Not exact matches
This is just my opinion, however it's reflected in the
Australian figures above, with
small cap funds having a survivorship rate of almost 84 % over five years compared to 75.11 % survivorship rate for
Australian general International
Equity Funds over the same time frame.
Andrew Joined Schroders in July 2007 and has 28 years industry experience managing large and
small cap Australian Equities
Those looking for an edge in
Australian equities might note that mid
caps tend to offer a unique balance between the high growth (and therefore higher risk) of
small caps and the stability (but slower growth) of large
caps, which has led to meaningful outperformance year - to - date.
As of June 2016, 69 % and 38 % of
Australian Equity General (large -
cap) and Mid - and Small - Cap funds underperformed the S&P / ASX 200 and S&P / ASX Mid-Small indices, respectively, over the five - year peri
cap) and Mid - and
Small -
Cap funds underperformed the S&P / ASX 200 and S&P / ASX Mid-Small indices, respectively, over the five - year peri
Cap funds underperformed the S&P / ASX 200 and S&P / ASX Mid-
Small indices, respectively, over the five - year period.
Since we published the first SPIVA Australia Scorecard in 2009, we have observed that the majority of
Australian active funds in most categories have failed to beat comparable benchmark indices over three - and five - year horizons (with the exception of the
Australian Equity Mid - and
Small -
Cap category).
There were 74 %, 69 %, and 59 % of funds in the
Australian Equity Mid - and
Small -
Cap,
Australian Bonds, and
Australian Equity General categories, respectively, that underperformed their respective benchmarks.