Melchior Asian Opportunities A Acc 
Overview
| Initial charge | 5.00% |
|---|---|
| Initial saving | 5.00% |
| Annual charge | 2.15% |
| Annual saving | 0.100% ² |
| Performance charges | No |
| Total Expense Ratio | 2.46% |
| Launch date | 04-04-2005 |
| Launch price | £1.00 |
| Sector | Asia Pacific Ex Japan |
| Fund size | £149 million |
| Number of holdings | 39 |
| Fund type | OEIC |
| Type of units | Accumulation |
Please read the Simplified Prospectus in addition to the information above.
Ways to Invest
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2009 was an excellent year for this fund after a poor 2008. Asian markets have benefited from strong demand, and government stimulus (particularly in China). Henrietta Luk expects maintained momentum in 2010 but volatility to increase as inflation forces some Asian countries to raise interest rates. The fund retains its bias towards Taiwanese technology companies where she remains bullish.
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About the Fund Manager
Henrietta Luk
Located in: Hong Kong
Henrietta Luk has more than twenty years of experience as an investment professional, having been a securities analyst for two and a half years and a fund manager for eighteen years. She spent five years at Hambro Pacific Fund Management, where she was the director heading the investment team. She won the Micropal Award for the UK Investment Trusts Far East ex Japan Sector in 1996 and in 1997, she was named Fund Manager of the Year by Investment Week.
Income details
| Running yield | N/a |
|---|---|
| Income paid | Bi-annually |
| Type of payment | No income |
All yields are variable and not guaranteed. There is currently no yield information available for this fund.
Distribution dates
| Ex-dividend date | 31 May 2010 |
|---|---|
| Payment date ³ | 30 July 2010 |
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Top 10 holdings
| Sa Sa International Holdings | 3.20% |
|---|---|
| Cathay Pacific Airways | 2.74% |
| Dongfeng Motor Group (H) | 2.73% |
| Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. New | 2.70% |
| Air China | 2.67% |
| Wharf (Holdings) | 2.64% |
| Tencent Holdings | 2.64% |
| Geely Automobile Holdings | 2.61% |
| Compal Electronics | 2.58% |
| Cosco Pacific | 2.55% |
Top 10 sectors
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | 17.00% |
|---|---|
| Electronic & Electrical Equipment | 11.42% |
| Automobiles & Parts | 10.26% |
| Financial Services | 9.67% |
| Travel & Leisure | 7.79% |
| Banks | 7.43% |
| Leisure Goods | 6.75% |
| Industrial Transportation | 5.25% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 4.73% |
| General Retailers | 3.20% |
Top 10 countries
| Taiwan | 40.28% |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 32.40% |
| China | 10.28% |
| South Korea | 7.41% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 4.73% |
| United Kingdom | 2.50% |
| Singapore | 2.39% |
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 12-03-2010. Data accurate as at 28/02/2010.
