Largest not best for absolute return super funds

27 April 2021
| By Jassmyn |
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One of the smallest absolute return focused superannuation funds has made the highest return during the first quarter of 2021 and had the second-highest returns over the last decade, according to data.  

According to FE Analytics, the CFS FC Personal Super – Acadian Global Equity Long Short fund returned 12.22% over the three months to 31 March, 2021, compared to the sector average of 3.92%. The fund was the third-smallest absolute return super fund at $5.4 million. 

The fund was followed by CFS FC W Personal Super – Acadian W Global Equity Long Short (10.9 million) at 12.14%, Perpetual WF Super Perpetual Shareplus LongShort ($33.6 million) at 7.8%, AMP SignatureSuper Antipodes Global ($25.9 million) 7.13%, AMP Flexible Super Super Antipodes Global ($67.9 million) at 7.1%. 

The largest absolute return fund, AMP Flex LifetimeSuper and CustomSuper Antipodes Global, at $81.9 million came in at sixth at 6.98% during the first quarter. 

Top-performing absolute return super funds during Q1 2021 

Source: FE Analytics 

Over the 10 years to 31 March, 2021, four CFS funds made the top five performing funds with the sector average return of 57.25%. 

The CFS FC W Personal Super – Acadian W Global Equity Long Short came in first at 234.15%, followed by CFS FC Personal Super – Acadian Global Equity Long Short 219.69%, CFS FC W Personal Super – Acadian W Australian Equity Long Short at 146.95%, Perpetual WF Super Perpetual Shareplus LongShort at 142.46%, and CFS FC PersonalSuper – Acadian Australian Equity LS at 131.26%. 

The largest fund, AMP Flex LifetimeSuper and CustomSuper Antipodes Global came in at eighth at 112.52%. 

Top-performing absolute return super funds over the 10 years to 31 March 2021 

Source: FE Analytics

 

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