Eastspring Investments - Asian High Yield Bond Fund - A

For investors who want to invest in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of high yield fixed income / debt securities issued by Asian Entities or their subsidiaries

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This Fund invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of high yield fixed income / debt securities issued by Asian entities or their subsidiaries. This Fund’s portfolio primarily consists of securities denominated in US dollars as well as the various Asian currencies and aims to Read more..

  • USD 8.423
    NAV as of 07 Jun 2023
  • $0.05
    Daily $ Change
  • 0.65 %
    Daily % Change
  • Morningstar rating*
    30 Apr 2023

Fund performance

 

Fund managers

  • equity

    Wai Mei Leong

    Wai Mei joined Eastspring Investments in September 2007. She is a Portfolio Manager in ...
    Wai Mei joined Eastspring Investments in September 2007. She is a Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income team and is the Lead Portfolio Manager for Asian hard currency fixed income portfolios, including the Asian Bond and High Yield Bond strategies. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma (Finance) from Melbourne University and Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from RMIT, Australia, as well as a Certified Public Accountant.

Fund facts

  • Asset classBond
  • ClassA
  • Subscription methodCash
  • ISIN codeLU0801099465
  • Bloomberg tickerESAHAUI LX
  • Minimum initial investmentUSD 1,000+
  • Minimum subsequent investmentUSD 100
  • Inception date 09 Jul 2012
  • Base currencyUSD
  • Initial sales chargeMax 3%
  • Annual management fees1.00%
  • Benchmark indexJP Morgan JACI Non-Investment Grade Index
  • Morningstar rating *
    30 Apr 2023

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