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BRICs, wine and debt dynamics: five charts that shaped June
With the pandemic still leading the investment agenda, what other notable events came to the fore over the past month?
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Published: 08/06/20
Investing in fine wines would have given you a return of 39% over the past five years, according to the Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 index. The Liv-ex index tracks the prices of the most traded fine wines on the market and comprises of seven sub-indices, which are: Bordeaux 500; Bordeaux Legends 40; Burgundy 150; Champagne 50; Rhone 100; Italy 100; and the Rest of the World 60.
Breaking down performance into component parts over the past five years, the clear investment winner is Burgundy 150, which rose 76.9%. However, year-to-date returns have been dented with a loss of 6% over the past five months. Staying ahead this year with positive returns are the Champagne 50 index, up 3.2%, and Italy 100, which rose 4.6%.
