VIETNAM EMERGING MARKET FUND SICAV

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VIETNAM EMERGING MARKET FUND SICAV Mar 2018

Table of Content 1. Corporate Introduction 2. Our Fund - Vietnam Emerging Market Fund SICAV (UCITS V Compliant) 3. Overview of Vietnam Equity Market 4. Vietnam s Macroeconomic Picture 2

Corporate Introduction About VAM The Team Investment Philosophy and Process VAM Company Analysis and Fund Management System - VCAS VAM Funds Performance Track Records 3

About VAM Was established in May 2006. Has solely focused on Vietnam stock market. Built successful 11-year performance track records for Vietnam-focused equity funds. High standards in compliance, risk management and documentation. Proprietary system with large database of industry and company analyses. Currently strategic business partners: 4

The Team Nguyen Xuan Minh, CFA (Co-Founder and Chairman) 20 years of fund management experience in Singapore and Vietnam. Was Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Investments managing Asian funds. Board member of large public and private companies in Vietnam. Member of the Investment Committee. Master of Petroleum Engineering (Russia) & Master of Finance (Australia). CFA Charterholder. Licensed fund manager in Vietnam. Speaks Vietnamese, English and Russian. Thieu Thi Nhat Le, MBA (CEO ) 16 years of business development, management and investment analysis experience with 8 years in top executive management at VAM. Leads operations and distribution for VAM funds in various markets. Member of the Investment Committee. Master of Business Administration (the Netherlands). Licensed fund manager in Vietnam. Speaks Vietnamese and English. Le Thanh Hung, CFA (Investment Director) 16 years of finance, investment and fund management experience plus 12 years of strong accounting background in Vietnam. Was founding shareholder and CEO of CNAV Investment Counsel that managed a Canadian s Vietnam Fund. Was CIO and CEO of Vietnam Manulife Fund Management Company for 6 years. Member of the Investment Committee. Master of Business Administration (Vietnam) CFA Charterholder. Licensed fund manager in Vietnam. Speaks Vietnamese and English. Nguyen Hong Nhung, MBA (Investment Analyst) 8 years of banking, equity trading and investment analysis experience in Vietnam. Bachelor of Banking and Finance (Distinction) (Vietnam) & Master of Business Administration (France). CFA Level 3 Candidate. Licensed fund manager in Vietnam. Speaks Vietnamese and English. Tran Thanh Linh, MSc (Investment Analyst) 3 years of financial and investment analysis experience in Vietnam. Bachelor of Finance (Australia) under the Vietnamese government s full scholarship and Master of Finance and Investment (Distinction) (UK). CFA Level 2 Candidate. Speaks Vietnamese and English. 5

Investment Philosophy Bottom-up stock selection with focus on valuation. We like companies that have strong growth potential, professional & visionary management, good corporate governance, sound balance sheet, strong free cash flow and attractive valuation. Concentrated portfolio, high-conviction style. We normally hold 20-22 stocks for the fund. We hold only companies which we know well and have high conviction in. Active portfolio management. Our investment decisions are based on the individual stocks own merits, coupled with quant model and technical analysis for timing. 6

Investment Process Weekly investment team meetings to discuss Post-investment Monitoring by full Team new investment ideas and portfolio holdings. Regular company visits/calls (2-3 visits/calls per week) and frequent update of analyses (at least 1 update/year for all analyzed companies, and 2-3 Review & Investment Approval by Investment Committee (Minh, Hung, Le) updates/year for each core holdings). In-house research and analysis of companies and sectors. Do not rely on brokers. In-depth Analysis after recommendations are approved Proprietary company analysis and fund management system. Covering ~100 public companies representing >90% of total market cap. Initial Screen & Sourcing of Investment Opportunities by Analysts 5-year earnings forecast with sensitivity analysis and using various valuation methodologies. Cross checks conducted with industry experts and other stake holders of analyzed companies. 7

