
Independent investment research company Morningstar Research named the winners of its 2022 Morningstar Fund Awards South Africa.
For the second year in a row, Satrix Investments has been awarded Best Fund House: Larger Fund Range. Truffle Asset Management scooped two awards – the first for its Truffle SCI Income Plus Fund being awarded the Best Bond Fund under the fund category awards, and the second being named the Best Fund House: Smaller Fund Range in the fund house category.
“Congratulations to all our 2022 Fund Award winners! The awards are designed to recognise the industry’s top-notch fund offerings and investor-friendly firms. The winners of this year’s South Africa Fund Awards demonstrate the value of a solid long-term investment strategy at a time when domestic and international markets battled turbulent macro-economic and political headwinds”, said Tal Nieburg, Managing Director of Morningstar South Africa.
Morningstar selects the finalists using a quantitative methodology with a qualitative overlay that considers the one-, three- and five-year performance history of all eligible funds, and adjusts returns for risk using Morningstar Risk, a measure that imposes a higher penalty for downside variation in a fund’s return than it does for upside volatility. For the full Morningstar Awards methodology, please click here.
“We believe this combination will ensure that the awards are given to funds which have earned strong one-year results and have also shown they have the ability to earn strong long-term returns without undue risk,” Nieburg added.
The Morningstar Fund Awards are hosted in 29 countries throughout the year at ceremonies across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, honouring managers that have added the most value for investors. The awards are based on Morningstar Fund data as at 31 December 2021.
The winners for the 2022 Morningstar South Africa Fund Awards are:
Fund category
Best Aggressive Allocation Fund
Southern Charter BCI Growth FoF
Best Bond Fund
Truffle SCI Income Plus
Best Cautious Allocation Fund
Sasfin BCI Stable
Best Flexible Allocation Fund
BCI Flexible
Best Global Equity Fund
Fundsmith Equity T Inc
Best Moderate Allocation Fund
Southern Charter BCI Balanced FoF
Best South Africa Equity Fund
Counterpoint SCI Value
Fund house category
Larger Fund Range
Satrix Investments
Smaller Fund Range
Truffle Asset Management