Alternatives Pension Funds
Alternative funds use non-traditional investment strategies, including structured products, commodities, absolute return approaches, and hedge-like techniques. They are used to add diversification to a portfolio that cannot easily be achieved through equities or bonds alone.
Suitable for: Investors seeking diversification beyond traditional asset classes.
Alternatives pension fund performance
Top and worst-performing alternatives funds across all providers, ranked by 1-year return.
Top 5 performers
| # | Fund | Provider | 1Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zurich Life Indexed Commodities | Zurich Life | +37.54% | — |
2 | Acorn Life Target Return 2 G | Acorn Life | +20.19% | — |
3 | Aviva Multi Asset ESG Passive Plus 5 Series 1 | Aviva | +18.26% | — |
4 | AIB Life Multi-Strategy Alternatives | AIB Life | +15.16% | — |
5 | Aviva Fixed ESG 80 Series 1 | Aviva | +14.27% | — |
Worst 5 performers
| # | Fund | Provider | 1Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aviva Global Smaller Companies Equity Series 1 | Aviva | -10.49% | — |
2 | Irish Life Pension Protection | Irish Life | -4.94% | -32.28% |
3 | Aviva AIMS Target Return Fund (Ireland) Series C | Aviva | +0.79% | +17.28% |
4 | Standard Life ARGBS | Standard Life | +1.02% | -4.41% |
5 | Aviva AIMs Target Return Fund (Ireland) Series 1 | Aviva | +1.15% | +19.31% |
Funds in this category by provider
Number of funds each provider offers in this category. Click a row to view that provider's full fund range.
Aviva
12 funds
Irish Life
8 funds
Standard Life
2 funds
Zurich Life
2 funds
Mercer Aspire
1 fund
AIB Life
1 fund
Acorn Life
1 fund
All funds in this category
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