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How did Canadian active managers do last year?
The S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard, which tracks the performance of actively managed mutual funds against their relevant S&P benchmarks, suggests most managers continue to lag the index.
Data as of Dec. 31, 2014 reveal:
Domestic equity
- During the past 12 months, 26.47% of active Canadian Equity Funds outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite and 39.13% of actively managed funds in the Canadian Small/Mid-Cap Equity category outperformed the S&P/TSX Completion.
- As dividends and income themes continue to dominate the investment landscape, only 6.67% of actively managed funds in the Canadian Dividend & Income category outperformed the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats over a one-year period. None of the active funds were able to outperform the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats over the five-year horizon.
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Foreign equity
- 11.1% of active of U.S. equity funds outpaced the S&P 500 on a one-year basis. The results are worse on a three- and three-year basis with only 3.13% and 2.9% outperforming, respectively.
- 30% of international equity managers beat the S&P EPAC LargeMidCap and 5.95% of global equity managers beat their benchmark, the S&P Developed LargeMidCap over a one year period.
This story originally appeared on our sister site, Advisor.ca.
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