Let’s look at the best performing IMA sectors for 2012 :-
| Rank | Chart | Sector name  |
2012  |
2011  |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
UK Smaller Companies | 14.1 | -9.0 | 30.8 | 50.1 | -40.6 | |
| 2 | |
European Smaller Companies | 12.0 | -18.1 | 25.1 | 37.4 | -32.7 | |
| 3 | |
Technology & Telecoms | 11.6 | -4.0 | 25.0 | 48.0 | -25.4 | |
| 4 | |
Asia Pacific Excluding Japan | 8.2 | -15.9 | 22.8 | 52.0 | -32.6 | |
| 5 | |
Sterling High Yield | 8.1 | -2.5 | 12.0 | 44.4 | -25.8 | |
| 6 | |
UK All Companies | 8.0 | -7.1 | 17.2 | 30.1 | -32.0 | |
| 7 | |
Global Emerging Markets | 7.4 | -18.7 | 22.8 | 56.1 | -36.3 | |
| 8 | |
China/Greater China | 7.0 | -22.6 | 16.1 | 57.8 | -36.7 | |
| 9 | |
Asia Pacific Including Japan | 6.9 | -15.2 | 24.8 | 26.5 | -18.5 | |
| 10 | |
North America | 6.1 | -1.0 | 17.9 | 18.6 | -18.3 |
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The only clear point here is that risk assets performed well early in the year but what happens next?
These same sectors were some of the worst in 2011 and we are only 4 months into the year.
Right now I think it is not possible to draw conclusions or make forecasts on this information. It is a useful exercise for assessment, reflection and consideration.
Good luck investing.
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