VAM in-house Company Analysis and Fund Management System (VCAS) VAM s VCAS is among the very first in-house company analysis, portfolio management and database system developed by a Vietnam-based asset manager 1. Company Analysis: Centralize analysis works done by VAM Analysts on ~100 public companies (representing > 90% of total market cap). Output data can be retrieved as and when needed; Significantly reduce time working on spreadsheets, hence VAM Analysts can focus more on qualitative analysis and meetings with management and stake holders of analyzed companies; Analysis works are safely retained in VCAS and easily transferred in the event of analyst turnover. 2. Trading: Help prevent unauthorized trading with multi-layer confirmation requirement. 3. Portfolio Management: VAM Fund Managers use this to do portfolio allocation and constant monitoring. 4. Reporting: Automatically generate reports in various forms such as Fund report, Sector report, Portfolio Management report, etc. 5. Advance Search: User can search for stocks that meet certain criteria (valuation, size, etc.) from the Database universe. 8

VAM Funds vs. Benchmark and Peers (1) (Since Feb 2008 Feb 2014) (Since Mar 2010 Feb 2014) 1,00 0,90 0,80 0,70 0,60 0,50 0,40 0,30 0,20 0,10 0,00 122% 0,16 0,14 0,12 0,10 0,08 0,06 0,04 0,02 0,00 42% HLVF VN-Index (MYR) HVSF VN-Index (MYR) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% -20% -40% -60% 80,7% 6,6% 3,9% 2,3% -2,7% -14,5% -24,3% -24,4% -41,8% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 59,7% 43,8% 41,8% 36,8% 36,3% 33,3% 8,8% 8,4% 2,1% Source: LCF Rothschild, VAM 9

VAM Funds vs. Benchmark and Peers (2) (Since Feb 2007 June 2016) (Since Sep 2007 June 2015) 14,00 14,00 12,00 12,00 10,00 10,00 8,00 6,00 4,00 46.7% 8,00 6,00 4,00 71.4% 2,00 2,00 0,00 0,00 VEMF VN-Index (USD) VVSF VN-Index (USD) 30% 20% 21,3% 13,1% 16,9% 20% 10% 10% 0% 0% -10% -10% -20% -20% -13,7% -30% -30% -40% -40% -37,8% -50% -44,3% -50% -60% -60% -70% -60,4% -70% -1,7% -4,2% -30,6% -35,2% -48,9% -58,3% Source: LCF Rothschild, VAM 10

Vietnam Emerging Market Fund SICAV VEMF SICAV s Performance Key Terms and Fees Investment Policy and Strategy 11

VEMF SICAV vs. Benchmark and ETFs VEMF SICAV vs. VN-Index and Offshore ETFs (Since inception) (*) 2.300,00 2.100,00 1.900,00 1.700,00 1.500,00 1.300,00 1.100,00 900,00 700,00 Jun-14 Nov-14 Apr-15 Sep-15 Feb-16 Jul-16 Dec-16 May-17 Oct-17 Mar-18 VEMF SICAV (Class A) DB x-trackers FTSE Vietnam UCITS ETF 1C (EUR) VNIndex (EUR) VanEck Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (EUR) Fund (*) 1M (%) 6M (%) YTD (%) 1Y (%) 2Y (%) Inception (%) (**) VEMF SICAV - Class A (EUR) 1.6 24.1 9.6 19.3 40.6 41.2 VN-Index (EUR) 3.4 38.4 15.5 43.1 84.9 110.3 DB x-trackers FTSE Vietnam UCITS ETF 1C (EUR) 2.6 43.5 15.4 40.5 60.2 51.3 Van Eck Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (EUR) 2.2 23.1 7.1 20.4 24.0 0.0 - Sharpe Ratio @ 5% Risk Free: 0.8 - Tracking Error: 7.62 (*): Data as of Mar 29 th, 2018 (**): Fund inception date: Jun 19 th, 2014 Source: Bloomberg, VAM s VCAS 12

