in better income – encapsulates how investors should look to look beyond income payouts and consider investments that offer growth potential in up markets and stability in down markets, to build a resilient portfolio that delivers stable returns over time.

Asian bonds may offer investors a balanced mix of stability and growth – with attractive yields and steady income from high quality bonds. Furthermore, the diverse and growing economies in Asia contribute to a robust bond market with market depth and liquidity.

Investors may capitalize on a wide range of opportunities from Asian local currency bonds to achieve a generally higher yield compared to portfolios investing only in developed market bonds. This is especially opportune in the current market environment which may continue the USD weakening trend.

Footnote:
* For distributing share classes (monthly distribution): USD ADM, AUD AADM (hedged). (p.a.): per annum. 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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This Fund invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of fixed income / debt securities issued by Asian entities or their subsidiaries. This Fund’s portfolio primarily consists of securities denominated in the various Asian currencies and aims to maximize total returns through Read more..

  • USD 13.692
    NAV as of 11 Jul 2025
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  • Morningstar rating*
    30 Jun 2025

Fund performance

 

Returns

All data as at 31 May 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 1.5% 4.5% 5.8% 13.2% 5.8% 2.0% 2.4% 2.3%
Offer-Bid 1.5% 4.5% 5.8% 13.2% 5.8% 2.0% 2.4% 2.3%
Benchmark 1.5% 6.2% 7.4% 13.4% 4.8% 1.8% 2.3% 2.1%

(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
  • ClassC
  • Subscription methodCash
  • ISIN codeLU0801101469
  • Bloomberg tickerESALCUI LX
  • Minimum initial investmentUSD 10m
  • Minimum subsequent investmentUSD 1000
  • Inception date 09 Jul 2012
  • Share class currencyUSD
  • Initial sales chargeNA
  • Annual management fees0.50%
  • Benchmark indexMarkit iBoxx ALBI ex-China Onshore ex-China Offshore ex-Taiwan Net of Tax Custom Index (USD Unhedged)
  • Morningstar rating *
    30 Jun 2025

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*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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