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Yes maybe. My main point was that CTY tracked the FTSE 100 for the first 5 years, and greatly outperformed it in the first 4 years (of the last 10) and greatly outperformed it in the last 6 years. So low interest rates MAY have had a large effect on share price, which COULD unwind as rates rise. However slowly.These calcs are very crude, I'm not sure it's even relevant for what you're debating but using your yield figures above...0 -
Chickereeeee wrote: »Yes maybe. My main point was that CTY tracked the FTSE 100 for the first 5 years, and greatly outperformed it in the first 4 years (of the last 10) and greatly outperformed it in the last 6 years. So low interest rates MAY have had a large effect on share price, which COULD unwind as rates rise. However slowly.
CTY has a limited exposure to miners. Which may explain the divergence to the index. Fund managers follow themes. Sometimes they get it right sometimes they don't.0
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