Thursday, September 22, 2016

clearly explains the significant gap in performance of the both fund. If a person invested in both fund respectively, the CAGR of Berkshire Hathaway’s Share is 11.65% compared against the relative sluggish performance of ICAPITAL.BIZ Berhad’s 0.98% from year 2011 to 2016.

 Comparison of ICAPITAL.BIZ Berhad vs Berkshire Hathaway


As at 31 July Each Year
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Berkshire Hathaway ($)
             216,000
             214,000
           188,124
           173,900
           127,445
           111,500
ICAPITAL.BIZ Berhad (RM)
                    2.29
                    2.28
                  2.46
                  2.40
                  2.24
                  2.16


After peruse through several years of ICAPITAL.BIZ Berhad’s annual report, I noticed that the management loves to compare the Fund’s performance against Berkshire Hathaway since both funds are closed-end fund.


The table above clearly explains the significant gap in performance of the both fund. If a person invested in both fund respectively, the CAGR of Berkshire Hathaway’s Share is 11.65% compared against the relative sluggish performance of ICAPITAL.BIZ Berhad’s 0.98% from year 2011 to 2016.


Which means ICAPITAL.BIZ Berhad has not performed at all for the past 6 years. This lead us back to the justification whether the management and advisory fees are commensurate for the poor performance of ICAPITAL.Biz Berhad.


Kindly address this issue and advise the management next course of action in order to improve in the Fund’s performance or reduce the management and advisory fees that reflects the actual performance of the fund.



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