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Guinness Best of Asia Fund

The Guinness Best of Asia strategy is designed to give exposure to the growth opportunities present in the Asia Pacific region.

Overview

The Guinness Best of Asia strategy is designed to give exposure to the growth opportunities present in the Asia Pacific region.

The success of countries in the Asia Pacific region in focusing on industrialisation and the production of increasingly high-value goods has brought higher wages and a growing consumer class. With a young population and rising personal wealth, Asia is now a major marketplace not just for consumer goods, but also for healthcare and financial services. For the investor, these developments present structural growth themes with the potential to grow in the medium-to-long term.

After identifying seven structural growth themes, we assemble a universe of stocks which gives the starting point for our screening, idea generation and stock selection process.

  • Rise of the middle class
  • Sustainability
  • Manufacturing upgrades
  • Healthcare
  • Cloud computing & artificial intelligence
  • Next-gen consumer
  • Financial services

We apply quantitative screens to the companies exposed to these themes to identify the high-quality, profitable stock opportunities with strong balance sheets.

Investment Team

High quality funds are run by high quality people.

We pride ourselves of having a collegial culture, with teams across the business successfully working together to achieve positive outcomes for our investors.

Edmund Harriss

Edmund Harriss

Director, Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager

Mark Hammonds

Mark Hammonds

Portfolio Manager, Asian & Emerging Markets

Sharukh Malik

Sharukh Malik

Portfolio Manager, Asian & Emerging Markets

Huang Valerie

Valerie Huang

Investment Analyst, Asian & Emerging Markets

How to Invest

We aim to make it simple to invest in our funds. All our funds are open to direct investment via an application form. They are widely available on investment platforms and are eligible for UK investors’ ISAs and SIPPs.

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Factsheets

 

 

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Guinness Best of Asia Fund Download Download

Updates

 

 

KIIDS

 

 

Fund Class ISIN English French German Spanish Italian Swedish Finnish
Guinness Best of Asia Fund C EUR Acc IE000IYIWG07
Guinness Best of Asia Fund C GBP Acc IE00BF2VFX37
Guinness Best of Asia Fund C USD Acc IE0004NN3YY8
Guinness Best of Asia Fund I USD Acc IE00BMYPN275
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Y EUR Acc IE00BF2VFZ50
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Y GBP Acc IE00BF2VFY44
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Y USD Acc IE00BF2VG076
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Z GBP Acc IE00BF2VG183

KIDS

 

 

Fund Class ISIN English French German Spanish Italian Swedish Finnish
Guinness Best of Asia Fund C USD Acc IE0004NN3YY8
Guinness Best of Asia Fund C EUR Acc IE000IYIWG07
Guinness Best of Asia Fund C GBP Acc IE00BF2VFX37
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Y GBP Acc IE00BF2VFY44
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Y EUR Acc IE00BF2VFZ50
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Y USD Acc IE00BF2VG076
Guinness Best of Asia Fund Z GBP Acc IE00BF2VG183
Guinness Best of Asia Fund I USD Acc IE00BMYPN275

Documents

 

 

Document

Guinness Asset Management Funds plc - UK Reporting Fund Status 2022

Best of Asia Fund – SFDR Pre-contractual Disclosures

Guinness Asset Management Funds plc - Prospectus

Asian & EM - Approach to Responsible Investment and ESG

Best of Asia Fund - Sustainability-Related Disclosures

Fund Supplement

Guinness Asset Management Funds plc - Application Form

Guinness Asset Management Funds plc - Target Market Assessment

Fund Facts

For information on the Fund’s current investments, please see the latest fact sheet available on the literature tab above.
 

Launch Date
Fund managers (start date)
Edmund Harriss (28/12/2017)
Mark Hammonds (30/06/2020)
Sharukh Malik (30/06/2020)
Benchmark
MSCI AC Pacific ex-Japan Index
IA sector
IA Asia Pacific ex Japan
Structure
OEIC (UCITS)
Domicile
Ireland
Underlying currency
US Dollar
Pricing
Daily, forwards
Valuation
2300 Dublin time
Deal cut off time
1500 Dublin time
Administrator
Link Fund Administrators (Ireland) Ltd
Custodian
Brown Brothers Harriman
UK Reporting Fund status
Yes
ISA Eligible
Yes

Share Classes

For full information on the share classes available for investment please refer to the Key Investor Information document.

