How did AMP’s Dynamic Markets fund perform?
As AMP closes its Dynamic Markets fund on the basis of poor performance, how has it performed over the long-term?
The $175 million fund was downgraded by research house Lonsec in February and given an ‘investment grade’ rating and AMP said it had been under review within the firm “for some time”.
In a statement, an AMP Capital spokesperson said: “In view of the performance relative to peers and consistent with AMP’s strategy to focus on products that are in demand and are scalable, AMP Capital has announced it will terminate the AMP Capital Dynamic Markets Fund.
“The fund’s assets under management have reached a low level and given the fixed operating expenses, will likely lead to an increase in management costs impacting the fund’s ability to deliver cost-effective returns. Closing the fund is in the best interests of investors.”
According to FE Analytics, the fund outperformed over the one year to 31 March, 2021, returning 25% versus returns of 13.9% by the mixed asset-flexible sector within the Australian Core Strategies universe.
The fund also underperformed over five years with returns of 15.3% versus sector returns of 28.7%. It also underperformed since inception in September 2011, having returned 61% versus returns over the same period by the sector of 75.8%.
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Laura Dew
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