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Investors should note that all investments involve risks (including the possibility of loss of the capital invested). Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance, and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made regarding future performance. The value of investments and the return from them can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested and may lose all of their investment. There may be other significant risks associated with the characteristics of a particular product and investors should read the offering documents for details and relevant risk factors.
What are the key risks?
Investment involves risks. Please refer to the offering document for details including the risk factors.
1 - Investment risk
- The Sub-Fund’s investment portfolio may fall in value due to any of the key risk factors below and therefore your investment in the Sub-Fund may suffer losses. There is no guarantee of the repayment of principal.
2 - Currency risk
- A class of shares may be designated in a currency other than the base currency of the Sub-Fund. The net asset value of the Sub-Fund may be affected unfavorably by fluctuations in the exchange rates between these currencies and the base currency and by changes in exchange rate controls.
3 - Equity market risk
- The Sub-Fund’s investment in equity securities is subject to general market risks, whose value may fluctuate due to various factors, such as changes in investment sentiment, political and economic conditions and issuer-specific factors.
4 - Risk associated with small-capitalisation / mid-capitalisation companies
- The stock of small-capitalisation / mid-capitalisation companies may have lower liquidity and their prices are more volatile to adverse economic developments than those of larger capitalisation companies in general.
5 - Concentration risk
- The Sub-Fund’s investments are concentrated in Japanese equity securities of small and mid-cap companies and may be concentrated in a specific industry sector. The value of the Sub-Fund may be more volatile than that of a fund having a more diverse portfolio of investments.
- The value of the Sub-Fund may be more susceptible to adverse economic, political, policy, foreign exchange, liquidity, tax, legal or regulatory event affecting the Japanese market.
6 - Risk of specific investment strategy
Risk associated with PBR-ROE approach
- The PBR-ROE approach may not achieve the desired results under all circumstances and market conditions.
Risks of using AI scores as part of the investment process
- The AI learns the characteristics and habits of the Sub-Portfolio Manager’s stock research, and AI scoring is used to reduce the time spent on research by the Sub-Portfolio Manager. Therefore, there is a risk that the Sub-Portfolio Manager’s characteristics and habits may not be reflected in the scores. In the event of such AI deficiencies, the Sub-Portfolio Manager would have to perform all research on its own without the help of AI, increasing the time spent by the Sub-Portfolio Manager on research and leading to a significant deterioration in research efficiency.
- To manage this risk, verification can only be carried out by the Sub-Portfolio Manager and the Sub-Portfolio Manager carries out verification from time to time. Updates will be made from time to time to reflect the Sub-Portfolio Manager’s characteristics and practices.
7 - Risks relating to hedging and the hedged share classes
- There can be no assurance that any currency hedging strategy employed by the Sub-Fund will fully and effectively eliminate the currency exposure of the Sub-Fund.
- Hedging strategies may preclude investors from benefiting from an increase in the value of the Sub-Fund’s base currency.
- Any expenses arising from such hedging transactions will be borne by the Sub-Fund or the relevant currency hedged class.
8 - Risks associated with usage of financial derivative instruments (“FDIs”)
- Risks associated with FDIs include counterparty/credit risk, liquidity risk, valuation risk, volatility risk and over-the-counter transaction risk. The leverage element/component of an FDI can result in a loss significantly greater than the amount invested in the FDI by the Sub-Fund. Exposure to FDIs may lead to a high risk of significant loss by the Sub-Fund.
- There can be no assurance that the use of FDIs for hedging purposes will fully and effectively eliminate the risk exposure of the Sub-Fund. The use of FDIs and hedging strategies may be ineffective and the Sub-Fund may suffer substantial losses.
Overview
Key Facts
Performance
Source: SMD-AM, as at previous month end.
| Past performance information is not indicative of future performance. Investors may not get back the full amount invested. The computation basis of the performance is based on, NAV-To-NAV for the stated period, with dividend reinvested. Where no past performance is shown there was insufficient data available in that month/year to provide performance. These figures show by how much respective classes increased or decreased in value for the stated period. Performance data has been calculated in the currency denomination of the class including ongoing charges and excluding subscription fee and redemption fee you might have to pay. |
NAV / Historical prices
Source: SMD-AM.
| Past performance information is not indicative of future performance. Investors may not get back the full amount invested. The computation basis of the performance is based on, NAV-To-NAV for the stated period, with dividend reinvested. Where no past performance is shown there was insufficient data available in that month/year to provide performance. These figures show by how much respective classes increased or decreased in value for the stated period. Performance data has been calculated in the currency denomination of the class including ongoing charges and excluding subscription fee and redemption fee you might have to pay. |
Fund Manager
Kazuhiro BENA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Mr Bena started his career in the Administration Management Department of Daiwa SB Investments in April 2006. He then worked as a sales assistant in the Corporate Pension Department and Institutional Marketing Department for one year. In October 2007, he became a strategist in the Market Analysis Group of the Equity Management Department. After two years, he was transferred to the Investment Strategy Department and became a Japan equity strategist. After gaining experience as a strategist, Mr Bena became a portfolio manager of the Value + Alpha Group in July 2011. He is now a senior portfolio manager of the group.
Mr Bena graduated from Kansai University with BS/Informatics (2004) and Kansai University, Graduate School of Informatics with MS/Informatics (2006).
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Source: SMDAM as at 1 July 2023
CMA: Certified Member Analyst of The Securities Analyst Association of Japan
Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. (DSBI) merged with Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited (SMAM) on 1 April 2019
Industry Experience 18+ years
Time in SMD-AM 18+ years
Lead Portfolio Manager
Industry Experience 18+ years
Time in SMD-AM 18+ years
Mr Bena started his career in the Administration Management Department of Daiwa SB Investments in April 2006. He then worked as a sales assistant in the Corporate Pension Department and Institutional Marketing Department for one year. In October 2007, he became a strategist in the Market Analysis Group of the Equity Management Department. After two years, he was transferred to the Investment Strategy Department and became a Japan equity strategist. After gaining experience as a strategist, Mr Bena became a portfolio manager of the Value + Alpha Group in July 2011. He is now a senior portfolio manager of the group.
Mr Bena graduated from Kansai University with BS/Informatics (2004) and Kansai University, Graduate School of Informatics with MS/Informatics (2006).
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Source: SMDAM as at 1 July 2023
CMA: Certified Member Analyst of The Securities Analyst Association of Japan
Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. (DSBI) merged with Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company, Limited (SMAM) on 1 April 2019
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