SF t1ps Smaller Companies Gold Fund is the UK's Top Performer

24th November 2010 Data released today by trustnet.com shows that the SF t1ps Smaller Companies Gold Fund has been the best performing unit trust (out of 2,819 unit trusts), over the past year delivering huge returns of 89%.

The nearest rival, MFM Slater Growth Fund, comes in 8% behind with year to date returns of 81%. The t1ps fund has delivered an increase in net asset value which easily outstrips the increase in the price of gold.

The fund launched in September 2009 and since its inception its net asset value has increased from 100p to 205.69p. The fund invests in a portfolio of 36 stocks listed in London, Australia and Canada.

Tom Winnifrith, Senior Fund Manager, SF t1ps Smaller Companies Gold Fund, commented:

"To be the best performing fund in the UK in terms of performance over the last year is a fantastic achievement especially when there are almost 3000 OEICS in the market for investors to choose from. Once again, we've proved that whilst we don't have the long history of other funds, we are better at stock selection than the rest. Being in the right sector helps but the margin by which we are outperforming other gold funds is no fluke.

The aim of James Faulkner, Robert Sutherland Smith, Malcolm Burne and I, is for more IFAs to recognise how attractive our proposition is for clients to gain exposure to rising gold prices by investing in the SF t1ps Smaller Companies Gold Fund. I'm confident we'll continue our strong performance for the rest of the year and into 2011 and beyond."  

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