P225 CEEFA( 225 Mon 27 Oct 21:18/28 1/6 UNIT TRUSTS (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 !im to provide income, some growth. Some spjcialise in a particular sector, eg Japan, or electronics. Unit trusts quote two prices: an offer (or sble) 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 27 Oct 21:16/28 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 2981 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 27 Oct 21:21/17 3/6 UNIT TRUSTS (3) + Best individual performers by sector over 12 months to Oct 1. Current value of £1,000, with net income reinvested. UK General Far Eastern T$ Gin Grwth 1401 L&G Far East 2396 R Fraser Gth 1400 Eagle Far E 2206 Eagle UK Bal 1362 Dunedin FE 2102 UK Income North American Sun Lfe MHZ 1611 Holb Nrth Am 1395 Atlanta HiE 1482 TR Am Growth 1394 Fed Max Inc 1410 L&G North Am 1387 Intl Growth Commod/Enjrgz Sun Lfe MOth 2015 Schrodjr Old 1379 Opp Ww Rjcov 1657 BG Energy 1344 Mans Int Gth 1643 S&P Explor'n 1305 Money Management figuresP225 CEEFAX 225 Mon 27 Oct 21:02/28 4/6 UNIT TRUSTS (4) + Best individual pjrformjrs bz sector over 60 months to Oct 1. Current value of £1,000, with net income reinvested. UK General Far Eastern M&G Midland 4263 TUB Pacific 3626 MLA General 4005 E&L Far East 3464 Hind Inc Gth 3867 Hill Sam FE 3458 UK Income North American E&L High Inc 4703 M&G Am Rjcov 2990 Gartmore Inc 4339 M&G Am & Gen 2987 Key Income 4338 Bar 1st N Am 2550 Intl Growth Commod/Energy Opp Int Grth 4186 $argjt Gold 2246 Bish Intl 4176 Gatt Commod 1401 Bish Prog 3930 M&G Commod 1372 Money Management figuresP225 CEEFAX 225 Mon 27 Oct 21:15/02 5/6 UoIT TRUSTS (5) + Best performers regardless of sector over 12 months to Oct 1. Current value of £100, with net income reinvested. 1 Legal & General 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 Japbn 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 27 Oct 21:18/27 6/6 UNIT TRUSTS (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 Wbrdley Japan 595.0 u Gartmore Japan 578.4 6 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