CIS and Unit Trust Data

Collective Investment Schemes (predominantly unit trusts) are a trillion rand South African industry. The pricing and dividend data of unitised funds is vital for calculating the performance figures on which the industry depends. ProfileData is an authorised statistics provider to the industry and a leading data vendor in the unit trust area.

Time-series data for unit trusts is included in MagicANALYST and MagicCORPORATE.

Performance Comparisons

Magic™ makes it easy to calculate performance figures for non-standard periods.

By selecting exact start and end dates for a Magic™ chart (via the X-axis object menu) you can immediately see the NAV-NAV performance calculated automatically for that time period.

Because it allows multiple chart overlays, Magic™ also makes it easy to evaluate the performance of unit trusts against the overall market, other funds or specific JSE indices. NAV-NAV performance is also calculated automatically for all overlays.

Technical Specifications

Scope

The unit trust history available in Magic™ provides daily (EoD) pricing for nearly 2 000 datastreams in the following categories:

  • Domestic Retail Funds
  • Domestic Institutional Funds
  • ETF NAVs
  • Namibian Unit Trusts

Separate datastreams are provided for different unit classes within the same fund.

Additional Data

Additional CIS and unit trust data can be made available to corporate users, including:

  • Sector Averages
  • Sector Total Return Indices (TRIs)
  • TRIs for individual funds
  • Dividends
  • Yield Data
  • Standardised Performance Figures
  • Fund Fact Sheet Data