The Early Bird fund performance indicators for May 2025 have been released. To get an early feel for what to expect of the month in terms of returns on your pension investment, the market gained 3.00% (Allshare Index ex div), ranging between 5.86% (Technology) and –2.79% (Oil & Gas). The Rand strengthened by 3.62% to the US$. Typical prudential managed pension portfolios returned between 4.620% (NAM Coronation Balanced Plus Fund) and 0.961% (Lebela Balanced Fund) after fees.