Newton Oriental Income Units

Sell : 239.39p | Buy : 239.39p | up 1.52p
Last valuation as at 21-11-2008

At a glance

Initial charge 4.00%
Initial saving 4.00%
Annual charge 1.50%
Annual saving 0.250% ²
Total Expense Ratio 1.69%
Launch date 30-11-1990
Launch price £0.50
Sector Asia Pacific Ex Japan
Fund size £460 million
Number of holdings 58
Fund type OEIC
Type of units Income

HL Research - Our view on this Fund

Hargreaves Lansdown research covers the funds we currently highlight and the most popular funds chosen by our clients over the years. This fund does not fall into either of these categories at present.

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About the Fund Manager

Photo of Jason Pidcock

Jason Pidcock
Located in: London


May 1996 - Aug 2004 Fund manager - BP Investment Management

Dec 1993 - May 1996 Assistant fund manager - Henderson Global Investors

Jason has nearly 11 years experience of investing in the Pacific ex-Japan stock markets. In his last role with BP Jason was responsible for managing the majority of the Pacific ex-Japan portion of the BP pension fund. This Fund is around £10 billion in size and the allocation to the Pacific ex-Japan region was around 5% (around £500 million) Jason was responsible for stock selection and asset allocation in Hong Kong, China, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, while his colleague covered Korea, India and Taiwan.

As the numbers detailed below show Jason has an excellent performance track record against both his benchmark and his peer group. Over the past 3 years the Pacific ex-Japan portion contributed the most in the way of performance to the BP Fund.

 

Income details

Running yield 0.90% (net)
Income paid Annually
Type of payment Dividend

All yields are variable and not guaranteed. The information is correct as at 30-09-2007.

Distribution dates

Ex-dividend date 01 July 2008
Payment date ³ 31 October 2008

Top 10 holdings

Universal Liquidity Funds PLCSterling Fund 'C' (Inc) NAV 5.21%
BHP Billiton 5.20%
Noble Group 4.76%
Santos 4.22%
Rei Agro LtdGDR (Rep 2 Ord INR10)(Reg's) 3.46%
CNOOC 3.20%
Oil Search 3.01%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2.98%
High Tech Computer Corp. 2.76%
Standard Chartered 2.63%

Top 10 sectors

Oil & Gas Producers 16.53%
Non-Classified 9.54%
Mining 8.58%
Technology Hardware & Equipment 7.28%
Mobile Telecommunications 7.15%
General Industrials 5.94%
Banks 5.66%
Managed Funds 5.21%
Personal Goods 4.70%
Nonlife Insurance 4.63%

Top 10 countries

Australia 20.17%
Hong Kong 15.82%
Singapore 12.54%
United Kingdom 12.06%
Taiwan 9.35%
Managed Funds 5.21%
Malaysia 4.14%
South Korea 3.98%
India 3.87%
Papua New Guinea 3.01%

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 21-11-2008. Data accurate as at 30/09/2008.

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