• The Fund invests in emerging markets which can be more volatile and less liquid than developed markets and subject to additional risk arising from unstable social, political & economic environment. The Fund invests in debt securities that may be subject to credit/counterparty risk, interest rate risk, downgrading risk, sovereign default risk, valuation risk, credit rating risk, liquidity risk, risk associated with investment in Europe, exchange rate risk and higher default risk in high yield / non-Investment Grade / unrated debt securities as well as other risks.
  • The Fund may use derivatives for hedging, efficient portfolio management and/or investment purposes, and may be subject to risks associated with derivatives such as liquidity, valuation, volatility, over-the-counter transaction, counterparty risks and high leverage risk. This may result in significant risk of loss when the use becomes ineffective.
  • The Inc-2 Share Classes may at the Board of Directors' discretion pay dividends gross of expense and therefore may effectively pay dividend out of capital. Payment of dividends out of capital amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment. This may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per Share.
  • In adverse situations, the Fund may suffer significant losses. It is possible that the original amount you invested could be lost.
  • Investors should not solely rely on this document to make investment decisions.
GSF Lux SICAV

Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt

Morningstar Rating™

3

Objective

Investment objective summary

The Fund aims to provide income with the opportunity for capital growth (i.e. to grow the value of your investment) over the long-term. The Fund is actively managed and invests primarily (i.e. at least two-thirds of the net asset value of the Fund) in a diversified portfolio of debt securities (e.g. bonds) issued by Emerging Markets Borrowers and derivatives (financial contracts whose value is linked to the price of a debt security) which offer exposure to such debt securities.

Werner Gey van Pittius
Portfolio Manager
Antoon de Klerk
Portfolio Manager
Christine Reed
Portfolio Manager

Performance & returns

The performance of years prior to 2013 was achieved under circumstances that may no longer apply as the investment policy was changed in 2012. On 30 May 2012, the investment policy has changed to allow the use of derivatives for investment purpose.

Literature

Portfolio & Holdings

Date as of 31/10/2024
Index
Fund
AAA
AA
5.5
A
29.3
BBB
46.8
BB
17.4
B
1
CCC
C
Cash and near cash
*Bond ratings are Ninety One approximations.

Specific fund risks

Currency exchange

Changes in the relative values of different currencies may adversely affect the value of investments and any related income.

Default

There is a risk that the issuers of fixed income investments (e.g. bonds) may not be able to meet interest payments nor repay the money they have borrowed. The worse the credit quality of the issuer, the greater the risk of default and therefore investment loss.

Derivatives

The use of derivatives may increase overall risk by magnifying the effect of both gains and losses leading to large changes in value and potentially large financial loss. A counterparty to a derivative transaction may fail to meet its obligations which may also lead to a financial loss.

Emerging market (inc. China)

These markets carry a higher risk of financial loss than more developed markets as they may have less developed legal, political, economic or other systems.

Government securities exposure

The Fund may invest more than 35% of its assets in securities issued or guaranteed by a permitted sovereign entity, as defined in the definitions section of the Fund’s prospectus.

Interest rate

The value of fixed income investments (e.g. bonds) tends to decrease when interest rates rise.

Certain of the SFC authorised funds within the GSF range are categorised as funds promoting environmental and/or social characteristics within the meaning of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on Sustainability-related Disclosures in the Financial Services Sector. For the avoidance of doubt, these SFC authorised funds are not environmental, social and governance funds in Hong Kong.

SFC authorization is not a recommendation or endorsement of a product nor does it guarantee the commercial merits of a product or its performance. It does not mean the product is suitable for all investors nor is it an endorsement of its suitability for any particular investor or class of investors.

The benchmark may vary. As such the performances of the “composite” benchmark may consist of a combination of the old benchmark prior to the change and the current benchmark post the change.

Investment involves risks. Past performance figures shown are not indicative of future performance.  Investors should read the offering documents of the fund for details, including the risk factors. This document and the company’s website have not been reviewed by the SFC. Issuer: Ninety One Hong Kong Limited.

Dividend is not guaranteed. The fund aims to make dividend payment to investors on a/an monthly/quarterly/semi-annually/annually basis. The Inc-2 and Inc-3 share classes may distribute dividends out of / effectively out of its capital. With regards to Inc-2 and Inc-3 share classes, the Board of Directors may at its discretion pay dividend out of gross income while charging all or part of the share class’s fees and expenses to the capital of the share class, resulting in an increase in distributable income for the payment of dividends by the share class and therefore, the share class may effectively pay dividend out of capital. Payment of dividends out of capital or effectively out of capital amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment. Any distributions involving payment of dividends out of the Sub-Fund’s capital or effectively out of the Sub-Fund’s capital may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per Share

Performances based on NAV to NAV, with dividend reinvested in share class currency. The investment returns are denominated in share class currency, which may be a foreign currency. If investment returns are not denominated in HKD/USD, US/HK dollar-based investors are exposed to exchange rate fluctuations.

10 year calendar performance: The computation basis of the performance is based on the calendar year end, NAV-To-NAV, with dividend reinvested. These figures show by how much each share class increased or decreased in value during the calendar year being shown. Performance data has been calculated in share class currency, including ongoing charges and excluding subscription fee and redemption fee you might have to pay. Where no past performance is shown there was insufficient data available in that year to provide performance.

Other non-specified information referred to above, source: Ninety One.

The share class aims to make distribution as per the distribution frequency stated.
Annualised Yield = Distribution per share / Record date NAV x Distribution frequency x 100%.

Morningstar Ratings based on the above share class only.

The overall rating for a fund, often called the ‘star rating’, is a third party rating derived from a quantitative methodology that rates funds based on an enhanced Morningstar™ Risk-Adjusted Return measure. ‘Star ratings’ run from 1 star (lowest) to 5 stars (highest) and are reviewed at the end of every calendar month. The various funds are ranked by their Morningstar™ Risk-Adjusted Return scores and relevant stars are assigned. It is important to note that individual share classes of each fund are evaluated separately and their ratings may differ depending on the launch date, fees and expenses relevant to the shareclass. In order to achieve a rating the share class of a fund must have a minimum three-year performance track record.

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The portfolio may change significantly over a short period of time. This is not a buy or sell recommendation for any particular security. Figures may not always sum to 100 due to rounding.

For an explanation of statistical terms, please see our glossary.

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