Baring China Select Fund Overall RatingMorningstar Overall 4 Morningstar Overall Rating «««As of 30.09.2017 1. The Fund is subject to risks, such as investment, equities, liquidity, counterparty and currency risks. Investment in equity-related securities is subject to the risks of insolvency and default of issuer, liquidity and performance dilution while investment in small and mid-capitalisation companies has additional liquidity and volatility risks. The fund may also expose to the risks of investing in convertible bonds. 2. The Fund may invest in emerging markets and is subject to additional risks, including liquidity, currency/currency control, political and economic uncertainties, legal and taxation, settlement, custody and higher volatility. The Fund invests primarily in specific countries and may involve higher concentration risks than a more diversified portfolio. 3. The Fund may invest in derivatives for investment or efficient portfolio management purposes. Such investments may result in higher volatility or a significant loss in the Fund s assets within a short period of time. 4. Dividends may be paid out of unrealised capital gains at the discretion of the Managers which would effectively represent paying dividend out of capital. This amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor s original investment or any capital gains attributable to that original investment. Payment of dividends may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value of the Fund. 5. Investors may suffer substantial loss of their investments in the Fund. ObjectivesInvestment ObjectivesInvestment Objectives1 To achieve long-term capital growth in the value of assets by investing in companies which the Investment Manager believes will benefit from the economic growth and development of China. PerformanceCumulative 2 Cumulative Performance % YTD 1-Yr 3-Yr 5-Yr 3-Yr p.a. 5-Yr p.a. Class A USD Inc +32.8 +24.8 +36.3 +60.8 +10.9 +10.0 BenchmarkBenchmark +43.4 +33.3 +43.5 +70.2 +12.8 +11.2 Year PerformanceCalendar Year 2 Calendar Year Performance % 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Class A USD Inc -0.9-2.4 +0.7 +13.2 +16.6 BenchmarkBenchmark +1.1-7.6 +8.3 +4.0 +23.1 DetailsFund 3 Fund Details ManagerFund Fund Manager SizeFund Fund Size Date of Primary Inception Share ClassInception Date Date of of Share Class Primary Share Class CurrencyBase Base PriceNAV NAV Price William Fong US$43.9 Million 13.04.2008 USD of InvestmentsNumber of Number of Investments 54 AvailableUnit Unit Class AvailableShare Class Share Class Available UmbrellaUmbrella US$14.0900 Income/ Accumulation Class A Inc (USD, EUR) Class A Acc (HKD) Baring Investment Funds Plc InvestmentMinimum Minimum Investment US$5,000 or HKD equivalent/ 3,500 ChargeInitial Initial Charge Up to 5.00% FeeManagement Fee DateEx. Dividend Ex. Dividend Date Paid ByDividend Paid Dividend Paid By IndexBenchmark Index Performance Characteristics 1.50% p.a. 1 May 31 July MSCI China Total, Gross Return Fund BenchmarkBenchmark Standard Deviation +20.6 +20.6 Alpha -1.2 - Beta +1.0 - Sharpe Ratio +0.5 +0.6 Tracking Error (Ex Post) +6.3 - Fund size and NAV price listed above relate to Class A USD Inc. PerformancePerformance 2 (Cash Value of US$1000) Baring China Select Fund Class A USD Inc IndexBenchmark Benchmark Index AllocationGeographical 3 Geographical Allocation (%) A Shares H Shares Red Chip Other China Stocks Listed in Hong Kong Other China Stocks Listed Outside Hong Kong Hong Kong Taiwan Cash & Equivalents Others InvestmentsTop 3 Top Alibaba Group Tencent Brilliance China Automotive ASM Pacific Technology Sunny Optical Technology (Group) JD.Com Tal Education Group Largan Precision China Life Insurance China Resources Cement 1.5 12.2 16.6 23.1 21.1 18.7 5.1 0.3 1.4 AllocationSector 3 Sector Allocation (%) Information Technology Consumer Discretionary Financials Industrials Consumer Staples Health Care Materials Mutual Funds Cash & Equivalents Others Sector Country Information Technology China Information Technology China Consumer Discretionary China Information Technology Hong Kong Information Technology China Consumer Discretionary China Consumer Discretionary China Information Technology Taiwan Financials China Materials China 37.3 28.5 8.9 8.4 5.3 4.7 3.6 1.5 0.3 1.5 % 8.9 8.7 4.3 4.0 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6
Fund Code Class A USD Inc Class A EUR Inc Class A HKD Acc ISIN Bloomberg IE00B2NG2T18 BRCSAUS ID IE00B2NG2V30 BRCSAEU ID IE00B5KXKH09 BRCSHKD ID Lipper 65117754 65117755 68036667 Cumulative Performance 2(%) YTD +32.8 +18.6 +33.7 1-Yr +24.8 +18.0 +25.8 3-Yr +36.3 +43.9 +37.0 5-Yr +60.8 +74.9 +61.8 3-Yr p.a. +10.9 +12.9 +11.1 5-Yr p.a. +10.0 +11.8 +10.1 Calendar Year Performance 2(%) 2016-0.9 +2.2-0.9 2015-2.4 +8.4-2.4 2014 +0.7 +14.0 +0.6 2013 +13.2 +8.6 +13.2 2012 +16.6 +14.5 +16.3 Notes 1 2 3 4 A full copy of the investment objective can be obtained from the Manager. Performance Source 2017 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Data as at 30.09.2017, investment return in denominated currency of the respective share class on a NAV per unit basis, with gross income reinvested. US/HK dollar-based investors are therefore