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QUOTE(j.passing.by @ Sep 18 2018, 07:08 PM)
Below is EPF’s dividend in the past 10 years.2008 4.50%
2009 5.65%
2010 5.80%
2011 6.00%
2012 6.15%
2013 6.35%
2014 6.75%
2015 6.40%
2016 5.70%
2017 6.90%
3-years, 5-years and 10-years annualised:2008 5.15%, 5.04%, 5.18%
2009 5.32%, 5.22%, 5.06%
2010 5.32%, 5.38%, 5.04%
2011 5.82%, 5.55%, 5.14%
2012 5.98%, 5.62%, 5.33%
2013 6.17%, 5.99%, 5.51%
2014 6.42%, 6.21%, 5.71%
2015 6.50%, 6.33%, 5.85%
2016 6.28%, 6.27%, 5.91%
2017 6.33%, 6.42%, 6.02%
The total returns, respectively:2008 16.25%, 27.87%, 65.64%
2009 16.81%, 28.96%, 63.80%
2010 16.81%, 29.95%, 63.49%
2011 18.48%, 31.00%, 65.05%
2012 19.05%, 31.43%, 68.06%
2013 19.66%, 33.76%, 71.03%
2014 20.51%, 35.15%, 74.30%
2015 20.79%, 35.92%, 76.62%
2016 20.06%, 35.53%, 77.54%
2017 20.22%, 36.49%, 79.39%
2017 was a good year for mutual funds.
Counting only the funds available in Public Mutual, in 2017, the lowest return for equity funds was 5.13% (Public Australia Equity Fund) and the highest was 30.53% (PB China Pacific Equity Fund).
Most of the Greater China and Asia Pacific funds were in the region of 20% and above. Malaysia and Asean equity funds were about 15% and Global funds, with about 40-50% in USA, were about 10% return for the year.
Out of 74 equity funds, only 2 funds have less than 8% returns in year 2017.
Even most of the mixed assets and balanced funds were getting better than 8%, and some even touching 20%. 2017 was indeed a very good year for mutual funds
Counting only the equity funds (and not including the mixed assets and balanced funds), funds that have data for the following period, as at 29 Dec 2017:
10-years: 34 equity funds. Out of these 34 funds, 7 have a total returns of 80% and above.
5-Years: 58 equity funds, 32 have total returns better than 36.49%.
3-Years: 61 equity funds, 31 have total returns better than 20.22%.
In conclusion: Mutual funds can beat EPF. Fund selection is important. Also important is which time and year was selected to form the base of the statistics.
Hence, equally important is timing, when the fund was bought can make a great difference in the total returns.
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Btw. if the annualised return is 8%, the total return in 10 years is 115.9%.
In the above spoiler is the previous post on EPF rates.
The yearly dividends updated as follows:
2008 4.50%
2009 5.65%
2010 5.80%
2011 6.00%
2012 6.15%
2013 6.35%
2014 6.75%
2015 6.40%
2016 5.70%
2017 6.90%
2018 6.15%
Annualised returns: 3-years, 5-years and 10-years.
2008 5.15%, 5.04%, 5.18%
2009 5.32%, 5.22%, 5.06%
2010 5.32%, 5.38%, 5.04%
2011 5.82%, 5.55%, 5.14%
2012 5.98%, 5.62%, 5.33%
2013 6.17%, 5.99%, 5.51%
2014 6.42%, 6.21%, 5.71%
2015 6.50%, 6.33%, 5.85%
2016 6.28%, 6.27%, 5.91%
2017 6.33%, 6.42%, 6.02%
2018 6.25%, 6.38%, 6.18%
Total returns: 3-years, 5-years and 10-years.
2008 16.25%, 27.87%, 65.64%
2009 16.81%, 28.96%, 63.80%
2010 16.81%, 29.95%, 63.49%
2011 18.48%, 31.00%, 65.05%
2012 19.05%, 31.43%, 68.06%
2013 19.66%, 33.76%, 71.03%
2014 20.51%, 35.15%, 74.30%
2015 20.79%, 35.92%, 76.62%
2016 20.06%, 35.53%, 77.54%
2017 20.22%, 36.49%, 79.39%
2018 19.94%, 36.23%, 82.22%
2018 was a bad year for UT funds… the funds in Public Mutual got walloped left, right and centre as well.
Equity funds was from -7.11% (Public Islamic Dividend) to -22.34% (PIOF – a local small cup fund). The Greater China funds was from -11.45% to -17.0%.
Mixed Assets//Balanced funds got hit too, from -0.51% (PB Balanced fund) to -14.38% (PB Dynamic Allocation fund).
So, all round negative growth in the past 1-year in comparison to EPF’s 6.15%.
As for 3-years, 5-years and 10-years returns in comparison to EPF’s 19.94%, 36.23% and 82.22%...
3-years: equity funds were from -12.57% (PIOF) to 21.41% (Far-East Alpha-30 fund), with only 2 funds out of 67 funds higher than 20%.
5-years: they ranged from -11.5% (Islamic Treasures Growth fund) to 62.05% (PB China Pacific Equity fund), with only 7 out of 59 funds higher than 37%.
10-years: they ranged from 86.9% (China Ittikal fund) to 213.86% (PB Asean Dividend fund). with all 41 funds (that has 10-years data) higher than EPF’s 82.22%.
(Which is not surprising since the truly bad financial year was 2008 and it got dropped from the rolling 10-years statistic.)
As for the mixed assets/balanced funds, EPF outperformed all of them except for PB Asia Real Estate Income fund in the 10-years category. It gives a return of 158.9%.
Summary: As mentioned in a previous post, to beat and outperform EPF, think long term and take the risk in equity funds.
This post has been edited by j.passing.by: Feb 25 2019, 06:48 PM