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Important Notes
- The Principal Sustainable Asian Income Fund (“Sub-Fund”) will primarily (i.e. at least 70% of the Sub-Fund’s Net Asset Value) invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities and fixed income-related securities of companies and issuers in Asia which are considered to be outperforming their peers with respect to sustainability performance based on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors (“ESG leaders”) as well as ESG-focused exchange traded funds (“ETF”) and other collective investment schemes (“CIS”) which primarily invest in debt securities and companies or issuers that maintain better ESG profiles than their corresponding traditional counterparts (collectively “ESG-focused ETF/CIS”), and provide a return consisting of income and capital growth over medium to long term.
- The Sub-Fund will primarily invest in a portfolio of fixed income and fixed income-related securities of companies domiciled in, traded in and/or with substantial business interests in Asia and/or governments and government-related issuers located in Asia, including but not limited to sovereign, quasi-sovereign, agency, such investments may include corporate bonds/debentures, floating rate notes, bills, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, and debt instruments with loss-absorption features, which may be denominated in USD or other currencies. The Sub-Fund may invest 30% or more of its net asset value in fixed income and fixed income-related securities relating to emerging markets.
- The Sub-Fund may invest up to 40% of its Net Asset Value in debt securities rated below investment grade (i.e. rated BB+ or below by Standard & Poor’s or comparable ratings by Moody’s Investors Services or Fitch Ratings) or in the case the credit rating is designated/assigned by a PRC (means the People’s Republic of China excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for purpose of this material) credit rating agency, A+ and below, or unrated. For the purpose of the Sub-Fund, “unrated debt securities” is defined as debt securities which neither the debt securities nor their issuers have a credit rating. While these credit ratings provided by the relevant rating agencies serve as a point of reference, the Sub-Delegate of the Manager will conduct its own assessment on the credit quality based on various factors, such as leverage level, operating margin, return on capital, interest coverage, operating cash flows, industry outlook, competitive position in the market and corporate governance. The Sub-Fund may from time to time invest less than 30% of its Net Asset Value in RMB-denominated debt securities issued in the PRC, including through the Qualified Foreign Investor (“QFI”) regime, the China interbank bond market direct access program and/ or China Hong Kong Bond Connect, as well as urban investment bonds which are debt instruments issued by local government financing vehicles (“LGFVs”). These LGFVs are separate legal entities established by local governments and/or their affiliates to raise financing for public welfare investment or infrastructure projects.
- 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 Sub-Delegates. There is also a lack of standardized 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 Sub-Delegates’ 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.
- The Sub-Fund may also invest up to 10% of its net asset value in debt instruments with loss absorption features, which may include instruments classified as Additional Tier 1/Tier 2 capital instruments, contingent convertible bonds (“CoCos”), non-preferred senior bonds which may also be known as Tier 3 bonds and other instruments eligible to count as loss-absorbing capacity under the resolution regime for financial institution, in compliance with its investment policy and limits. These instruments may be subject to contingent write-down or contingent conversion to equity on the occurrence of trigger event(s).
- The Sub-Fund’s net derivative exposure may be up to 50% of the Sub-Fund’s net asset value.
- 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 but 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 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).
Performance During Fed Rate Hikes
As the economy rebounds from the COVID-19 shock, the possibilities of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve increase after the tapering of bond purchases. With relatively solid fundamentals, Asian bonds could sustain their uptrend over a short-to-medium term.
Robust Economic Growth Potential
The Asian economy has taken up a growing share of the world economy. Measured by purchasing power parity, the region's economy is expected to account for 47.9 percent of the world's total in 2021, up from 45.3 percent registered in 2017, according to IMF.
Competitive Yields Relative To Developed Markets
Interest rates in developed markets were slashed to extremely low levels. Asian markets have yield advantages compared to other parts of the world.
Attractive Relative Valuation
With solid fundamentals, Asian bonds looked attractive over US bonds in relative value terms.
Source: Please refer to the Sales Flyer under the Download section.
