You may have seen articles in the financial press referring to ‘dog’ funds. Put simply, a ‘dog’ fund is one that is regarded as an under-performing.

Meaningful comparisons

All investment funds fall into sectors – for example, UK All Companies, Global Equity Income, Japan, UK Smaller Companies or Global Emerging Markets.

By classifying funds under these headings, it makes it much easier to make meaningful comparisons. As well as being compared against each other, they can also be compared against the average performance for all the funds in that sector. If a fund is consistently 10% below the sector average, it can earn the ‘dog’ tag.

By keeping a close eye on the performance of your assets, under-performing funds can be quickly identified and monitored, and if necessary, changes made to your portfolio.

The value of investments and income from them may go down. You may not get back the original amount invested.

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The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested. The past is not a guide to future performance and past performance may not necessarily be repeated.

If you withdraw from an investment in the early years, you may not get back the full amount you invested. Changes in the rates of exchange may have an adverse effect on the value or price of an investment in sterling terms if it is denominated in a foreign currency. Taxation depends on individual circumstances as well as tax law and HMRC practice which can change.

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