Think Asia. Think Active.

Smart money is positioning today for tomorrow. As global markets shift, Asia is gaining increased interest as an important source of growth, income and diversification. In this dynamic region, active management is key to unlocking overlooked opportunities.

At Eastspring Investments, our strength as an active manager lies in knowing where to look. Our active Asia strategies combine deep local insights and bottom-up research, and the agility to manage risk in all market situations.

Explore our Eastspring Investments - Asia Select Bond Fund designed to balance stability and growth by accessing bonds in Asia’s growing bond universe.

Footnote:
* (p.a.): per annum. For distributing share classes (monthly distribution): USD ADM, SGD ASDM (hedged)..
^ Distributions are not guaranteed and may fluctuate. Distribution payouts can be made out of (a) income; or (b) net capital gains; or (c) capital of the Fund or a combination of any of (a) and/or (b) and/or (c). For further details on historical distributions and their compositions for the last 12 rolling months, please refer to our website. Please refer to the full distributions disclosure at the end.

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Fund objective

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The Fund seeks to maximize total returns over time through investing at least 70% of its assets in debt securities denominated in US dollars, Euro, as well as the various Asian currencies which are issued or guaranteed by Asian governments and quasi-governments, or corporates or supranationals that Read more..

  • USD 11.347
    NAV as of 04 Sep 2025
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  • Morningstar rating*
    31 Jul 2025

Fund performance

 

Returns

All data as at 30 June 2025

  1 m 3 m YTD 1 y 3 y
(p.a)
5 y
(p.a)
10 y
(p.a)
Since inception
(p.a)
Bid-Bid 1.3% 1.4% 2.8% 6.3% 3.9% 2.0% - 1.9%
Offer-Bid -1.8% -1.6% -0.2% 3.1% 2.9% 1.4% - 1.3%
Benchmark - - - - - - - -

(p.a.): per annum. Source: Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Limited. Returns are based in share class currency and computed on bid-bid basis with net income reinvested, if any. Offer-bid is inclusive of sales charge which is subject to changes. Since inception returns for periods less than a year are not annualised. The benchmark for the hedged share classes, if any, is also calculated on a hedged basis. Calendar year returns are based on the share class performance for the year, and if the share class was incepted during a particular year, the returns shown relate to the performance of the share class since its inception to the end of that calendar year. Wef July 2018, the monthly fund and benchmark returns calculated are aligned to the last NAV date of the fund for the month. Past performance information presented is not indicative of future performance.

Portfolio Manager

  • Rong Ren Goh

    Rong Ren Goh

    Portfolio Manager

    Rong Ren Goh is a Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income team and primarily responsible for the management of Asian, Global and Japan bond strategies, as well as thematic or Total Return oriented strategies. Rong Ren has 15 years of investment experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Economics from London School of Economics.

Fund facts

  • Asset classBond
  • ClassA
  • Subscription methodCash
  • ISIN codeLU2068974737
  • Bloomberg tickerESASBAU LX
  • Minimum initial investmentUSD 1,000+
  • Minimum subsequent investmentUSD 100
  • Inception date 16 Dec 2019
  • Share class currencyUSD
  • Initial sales chargeMax 3%
  • Annual management fees1.00%
  • Morningstar rating *
    31 Jul 2025

Footnote: + Subject to Distributor's terms and conditions.
*Rating should not be taken as recommendation. © 2025 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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