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acorn life pension funds.
Acorn Life offers 13 pension funds in our data, including cautious managed, balanced managed, growth managed and global equity funds. Below they're ranked by average yearly return over five years, with one, three and ten-year figures and each fund's risk rating, so you can see how the Acorn Life range compares.
- funds
- 13
- typical risk
- 2–5/7
- middle 5-yr return
- +4.3% a year
Of the 4 Acorn Life funds with a five-year record, the highest average yearly return was +8.9% (Acorn Life Managed Growth) and the lowest +1.5% (Acorn Life Cautiously Managed). 9 funds are under five years old and listed after, by 3-year return.
ranked by 5-year return
| # | fund | risk | 1 yr | 3 yr avg | 5 yr avg | 10 yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acorn Life Managed GrowthManaged Aggressive (>65% Equity) | risk 4/7 | +19.5% | +14.3% | +8.9% | +8.5% |
| 2 | Acorn Life ManagedManaged Balanced (<65% Equity) | risk 3/7 | +15.1% | +11.3% | +6.7% | +6.6% |
| 3 | Acorn Life PropertyProperty | risk 5/7 | +5.6% | +7.5% | +1.9% | — |
| 4 | Acorn Life Cautiously ManagedManaged Defensive (<35% Equity) | risk 2/7 | +5.3% | +5.1% | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 5 | Acorn Life Managed High EquityEquity Global | risk 5/7 | +21.9% | +16.3% | — | — |
| 6 | Acorn Life Adventurous SelectEquity Global | risk 5/7 | +17.7% | +14.2% | — | — |
| 7 | Acorn Life Dynamic SelectManaged Aggressive (>65% Equity) | risk 5/7 | +20.4% | +14.2% | — | — |
| 8 | Acorn Life Dynamic Multi-ManagerManaged Aggressive (>65% Equity) | risk 5/7 | +18.8% | +13.5% | — | — |
| 9 | Acorn Life Diversified SelectManaged Balanced (<65% Equity) | risk 4/7 | +16.3% | +11.9% | — | — |
| 10 | Acorn Life Diversified Multi-ManagerManaged Balanced (<65% Equity) | risk 4/7 | +14.6% | +10.0% | — | — |
| 11 | Acorn Life Target ReturnAlternative Strategy | risk 4/7 | +20.2% | +9.8% | — | — |
| 12 | Acorn Life Moderate SelectManaged Defensive (<35% Equity) | risk 3/7 | +9.6% | +8.3% | — | — |
| 13 | Acorn Life Cautious SelectManaged Defensive (<35% Equity) | risk 2/7 | +6.1% | +6.1% | — | — |
average yearly returns as published by the national pension helpline fund explorer, updated 9 Nov 2026, 06:01. your own return also depends on the charges on your policy. past performance is not a reliable guide to future performance.
Acorn Life funds by type