So, what effect did Brexit have on our Monkey Stocks League Challenge?
Below is a snapshot as at the close of trading on 30th June 2016 and still way ahead for the FOURTH consecutive month was M’s Underdogs Fund!
The ‘fund’ is showing a gain of over 37% – last month, it was 17%!  This is despite the fact that the portfolio includes shares in Standard Chartered, one of the many banks which suffered big losses following the Brexit vote. True, the fund in reality is worth somewhat less than before due to the devaluation of the ÂŁ but still, it’s got to be better to see gains than losses.
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 June 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 clings onto that last top 10 spot, with FireVLondon’s B Team Fund languishing in mid-table obscurity and Cerridwen’s Eye of Toad Fund dropping into the bottom 3.
Expertly Picked Funds
John Kingham’s Pigmamig Fund hovers outside the top 5, with Huw’s Kunniga Apa Fund moving up to 8th place. Just three more months for either/both to finish above the monkey funds by the end of the competition!
Steady Eddy
As mentioned  before, diy’s Mutley’s Magic Formula fund maintains its steady process and position in the Top 5. 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 Centamin, Evraz, NMC Health, BGEO Group (previously Bank of Georgia Holdings) and British American Tobacco.
If someone had happened to pick all these shares for their portfolio, they would have seen a nice gain of over 62% on their initial investment of £500:
The worst 5 performing shares were Royal Bank of Scotland, OneSavingsBank, Barclays Bank, Interserve, Restaurant Group.
If you’d had the misfortune to pick this lot, you would have seen your portfolio value drop  by 48% – ouch!
Bank shares took a battering – how long before they recover?
Love it. My strategy of picking the crap at the bottom ‘because they can only go up from here’ seems to be working
Hey M
Crap does tend to float though, doesn’t it? 🙂