Barings ASEAN Frontiers A USD Inc
Managed by
SooHai Lim
SooHai Lim was born in Singapore in 1970 and graduated from the Nanyang Technological University with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy. He started his career in 1996 at Singapore Telecoms Asset Manangment where he worked on Thai and Malaysian equities. SooHai joined Daiwa SB Investments in Singapore in 2000 where he was a country specialist for Australia and Malaysia and in 2005 he joined Barings where he is currently a fund manager working on Australian and Asian equities. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has been working in the industry for over 14 years. Outside of fund management he enjoys the cinema and theatre.
Objective
The objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital growth in the value of assets by investing in companies in Asia by investing at least 70% of its total assets at any one time in equities and equity-related securities of companies incorporated in countries which are members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), or which have a significant proportion of their assets or other interests in those countries. The members of ASEAN include Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Performance
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Rank 8/26 Total Return
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Rank 21/26 Standard Deviation
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Rank 20/26 Max Drawdown
| Fund Name | Currency | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | JPM ASEAN Equity A Acc USD | USD | 4.1% |
| 7 | Pheim SICAV SIF-ASEAN Emerging Companies | USD | 4.0% |
| 8 | Barings ASEAN Frontiers A USD Inc | USD | 3.7% |
| 9 | Manulife Global Fd-ASEAN Equity I | USD | 3.2% |
| 10 | Invesco ASEAN Equity A Annual Dist USD | USD | 3.1% |
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| Fund Name | Currency | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cathay Asian Growth Fund TWD | USD | 14.2 |
| 20 | Nikko AM ASEAN Equity SGD Class A | USD | 14.3 |
| 21 | Barings ASEAN Frontiers A USD Inc | USD | 14.4 |
| 22 | Pheim SICAV SIF-ASEAN Emerging Companies | USD | 14.4 |
| 23 | Fuh Hwa Rising ASEAN Fund | USD | 14.5 |
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| Fund Name | Currency | Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | United ASEAN Fund | USD | -15.1% |
| 19 | Mirae Asset Asia Growth Equity I USD | USD | -15.2% |
| 20 | Barings ASEAN Frontiers A USD Inc | USD | -15.7% |
| 21 | Waverton South East Asian Fund R USD Cap | USD | -16.1% |
| 22 | Fuh Hwa Rising ASEAN Fund | USD | -16.1% |
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Total Return
Quarterly Performance
| to 30/06/2018 | Annual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.1% | -11.8% | |||
| 2017 | 30.7% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 11.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 4.7% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | -11.9% | 2.6% | -6.4% | -16.0% | 9.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | -6.0% | 12.3% | -5.4% | -9.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | 13.4% | -5.4% | 9.4% | 4.2% |
| 2011 | -11.6% | 1.4% | 1.5% | -18.3% | 5.2% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | 6.1% | -1.0% | 22.3% | 6.9% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | -3.2% | 46.2% | 23.6% | 6.5% |
| 2008 | -26.6% | ||||
| 2007 | 3.5% | ||||
| 2006 | 24.1% | 9.9% | -5.1% | 4.1% | 14.3% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | 0.3% | -1.5% | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | 13.5% | -3.5% | -4.3% | 13.1% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | -7.5% | 14.9% | 20.5% | 8.0% |
| 2002 | -13.5% | 6.3% | -0.8% | -15.5% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | -23.4% | -11.2% | 2.7% | -22.2% | 8.1% |
| 2000 | -35.2% | -5.5% | -7.4% | -13.4% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | 9.5% | 15.5% | 0.5% | 21.9% |
| 1998 | -11.1% | 2.8% | -15.6% | -10.0% | 13.9% |
| 1997 | -34.3% | -7.2% | 13.9% | -14.7% | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | 7.7% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 5.0% |
| 1995 | 2.5% |
Month by Month Performance
Returns Vs Risk
Asset Allocation
Breakdown
Top 10 Holdings
| Stock | Size |
|---|---|
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd ORD | 8.13% |
| United Overseas Bank Ltd ORD | 6.66% |
| Bank Central Asia Tbk PT ORD | 4.47% |
| CP All PCL ORD | 4.07% |
| Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Perusahaan Perseroan PT ORD | 3.63% |
| Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk PT ORD | 3.44% |
| United Tractors Tbk PT ORD | 2.47% |
| Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL ORD | 2.45% |
| Keppel Corporation Ltd ORD | 2.41% |
| PTT Exploration and Production PCL ORD | 2.16% |
Registered For Sale In
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Chile
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Peru
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
Fund Info
- Launch date01/08/2008
- Share Class size221Mn
- Base currencyUSD
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ISIN IE0000830236
Purchase Info
- Min. initial investment5,000
- Min. regular additional investment0
Charges
- Annual management1.25%
- Initial investment5.00%