 

Class OCF current Max Initial Charge Min Investment ISIN SEDOL Bloomberg
C EUR Acc 1.99% 5.00% - IE000IYIWG07 GUBOACE ID
C GBP Acc 1.99% 5.00% - IE00BF2VFX37 BF2VFX3 GUBACGA ID
C USD Acc 1.99% 5.00% - IE0004NN3YY8 GUBOACU ID
I USD Acc 0.89% 0.00% 10,000,000 IE00BMYPN275 BMYPN27 GUBAIUA ID
Y EUR Acc 0.89% 5.00% - IE00BF2VFZ50 BF2VFZ5 GUBAYEA ID
Y GBP Acc 0.89% 5.00% - IE00BF2VFY44 BF2VFY4 GUBAYGA ID
Y USD Acc 0.89% 5.00% - IE00BF2VG076 BF2VG07 GUBAYUA ID
Z GBP Acc 0.35% 0.00% - IE00BF2VG183 BF2VG18 GUBAZGA ID

Share Prices

The Funds are priced every working day at 23.00 Dublin time and updated here the following day.

 

Fund name Isin Fund price (+/-) Date
TB GUINNESS ASIAN EQUITY INCOME FUND Y INCOME GBP GB00BMFKG774 89.87 0.26 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS ASIAN EQUITY INCOME FUND Y ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BMFKG667 99.23 0.3 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS EUROPEAN EQUITY INCOME FUND Y INCOME GBP GB00BP5J6N11 105.21 1.92 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS EUROPEAN EQUITY INCOME FUND Y ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BP5J6M04 108.03 1.97 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS EUROPEAN EQUITY INCOME FUND Z INCOME GBP GB00BP5J6Q42 105.56 1.92 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS EUROPEAN EQUITY INCOME FUND Z ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BP5J6P35 108.47 1.98 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND Y INCOME GBP GB00BNGFN669 130.82 0.77 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND Y ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BNGFN776 139.76 0.81 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS GLOBAL INNOVATORS FUND Y ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BP5J5Y50 120.78 1.01 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUND Y ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BP5J6198 89.96 0.87 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUND Z ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BP5J6206 90.1 0.87 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL EQUITY FUND Y ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BP5J7C70 101.91 1.39 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL EQUITY FUND Z ACCUMULATION GBP GB00BP5J7D87 102.27 1.39 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS UK EQUITY INCOME FUND O OVERSEAS INCOME GB00BYX94G55 69.26 1.21 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS UK EQUITY INCOME FUND O OVERSEAS ACCUMULATION GB00BYX94F49 89.18 1.54 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS UK EQUITY INCOME FUND Y CLEAN INCOME GB00BYX94J86 74.66 1.3 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS UK EQUITY INCOME FUND Y CLEAN ACCUMULATION GB00BYX94H62 95.58 1.67 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS UK EQUITY INCOME FUND Z EARLY INVESTOR INCOME GB00BYX94L09 75.49 1.31 29/09/2023
TB GUINNESS UK EQUITY INCOME FUND Z EARLY INVESTOR ACCUMULATION GB00BYX94K91 96.83 1.69 29/09/2023
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Guinness Asian Equity Income Fund is an equity fund. Investors should be willing and able to assume the risks of equity investing. The Fund only invests in the Asia region; it is therefore susceptible to the performance of that region, and can be volatile. Further details on the risk factors are included in the Fund’s documentation, available on our website. The value of an investment and the income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market and currency movement; you may not get back the amount originally invested.​

Source: FE fundinfo. Investors should note that fees and expenses are charged to the capital of the Fund. This reduces the return on your investment by an amount equivalent to the Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF). The current OCF for the share class used for the fund performance returns is 0.89%. Returns for share classes with a different OCF will vary accordingly. Transaction costs also apply and are incurred when a fund buys or sells holdings. The performance returns do not reflect any initial charge; any such charge will also reduce the return.