Your Best Performer Of 2013?

mark55man

Best
Lloyds +60% from Jan --> Dec
Bank of Ireland +48% (small stake only) from May --> Dec
Schroder UK Mid 250 Pension Fund 30% from Jan --> Dec (did top slice a little)

Average - Various Trackers and fixed income

Worst -

JPM Emerging Markets Pension Fund --> -10% from first purchase but this was monthly investment so pound cost averaging brings my overall average loss 7% (I expect EM to be improve over 2014 and will increase monthly purchases)

Next year (aggressive not for widows and orphans - ( have good safety margin in these already)
* Japan
* Europe (ex UK)
* UK&I Financial - (Lloy, RBS, Barc, BKIR) + Vodafone

vectistim

Top three (past 12 months rather than purely 2013):
Royal Mail 75%
Ignis European Smaller Co 48%
Marlborough UK Micro 38%

Bottom three:
Scot & Southern (SSE) -2%
Newton Asian Income -3%
1st State Global Emerg Mark Lead -3%

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

Why have emerging markets and resources gone down the pan?

vectistim

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

Why have emerging markets and resources gone down the pan?

Emerging markets growth rates seem to have slowed a bit, and any change markets tend to exaggerate their response to. I'm quite happy, leaving things there and continuing with my monthly drip feeding, as in the long term it seems only sensible that emerging markets are where the majority of growth can come from.

Utilities are subject to political whims about policies, taxes, etc.

mark55man

Also resources have gone downwards as Gold has plummeted, shale gas (and/or fracking) + Iranian rapprochement + Chinese growth decline have meant that the supply and demand is now more towards supply hence price decreasing and poor producer sentiment

Thrupnybit

Best: Franklin UK Smaller Companies +34% as of today
Worst: Troy Trojan -4.75

Wish I had bought more of Franklin early last year but steady drip feed through the year better than nothing.

Glen_Clark

Percentage wise;
Best: RMG up 73%
Worst: TEM: down 8%

But profit wise my best is EUT up 40% plus dividends. European markets have risen because politicians have shown themselves determined to hold Europe together at all costs to keep themselves on the gravy train as I thought. Fundamental problems remain though, so EEC could still go tits up. I am considering lowering my exposure.

Ximian

Worst:

Fidelity South East Asia -5.2%
Aberdeen Emerging Markets -8.8%

Best:

AXA Framlington Global Technology Fund +21.42%

p00hsticks

Best: Whitbread (WTB) + 50.78% over the last tweve months