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AIM STOCKSTHATDELIVEREDTHEBESTRETURNS
INTHE 12MONTHSTO 30TH JAN2014
NAME
1YEARCHANGE
COMS
910.6%
SIGMACAPITALGROUP
826.5%
CRAWSHAWGROUP
712.0%
THALASSAHOLDINGS
434.8%
RARE EARTHMINERAL
400%
CLOUDBUY
388.4%
AEOREMACOMMUNICATIONS
373.1%
BESTOFTHE BEST
364.3%
GW PHARMACEUTICALS
354.7%
KARELIANDIAMONDRESOURCES
328.6%
“THE 69 COMPANIES THAT CAME TOMARKETONAIMOVER THE LAST YEAR RAISEDA
TOTALOF £1.17 BILLIONAND THERE IS EVERY INDICATION THAT 2014WILL BE JUSTAS
PROLIFIC IN TERMSOF INITIAL PUBLICOFFERINGS.”
The number of stocks in themost traded table that
have posted an annual performance beginning with a ‘-‘
shows that however popular the inclusion of AIM stocks
in ISAwrappers may have proven and however welcome
the stimulus may have been to those companies that
have attracted investment, there will be an awful lot of
investors currently looking at losses that theymay well
have avoided had they not sought the river monsters in
the junior market.
The 69 companies that came tomarket on AIM over the
last year raised a total of £1.17billion and there is every
indication that 2014 will be just as prolific in terms of
initial public offerings.
Basic principles of creating a balanced portfolio to
mitigate risk across a range of industry sectors apply
when picking individual stocks and for those less
comfortable with doing so it is still possible to add
AIM exposure to your ISA via one of the pooled
investment products or perhaps a fund such as River
andMercantile’s UK Equity Smaller Companies fund.
Managed by Dan Hanbury the fund was one of the best
performing funds in the UK in 2013 and has around
30% exposure to AIM stocks across a range of sectors,
Clearly this is not amarket for the faint hearted and
whilst providing a flavour of this exciting environment,
DIY AIM Investor urges any potential investor to ensure
that they have done as much research as they possibly
can before parting with their hard-earned and to seek
professional advice appropriate to their experience and
financial literacy if they are in any doubt.
