KKR appoints former Manulife CEO as senior adviser
Roy Gori was president and CEO of Manulife from 2017 to 2024.
This week, FSA compares two energy equity funds: BlackRock World Energy and Guinness Global Energy.


Based on the popular 80s card game, each week we select an asset class and use FE fundinfo data to compare two funds based on their three-year performance, assets under management, alpha, volatility, ongoing charges and information ratio to decide which is the Top Trump.
This week, the BlackRock World Energy fund beats the Guinness Global Energy fund 4-2.
BlackRock World Energy
The fund invests globally at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities of companies whose predominant economic activity is in the exploration, development, production and distribution of energy.
Top 10 holdings:
TotalEnergies Se
Shell Plc
Chevron Corp
Exxon Mobil Corp
TC Energy Corp
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
Targa Resources Corp
Suncor Energy Inc (Canada)
Williams Companies Inc
Conoco Phillips
Guinness Global Energy
The fund seeks capital growth through exposure to global energy markets. It invests primarily in globally based companies principally engaged in the production, exploration or discovery, or distribution of energy derived from fossil fuels and the research and development of production of alternative energy sources.
Top 10 holdings:
Exxon Mobil Corp
Total Energies
Chevron
BP
Valero Energy
Shell
ConocoPhillips
Canadian Natural Resources
Suncor Energy
Cenovus Energy
*All relevant fund data converted to US dollars for comparative purposes. Performance, alpha and volatility are annualised over three years with data as reported at the end of last month. Information ratio (IR) aims to measure a portfolio manager’s consistent ability to generate excess returns relative to a benchmark. The higher the IR, the more consistent the manager is.
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