Investing in Best-In-Class Companies
All securities invested by the fund (including ETF and CIS) are screened with the aim of identifying ESG leaders. ESG scorings on potential companies/issuers are assigned using a proprietary ESG methodology. The fund’s goal is to achieve a better ESG rating than the traditional index.
Core Plus Satellite Approach
A dynamic allocation approach between Investment-Grade and High-yield bonds. The purposes of the satellite approach are yield enhancement and diversification of income exposure.
Implementation of Our ESG Principles
* Social and Environment driven by sector specific factors. * Governance being the most important element.
Source: Please refer to the Sales Flyer under the Download section.
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Valuation Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
^ The unit price of the fund is calculated on net asset value.
Investment Objective:
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a return consisting of income and capital growth over medium to long term, through primarily investing in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities and fixed income-related securities of companies and issuers in Asia which are considered to be outperforming their peers with respect to sustainability performance based on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors (“ESG leaders”) as well as exchanged trade funds ('ETF") and collective investment schemes ("CIS") which primarily invest in debt securities and companies or issuers that maintain better ESG profiles than their corresponding traditional counterparts (collectively “ESG-focused ETF/CIS”).
Investment Policy:
The Fund aims to maintain a minimum of 70% of its net asset value invested in fixed income securities and fixed income-related securities issued by ESG leaders as well as ESG-focused ETF/CIS. The aggregate investments in ETF and CIS (including ESG-focused ETF/CIS) will be less than 30% of the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund Manager adopts a best-in-class strategy under which the Fund Manager will screen all securities investable by the Fund (including ETF and CIS) with the aim of identifying ESG leaders and ESG-focused ETF/CIS. For details please refer to Explanatory Memorandum.
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Series Name
Principal Prosperity Series
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Fund Name
Principal Sustainable Asian Income Fund - Accumulation Class Units - Retail (USD)
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Asset Class
Fixed Income
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Fund Domicile
Hong Kong
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Base Currency
USD
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Fund Size
USD16.54 million As of 30/11/2022
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3 years annualized volatility1
N/A
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Management Fees
0.90% pa
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Investment Manager
Howe Chung Wan, Prakash Gopalakrishnan
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Launch Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
15/12/2021
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Ongoing charges over a year2
1.22%
1. The 3 Years Annualized Volatility shows the risk of a fund and is calculated as an annualized standard deviation based on the monthly rates of return of the 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. As the unit class has not been launched for one year, the figure is an estimate only and represents the sum of the estimated ongoing expenses chargeable to the respective class of the Fund over a 12-month period expressed as a percentage of the estimated average net asset value of the respective class of the Fund over the same period. The actual figure may be different upon actual operation of the Fund and the figure may vary from year to year.
Cumulative Return ¹ (%)
| 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 | 30/11/2022 | 5.1 | -2.8 | -16.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -17.3 |
| Index | 30/11/2022 | 5.6 | -2.2 | -13.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -14 |
Calendar Year Return ¹ (%)
As of (DD/MM/YYYY)
Year To Date
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Fund
30/11/2022
-16.9
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Index
30/11/2022
-13.7
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
| As of (DD/MM/YYYY) | Year To Date | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
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| Fund | 30/11/2022 | -16.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Index | 30/11/2022 | -13.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Explanatory Memorandum - Principal Prosperity Series
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Product Key Facts - Principal Sustainable Asian Income Fund
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Fund Fact Sheets - Principal Sustainable Asian Income Fund
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Annual Audited Report (For The Year Ended 30 June 2022)
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Notice to Unitholder of Principal Prosperity Series (25 November 2022)
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Notice to Unitholder of Principal Prosperity Series (7 February 2022)
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Notice to Unitholder of Principal Prosperity Series (8 December 2021)
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Responsible Investment Policy
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Additional Information for Principal Sustainable Asian Income Fund
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Sales Flyer - Principal Sustainable Asian Income Fund
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Mutual Funds Product Range Brochure