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The Best of Personal assets
 
Plan Caixa Privada Bolsa Emergente: 64.77% (year-on-year). The best in 2009
SegurCaixa Holding (la Caixa) markets this fund which enters into our 'Top' as winner in all the categories. The fund has benefitted from the extraordinary results of fund investment in emerging countries, where it invests nearly 100% of its portfolio. It has recovered and overcome the large drop experienced in 2008 (-52.89%) and nearly tripled its 2007 results. The assets managed amount to 38.7 million Euros and the fund has 3,261 contributors.
 
Bestinver Global: 59.16% (year-on-year). Companies with potential.
This variable income savings scheme is an example of the clinical eye of Bestinver, which invests up to 100% in shares of companies with potential. At present, 30% of these companies are Spanish and 70% are international.
 
Manresa Rendicem: 56.91% (year-on-year). Variable and profitable.
Caja Manresa promotes this variable income savings scheme where 75% is invested in Spanish and international shares (mainly European, but also American and Japanese).
 
 


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