JB Vantage Value Equity Fund vs Senfin Growth 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 JB Vantage Value Equity Fund returned −1.83% and Senfin Growth Fund returned −1.50%, both to 26 Aug 2026. JB Vantage Value Equity Fund is the cheaper of the two at 1.30% a year against 1.75%. JB Vantage Value Equity Fund has been the steadier, moving 1.6 times less than Senfin Growth Fund.
Side by side
Returns are price returns on the bid side, computed by us from daily published prices.
| JB Vantage Value Equity Fund | Senfin Growth Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund manager | JB Financial (Pvt) Ltd | Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd |
| Category | Equity | Equity |
| 180-day returnPrice return, bid side | −1.83% | −1.50% |
| Management feeA year, deducted before pricing | 1.30% | 1.75% |
| VolatilityAnnualised, from daily prices | 18.61% | 30.67% |
| Largest fallPeak to trough, our record | −12.00% | −19.49% |
| Minimum investment | LKR 1,000,000 | LKR 1,000 |
| Pricing days we hold | 327 | 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
JB Vantage Value Equity Fund is run by JB Financial (Pvt) Ltd and Senfin Growth Fund by Senfin 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 clearest difference is the management fee. JB Vantage Value Equity Fund charges 1.30% a year against Senfin Growth Fund's 1.75%, a gap of 0.45 percentage points. On LKR 100,000 held for a year that is about LKR 450 more retained by a holder of JB Vantage Value Equity Fund, before any difference in what the two funds actually earn. The fee is deducted from the fund's assets before the unit price is struck, so it applies whatever the market does — which makes it the one number here that is knowable in advance.
Their 180-day returns are close, −1.83% and −1.50%, which is common between two equity funds holding similar instruments over the same stretch. When returns converge like this, the fee and the price variability below are what actually separate the two over time.
They have not moved by the same amount. JB Vantage Value Equity Fund has annualised volatility of 18.61% against Senfin Growth Fund's 30.67%, meaning Senfin Growth Fund's unit price has swung roughly 1.6 times as much day to day. Their largest peak-to-trough falls over the period we hold prices for were −12.00% and −19.49%. Volatility describes how the price has behaved, not how likely a loss is, and a fund that has been steady can still fall.
Senfin Growth Fund opens at LKR 1,000 where JB Vantage Value Equity Fund requires LKR 1,000,000, so for a smaller first investment only one of the two is available at all.
Among the 15 equity funds we price daily, JB Vantage Value Equity Fund ranks 5th on 180-day return and Senfin Growth Fund 4th, against a category median of −4.51% over the same window. On fee they sit 6th and 12th cheapest of the 15, where the median is 1.50%. On how much the price has moved, JB Vantage Value Equity Fund is 8th steadiest and Senfin Growth Fund 15th.
Common questions
Which has the lower fee, JB Vantage Value Equity Fund or Senfin Growth Fund?
JB Vantage Value Equity Fund, at 1.30% a year against 1.75%. The management fee is deducted before the unit price is struck, so the returns shown on this page are already after it.
Which is less volatile, JB Vantage Value Equity Fund or Senfin Growth Fund?
JB Vantage Value Equity Fund, with annualised volatility of 18.61% against 30.67%, 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?
JB Vantage Value Equity Fund opens at LKR 1,000,000 and Senfin Growth Fund at LKR 1,000. 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.