Five of the top-10 sit in the Global Growth sector, while Murray International – the most-viewed factsheet overall – represents the Global Growth & Income sector.
Investment trusts with an income theme also proved popular. Three of the most-viewed AIC members – Temple Bar, City of London, and Neil Woodford’s Edinburgh Investment Trust – come from the UK Growth & Income sector.
Top-10 most-viewed AIC members
Source: Financial Express Analytics
Templeton Emerging Markets is the only investment trust in the top-10 that does not sit in income or global sectors.
This penchant for global products was also reflected in the most recent IMA sales figures, which found that IMA Global was the second-best selling sector in April.
Commenting on the study, Annabel Brodie-Smith, communications director for the AIC, said: "These figures illustrate the popularity of the Global and UK sectors with investors. It is also interesting to see that half of the most widely viewed members on our website are currently on premiums, with most of these having an income focus."
"In a low interest-rate, inflationary environment, investment companies with an income-orientated focus are clearly in demand," she added.
Of the sectors that appear in the 10 most-viewed list, Global Emerging Market Equities has returned the most over a three-year period, though it has been substantially more volatile than the other three sectors.
Performance of sectors over 3-yrs
Source: Financial Express Analytics
Global Growth & Income has outperformed the Global Growth sector by nearly 3 per cent over this period, with a lower volatility.