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 4/26 Total Return
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Rank 19/26 Standard Deviation
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Rank 22/26 Max Drawdown
| Fund Name | Currency | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cathay Asian Growth Fund TWD | USD | 21.9% |
| 3 | Hanwha ASEAN Equity FOF Class A | USD | 16.9% |
| 4 | Barings ASEAN Frontiers A USD Inc | USD | 14.1% |
| 5 | BGF Asean Leaders A2 USD | USD | 13.8% |
| 6 | Manulife Global Fd-ASEAN Equity I | USD | 13.5% |
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| Fund Name | Currency | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | BGF Asean Leaders A2 USD | USD | 11.0 |
| 18 | United ASEAN Fund | USD | 11.5 |
| 19 | Barings ASEAN Frontiers A USD Inc | USD | 11.6 |
| 20 | WIOF South-East Asia Performance A USD | USD | 11.8 |
| 21 | Fuh Hwa Rising ASEAN Fund | USD | 11.9 |
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| Fund Name | Currency | Loss | |
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| 20 | Fuh Hwa Rising ASEAN Fund | USD | -9.2% |
| 20 | Probus Opportunities SICAV-FIS - Mekong Fund | USD | -9.2% |
| 22 | Barings ASEAN Frontiers A USD Inc | USD | -9.2% |
| 23 | United ASEAN Fund | USD | -9.6% |
| 24 | RHB Asean Megatrend SGD | USD | -10.0% |
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Total Return
Quarterly Performance
| to 31/03/2018 | Annual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.1% | ||||
| 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
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 size240Mn
- Base currencyUSD
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ISIN IE0000830236
Purchase Info
- Min. initial investment5,000
- Min. regular additional investment0
Charges
- Annual management1.25%
- Initial investment1.25