Our Track Record

  • CDAM has consistently outperformed the MSCI Malaysia since its inception.
  • From 27 April 1998 to 29 Feb 2024, CDAM achieved an impressive compound returns of 10.73% per annum versus a return of 3.10% for the MSCI Malaysia.
  • From 1997 to 2023, CDAM has only recorded six years of negative return in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2022.

CDAM’s clients include individuals, reputable corporations and institutions. Table 1 below shows the latest performance measurement of CDAM and MSCI Malaysia Index.

CDAM 10.73%
MSCI Malaysia 3.10%

Table 1: Annual Compounded Rate of Return (April 1998 – Feb 2024)

Figure 1: Annual Compounded Rate of Return (April 1998 – Feb 2024)

During bull markets, all fund managers can perform well. The difference between a good fund manager and a lousy fund manager can only be seen during bear markets. As we all know, you will only know who is swimming naked when the tide goes out as the figure 2 below shows.

 Figure 2: Annual Rate of Return (April 1998 – Dec 2023)

The figure 3 below shows a comparison between the performance of CDAM and MSCI Malaysia from April 1998 to Jan 2024. If an investor opened an account worth RM100,000 with CDAM in April 1998, by Feb 2024, the investment would have grown to RM1,395,495. But if the investor had invested RM100,000 in MSCI Malaysia, the investment would have only grown to RM220,382.

Even if the investor invested with CDAM during the peak of the market in early 2000, the returns would be close to 5.5 times after 24 years. If someone invested in MSCI Malaysia at the said peak, the investment would only be close to 1.5 times.

Figure 3: Performance of CDAM vs MSCI Malaysia (April 1998 – Feb 2024)

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Disclaimer

The performance of CDAM for the period 27 Apr 1998 to 31 Dec 2016 has been independently verified. The performance of CDAM for the period 1 Jan 2017 to 31 Jan 2024 is believed to be reliable, but has not been independently verified. Past performance and any forecast are not necessarily indicative of future or likely performance.