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Invest Direct 13/02/2026

MM Portfolios deliver solid returns during high volatility & uncertainty

January proved challenging for many fund managers as volatility spiked and stock and sector rotation intensified on AI disruption fears. While MM was not immune to a few individual disappointments, overall performance was strong, delivering encouraging outperformance and positioning our portfolios strongly as we head into 2026.

In particular, it was pleasing to see the Growth and International portfolios outperform their benchmarks by 2.04% and 2.2% respectively, at a time when many global managers endured sharp drawdowns as equity markets lost upside momentum:

  • The MM Active Growth Portfolio gained +3.82% in January, extending our 1-year performance to +13.67%, 5.81% above benchmark:
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  • The MM Active Income Portfolio slipped -0.36% in January, but our 1-year performance is still at +14.75%, 6.93% above benchmark:
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  • The MM International Equities Portfolio slipped -0.48% in January, but our 1-year performance is still at +23.00%, 17.06% above benchmark:
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  • The MM Emerging Companies Portfolio slipped -0.10% in January, but our 1-year performance is still at +16.94%, but -7.21% below benchmark:
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  • The MM Core ETF Portfolio gained +0.82% in January, extending our 1-year performance to +13.93%, 7.11% above benchmark:
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