Specialist equity funds top performers over five years

Russia and tech fund dominate

Specialist equity vehicles have dominated the list of best performing funds over the past five years, according to FundCalibre's 2020 Fund Management Equity Index.

There were four Russian funds and three technology funds in the top ten, while the top performer was the Legg Mason IF Japan Equity fund, which returned 195.5% over the past five years. Research reveals 'boutique premium' within European asset management The 2020 Fund Management Equity Index is an annual survey that identifies the groups with the most consistent track record of outperformance in equity investing over five years. Morgan Stanley was named the best equity group for the third year running as it continued to see strong outperformance across its global and US funds, when...