The Fund will aim to achieve long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equities or equity-related securities of companies established and/or listed on an exchange in emerging markets, or companies which are established and/or listed on exchanges outside emerging markets but which carry out a significant proportion of their economic activity in emerging markets and/or are controlled by entities established and/or listed in emerging markets.
A core fund seeking to generate alpha across emerging market cycles
Archie Hart
Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equities
Archie is a co-portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets ex China Equity...
Varun Laijawalla
Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equities
Varun is a co-portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets ex China Equity...
Investment objective summary
The Fund will aim to achieve long-term capital growth primarily through investment in equities or equity-related securities of companies established and/or listed on an exchange in emerging markets, or companies which are established and/or listed on exchanges outside emerging markets but which carry out a significant proportion of their economic activity in emerging markets and/or are controlled by entities established and/or listed in emerging markets.
A core fund seeking to generate alpha across emerging market cycles
Archie Hart
Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equities
Archie is a co-portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets ex China Equity strategies in the 4Factor team at Ninety One.
He joined Ninety One in 2008 from WestLB Mellon Asset Management where he was responsible for managing Latin American portfolios and maintaining the analytical coverage for this region. Prior to this, Archie worked for Deutsche Bank for seven years, starting as head of regional research in Hong Kong, then becoming a regional media analyst, and moving to London where he marketed Deutsche’s Asian equity product to institutional clients.
Prior to this, Archie worked for BZW Asia in Hong Kong where he sold Asian equities to clients. Also in Hong Kong, Archie worked as an investment analyst for Crosby Securities before being promoted to head of Hong Kong research and deputy managing director, and subsequently moving to their sales team. He started his career at Royal Life Fund Management in London as an investment analyst.
Archie graduated in 1986 from the University of Sheffield with a degree in Business Studies.
Varun Laijawalla
Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equities
Varun is a co-portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets ex China Equity strategies in the 4Factor team at Ninety One.
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Prior to joining Ninety One, he was vice president of Asia ex-Japan Equity Sales at Macquarie Capital Securities, and was based in Hong Kong for 5 years.
Varun started his career in London at Corporate Value Associates, where he consulted blue-chip corporates in the Financial Services sector. Varun holds an MBA from INSEAD with a specialization in Finance. He earned a degree in Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Warwick.
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
Top holdings (%)
Portfolio statistics
Fund
Index
Asia
73.4
Latin America
9.6
Africa
4.1
Eastern Europe
2.7
United States
0.6
Emerging Markets
Europe ex UK
Other
5.7
Cash
3.9
Geographic breakdown (%)
Asia
Fund: 73.4%
Index: 0%
Latin America
Fund: 9.6%
Index: 0%
Africa
Fund: 4.1%
Index: 0%
Eastern Europe
Fund: 2.7%
Index: 0%
United States
Fund: 0.6%
Index: 0%
Emerging Markets
Fund: 0%
Index: 99.5%
Europe ex UK
Fund: 0%
Index: 0.5%
Other
Fund: 5.7%
Index: 0%
Cash
Fund: 3.9%
Index: 0%
Sector breakdown (%)
Information Technology
Fund: 41%
Index: 43.3%
Financials
Fund: 15.9%
Index: 17.8%
Industrials
Fund: 7.9%
Index: 6.9%
Consumer Discretionary
Fund: 7%
Index: 8.5%
Communication Services
Fund: 5.8%
Index: 6.1%
Consumer Staples
Fund: 4.8%
Index: 2.8%
Health Care
Fund: 4.4%
Index: 2.4%
Materials
Fund: 4.4%
Index: 5.9%
Energy
Fund: 2.3%
Index: 3.3%
Real Estate
Fund: 1.3%
Index: 1%
Unclassified
Fund: 0%
Index: 0.1%
Other
Fund: 1.3%
Index: 1.9%
Cash
Fund: 3.9%
Index: 0%
Top & bottom region weightings vs comparative index (%)
Hong Kong
1.9%
Turkey
1.4%
Mexico
1.4%
South Africa
1.1%
Austria
1%
Indonesia
-0.6%
South Korea
-0.7%
India
-1%
China
-2.8%
Taiwan
-6.3%
Top & bottom sector weightings vs comparative index (%)
Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences
1.9%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
1.3%
Capital Goods
1.2%
Food Beverage & Tobacco
1%
Real Estate Management & Development
0.3%
Insurance
-0.9%
Energy
-1%
Software & Services
-1.2%
Banks
-1.3%
Materials
-1.5%
Top & bottom stock weightings vs comparative index (%)
SK Hynix Inc
2.6%
Delta Electronics Inc
2.2%
Accton Technology Corp
1.9%
Wuxi Apptec Co Ltd
1.8%
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret As
1.7%
Hyundai Motor Co
-0.6%
Sk Square Co Ltd
-0.6%
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co. Ltd
-0.6%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
-0.9%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
-5.2%
Top holdings (%)
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
10.1%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
9.2%
SK Hynix Inc
9.2%
Delta Electronics Inc
3.4%
Tencent Holdings Ltd
3%
MediaTek Inc
2.7%
Accton Technology Corp
2.2%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
1.9%
Wuxi Apptec Co Ltd
1.8%
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret As
1.8%
Portfolio statistics
Number of equity holdings: 87
Distributions & Yields
Distribution & Yields
Distribution per share
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