Lipper Snaps UK-Artemis leads mixed asset funds in June

LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - The Artemis High Income fund was the top
performer among British-registered mixed asset funds in June, data from Thomson
Reuters fund research firm Lipper showed on Friday.

The fund, run by Adrian Frost and Adrian Gosden, rose 3.92 percent during
the month and 15.53 percent over three months. With around three-quarters of its
assets in bonds and another 9.5 percent in convertibles and preference shares,
according to its latest factsheet, it has benefited from a rally in high-yield
bond prices in June.

Zenith IMM European Balanced fund was the worst performing fund during the
month with a loss of 5.07 percent.

Following are tables of the best and worst performers in June among mixed
asset funds listed in the Lipper Global indices and registered for sale in
Britain. The tables strip out smaller players and comprise primary mutual funds:

FUND LEADERS

Fund name 1 mth(%) 3 mth 1 yr 3 yr 5 yr

1. Artemis High Income 3.92 15.53 -17.64 -18.14 4.79

2. Insight Investment 3.52 10.03 -18.78 -17.41 3.03

Diversified High Income
3. CF Organised Growth 3.38 7.73 -15.72

& Income
4. Aviva Investors 3.37 13.17 -11.17 -17.67 0.20

Distribution
5. Invesco Perpetual Monthly 3.14 21.64 -7.10 -5.11 17.19

Income

FUND LAGGARDS

Fund name 1 mth(%) 3 mth 1 yr 3 yr 5 yr

1. Zenith IMM European -5.07 4.55 -25.29 -25.16 -10.36

Balanced Fund - GBP
2. Crystal -3.65 -0.43 -0.28 7.24 41.72

3. Trojan 0 -3.30 0.43 2.11 10.49 42.50

4. CF Canlife Income -3.25 6.13 -15.93 -15.28 15.71

5. Skandia Actively Managed -3.24 8.77 -17.37 -19.56 6.81

Aggressive

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Lipper data covers 196,000 share classes and over 108,000 funds in 57
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(Compiled by Laurence Fletcher; Editing by Mariam Karouny
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