Lipper Snaps UK-UBS Japan leads equities funds in June

LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - A UBS (UBSN.VX) Japanese equity fund was the top
performer among British-registered equities funds in June, data from Thomson
Reuters fund research firm Lipper showed on Friday.

The small and mid cap fund was top among a series of Japan-focused funds
which dominated the upper tier of equities funds last month, boosted by a 23
percent gain in the Nikkei .N225 during April-June -- the index's best
quarterly gain in 14 years.

A Templeton Thailand fund, managed by Mark Mobius, was the only non-Japanese
fund in the top five returning 10.89 percent in June.

Parvest came in at the botton of the table, returning minus 11.68 percent in
its Russia fund, while Societe Generale Asset Management's (SOGN.PA) gold mines
fund saw a 11.57 percent fall in June.

Following are tables of the best and worst performers in June among equities
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. UBS (Lux) Eq Fd- Small&Mid 12.45 32.11 -19.12 -49.77 -43.78

Cap Japan (JPY) P Acc
2. Melchoir Japan 11.79 29.04 -17.08 -61.88 -45.68

Opportunities JPY A
3. Neptune Japan 11.42 22.49 91.78 68.79 125.75

Opportunities A Acc
4. Templeton Thailand A 10.89 39.13 -22.82 -3.93 12.74

Acc USD
5. JF Japan Small Cap 10.13 27.23 -25.44 -50.86 -44.37

A Dist USD

FUND LAGGARDS

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

1. Parvest Russia C -11.68 37.36 -52.42 N/A N/A

2. SGAM Fund Equities -11.57 5.85 -20.15 -0.43 98.58

Gold Mines AC
3. Investec GSF Global -11.18 6.54 -26.82 12.24 97.00

Gold A Inc
4. Craton Capital Precious -10.95 10.61 -25.83 -7.54 88.07

Metals Fund A
5. CF Ruffer Baker Steel -10.66 3.54 -9.02 -7.39 85.06

Gold O Acc

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(Compiled by Raji Menon; editing by Mike Nesbit)