HSBC Asian Growth Income Units

Sell : 51.48p | Buy : 51.48p | up 1.00p
Last valuation as at 28-11-2008

Also available as accumulation units

At a glance

Initial charge 4.00%
Initial saving 4.00%
Annual charge 1.50%
Annual saving 0.250% ²
Total Expense Ratio 1.78%
Launch date 16-12-1993
Launch price £0.50
Sector Asia Pacific Ex Japan
Fund size £30 million
Number of holdings 119
Fund type OEIC
Type of units Income

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About the Fund Manager

Photo of Husan Pai

Husan Pai
Located in: Hong Kong


Husan joined HSBC Asset Management (Hong Kong) as Director, Equities Investment in January 2003. He is responsible for the management of the regional institutional and retail funds, and is a member of the Regional Asset Allocation Committee. Husan brings with him 11 years of fund management experience, eight of which were with Credit Agricole Asset Management where he was a Director of Investment, and three years with AIG Investment Corporation (Asia) Limited. Prior to working in the fund management industry, Husan spent five years principally with the investment/private banking arms of Craƒacdit Lyonnais and Bank of America. Husan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree majoring in Economics and Finance from Simon Fraser University in Canada.

 

Income details

Historic yield 0.85%
Income paid Annually
Type of payment Dividend

All yields are variable and not guaranteed. There is currently no yield information available for this fund.

Distribution dates

Ex-dividend date 16 September 2008
Payment date ³ 15 November 2008

Top 10 holdings

China Mobile (Red Chip) 6.41%
Samsung Electronics Co. 6.16%
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (China) 3.24%
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (H) 2.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2.88%
Hon Hai Precision Industry 2.47%
Chunghwa Telecom Co. 2.21%
Singapore Press Holdings 1.98%
Cheung Kong (Holdings) 1.87%
PetroChina Co. 1.87%

Top 10 sectors

Technology Hardware & Equipment 16.92%
Banks 12.25%
Mobile Telecommunications 8.92%
Real Estate Investment & Services 7.53%
Oil & Gas Producers 5.59%
Fixed Line Telecommunications 4.55%
General Industrials 4.43%
Electricity 3.35%
Life Insurance 3.24%
Chemicals 3.16%

Top 10 countries

Hong Kong 28.25%
Taiwan 19.97%
South Korea 18.60%
China 16.16%
Singapore 7.91%
Malaysia 2.63%
Cash and Equiv. 2.37%
Thailand 2.10%
Indonesia 1.49%
Philippines 0.29%

² Annual saving is not available in the SIPP.

³ If you elect to receive the income from a Vantage ISA, Fund or Share Account, we will collect any dividends for you and then pay them directly into your bank account within the first 10 working days of the following month.

Last valuation as at 28-11-2008. Data accurate as at 31/10/2008.

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