exposed to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the relevant currency against US/HK dollar. Please note that the use of a benchmark index is for comparative purposes only.the information contained herein: (i) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (ii) may not be copied or distributed; and (iii) 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. Unless otherwise stated, all fund portfolio figures within this factsheet are as at the end of the month shown at the top of front page. Performance characteristics are based on US$ returns over a 3 year period. Source: Barings / Northern Trust. Morningstar overall rating as of 30.09.2017 (China Equity Category). Rating is for Class A USD Inc only, other classes may have different performance characteristics. Important Information This document is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. This document has been prepared for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, accounting, legal or tax advice. Investment involves risks. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Please refer to the offering documents for the details of the Fund and all the risk factors. Investors should not only base on this document alone to make investment decisions. This document is issued by Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited. It has not been reviewed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited 35/F Gloucester Tower 15 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong CONTACT US: +852 2841 1411 Calls may be recorded and monitored www.barings.com
Baring International Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited PRODUCT KEY FACTS Baring Investment Funds plc Baring China Select Fund September 2017 This statement provides you with key information about Baring China Select Fund (the Fund ). This statement is a part of the offering document. You should not invest in the Fund based on this statement alone. QUICK FACTS Fund Manager Investment Manager Sub-Investment Manager Depositary Ongoing charges over a year: Baring International Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited Baring Asset Management Limited (internal delegation, in the United Kingdom) Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited (internal delegation, in Hong Kong) Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Ireland) Limited Income Share Classes (Inc) Accumulation Share Classes (Acc) Class A EUR Inc: 2.27% # Class A HKD Acc: 2.27% # Class A USD Inc: 2.27% # Class I EUR Acc: 1.43% Class I GBP Inc: 1.43% Class I USD Acc: 1.43% # The ongoing charges figure is based on the ongoing expenses chargeable to the respective share class for the 12-month period ended 30 April 2017 expressed as a percentage of the average net asset value of the respective share class for the same period. This figure may vary from year to year. With effect from 6 September 2017, the administration fee has been reduced from 0.45% per annum to 0.35% per annum. Thus the ongoing charges figure is an estimated figure only and calculated based on the actual ongoing expenses chargeable to the respective share class for the 12-month period ended 30 April 2017 expressed as a percentage of the average net asset value of the respective share class for the same period, minus the reduction in administration fee. This figure may vary from year to year. Dealing frequency Base currency Daily USD 1
Dividend policy* For Income Share Classes (Inc), dividend, if declared, will be paid. For Accumulation Share Classes (Acc), no dividend will be paid. * The Fund normally pays dividends out of surplus net income. However, the Fund Manager may also distribute such part of any capital gains less realised and unrealised capital losses as, in their opinion, is appropriate to maintain a satisfactory level of distribution. Payment of distributions out of unrealised capital gains amount to distribution out of capital under Hong Kong regulatory disclosure requirements and payment of distributions under such circumstances may result in an immediate reduction of the Fund s net asset value per Share. Financial year end 30 April Min. investment: Initial min. Subsequent min. investment: investment: Income Share Classes (Inc) Class A EUR Inc 3,500 500 Class A USD Inc US$5,000 US$500 Class I GBP Inc 10,000,000 500 Accumulation Share Classes (Acc) Class A HKD Acc HKD equivalent of HKD equivalent of US$5,000 US$500 Class I EUR Acc 10,000,000 500 Class I USD Acc US$10,000,000 US$500 WHAT IS THIS PRODUCT? Baring China Select Fund is a sub-fund of Baring Investment Funds plc, which is a mutual fund domiciled in Ireland. Its home regulator is the Central Bank of Ireland. OBJECTIVES AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY Objectives To achieve long-term capital growth in the value of assets by investing in companies which the Investment Manager believes will benefit from the economic growth and development of China. 2
