NAMAL Growth 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 NAMAL Growth Fund returned +0.18% and Softlogic Equity Fund returned −7.08%, both to 26 Aug 2026. NAMAL Growth Fund is the cheaper of the two at 1.50% a year against 2.25%. NAMAL Growth 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.
| NAMAL Growth Fund | Softlogic Equity Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund manager | National Asset Management Limited | Softlogic Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd |
| Category | Equity | Equity |
| 180-day returnPrice return, bid side | +0.18% | −7.08% |
| Management feeA year, deducted before pricing | 1.50% | 2.25% |
| VolatilityAnnualised, from daily prices | 17.23% | 26.53% |
| Largest fallPeak to trough, our record | −17.55% | −17.16% |
| Minimum investment | – | LKR 5,000 |
| 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
NAMAL Growth Fund is run by National Asset Management Limited 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 clearest difference is the management fee. NAMAL Growth Fund charges 1.50% a year against Softlogic Equity Fund's 2.25%, a gap of 0.75 percentage points. On LKR 100,000 held for a year that is about LKR 750 more retained by a holder of NAMAL Growth 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.
Over the 180 days to the date shown, NAMAL Growth Fund returned +0.18% against Softlogic Equity Fund's −7.08%, a gap of 7.26 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. NAMAL Growth Fund has annualised volatility of 17.23% 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 −17.55% 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.
Among the 15 equity funds we price daily, NAMAL Growth Fund ranks 2nd on 180-day return and Softlogic Equity Fund 10th, against a category median of −4.51% over the same window. On fee they sit 7th and 13th cheapest of the 15, where the median is 1.50%. On how much the price has moved, NAMAL Growth Fund is 5th steadiest and Softlogic Equity Fund 14th.
Common questions
Which has the lower fee, NAMAL Growth Fund or Softlogic Equity Fund?
NAMAL Growth Fund, at 1.50% a year against 2.25%. 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, NAMAL Growth Fund or Softlogic Equity Fund?
NAMAL Growth Fund, with annualised volatility of 17.23% 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?
NAMAL Growth Fund does not publish a minimum through our sources. Softlogic Equity Fund opens at LKR 5,000. Confirm with the manager before committing.
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.
Related
Daily unit prices published by the Unit Trust Association of Sri Lanka (utasl.lk). Performance figures as published by the respective fund managers.