Maple-Brown Abbott Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund – Institutional Sterling
The Fund is an actively managed fund that invests in Asia Pacific region including Australia and New Zealand excluding Japan. We may also invest in stocks listed outside Asia that conduct the majority of their operations in Asia. The Fund offers investors exposure to a diversified portfolio by country and industry sectors. The Fund is focused on companies that have strong balance sheets, free cash flow generation and good corporate governance. We will only invest in a company where we assess the discount to intrinsic value is sufficiently attractive. The Fund typically holds between 40–60 stocks.
Investment objective
The Fund aims to outperform the benchmark over rolling four-year periods.
| Fund facts | |
| Fund inception date19/10/2007 | Class inception date16/04/2014 |
| Base currencyUSD | Class currencyGBP |
| ISIN codeIE00B284Z023 | BenchmarkMSCI All Countries Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Net Index (US$) |
| Minimum initial subscriptionUSD $ 1,000,000 or GBP equivalent | Annual management charge %0.75 |
Fund benefits
Investment expertise
The Fund is managed by a dedicated and experienced team of Asia Pacific equity specialists.
Investment growth
The Fund aims to deliver long term capital growth.
Broader investment opportunities
The Fund provides access to investment opportunities, markets and risk management techniques not generally available to individual investors.
Portfolio managers
A team of experienced and dedicated investment professionals.
Geoffrey Bazzan
Head of Asia Pacific Equities
Will Main
Portfolio Manager, Asian Equities
Fund performance^
as at 30/11/2021
| Performance in GBP | 1 mth % | 3 mths % | 1 yr % p.a. | 3 yrs % p.a. | 4 yrs % p.a. | 5 yrs % p.a. | Since inception % p.a.* |
| Fund | -2.1 | -1.0 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 7.9 |
| Benchmark | -0.8 | -2.8 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 9.6 |
^Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. No warranty can be given for future performance. Returns are volatile and may fluctuate quickly and significantly. The fund’s performance is based on the movement in net asset value per share and is before tax and after all fees and charges. Tax credits are not included in the performance figures. Source: Maple-Brown Abbott and MSCI.
* Inception date is 16 April 2014.
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Fund information
Proxy voting outcomes
The table below shows how we have exercised our vote for shares held in the Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund for FY2021.
| Meetings | Resolutions | Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained | |
| Number | 100 | 827 | 785 | 42 | 0 |
| % | – | – | 95 | 5 | 0 |
The data above has been adjusted for shareholder sponsored resolutions. Of the 42 "against" votes, 7% related to the election of a Director and 93% related to other governance.
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