32.72% 20.67%
SET 47.32% 17.58%


Today's figures:
JCI YTD 6.69%
SET YTD 4.97%
KLCI YTD 6.59% (KLCI still holding its ground.)

Above was what I wrote nearly 3 weeks ago. Is the correction happening now? Time to enter?

is their market valuation still high?

What do I know about market valuation? I'm a layman with "buy low sell high" mantra and betting on the fastest horse!

Will it drop further or today's the last chance to enter?

“Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.” ― Warren Buffett
“When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.” ― Warren Buffett
“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing” ― Warren Buffett

"Will it drop further or today's the last chance to enter?"
the answer will always be there tomorrow....cos
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” ― Warren Buffett

GOOD LUCK with your horse picking..bro

Thank you for the quotes. You are indeed kind and helpful.

finally..
a steep drop in our local market.

Time to make some monies..
hahaha

my hunch is right after all.

On 23/05/2013, i switch from PRSF to PIMMF
Total Unit that time: 280395.84 at NAV 0.6697 cost RM187,781.09

Switching to PIMMF attract 0.75% switching charges at RM1,372.87
Ended i have Total Units: 179083.70 worth RM186408.22 at NAV 1.0409

But looking at PRSF today which drop tremendously at NAV 0.6599
i could be looking at RM185033 in value only.

Tomorrow hopefully it will drop MORE so that i will switch back to PRSF

Hi, I am thinking to invest in PUBLIC SINGAPORE EQUITY FUND? Any advise and comment for this fund? Is it now the right time to invest this fund? Thank you.

I prefer PSEASF as it invests heavily in Singapore and other ASEAN countries.

Looks like PAUEF is not doing very well lately..
Hoping it'll bounce back stronger.
Do u guys usually divert ur fund whenever there's a downtrend?

It's very hard PAUEF to rebounce till its previous high peak taking into consideration of weaken AUD against USD (as now 1 USD == AUD 1.0459).

Even Australian equity is doing good, the down side of the AUD losses is substantial (1 AUD == MYR 2.9960).

This post has been edited by David83: Jun 22 2013, 07:26 AM

Hi, if i were to compare these 4 (PISEF, PIDF, PDSF, PFSF), which would be recommended?

You may review from this 3 years performance and make final decision. I have 4 of them invested.

Thank you.

My initial thought was to put 1k in all four and monitor but i'm also considering if it's better to invest in one or two only.

drop significantly