Highest 180-day return: equity funds in Sri Lanka

As at 26 Aug 2026. Ranked on price return over the last 180 days, calculated by us from daily buying prices on the bid side. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

In short

Over the last 180 days, Ceylon IPO Fund recorded the highest price return of the 16 Sri Lankan equity funds we price daily, at +5.01%, ahead of NAMAL Growth Fund at +0.18%. Prices as at 26 Aug 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Every licensed equity fund we track, ordered by its price return over the last 180 days. The figure is calculated by us from the daily buying prices we collect, so every fund on this page is measured over the same window on the same basis.

That comparability is the point of the page. Fund managers publish returns over periods of their own choosing and on bases that differ between houses, which makes their published figures hard to line up against each other. These are lined up.

16 funds ranked

Ranked on price return over the last 180 days, calculated by us from daily buying prices on the bid side.

Prices as at 26 Aug 2026

Fund	Category	30d	90d	180d	YTD	Volatility	Price	Minimum
Ceylon IPO Fund Ceylon Asset Management Limited	Equity	+0.95%	+2.76%	+5.01%	+9.03%	15.47%	13.0945	LKR 5,000
NAMAL Growth Fund National Asset Management Limited	Equity	+0.95%	+1.51%	+0.18%	+4.24%	17.23%	337.5446	–
Senfin Select Factor Fund Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+0.77%	+0.69%	−1.21%	+5.33%	18.72%	13.0400	LKR 1,000
Senfin Growth Fund Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+1.51%	+0.71%	−1.50%	+3.90%	30.67%	25.6000	LKR 1,000
JB Vantage Value Equity Fund JB Financial (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+1.74%	+0.48%	−1.83%	+2.81%	18.61%	80.0870	LKR 1,000,000
LYNEAR Wealth Dynamic Opportunities Fund Lynear Wealth Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+1.68%	+0.10%	−3.86%	+0.66%	19.71%	298.3407	LKR 1,000,000
Ceybank Century Growth Ceybank Asset Management Ltd	Equity	+1.24%	+0.35%	−3.93%	+3.88%	18.39%	170.9700	LKR 1,000
Senfin Insurance Sector Fund Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+1.98%	−2.96%	−4.51%	−2.51%	19.90%	19.0400	LKR 1,000
CT Smith Growth Equity Fund CT Smith Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+0.94%	−2.02%	−6.50%	−1.16%	17.63%	43.2922	LKR 1,000
Senfin Dividend Fund Senfin Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+0.91%	−1.44%	−6.64%	−1.40%	19.83%	20.1601	LKR 1,000
Softlogic Equity Fund Softlogic Asset Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+0.84%	−7.30%	−7.08%	+2.12%	26.53%	266.9239	LKR 5,000
Astrue Alpha Fund Asset Trust Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	+0.68%	−2.52%	−7.77%	−3.23%	15.67%	31.2991	LKR 10,000
NDB Wealth Growth Fund NDB Wealth Management Ltd	Equity	−0.13%	−4.19%	−10.46%	−6.88%	16.63%	22.8600	LKR 5,000
CAL Quant Equity Fund Capital Alliance Investments Ltd	Equity	−2.23%	−3.26%	−10.92%	−7.35%	24.72%	66.6461	LKR 100
Ceylon Financial Sector Fund Ceylon Asset Management Limited	Equity	−0.73%	−5.10%	−12.71%	−10.88%	16.18%	19.1600	LKR 5,000
Ceylon Tourism Fund Ceylon Asset Management Limited	Equity	−2.04%	−6.80%	−21.95%	−29.31%	26.35%	4.8000	LKR 5,000
Asia Securities Equity Opportunity Fund Asia Securities Wealth Management (Pvt) Ltd	Equity	–	–	–	–	–	–	LKR 10,000

What the 180-day figure is

The percentage change in the fund’s buying price between the price 180 days ago and the most recent one. It is a price return on the bid side: it measures what a unit holder’s holding would have changed by, before any income the fund distributed rather than accrued into the price. Where a fund distributes, this figure understates it, and the fund’s own page shows the manager’s published figures alongside ours for that reason.

Why this ranking is not a recommendation

This page orders funds by one measurement over one period. A different period would produce a different order, and a fund at the top of this list is not thereby a fund that suits you — that depends on your circumstances, your horizon and your tolerance for the price moving, none of which we know. What this page can tell you is which funds scored highest on a stated, dated, reproducible measure. What it cannot tell you is which one to buy, and nobody who publishes a list like this can tell you that either.

Blank means unknown, not zero

Some funds show no figure in some columns. That is because our daily price record for that fund does not yet reach back far enough to cover the window, or because the fund is not priced publicly at all. We leave those blank rather than substituting a zero, because a fund we cannot measure and a fund that returned nothing are different things and showing them the same way would be misleading.

What else to look at on this page

The management fee, which is deducted from returns and is knowable in advance where the return is not.
The volatility figure, which says how much the price moved to produce the return.
The minimum initial investment, which decides whether a fund is available to you at all.
The number of pricing days behind each figure — a fund with a short record has a less meaningful number.

Common questions

Which equity fund has the highest return in Sri Lanka?

Over the last 180 days, the fund at the top of the table on this page. The figure and the date it is as at are both shown, and the order changes as prices change, so the answer is specific to that window rather than permanent. A different period would produce a different order.

Does the highest return mean the best fund?

No, and we do not publish a "best" list. A return is one measurement over one period. The same fund may have taken more price movement to get there, may charge a higher fee, or may require a larger minimum. Which fund suits a particular person depends on their circumstances and is a question for a licensed investment adviser.

How often is this ranking updated?

Every business day. We collect unit prices daily and recompute the figures each evening, so the ranking reflects the most recent published prices rather than a monthly report. The "as at" date at the top of the page is the date of the prices used.

Why do your figures differ from the fund manager’s?

Different window and different basis. Managers publish over periods of their own choosing, often year-to-date or a 5-year annualised figure, and their figures account for distributions. Ours is a fixed 180-day price return on the bid side. Both are shown on each fund’s own page rather than blended, because averaging two different measurements produces a third number that is neither.

This page ranks funds on one stated measure over one stated period. It is not a recommendation and not advice about your circumstances, and CeylonFunds is not a licensed investment adviser. How we calculate every figure is set out in our methodology.

Other rankings

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Or read what this category actually holds on the equity funds page.

Daily unit prices published by the Unit Trust Association of Sri Lanka (utasl.lk). Performance figures as published by the respective fund managers.