Strategy The Fund will invest at least 70% of its total assets at any one time in equities of companies quoted on recognised exchanges in China or Hong Kong or incorporated in China or Hong Kong, or which have a significant proportion of their assets or other interests in China or Hong Kong or in equities of companies elsewhere in the Asia Pacific ex-japan region with the potential, in the opinion of the Investment Manager, to benefit from the development of China. For this purpose, total assets exclude cash and ancillary liquidities. The Fund may also invest in American depositary receipts and global depositary receipts in order to gain exposure to equities issued by companies quoted or traded on recognised exchanges in China or elsewhere in the Asia Pacific ex Japan region. The Fund may also invest in structured notes, participation notes, equity-linked notes, similar financial instruments and derivative instruments where the underlying assets consists of securities issued by companies quoted on recognised exchanges in China, and/or the performance of which is linked to the performance of securities issued by companies quoted on recognised exchanges in China. These instruments shall generally comprise transferable securities of the issuer, notwithstanding that their value is linked to an underlying equity or equity index. Only participation notes, structured notes and equity-linked notes which are liquid, unleveraged, securitised and capable of free sale and transfer to other investors and which are listed or traded on a regulated market are deemed to be transferable securities. In practice, the Fund will purchase such instruments from an issuer and the instrument will track the underlying equity or equity index. It should be noted that the Fund s exposure in relation to these instruments will be to the issuer of the instruments. However, it will also have an economic exposure to the underlying securities themselves. Investment in participation notes and structured notes as referenced above which are not listed or traded on a regulated market are restricted to 10% of net assets. In identifying the companies in which the Fund will invest, the Investment Manager will look across the full market capitalisation range and may take opportunistic exposure in the Fund to smaller and medium sized companies in the region as investment conditions permit. The Fund may invest in collective investment schemes (including exchange traded funds) in accordance with the requirements of the Central Bank of Ireland up to a maximum of 10% of the net asset value of the Fund. With regard to investment in China, no more than 10% of the net asset value of the Fund at any one time may be invested directly or indirectly in China A shares and B shares. It is anticipated that this exposure will be obtained either directly through investment in China A shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange via the Shanghai Hong Kong Stock Connect Scheme and Shenzhen Hong Kong Stock Connect Scheme or indirectly through investment in other eligible collective investment schemes or participation notes. Under exceptional circumstances (e.g. economic conditions, political risks or world events, high downside risks during uncertainties, or closure of relevant market(s) due to unexpected events, such as political unrest, war or bankruptcy of large financial institutions), the Fund may temporarily invest up to 100% of its total assets in cash, deposits, treasury bills, government bonds or short-term money market instruments or have substantial holdings in cash and cash equivalents. The Fund may use derivatives (including warrants, exchange traded futures and options on securities, indices, currencies and interest rates, forward currency contracts (including non-deliverable forwards) and swap agreements) for efficient portfolio management (including hedging) and investment purposes. Although derivative may be used they will not be used extensively for investment purposes. The derivative techniques may include, but are not limited to: (i) using exchange traded futures and options to take active positions, gain immediate market exposure on new subscriptions into the Fund or to hedge risk within the Fund; (ii) using swaps to hedge risk within the Fund or synthetically gain exposure to a particular security or index; and (iii) using forward currency contracts and nondeliverable forwards to hedge against currency risk arising within the Fund. 3
WHAT ARE THE KEY RISKS? Investment involves risks. Please refer to the offering document for details including the risk factors. 1. Investment risk The Fund s investment portfolio may fall in value due to any of the key risk factors below and therefore your investment in the Fund may suffer losses. The Fund is an investment fund and is not in the nature of a bank deposit. There is no guarantee of repayment of principal. 