Principal Asian Equity Fund - Retail Class Units

Important Notes

  • Principal Asian Equity Fund (“Fund”) will invest primarily in equity securities of companies in the Asian Region.
  • The Fund invests in a single region. Compared with a well-diversified fund, its concentration risk is relatively high and hence it might be more volatile than a well-diversified fund. The Fund is also subject to foreign exchange, liquidity, emerging market and securities risks.
  • Investment involves risk. There is no assurance on investment returns and you may not get back the amount originally invested.
  • The investment decision is yours and you should not invest in this Fund unless the intermediary who sells it to you has advised you that it is suitable for you and explained how it is consistent with your investment objectives.
  • You should not rely solely on this website when making your investment decision. You should read the Explanatory Memorandum of Principal Life Style Fund for further details (including investment strategies, risk factors, fees and charges, and fund information).
NAV ^
46.2151 HKD
Daily Change
-1.3%
Valuation Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
12/04/2024

^ The unit price of the fund is calculated on net asset value.

Investment Objectives

To seek capital growth over the long term by investing in Asian equity markets.

Investment Strategy

To achieve its objective, the Sub-Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of companies in the Asian Region. In addition, the Sub-Fund may hold cash and short-term investments such as bills and deposits. For details please refer to Explanatory Memorandum.

  • Series Name

    Principal Life Style Fund

  • Fund Name

    Principal Asian Equity Fund - Retail Class Units

  • Asset Class

    Equity

  • Fund Domicile

    Hong Kong

  • Base Currency

    HKD

  • Fund Size

    HKD5,451.1 million As of 29/2/2024

  • Risk/Return Spectrum1

    High

  • Asset Allocation4
    Equity Securities
    70 - 100%
    Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits)
    0 - 30%
  • 3 years annualized volatility2

    15.54 As of 29/2/2024

  • Management Fees

    1.20% pa

  • Investment Manager

    David (Donghui) Han, Alan (Xi) Wang

  • Launch Date (DD/MM/YYYY)

    02/07/2003

  • Ongoing charges over a year3

    1.45%

  • Geographic Allocation4
    Asia (ex-Japan)
    80 - 100%
    Others
    0 - 20%

1. The Risk/Return Spectrum includes 4 levels of risks: Low, Moderate, Moderate to High and High. The classifications of Risk/Return Spectrum for each constituent fund are determined by the Investment Manager of the Scheme, Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Limited, based on past volatility (i.e. annualized standard deviation of returns) and relative risk levels among the constituent funds in the Scheme. The classifications of Risk/Return Spectrum will be reviewed by the Investment Manager on an annual basis and are provided for reference only.

2. The 3 Years Annualized Volatility shows the risk of a constituent fund and is calculated as an annualized standard deviation based on the monthly rates of return of the constituent fund over the past three years. However, it is not required to indicate the 3 Years Annualized Volatility if the period between the reporting date of the website and the inception date for the fund is less than 3 years.

3. The ongoing charges figure is based on expenses for the year ended 31 December 2022. This figure may vary from year to year.

4. Investors should note that (i) the above ranges of asset and geographic allocations are for indication only and long-term allocations may vary with changing market conditions; and (ii) the geographic allocation for equity investments is classified by the principal place of business of the issuers and the geographic allocation for debt investments is classified by their currency denomination. 

Cumulative Return (%)

  As of (DD/MM/YYYY) 1 Month 3 Months Year To Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Since Launch
Fund 29/02/2024 4.4 5.4 1.8 5.3 -19.7 8.4 355
Index 29/02/2024 5.7 3.6 0.1 4.7 -22.4 8.9 414.6

Calendar Year Return (%)

  As of (DD/MM/YYYY) Year To Date 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fund 29/02/2024 1.8 4.8 -19.1 -2.6 24 13.9
Index 29/02/2024 0.1 6.1 -19.6 -4.2 24.5 17.5

For further details, please refer to Fund Fact Sheet.
Financed Carbon Emissions (tons CO2e / $M invested)^ Financed Carbon Emissions Coverage
89 96.7%
All data is sourced from MSCI based on the portfolio holdings as of 30/12/2022
^ Total Portfolio Carbon Emissions measures the scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emission for all the investments in the investee company per USD million invested by their equity ownership.
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    Explanatory Memorandum - Principal Life Style Fund
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    Product Key Facts - Asian Equity Fund
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    Fund Fact Sheets - Principal Life Style Fund - Asian Equity Fund
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    Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements (For The Year Ended 31 December 2022)
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    Unaudited Semi-Annual Report (For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2023)
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    Notice to Unitholders of Principal Life Style Fund (2023/07)
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    Notice to Unitholders of Principal Life Style Fund (2022/11)
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    Notice to Unitholders of Principal Life Style Fund (2021/05)
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    Mutual Funds Product Range Brochure

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Issuer of this material

Principal Global Investors Funds, CCB Principal Selected Growth Mixed Asset Fund, CCB Principal Dual Income Bond Fund 
Issuer: Principal Investment & Retirement Services Limited

Principal Life Style Fund, Principal Prosperity Series
Issuer: Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Limited

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