LICs see only 12% annual growth in five years

LIC/ETP/

16 December 2020
| By Jassmyn |
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Growth in managed accounts and exchange traded products (ETPs) is fast outpacing listed investment companies (LICs) which grew 12% per annum over the five years to 30 June, 2020.

According to Rainmaker research, this was compared to 51% per annum growth for ETPs, 87% per annum growth for managed accounts, and 71% growth of mFunds over the same time period.

 

Rainmaker executive director of research, Alex Dunnin, said in the last few years LIC assets had shifted from Australian equities towards fixed interest.

Two-thirds of LIC assets were held in Australian equities, while 27% were in international equities, 10% in fixed interest, and about 1% in property and infrastructure.

"Fixed interest is becoming popular as investors, especially retirees, are desperate to get better yields than they get from term deposits, and seek investments that generate income,” Dunnin said.

"LIC managers tend to specialise in a single asset class, with only three of the 20 largest LIC managers operating across multiple asset classes. Although, smaller and medium scale managers were more likely to manage funds across classes."

Of the 76 investment managers operating in the space, 71% were specialist LIC operators, while 29% were broader investment managers that operated across a wider range of product segments.

The largest LIC managers were AICs, Argo, and Magellan at with $8.36 billion, $5.28 billion and $4.4 billion respectively.

 

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