Investec Asia ex Japan Fund Accumulation Class Shares

Sell : 148.86p | Buy : 148.86p | up 1.83p
Last valuation as at 21-11-2008

At a glance

Initial charge 4.50%
Initial saving 4.50%
Annual charge 1.50%
Annual saving 0.250% ²
Total Expense Ratio 2.07%
Launch date 03-03-1997
Launch price £1.00
Sector Asia Pacific Ex Japan
Fund size £114 million
Number of holdings 87
Fund type OEIC
Type of units Accumulation

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About the Fund Manager

Photo of Greg Kuhnert

Greg Kuhnert
Located in: London


Greg is a Financials sector specialist. Prior to joining Investec, Greg worked for Ernst & Young in 1995 before he qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1997. He graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1994 and achieved a first class pass in Bachelor of Accountancy. Greg was one of the top ten candidates in Part One of the Qualifying Exam of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1995. He is also a CFA charterholder.

 

Income details

Historic yield 0.47%
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 31 December 2008
Payment date ³ 28 February 2008

Top 10 holdings

China Mobile (Red Chip) 5.03%
CNOOC 3.32%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 3.15%
Samsung Electronics Co. 3.03%
China Construction Bank (H) 2.77%
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (H) 2.74%
POSCO 2.28%
Hutchison Whampoa 2.12%
DBS Group Holdings 1.97%
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) 1.87%

Top 10 sectors

Banks 20.41%
Technology Hardware & Equipment 12.00%
Oil & Gas Producers 7.68%
Mobile Telecommunications 7.46%
General Industrials 4.32%
Food Producers 3.75%
Software & Computer Services 3.73%
Chemicals 3.62%
Cash and Equiv. 3.25%
Financial Services 3.07%

Top 10 countries

Hong Kong 26.17%
South Korea 14.70%
India 11.66%
China 10.92%
Taiwan 8.95%
Malaysia 8.16%
Singapore 4.90%
Thailand 3.77%
Cash and Equiv. 3.25%
Indonesia 1.94%

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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