With just FOUR more updates to go before I announce the winner, how are the portfolios doing in the Monkey Stocks League Challenge?
Below is a snapshot as at the close of trading on 31st May 2016 and still way ahead of the pack was M’s Underdogs Fund!
This ‘fund’ is still going strong, showing a gain of over 17%, although this is a drop from last month’s 30%!
For the Live table (during trading hours, Rank and Value will be updated automatically) and full portfolio listings, have a look here and also via the right sidebar.
All May dividends have been added to the respective portfolios. However, please let me know if I’ve missed any (or if there are any errors) as there are so many to keep track of.
Real Portfolios
Of the real portfolios, behind the Underdogs Fund is my own Funky Monkey Fund.  Mr Z’s Undead Monkey Fund falls but remains in the top 10, with FireVLondon’s B Team Fund and Cerridwen’s Eye of Toad Fund languishing in mid-table obscurity!
Expertly Picked Funds
John Kingham’s Pigmamig Fund drops out of the top 5, with Huw’s Kunniga Apa Funddropping to 14th place. Just four more months for either/both to finish above the monkey funds by the end of the competition!
Steady Eddy
Some may have noticed that diy’s Mutley’s Magic Formula fund has been in and around the top 5 pretty much since the start of the league, making steady process. This fund is based on Vanguard’s 60% LifeStrategy Fund and appears to not bounce around as much as the funds made up of just 5 stocks.
Best vs Worst
The best 5 performing shares since the start of the league are Evraz plc, Centamin plc, Glencore plc, NMC Health plc and Zoopla Property Group plc.
If someone had happened to pick all these shares for their portfolio, they would have seen a nice gain of over 57% on their initial investment of £500:
The worst 5 performing shares were BBA Aviation plc, Barclays plc, Nostrum Oil & Gas plc, Poundland Group plc and Restaurant Group.
If you’d had the misfortune to pick this lot, you would have seen your portfolio value drop  by 42% – ouch!
Wonder how Brexit (or not) will affect the Monkey Stocks?
Final Note
This blog has been added to FI Assembly, which is an aggregator for FI/RE blogs – cheers Alex!
G’ah, what a punishing month for the Undead Monkeys, tumbling from once arrogant grace!
There’s still time…
There is still time for a turnaround, Mr Z!