First State Asian Property Securities Income
Also available as accumulation units
At a glance
| Initial charge | 4.00% |
|---|---|
| Initial saving | 3.75% |
| Annual charge | 1.50% |
| Annual saving | 0.000% ² |
| Total Expense Ratio | 1.82% |
| Launch date | 12-09-2006 |
| Launch price | £1.00 |
| Sector | Specialist |
| Fund size | £8 million |
| Number of holdings | 52 |
| Fund type | OEIC |
| Type of units | Income |
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About the Fund Manager
John Snowden
Located in: Sydney
John is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a member of the CFA Institute (previously Association for Investment Management Research (AIMR)) and the International Society of Financial Analysts (ISFA).
John joined Colonial First State Global Asset Management in February 2006 as Head of Property Securities. Prior to this, John joined UBS Global Asset Management as part of the equities team. He became Deputy Head of Equities and had responsibility for Banks, Financial Institutions & Real Estate including the portfolio management of all property funds. John then became Head of UBS Real Estate for the Australasian region and was also responsible for Global Real Estate Securities for the region in Australasia & Asia.
John joined UBS Global Asset Management in May 1998 after having worked for JP Morgan Investment Management where he was Vice President with responsibility for (inter alia) investments in property, banking and financial institutions. Over a period of 8 years he worked in JP Morgan offices in Sydney, New York and Melbourne in Funds Management and Investment Banking.
Income details
| Historic yield | 4.77% |
|---|---|
| Income paid | Bi-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 | 01 February 2008 |
|---|---|
| Payment date ³ | 31 March 2008 |
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Top 10 holdings
| Westfield Group | 9.12% |
|---|---|
| Mitsui Fudosan Co. | 7.76% |
| Mitsubishi Estate Co. | 7.67% |
| Sun Hung Kai Properties | 6.00% |
| Nippon Building Fund | 4.96% |
| Link Real Estate Investment Trust | 4.36% |
| Hang Lung Properties | 4.04% |
| China Overseas Land & Investment | 4.04% |
| Aeon Mall Co. | 3.83% |
| CapitaLand | 3.20% |
Top 10 sectors
| Real Estate Investment & Services | 49.74% |
|---|---|
| Real Estate Investment Trusts | 33.30% |
| Non-Classified | 10.71% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 6.24% |
Top 10 countries
| Hong Kong | 29.58% |
|---|---|
| Japan | 24.65% |
| Australia | 16.84% |
| Non-Classified | 10.71% |
| Singapore | 10.68% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 6.24% |
| United Kingdom | 1.30% |
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.
