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Top Performing Funds

Name 1m 1yr 3yr 5yr
Castlefield CFP SDL UK Bufftlgy Inst Inc 1.1 % 11 % 54 % 96.9 %
TB Evenlode Income B Acc 3.5 % 6.3 % 46.6 % 67.3 %
Castlefield B.E.S.T UK Opps Instl -0.1 % 5.6 % 18.1 % 30 %
CFP SDL Free Spirit General (Inc) 0.8 % 5.3 % N/A N/A
Baillie Gifford UK Equity Alpha B Acc -1 % 4.8 % 36.6 % 35.3 %
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Name 1m 1yr 3yr 5yr
Aberdeen New India Ord 9.7 % -5.3 % 39.6 % 107.5 %
Schroder Oriental Income Ord 0.6 % -5.7 % 43.9 % 53.7 %
Fidelity Emerging Asia W Acc 4.3 % -6.7 % 54.8 % 84.6 %
Hermes Asia ex-Japan Equity F GBP Acc 0.7 % -7.7 % 61.6 % 90.9 %
Fidelity Asia W Acc 3.1 % -9.5 % 61.9 % 73 %
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Name 1m 1yr 3yr 5yr
Crystal Amber Ord -2.3 % 20.1 % 35.4 % 55.2 %
Baillie Gifford UK Growth 4.1 % 4 % 21 % 7.6 %
Aurora Ord N/A 3.1 % 36.7 % 44.7 %
Fidelity Special Values Ord -4.7 % 2 % 30.5 % 48 %
Artemis Alpha Trust Ord -3.1 % 0.1 % 23.9 % 6.5 %
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Name 1yr 3yr 5yr Funds
Unclassified Sector 14 % 26.1 % 42.6 % 86
North America 9 % 58.9 % 95.5 % 124
North American Smaller Companies 8.9 % 60.1 % 83.6 % 18
Specialist 7.4 % 7.8 % 32.7 % 180
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Name 1yr 3yr 5yr Funds
VCT Specialist: Technology 29.4 % 35 % 33.6 % 4
Country Specialists: Other 28.8 % 6.9 % 40.1 % 4
Sector Specialist: Forestry & Timber 23.6 % 82.6 % -31.2 % 2
North American Smaller Companies 16.6 % 75.3 % 72.2 % 3
Sector Specialist: Utilities 16.5 % 15.2 % 15.2 % 3
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