Total return on investment

net of charges and assuming re-investment of dividends

Total value (£)

Value of initial £1,000 investment
Value of initial £1,000 investment increased by monthly Retail Price Index (RPI)

Total value (£)

Value of initial £1,000 investment
Value of initial £1,000 investment increased by monthly Retail Price Index (RPI)

Total value (£)

Value of initial £1,000 investment
Value of initial £1,000 investment increased by monthly Retail Price Index (RPI)

Total value (£)

Value of initial £1,000 investment
Value of initial £1,000 investment increased by monthly Retail Price Index (RPI)


You can assess how well the funds have performed against their objectives to grow the real value of investors’ capital and income by referring to the change in the UK Retail Price Index (RPI) over the same period.


Total return on investment (net of charges) is shown above as the growth in an initial investment of £1,000 over the time period selected assuming reinvestment of income on the xd date. The tables below show total return as a percentage in UK sterling including the reinvestment of income on the xd date.


Please note that the returns shown on this page are historic and should not be taken as a guide to or guarantee of likely future returns. Please be aware that the value of investments and the income they generate may go down as well as up.

Cumulative returns

TO 31ST MARCH 2024

1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since launch
UK RPI since launch
Balanced Fund
4.7%
17.3%
36.8%
99.3%
1213.1%
218.8%
Income Fund
5.0%
16.4%
30.4%
66.6%
664.4%
168.1%
Smaller Companies Fund
6.5%
-8.1%
27.8%
114.6%
808.2%
121.5%
Emerging Markets Fund
-10.6%
-7.4%
-0.1%
45.7%
178.1%
87.6%
UK RPI
4.5%
28.7%
33.7%
49.9%

Annualised returns

TO 31ST MARCH 2024

1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Since launch
UK RPI since launch
Balanced Fund
4.7%
5.5%
6.5%
7.1%
7.8%
3.5%
Income Fund
5.0%
5.2%
5.4%
5.2%
7.0%
3.3%
Smaller Companies Fund
6.5%
-2.8%
5.0%
7.9%
10.1%
3.5%
Emerging Markets Fund
-10.6%
-2.5%
0.0%
3.8%
6.2%
3.7%
UK RPI
4.5%
8.8%
6.0%
4.1%

Discrete annual returns

YTD to TO 31ST MARCH 2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Balanced Fund
2.8%
5.2%
-4.2%
11.1%
12.1%
12.2%
-2.0%
6.5%
18.6%
2.9%
Income Fund
2.0%
4.5%
-1.4%
12.0%
3.1%
12.7%
-3.8%
3.8%
14.3%
1.6%
Smaller Companies Fund
2.2%
5.4%
-23.6%
13.0%
19.2%
22.9%
-4.1%
18.7%
21.3%
10.7%
Emerging Markets Fund
-3.7%
-10.4%
5.5%
0.7%
8.6%
8.4%
-8.0%
17.7%
24.1%
-8.5%

Sources

All data is produced by McInroy & Wood other than the RPI which is taken from the Office of National Statistics.