Philippines Mutual Funds Performance – 3rd Quarter 2012

Philippines Mutual Funds Performance – 3rd Quarter 2012 

YEAR-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN THE PHILIPPINES

As of the 3rd Quarter of 2012 (January to September 2012)

EQUITY FUNDS (primarily invested in Peso equity securities)

1. Philippine Stock Index Fund – 22.88% 

2. Philam Strategic Growth Fund – 22.55% 

3. Philequity Fund – 21.70% 

4. Sun Life Prosperity Phil. Equity Fund – 21.45% 

5. First Metro Save and Learn Equity Fund – 20.35% 

6. Philequity PSE Index Fund – 19.94% 

7. ATRKE Equity Opportunity Fund – 17.82% 

8. United Fund – 13.41% 

9. ATRKE Alpha Opportunity Fund* – 0.40% 

* * ATRKE Alpha Opportunity Fund underwent a major overhaul in its fund type and portfolio composition. It is now an Equity Fund starting the 3rd quarter, a big change from being a Money Market fund until the 2nd quarter of 2012. 

FOREIGN CURRENCY-DENOMINATED EQUITY FUND 

* ATR KimEng AsiaPlus Recovery Fund – 4.07% 

BALANCED FUNDS (primarily invested in Peso debt and equity securities)

1. GSIS Mutual Fund – 20.63% 

2. Philam Fund – 20.42% 

3. Bahay Pari Solidaritas Fund – 19.71% 

4. First Metro Save and Learn Balanced Fund – 18.31% 

5. NCM Mutual Fund of the Phils. – 17.39% 

6. Sun Life Prosperity Balanced Fund – 16.49% 

7. ATRKE Philippine Balanced Fund – 14.82% 

8. Optima Balanced Fund – 14.57% 

9. ALFM Growth Fund – 13.90% 

FOREIGN CURRENCY-DENOMINATED BALANCED FUNDS 

1. Cocolife Dollar Fund Builder – 9.16% 

2. PAMI Asia Balanced Fund – 7.66% 

3. Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Advantage Fund – 6.98% 

4. Paradigm Global Growth Fund – No data 

BOND FUNDS (primarily invested in Peso debt securities) 

1. Grepalife Bond Fund – 6.28% 

2. Cocolife Fixed Income Fund – 6.06% 

3. First Metro Save and Learn Fixed Income Fund – 4.84% 

4. Philam Bond Fund – 4.53% 

5. Sun Life Prosperity GS Fund – 4.41% 

6. Prudentialife Fixed Income Fund – 4.33% 

7. Ekklesia Mutual Fund – 4.20% 

8. Philequity Peso Bond Fund – 3.92% 

9. Sun Life Prosperity Bond Fund – 3.73% 

10. ALFM Peso Bond Fund – 3.67% 

FOREIGN CURRENCY-DENOMINATED BOND FUNDS 

1. Grepalife Dollar Bond Fund – 15.68% 

2. Philam Dollar Bond Fund – 9.87% 

3. Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Abundance Fund – 9.80% 

4. Philequity Dollar Income Fund – 9.45% 

5. ALFM Dollar Bond Fund – 7.57% 

6. MAA Privilege Dollar Fixed Income Fund – 7.40% 

7. ALFM Euro Bond Fund – 6.59% 

8. ATR KimEng Total Return Bond Fund – 3.82% 

9. PAMI Global Bond Fund – 2.81% 

10. Grepalife Fixed Income Fund – 2.75% 

11. MAA Privilege Euro Fixed Income Fund – 2.67% 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS (primarily invested in short-term Peso securities) 

1. ALFM Money Market Fund – 2.29% 

2. Philam Managed Income Fund – 2.06% 

3. First Metro Save and Learn Money Market Fund – 1.67% 

4. Sun Life Prosperity Money Market Fund – 0.32% 

* Figures in (xxx) denote a loss. All data are from the Philippine Investment Fund Association (PIFA). 

Disclaimer: Although the rate of return is a good measure of performance, other things such as the fund’s consistency of return and exposure to risks must also be considered. Note that the fund’s past performance is not and cannot be a guarantee of future returns.

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