CT Smith Growth Equity Fund vs Softlogic Equity Fund
Prices as at 26 Aug 2026. Both are equity funds, so they are measured over the same window on the same basis. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
In short
Over the last 180 days CT Smith Growth Equity Fund returned −6.50% and Softlogic Equity Fund returned −7.08%, both to 26 Aug 2026. Both charge close to the same management fee, 2.25% and 2.25%. CT Smith Growth Equity Fund has been the steadier, moving 1.5 times less than Softlogic Equity Fund.
Side by side
Returns are price returns on the bid side, computed by us from daily published prices.
| CT Smith Growth Equity Fund | Softlogic Equity Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund manager | CT Smith Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd | Softlogic Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd |
| Category | Equity | Equity |
| 180-day returnPrice return, bid side | −6.50% | −7.08% |
| Management feeA year, deducted before pricing | 2.25% | 2.25% |
| VolatilityAnnualised, from daily prices | 17.63% | 26.53% |
| Largest fallPeak to trough, our record | −15.40% | −17.16% |
| Minimum investment | LKR 1,000 | LKR 5,000 |
| Pricing days we hold | 300 | 327 |
A blank means unknown, not zero: our price record for that fund does not reach back far enough, or the figure is not published.
What actually differs
CT Smith Growth Equity Fund is run by CT Smith Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd and Softlogic Equity Fund by Softlogic Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd, so this compares two houses as well as two funds. Both are equity funds licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, which means they are doing broadly the same job, and the differences below are differences in how each house has chosen to do it.
The two charge almost the same management fee, 2.25% and 2.25% a year. In a category where the funds hold similar instruments, a fee difference is often the largest durable difference between two products; here it is not, so the comparison rests on what each holds and how much its price has moved.
Over the 180 days to the date shown, CT Smith Growth Equity Fund returned −6.50% against Softlogic Equity Fund's −7.08%, a gap of 0.58 percentage points. That is one window: a different 180 days would very likely order them differently, and neither figure predicts the next six months. Both are price returns on the bid side and exclude income a fund distributed rather than accrued into its price.
They have not moved by the same amount. CT Smith Growth Equity Fund has annualised volatility of 17.63% against Softlogic Equity Fund's 26.53%, meaning Softlogic Equity Fund's unit price has swung roughly 1.5 times as much day to day. Their largest peak-to-trough falls over the period we hold prices for were −15.40% and −17.16%. Volatility describes how the price has behaved, not how likely a loss is, and a fund that has been steady can still fall.
CT Smith Growth Equity Fund opens at LKR 1,000 where Softlogic Equity Fund requires LKR 5,000, so for a smaller first investment only one of the two is available at all.
Among the 15 equity funds we price daily, CT Smith Growth Equity Fund ranks 9th on 180-day return and Softlogic Equity Fund 10th, against a category median of −4.51% over the same window. On fee they sit 13th and 13th cheapest of the 15, where the median is 1.50%. On how much the price has moved, CT Smith Growth Equity Fund is 6th steadiest and Softlogic Equity Fund 14th.
Common questions
Which has the lower fee, CT Smith Growth Equity Fund or Softlogic Equity Fund?
They are close: CT Smith Growth Equity Fund charges 2.25% a year and Softlogic Equity Fund charges 2.25%. Both figures are as last published by the fund manager.
Which is less volatile, CT Smith Growth Equity Fund or Softlogic Equity Fund?
CT Smith Growth Equity Fund, with annualised volatility of 17.63% against 26.53%, measured from the daily prices we collect. That describes how much each price has moved in the past; it is not a prediction and not a risk rating.
Can I hold both funds at the same time?
Yes. Unit trusts are bought independently of each other and holding two does not affect either. Whether holding both makes sense for a particular person depends on their circumstances, which is a question for a licensed investment adviser rather than for this page.
What is the minimum investment for each?
CT Smith Growth Equity Fund opens at LKR 1,000 and Softlogic Equity Fund at LKR 5,000. Minimums are set by each fund manager and can change, so treat these as the last published figures rather than a quotation.
This page sets out how two funds differ on measures we can state and date. It is not a recommendation, it does not say which fund is better, and CeylonFunds is not a licensed investment adviser. How every figure is calculated is in our methodology.
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Daily unit prices published by the Unit Trust Association of Sri Lanka (utasl.lk). Performance figures as published by the respective fund managers.