August 2014 – etfSA.co.za monthly South African ETF, ETN and unit trust passive index tracking performance survey
The August 2014 Performance Survey of all index tracking unit trusts and ETFs in South Africa is attached. Data is now assessed for 1, 3, 6 months and for 1, 3 5, 7 and 10 years.
The Satrix INDI 25 ETF dominates the 5 to 10 year survey results, with the DBX Tracker ETFs dominating the medium term total return results. Increasingly prominent in the top performance stakes is the DBX Tracker World ETF which tracks a portfolio of 1600 companies in the top 23 stockmarkets around the world, which offers a high quality diversified portfolio of offshore investments.
In the short term assessment periods (3-6 months), it is of interest to see a sharp recovery in property tracker funds, notably the Proptrax Ten ETF, which tracks only the top ten listed property shares on an equally weighted basis and the DB MSCI China ETN, which incorporates a number of the major consumer sector shares trading in Chinese markets.
Summary Table
The etfSA.co.za Performance Survey measures the total return (Net Asset Value (NAV to NAV)) changes including reinvestment of dividends) for index tracking unit trusts and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) available to the retail public in South Africa. The performance tables (attached) measure the 1 month to 5 years total return for a lump sum investment compared with the benchmark index returns (including reinvestment of dividends). All indices are shown in total return format. Note, as the FTSE/JSE calculates the index without taking into account any brokerage or other transaction costs, index tracking products will typically underperform the index because of their transaction and other running costs. Please Note: future performance will not necessarily repeat historic performance data.
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The etfSA Performance Survey measures the total return (Net Asset Value (NAV to NAV)) changes including reinvestment of dividends) for index tracking unit trusts and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) available to the retail public in South Africa. The performance tables measure the 1 month to 5 years total return for a lump sum investment compared with the benchmark index returns (including reinvestment of dividends). All indices are shown in total return format. Note, as the FTSE/JSE calculates the index without taking into account any brokerage or other transaction costs, index tracking products will typically underperform the index because of their transaction and other running costs.
Please Note: future performance will not necessarily repeat historic performance data.
