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1 On 22 Sep 2020, the fund name has been changed from First State Asia Focus Fund to FSSA Asia Focus Fund. On 16 Jan 2019, the fund name has been changed from First State Asia Pacific Select Fund to First State Asia Focus Fund.
2 On 22 Sep 2020, the fund name has been changed from First State Asia Opportunities Fund to FSSA Asia Opportunities Fund. As at 6 September 2016, the investment policy of First State Asia Innovation Fund has been clarified to better align with the market. The name First State Asia Innovation Fund has been changed to First State Asia Opportunities Fund to reflect the change.
3 The benchmark displayed is the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index until 30 April 2002, the MSCI AC Far East ex Japan Index from 1 May 2002 until 1 November 2005 and the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index from 2 November 2005 onwards. Gross of tax benchmark performance is shown before 1 July 2016 and net of tax benchmark performance is shown after the aforementioned date.
4 The benchmark displayed is the MSCI Golden Dragon Index until 31 May 2002 and the MSCI China Index from 1 June 2002 onwards.
5 With effect from 9 December 2021, the benchmark has been changed from MSCI Japan Index to TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) (Net Total Return).
6 On 22 Sep 2020, the fund name has been changed from First State China All Cap Fund to FSSA China All Cap Fund. On 9 November 2018, First State New Era PRC Fund has changed its name to First State China All Cap Fund and the investment objective has also changed (previous objective: to achieve long term capital appreciation and invest fully in equity and equity related securities issued by companies, with no restriction on company size, with either asset in, or revenues derived from, the PRC that are listed, traded or dealt in on stock exchanges and markets in the PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States or in a member state of the OECD.) On 7 October 2014, New Era PRC Fund has changed its name to First State New Era PRC Fund and the investment objective has also changed (previous objective: to provide investors with capital growth over the medium to long term primarily by investing in Hong Kong listed Red Chips and H Shares, and securities listed on the stock markets of the PRC which are available to foreign investors.) Class II units are not available for subscription by new investors.
7 On 9 December 2021, the fund name has been changed from FSSA Singapore and Malaysia Growth Fund to FSSA ASEAN All Cap Fund. The Fund’s investment policy was also changed on 9 December 2021 to allow the Fund to invest primarily in equity securities or equity-related securities of companies that, at the time of investment, are listed, or have their registered offices in, or conduct a majority of their economic activity in member countries of ASEAN. Prior to 1 May 2017, the benchmark was Market Cap Weighted of MSCI Malaysia/MSCI Singapore Indices which was calculated internally. From 1 May 2017, the benchmark was changed to MSCI Singapore & Malaysia Index to adopt the official benchmark. From 9 December 2021, the benchmark of the Fund was changed to MSCI AC ASEAN Index due to the change of investment policy of the Fund.
Source: Lipper, Nav-Nav (with dividend reinvested where applicable)
Acc represents share class with dividends accumulated. M Dist represents share class with monthly distribution of dividends. H Dist represents share class with half-yearly distribution of dividends. Q Dist represents share class with quarterly distribution of dividends. Dividends are not guaranteed and may be paid out of capital. All prices are for indication only. For detail, please refer to the Fund’s factsheet for further details including investment objective & strategy, asset allocation, top 10 holdings, comparison with benchmark (if any) and disclosure.
With effect from 22 September 2020, First State Investments was rebranded to First Sentier Investors. The names of the funds were also rebranded, please view the full list of the fund name changes: Hong Kong Unit Trust (HKUT) / First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund (VCC).
