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Fund:

FSSA Asia Focus B Acc GBP
Sector:

IA Asia Pacific Excluding Japan
Benchmark:

MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan

Discrete calendar year performance

Discrete calendar year performance
Investment	31/03/21 to 31/03/22	31/03/22 to 31/03/23	31/03/23 to 31/03/24	31/03/24 to 31/03/25	31/03/25 to 31/03/26
FSSA Asia Focus B Acc GBP	-2.86%	0.83%	-6.20%	10.00%	8.83%
IA Asia Pacific Excluding Japan	-5.18%	-2.47%	0.30%	3.76%	25.32%
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan	-9.31%	-4.03%	7.80%	11.69%	27.82%

Trailing returns

(*annualised)

Trailing returns
Investment	3 months	6 months	1 year	3 years*	5 years*
FSSA Asia Focus B Acc GBP	7.45%	15.75%	31.45%	11.55%	5.83%
IA Asia Pacific Excluding Japan	9.10%	26.21%	49.02%	18.21%	7.99%
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan	9.51%	27.17%	51.12%	24.25%	9.94%

Overview

Fund Objective: The Fund aims to achieve capital growth over the medium to long term (at least three years). The Fund invests at least 80% in shares of large and mid-sized companies based in or where the majority of their activities take place in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) and are listed on exchanges worldwide. This includes companies that are listed on exchanges worldwide which provide to exposure to the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan). These companies generally have a total stock market value of at least US$1 billion. The Fund may also invest up to 20% in shares of companies around the world. The Fund may invest up to 10% in other funds. The Fund will only use derivatives to reduce risk or to manage the Fund more efficiently in limited cases.

Manager name	FSSA IM (First Sentier Investors) (UK)
Manager start date	24 August 2015
Manager Biography	Martin Lau is a Managing Partner of FSSA Investment Managers, part of First Sentier Investors. He has been with the team for more than 20 years, starting with the firm as Director, Greater China Equities, in 2002. Martin is the lead fund manager of a number of FSSA strategies: the FSSA Asian Equity Plus strategy, the FSSA Asian Bridge strategy, the FSSA China Growth strategy, the FSSA Greater China Growth strategy and the FSSA Hong Kong Growth strategy. Martin has more than 25 years of investment experience and is based in Hong Kong. He graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master’s degree in Engineering. Martin is also a CFA charterholder.

Investment style:	*None
Region (geographical)	Asia Pacific Ex Japan

Benchmark	MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan
Sector	IA Asia Pacific Excluding Japan
FE fundinfo Rating	2 of 5

Fees & charges

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges
Charge	Who receives this?	What is it?	Amount
Initial charge:	The fund manager	Charges applied by the fund management company for investing in their fund. Please note that Investment Managers may charge each time you buy new units or shares in a fund or trust. Where Investment Managers would have an entry charge, we will negotiate to have it waived so you will not be charged.	N/A%
Ongoing Charges:	The fund manager	The annual charge paid to a fund manager to cover the costs of running the fund. It is an estimate based on the actual amount charged in the previous year.	0.90%
Performance Fee:	The fund manager	A performance fee joins up the interest of the fund manager and their investors. A performance fee is taken when the fund beats pre-set conditions.	0%
Typical transaction cost:	The fund manager	The costs of dealing within a fund, which the Investment Manager must pay to continue managing the assets. This includes where the Manager decides to sell one stock and buy another. The costs will vary from one fund to another based on how often the Investment Manager trades and the costs applied when trading.	0.188%*
Dealing commission:	Halifax	The cost of buying or selling some or all of your investment.	£9.50 (per online trade)

*This is an indication based on the market average. The fund’s actual transaction cost will be shown before you place a trade.
Account charges are not included
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Breakdown

Asset Allocation

Fund size: 488,098,379.02 GBX

Chart date: May 29, 2026

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 Holdings
Security	Weight
Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company limited	9.81%
Tencent holdings limited	8.13%
Samsung electronics co., ltd	6.45%
Aia group ltd	4.85%
Icici bank	4.33%
Midea group co	3.58%
Mediatek inc	3.44%
Netease inc	3.37%
Hdfc bank limited	3.35%
Huazhu group ltd adr	3.05%

Sectors

Sectors
Sectors	Weight
Information Technology	28.30%
Financials	24.70%
Consumer Discretionary	16.40%
Industrials	12.40%
Communications	11.50%
Health Care	4.00%
Money Market	1.20%
Consumer Staples	0.90%
Materials	0.70%

World regions

World regions
Country	Weight
China	31.10%
Taiwan	19.60%
India	11.70%
South Korea	11.00%
Hong Kong	8.50%
Singapore	4.90%
Indonesia	4.20%
Japan	2.00%
Thailand	1.30%
Australia	1.20%

ESG

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