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Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc

"I think the old should invest in the young and nowhere is that more relevant than in Asia today."

Matthew Dobbs
Asian Equities Fund Manager and Head of Global Small Cap
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Looks to take advantage of growth opportunities in Asia

The opportunity

  • Provides exposure to Asia’s superior long-term growth potential by identifying attractive investment opportunities across the region’s equity markets.
  • Offers a long-term performance record, which was recognised by winning the Moneywise Investment Trust Award 2018 in Asia Pacific excluding Japan category.
  • Managed by the same investment professional since launch in 1995, who works closely with an extensive network of analysts throughout Asia.

The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested.

Meet the manager

Matthew Dobbs

Asian Equities Fund Manager and Head of Global Small Cap

Matthew has been running Asian specialist investment portfolios since 1985, and has managed the Schroder AsiaPacific Fund and Schroder Oriental Income Fund since launch. He is also the firm’s Head of Global Small Cap Equities. Matthew started at Schroders in 1981 as a UK investment analyst, and since then has worked in New York and Singapore as well as London where he is currently based.

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Recent Annual General Meeting

On 3 February 2021 we offered a virtual presentation for the Company's Annual General Meeting in place of a physical event. Fund manager Matthew Dobbs presented on the year and this was followed by live Q&A.

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Q&A with Matthew Dobbs, Fund Manager

Q&A with Matthew Dobbs, Fund Manager

Q&A with Matthew Dobbs, Fund Manager

Q&A with Matthew Dobbs, Fund Manager

Q&A with Matthew Dobbs, Fund Manager

Q&A with Matthew Dobbs, Fund Manager

AGM Presentation (2021)

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Investment objective

The Company’s principal investment objective is to achieve capital growth through investment primarily in equities of companies located in the continent of Asia (excluding the Middle East and Japan), together with the Far Eastern countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. It aims to achieve growth in excess of the MSCI All Countries Asia excluding Japan Index in sterling terms (Benchmark Index) over the longer term.

There is no guarantee that the objective will be achieved.  

Investment policy

The Company principally invests in a diversified portfolio of companies located in the continent of Asia (excluding the Middle East and Japan) (for the purposes of this paragraph the “region”). Such countries include Hong Kong/China, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, India, The Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka and may include other countries in the region that permit foreign investors to participate in investing in equities, such as in their stock markets or other such investments in the future. Investments may be made in companies listed on the stock markets of countries located in the region and/or listed elsewhere but controlled from within the region and/or with a material exposure to the region.

The portfolio is predominantly invested in equities, but may also be invested in other financial instruments such as put options on indices and equities in the region. The Company does not use derivative contracts for speculative purposes. The Company may invest up to 5% of its assets in securities which are not listed on any stock exchange but would normally not make such an investment except where the Manager expects that the securities will shortly become listed on a stock exchange. In order to maximise potential returns, gearing may be employed by the Company from time to time. Where appropriate the Directors may authorise the hedging of the Company’s currency exposure.

Investor profile

May be suitable for investors who:

  • are aiming for capital growth and willing to invest in a higher-risk fund
  • are willing to accept possible short-term losses for the benefit of potential long-term gains
  • are looking for exposure to the potential growth from Asian equities
  • are comfortable with the risks associated with an equity-based investment
  • have a medium- to long-term investment horizon of three to five years or more

May not be suitable for investors who:

  • are seeking a lower-risk fund
  • don’t want to put their capital at risk
  • are uncomfortable with the level of risk associated with equity-based investment
  • have a short-term investment horizon
  • can’t tolerate short-term volatility
  • are uncomfortable with the risks associated with investing in small and medium-sized companies

What are the risks?

Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.

Investors in the emerging markets and the Far East should be aware that this involves a high degree of risk and should be seen as long term in nature. Less developed markets are generally less well regulated than the UK, they may be less liquid and may have less reliable arrangements for trading and settlement of the underlying holdings.

The trust holds investments denominated in currencies other than sterling, investors should note that exchange rates may cause the value of these investments, and the income from them, to rise or fall.

The trust Invests in smaller companies that may be less liquid than in larger companies and price swings may therefore be greater than investment trusts that invest in larger companies.

The trust may borrow money to invest in further investments, this is known as gearing. Gearing will increase returns if the value of the investments purchased increase in value by more than the cost of borrowing, or reduce returns if they fail to do so.

Investments such as warrants, participation certificates, guaranteed bonds, etc will expose the fund to the risk of the issuer of these instruments defaulting on paying the capital back to the fund.

Gearing will increase returns if the value of the investments purchased increase in value by more than the cost of borrowing, or reduce returns if they fail to do so. Investments such as warrants, participation certificates, guaranteed bonds, etc will expose the fund to the risk of the issuer of these instruments defaulting on paying the capital back to the fund.

Getting started

Investment trusts offer a flexible and effective way to gain exposure to some of the world's most dynamic markets and regions, and can be used to meet a variety of investment outcomes. For more information on how Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Plc shares can be bought and sold, visit our How to invest page.

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