P225 CEEFAX 225 Mon 13 Oct 21:23/17 1/6 UNIT TRUSTV (1) + Unit trusts pool small investors' money and invest it on their behalf in stock markets at home and abroad. There are now some 800 trusts, run "z around 100 management groups. Some trusts aim to provide income, some growth. Some specialise in a particular sector, eg Japan, or electronics. Unit trusts quote two prices: an offer (or sale) price and a bid (or buy back* price. Management fees - generally 5pc initially and 0.5pc to 1pc yearly - are absorbed within the "bid/offer spread". MoreP225 CEEFAX 225 Mon 13 Oct 21:22/28 2/6 ]] UNIT TRUSTS (2) + Performance of middle-ranking trust per sector over five years to Apr 1986. (Current value of £1,000 investment, with net income reinvested). Funds in £ Sector UK General 2884 68 UK Growth 2575 69 UK Equity Income 2991 65 North American 2228 38 International 2290 51 FT Ind Ord Index 3127 FT All-Share Index 3116 Bldg Soc ord share 1456 MoreP225 CEEFAX 225 Mon 13 Oct 21:13/43 3/6 UNIT TRUSTS (3) + Best individual performers "z sector over 12 months to Jul 1. Current value of £1,000, with net income reinvested. UK General Far Eastern Opp Inc Grth 1601 Dunedin FE 1958 Rzl Lfe Grth 1491 Atlanta J&FE 1868 S Life UK Eq 1469 Opp Pac Grth 1697 UK Income North American FS Inc Grth 1665 L&G North Am 1588 Rzl Lon I&G 1571 TR Am Growth 1556 Gatt Income 1516 Rzl Lon Am G 1341 Intl Growth Commod/Energy Sun Lfe MOth 1794 BG Enjrgz 1131 Opp Ww Recov 1782 S&P Explor'n 1060 Opp Intl Gth 1644 TUB Nat Res 955 Money Management figuresP225 CEEFA( 225 Mon 13 Oct 21:22/47 W 4/6 UNIT TRUSTS (4) + Best individual performers bz sector over 60 months to Jul 1. Current value of £1,000, with net income reinve;ted. UK General Far Eastern M&G Midland 379v Hill Sam FE 2669 Hind Inc Gth 3794 Barr Pacific 2253 MLA General 3672 Arbuth E&I 1977 UK Income North American Key Income 4068 M&G Am & Gen 2988 Gartmore Inc 4030 M&G Am Recov 2731 Capjl Income 5997 GT US & Gen 2497 Intl Growth Commod/Energy Opp Int Grth 4003 Taro Gold 1462 Bish Intl 3u29 A Dumb MM&C 1231 Bish Prog 3439 Gatt Commod 1071 Money Management figuresP225 CEEFAX 225 Mon 13 Oct 21:11/28 5/6 ] UNIT TRUSTS (5) + Best performers regardless of sector over 12 months to Oct 1. Current value of £100, with net income reinvested. 1 Legal & Genital Far East 258.5 2 County Japan Growth 251.7 3 Sun Life Japan Growth 238.6 4 Eagle Star Far Eastern 235.4 u Dunedin Far East 224.2 v BG Japan 223.9 7 Sentinel Japan Technology 222.5 8 Mercury Japan 221.5 9 Holborn European 220.4 10 Britannia Japan Performance 219.6 Planned Savings figures MoreP225 CEEFAX 225 Mon 13 Oct 21:24/35 6/6 ]]] UNIT TRUSTV (6) + Best pjrformjrs regardless of sector over 48 months to Oct 1. Current value of £100, with net income reinvested. 1 Fidelity Japan 733.2 2 GT European 607.6 3 Hill Samuel European 595.9 4 Wardley Japan 595.0 u Gartmore Japan 578.4 v Britannia Japan Performance 573.8 7 Henderson Japan 553.2 8 Barrington European 533.0 9 Henderson European 531.1 10 Murray European 510.7 Planned Savings figures More