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EQUITYGENERALASIA PACIFIC EXC. JAPAN
FSSA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE A QDIS SGD
FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (SINGAPORE)
SGD 2.1306
Latest NAV Price.
Fund Objective
To provide investors with regular distributions and long-term growth from high dividend yielding equity investments focused in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan). The investment policy of the Fund is to invest all or substantially all of its assets in the First State Asian Equity Plus Fund (Underlying Fund), a sub-fund under the Dublin registered umbrella fund known as First State Global Umbrella Fund plc. The Underlying Fund invests primarily in securities in the Asia Pacific region (exc
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·       The investment team adopts a bottom-up approach, centred on detailed fundamental analysis to identify high-quality companies to invest in for the long term.

·       Characteristics that the team looks out for include an effective management team and strong competitive advantages.

·       The team’s investment style is a blend of value and growth, focused on owning sensibly priced quality businesses with a sustainable long-term growth outlook at all times.

·       The fund is benchmark-agnostic. Portfolio construction is driven by its bottom-up stock selection process, while risk management operates mostly at the stock level.

·       Long-term investment themes include dominant consumer franchises, high quality financials, healthcare, digitalisation, and automation. As of 31 March 2024, the largest sectoral overweights are in consumer staples and financials.

Fund Investment Style



Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., iFAST Compilations
Monthly total returns including gross dividends in SGD terms as of 31 Mar 2024

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3-year annualised return

3-year maximum drawdown

3-year downside deviation

3-year Sortino ratio

FSSA Dividend Advantage A QDIS SGD

-7.0%

-30.5%

9.4%

-1.01

Peer Average

-6.4%

-35.8%

10.1%

-0.83

Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., iFAST Compilations
Monthly total returns including gross dividends in SGD terms as of 31 Mar 2024

About the Fund Managers

As the FSSA Dividend Advantage Fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in the First State Asian Equity Plus Fund, it is managed by the lead portfolio manager for the underlying fund, Martin Lau since July 2003. He is supported by FSSA Investment Managers, consisting of 20 investment professionals.

FSSA’s investment philosophy is focused on identifying quality companies, buying them at a sensible price and holding them for the long term. The team looks for founders and management teams that act with integrity and risk awareness; and dominant franchises that have the ability to deliver sustainable and predictable returns over the long term. As such, the investment approach is guided by principles such as bottom-up stock selection, strong valuation disciplines as well as owning quality companies. 

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Payment Method
Included under CashYes
Included under SRSYes
Included under CPFIS-OAYes
Included under CPFIS-SANo
Buy Processing Flow
Order Placement
23 Jul 2026
Order Transact
24 Jul 2026
Complete to Holdings
30 Jul 2026
Sell Processing Flow
Order Placement
23 Jul 2026
Order Transact
24 Jul 2026
Paid Out
04 Aug 2026
Risk Metric
3 YR Annualised Volatility 12.85%
3 YR Sharpe Ratio 0.65
1 YR Max Drawdown -11.11%
3 YR Max Drawdown -13.35%
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