2. Risks of investment in equities and equity-related securities The 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. The Fund may invest in equity-related securities such as structured notes, participation notes or equity-linked notes. These are usually issued by a broker, an investment bank or a company and are therefore subject to the risk of insolvency or default of the issuer. If there is no active market in these instruments, this may lead to liquidity risk. Further, investment in equity-linked securities may lead to dilution of performance of the Fund when compared to the other funds which invest directly in similar underlying assets due to fees embedded in the notes. The aforesaid circumstances may adversely affect the net asset value per share of the Fund. 3. Emerging market investment risk The Fund may invest in companies in the China and Asia Pacific ex-japan region, some countries of which are emerging markets. Investing in these markets may involve increased risks and special considerations not typically associated with investment in more developed markets, such as liquidity risks, currency risks/control, political and economic uncertainties, legal and taxation risks, settlement risks, custody risk and the likelihood of a high degree of volatility. 4. Risk associated with investment in specific countries The Fund s investment may be concentrated in the Hong Kong and China markets. The value of the Fund may be more volatile than that of a fund having a more diverse portfolio of investments. The value of the Fund may be more susceptible to adverse economic, political, policy, foreign exchange, liquidity, tax, legal or regulatory event affecting the Hong Kong and China markets. 5. Risk associated with small-capitalisation / mid-capitalisation companies The stock of small-capitalisation and 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. 6. Risks associated with derivative instruments The Fund may have exposure to derivatives for investment purposes or for efficient portfolio management. Risks associated with derivatives include counterparty/credit risk, liquidity risk, valuation risk, volatility risk and over-the-counter transaction risk. The leverage element/ component of a derivative can result in a loss significantly greater than the amount invested in the derivatives by the Fund. Exposure to derivatives may lead to a high risk of significant loss by the Fund. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the Fund s use of derivatives for hedging will be entirely effective and in adverse situations, where the use of derivatives becomes ineffective, the Fund may suffer significant loss. 4
7. Liquidity risk Market liquidity in emerging markets may be lower than the more developed markets so the purchase and sale of holdings may take longer. The Fund may also encounter difficulties in disposing of securities or derivatives at their fair market price. In addition, asset and mortgagebacked securities may be less liquid than other securities and investment in these instruments may be more susceptible to liquidity risk. 8. Counterparty risk Counterparty risk is the risk that an organization does not pay out on a bond or other trade or transaction when it is supposed to. If a counterparty fails to honour its obligation in a timely manner and the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights with respect to the investments in its portfolio, it may experience a decline in the value of its position, lose income and/or incur costs associated with asserting its rights. 9. Risks of investing convertible bonds Convertible bonds are a hybrid between debt and equity, permitting shareholders to convert into shares in the company issuing the bond at a specified future date. As such, convertibles will be exposed to equity movement and greater volatility than straight bond investments. Investments in convertible bonds are subject to the same interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and prepayment risk associated with comparable straight bond investments. 10. Currency risk The underlying investments of the Fund may be denominated in currencies other than the Base Currency of the Fund. Also, a Class of Shares of a Fund may be designated in a currency other than the Base Currency of the Fund. The net asset value of the Fund may be affected unfavourably by fluctuations in the exchange rates between these currencies and the Base Currency and by changes in exchange rate controls. 11. Charges deducted from Capital/Risks relating to distribution The Fund normally pays its management fee and other fees and expenses out of income (in accordance with Irish accounting guidelines). However, where insufficient income is available, the Fund Manager may pay some or all of its management fee and other fees and expenses out of capital and out of both realised and unrealised capital gains less realised and unrealised capital losses. Where the management fee and other fees and expenses are deducted from capital rather than income generated, this may constrain growth and could erode capital. The Fund normally pays dividends out of surplus net income. However, the Fund Manager may also distribute such part of any capital gains less realised and unrealised capital losses as, in their opinion, is appropriate to maintain a satisfactory level of distribution. Payment of distributions out of unrealised capital gains amount to distribution out of capital under Hong Kong regulatory disclosure requirements and that payment of distributions under such circumstances amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment. Any distributions involving payment of unrealised capital gains as dividends (which means effectively paying dividend out of capital) may result in an immediate reduction of the Fund s net asset value per Share. 5
