Principal Sustainable Asia Equity Income Fund - Income (monthly) Class Units - Retail (USD)

Overview

NAV ^
USD 34.84
As of 04/06/2025
Daily Change
-0.1 %
As of 04/06/2025
Investment Objective

The Sub-Fund will primarily (i.e. at least 70% of the Sub-Fund’s net asset value) invest in a diversified portfolio of listed securities of companies and issuers in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) region which are considered to be outperforming their peers with respect to sustainability performance based on ...

The Sub-Fund will primarily (i.e. at least 70% of the Sub-Fund’s net asset value) invest in a diversified portfolio of listed securities of companies and issuers in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) region which are considered to be outperforming their peers with respect to sustainability performance based on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors (“ESG achievers”) as well as exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and collective investment schemes (“CISs”), which primarily invest in equity securities of companies and issuers that maintain better ESG profiles than their corresponding traditional counterparts (collectively “ESG achiever ETFs/CISs”). The Sub-Fund will also seek to achieve high current income and capital appreciation with a focus on high dividend yielding stocks.

Fund Information

as of 04/06/2025 unless indicated otherwise
Series name
Principal Prosperity Series
Asset class
Equity
Fund domicile
Hong Kong
Base Currency
USD
Management fees
1.4% pa
Launch date
13/12/2002
Investment manager
Alan (Xi) Wang

Performance Chart

USD 34.84

NAV / unit
 

Fund Return

As of 31/01/2025
Cumulative return table
Class As of (DD/MM/YYYY) 1 Month 3 Months Year To Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Since Launch
Fund 31/01/2025 -0.1 -4.2 -0.1 13 -3.1 15.3 568.7
Index 31/01/2025 1.4 -2 1.4 17.3 3.1 22.2 560.6

1. The 3 Years Annualized Volatility shows the risk of the 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.

2. The ongoing charges figure is an annualised figure which is calculated based on expenses chargeable to the relevant class for the 6-month period ended 31 December 2023 and then extrapolated to 12 months. This figure may vary from year to year.

Sustainability Characteristics

All data is sourced from MSCI based on the portfolio holdings as of 31/12/2024
151.03
Financed Carbon Emissions (tons CO2e / $M invested) ^
100
Financed Carbon Emissions Coverage

^ 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.

Dividend distribution history

Dividend Period End Date Dividend per unit Dividend paid out of net distributable income for the period Dividend effectively paid out of capital
Important notice
  1. The Principal Sustainable Asia Equity Income Fund (“Sub-Fund”) will invest in a diversified portfolio of listed securities in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) region, including but not limited to the following: Australia, Greater China (including PRC, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Indonesia, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. The Sub-Fund will focus on ESG achievers which demonstrate strong corporate fundamentals and offer the potential for superior dividend yields. The Sub-Fund will also seek to achieve capital appreciation with relatively moderate to high volatility commensurate with investing in equities. The Sub-Fund aims to maintain a minimum of 70% of the Sub-Fund’s net asset value invested in listed securities issued by ESG achievers as well as ESG achiever ETFs/CISs. The aggregate investment of the Sub-Fund’s investment in ETFs and CISs (including ESG achiever ETFs/CISs) will be less than 30% of the Sub-Fund’s net asset value.
  2. The Sub-Fund invests in equities located in developed markets and in emerging markets. Such investments carry general investment risk, equity market risk, ESG investment policy risk, currency risk, concentration risk, specific risks in investing in emerging markets and other associated risks that can cause portfolio values to be very volatile.
  3. The use of ESG criteria may affect the Sub-Fund’s investment performance and, as such, the Sub-Fund may perform differently compared to similar funds that do not use such criteria. For instance, ESG criteria used in the Sub-Fund’s investment policy may result in the Sub-Fund forgoing opportunities to buy certain securities when it might otherwise be advantageous to do so, and/or selling securities due to such securities no longer meeting the Sub-Fund’s ESG criteria when it might be disadvantageous to do so. As such, the application of ESG criteria may restrict the ability of the Sub-Fund to acquire or dispose of its investments at a price and time that it wishes to do so, and may therefore result in a loss to the Sub-Fund. The use of ESG criteria may also result in the Sub-Fund being concentrated in companies with a focus on ESG criteria and its value may be more volatile than that of a fund having a more diverse portfolio of investments. The selection of securities may involve the subjective judgement of the Fund Manager’s Delegate. There is also a lack of standardised taxonomy of ESG criteria evaluation methodology and the way in which different funds apply such ESG criteria may vary. The Fund Manager and the Fund Manager’s Delegate’s ESG assessment takes into account ESG data and research from external data providers, which may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable. As a result, there is a risk associated with the assessment of a security or issuer based on such information or data.
  4. In respect of the Income Class Units, the Fund Manager may at its discretion pay dividend out of gross income while paying all or part of the fees and expenses attributable to the Income Class Units out of the capital of such units, resulting in an increase in distributable income for the payment of dividend by the Income Class Units and therefore, the Sub-Fund may effectively pay dividend out of capital. For Income Plus Class Units, the Fund Manager may pay dividends out of capital. The payment of dividends effectively out of capital or out of capital amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of a Unitholder’s original investment in the Income Class Units or the Income Plus Class Units or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment. Any such distributions may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per unit. Dividend is not guaranteed.
  5. The Sub-Fund’s net derivative exposure may be up to 50% of the Sub-Fund’s net asset value, which exposes the Sub-Fund to risks associated with investment in financial derivative instruments (FDI).
  6. Investment involves risk. There is no assurance on investment returns and you may not get back the amount originally invested.
  7. 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.
  8. You should not rely solely on this marketing material when making your investment decision. You should read the Explanatory Memorandum and Product Key Facts of Principal Prosperity Series for further details (including investment policy, risk factors, fees and charges, and fund information).

 

*Effective from 31 July 2023 (the “Effective Date”), the Sub-Fund has been renamed from “Principal Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Fund” to “Principal Sustainable Asia Equity Income Fund”, and its investment objective and policies have been changed accordingly. The previous “Income Class Unit” has been renamed to “Income Class Units – Retail – USD” from the Effective Date, and past performance is presented for reference only.

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

* The name of the funds is not indicative of the fund's performance and return.

This material is intended for general reference only. This material does not constitute an offer or solicitation or invitation or advice or recommendation to enter into any transactions. Investment involves risk. There is no assurance on investment returns. You should consider your own risk tolerance level and financial circumstances before making any investment choices. If you are in doubt as to whether a certain fund or product mentioned in this material is suitable for you, you should seek independent professional advice.

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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