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Principal Asian Equity Fund - Retail Class Units
Important Notes
- Principal Asian Equity Fund (“Sub-Fund”) will invest primarily in equity securities of companies in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) region.
- The Sub-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 Sub-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 Sub-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).
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Valuation Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
^ The unit price of the fund is calculated on net asset value.
Investment Objectives
To seek capital growth over the long term by investing primarily in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) equities
Investment Strategy
The Sub-Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of companies in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) region. In addition, the Sub-Fund may hold cash and short-term investments such as bills and deposits. The Sub-Fund will invest less than 30% of its net asset value in eligible China A-Shares and B-Shares listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges via the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”) and/or the qualified foreign investor (“QFI”) regime. Investment markets may include, but are not limited to, Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Australia and New Zealand. The Sub-Fund may enter into financial futures contracts, financial option contracts and currency forward contracts for hedging purposes. For details please refer to Explanatory Memorandum.
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Series Name
Principal Life Style Fund
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Fund Name
Principal Asian Equity Fund - Retail Class Units
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Asset Class
Equity
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Fund Domicile
Hong Kong
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Base Currency
HKD
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Fund Size
HKD6,240.1 million As of 31/10/2024
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Risk/Return Spectrum1
High
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Asset Allocation4
Equity Securities70 - 100%Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits)0 - 30%
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3 years annualized volatility2
15.85 As of 31/10/2024
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Management Fees
1.20% pa
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Investment Manager
David (Donghui) Han, Alan (Xi) Wang
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Launch Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
02/07/2003
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Ongoing charges over a year3
1.46%
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Geographic Allocation4
Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)80 - 100%Others0 - 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 2023. 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 | |
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| Fund | 31/10/2024 | -3.4 | 3.3 | 13.8 | 26.1 | -6.6 | 20.7 | 408.6 |
| Index | 31/10/2024 | -4.5 | 5 | 15.1 | 27.2 | -4.2 | 24.3 | 491.7 |
Calendar Year Return (%)
As of (DD/MM/YYYY)
Year To Date
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Fund
31/10/2024
13.8
4.8
-19.1
-2.6
24
13.9
Index
31/10/2024
15.1
6.1
-19.6
-4.2
24.5
17.5
| As of (DD/MM/YYYY) | Year To Date | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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| Fund | 31/10/2024 | 13.8 | 4.8 | -19.1 | -2.6 | 24 | 13.9 |
| Index | 31/10/2024 | 15.1 | 6.1 | -19.6 | -4.2 | 24.5 | 17.5 |
| Financed Carbon Emissions (tons CO2e / $M invested)^ | Financed Carbon Emissions Coverage |
| 192.46 | 99.49 |
| All data is sourced from MSCI based on the portfolio holdings as of 31/12/2023 | |
| ^ 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 2023)
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Unaudited Semi-Annual Report (For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2024)
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Notice to Unitholders of Principal Life Style Fund (2024/06)
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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