HOW HAS THE FUND PERFORMED? 100% 80% Baring China Select Fund - Class A USD Inc 75.1% 60% 40% 20% 0% -20% -40% Source: Barings 16.6% 13.2% 4.1% 0.7% -2.4% -22.7% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015-0.9% 2016 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 the calendar year end, NAV-To-NAV, with dividend reinvested. For the avoidance of doubt, dividend reinvested has the same meaning as gross income reinvested which is used in other marketing documents outside of Hong Kong. These figures show by how much the Class A USD Inc increased or decreased in value during the calendar year being shown. Performance data has been calculated in US dollars, including ongoing charges and excluding subscription fee and redemption fee you might have to pay. Class A USD Inc is selected as representative share class as it is the major share class subscribed by investors in Hong Kong. Where no past performance is shown there was insufficient data available in that year to provide performance. Fund launch date: 13 April 2008 Class A USD Inc launch date: 18 April 2008 IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE? The Fund does not have any guarantees. You may not get back the full amount of money you invest. 6
WHAT ARE THE FEES AND CHARGES? Charges which may be payable by you You may have to pay the following fees when dealing in the shares of the Fund. Fee Subscription fee (Preliminary charge) Switching fee (Conversion fee) Redemption fee (Realisation charge) What you pay Class A Shares: up to 5% of the Dealing Price* Class I Shares: Nil Up to 5% of the Dealing Price of the new class Nil** Ongoing fees payable by the Fund The following expenses will be paid out of the Fund. They affect you because they reduce the return you get on your investments. Annual rate (as a % of the Fund s net asset value ( NAV )), unless otherwise specified Management fee Class A Shares: 1.5% of the Fund s NAV attributable to the Class*** Class I Shares: 0.75% of the Fund s NAV attributable to the Class*** Depositary fee Up to 0.025% Performance fee Administration fee**** Transaction fee The Fund pays a transaction fee to the Depositary. Distribution fee The Fund pays a distribution fee to the distributor Not applicable Class A Shares: 0.45% of the Fund s NAV attributable to the Class Class I Shares: 0.35% of the Fund s NAV attributable to the Class At normal commercial rates Class A and I Shares: Not applicable * The fees and charges may be increased up to maximum level as specified in the offering document by giving at least 1 month s prior notice to investors. Please refer to the offering document for further details. ** At least 1 month s notice will be given to investors should any redemption fees be increased up to the specified permitted maximum level as set out in the offering document. *** The management fee may be increased up to maximum level as specified in the offering document by giving at least 3 months prior notice to investors. Please refer to the offering document for further details. **** The administration fee is subject to monthly minimum fee of 2,500 at Fund level. Other fees You may have to pay other fees when dealing in the shares of the Fund. The Fund will also bear the costs which are directly attributable to it, as set out in the offering document. 7
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION You generally subscribe and redeem shares at the Fund s next-determined NAV per share attributable to the relevant share class after your request is received in good order by Baring Asset Management (Asia) Limited, our Hong Kong Representative, on or before 5 p.m. (Hong Kong time) or the Fund Manager on or before 12 noon Irish time on a Dealing Day. Dealing Days are every business day on which banks in both Dublin and London are open for business (excluding Saturday or Sunday). Before placing your subscription or redemption orders, please check with your distributor for the distributor s internal dealing deadline (which may be earlier than the Fund s dealing deadline). The NAV of the Fund is calculated and the prices of share of the relevant share classes are published for each Dealing Day, and are available online at www.barings.com 1. The composition of the dividends (i.e. the relative amounts paid out of net distributable income and capital) for the last 12 months 2 can be obtained either through the Hong Kong Representative s website at www.barings.com 1 or from the Hong Kong Representative on request. Investors may obtain the past performance information of other share classes offered to Hong Kong investors from www.barings.com 1. IMPORTANT If you are in doubt, you should seek professional advice. The SFC takes no responsibility for the contents of this statement and makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness. 1 This website has not been reviewed by the SFC and it may contain information on funds which are not authorised by the SFC. 2 The 12-month period is intended to be a rolling 12-month period starting from the date on which payment of dividends is being made by the Fund out of capital after 8 November 2012. 8