Weekly Fund Winds: Precious Metals Rally 2.58%, Target Portfolio Soars 79.59%

At first glance, this might appear as a routine weekly report, yet the dramatic movements within Investment Funds and BES funds provide fresh strategic signals for portfolio managers.

The Metals Melody

■Precious Metals Fund led the market with a 2.58 % surge.

■Balanced and Variable Fund recorded the lowest performance, down only 0.25 %.

BES’s Hot Spot

■Within the BES category, Precious Metals reached a peak of 2.57 %.

■Money Market posted the lowest return, falling 0.76 %.

Breakout Equity Performances

■Target Portfolio Horizon Stock Free Fund (Stock‑Intensive) achieved a staggering 79.59 % gain, becoming the top‑earning fund of the week.

■A1 Capital Portfolio BIST 30 Ex‑Companies Stock Free Fund suffered a 43.36 % drop, marking the biggest loss.

Pension Sector Swings

■Garanti Life and Pension AŞ Participation Stock Pension Investment Fund rose 5.26 %, topping the pension fund gains.

■Agesa Life and Pension AŞ Technology Sector Foreign Variable Pension Fund fell 2.77 %, becoming the largest loser.

Aylin Güneş: This week’s metal‑driven rally and the volatility in high‑growth tech‑focused pension funds underscore the need to reassess risk tolerance. Investors diversifying portfolios should harness the steady return potential of gold and other precious metals while adopting a cautious stance toward short‑term fluctuations in growth‑heavy sectors.