VEMF SICAV - Key Terms and Fees Domicile / Launch Date Luxembourg / June 2014 Structure Open-ended UCITS SICAV, with daily NAV and Subscription/Redemption Single fund with four share classes A Shares (Institutional and HNW, EUR) and B Shares (Retail, EUR) C Shares (Institutional and HNW, USD) and D Shares (Retail, USD) Symbols A Shares B Shares C Shares D Shares ISIN Code Bloomberg ID Securities No LU1042536018 IPCVEMA LX A1XE8U LU1042536281 IPCVEMB LX A1XE8V LU1218444351 IPCVEMC LX A14RPQ LU1218444435 IPCVEMD LX A14RPR UCITS IV Management Company Fund Manager Custodian Bank/Fund Administrator/ Registrar and Transfer Agent Auditor IPConcept (Luxemburg) S.A. VAM Vietnam DZ PRIVATBANK S.A., Luxemburg KPMG Luxemburg S.à r.l. Minimum Initial Investment EUR500,000 EUR1,000 USD500,000 USD1,000 Minimum Subsequent Investment EUR100,000 EUR1,000 USD100,000 USD1,000 Upfront Load 0% 0% 0% 0% Redemption fee 0% 0% 0% 0% Management fee 1.62% p.a. 2.12% p.a. 1.62% p.a. 2.12% p.a. Performance fee Performance fee: 18% over 5% hurdle on high-water-mark basis 13 13

VEMF SICAV - Investment Policy and Strategy Investment Objective To achieve a reasonable performance in a disciplined risk management. Investment Strategy The Fund will invest in equities and equity-related securities of companies that are based in Vietnam or that have substantial operations, sales or asset exposure to the economy, assets or currency of Vietnam. The Fund may invest in public equities as well as convertible debts and any other equity-linked instruments of listed and unlisted companies in Vietnam. At the same time, the Fund will also invest into fixed income instruments for liquidity management purpose. Asset Allocation (% of fund NAV) - Equities and equity-related securities in Vietnam: 51% - Cash and Fixed income instruments: 49% Investment Restriction The Fund is not allowed to invest in units of other UCITS and UCIs. Performance Benchmark : VN-Index (EUR) 14 14

Overview of Vietnam Equity Market VN-Index performance since inception Comparison between VN-Index and regional peers Vietnam market data Highlights in 2018 15

Price Volume VN-Index Performance Since Inception VNI Returns Snapshot: Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018 1.200 We launched our 1 st fund VEMF Cayman (Feb 2007) Peaked at 1,179.32 (12 Mar 2007). Market cap of US$31bn 2016: 14.8% 2017: 48.0% 2M2018: 13.9% VN-INDEX: 1,121.54 1.000.000.000 900.000.000 1.000 800.000.000 800 We launched VEMF SICAV (Jun 2014) 700.000.000 600.000.000 600 400 2005: Market cap first reached US$1bn, consisting of 42 listing companies 500.000.000 400.000.000 300.000.000 200 Hit bottom at 244 (04 Mar 2009) Market cap US$27bn 200.000.000 100.000.000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Volume Price 0 Source: HOSE, HNX 16

VN-Index Valuation vs. Regional Peers VN-Index performance vs. regional peers (YTD 2017, in local currencies) 20,0% 15,0% Vietnam, 18.8% 10,0% 5,0% 0,0% -5,0% Malaysia, 3.8% Thailand, 2.7% Indonesia, -0.7% Philippines, -4.0% Vietnam Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Thailand Market Bloomberg code Current PE Div. Yield % ROE Market Cap (USD bn) Indonesia JCI Index 22.67 2.02 11.48 512.1 Philippines PCOMP Index 21.84 1.64 10.73 185.1 Thailand SET Index 18.17 2.86 11.60 578.1 Malaysia FBMKLCI Index 17.57 3.27 10.75 288.3 Vietnam VNINDEX Index 21.11 1.41 15.15 139.4 Singapore FSSTI Index 11.46 3.66 11.12 443.8 Source: Bloomberg, data as of March 21 th, 2018 17

Vietnam Market Data Diversified Financials 1,7% Retailing 1,8% Insurance 2,7% Capital Goods 2,8% Transportation 5,2% Materials 5,6% Sector breakdown Feb 2018 Software & Services 1,4% Energy 10,5% Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1,2% Real Estate 13,2% Others 3,6% Banks 27,3% Food, Beverage & Tobacco 23,1% Source: VAM s Database Universe 1.400 1.200 1.000 800 600 400 200 0-200 -400 Foreign Net Inflow Of Equities Of Two Main Bourses (USD Million) 1.226 1.121 756 491 405 321 196 213 185 84 126 (315) Vietnam Market As of 13 December 2017 HOSE HNX UPCOM Market capitalization USD108.2 billion USD9.4 billion USD26.3 billion Number of stocks 351 392 744 Average daily trading value 1Y USD215.4 million USD28.1 million USD14.2 million State ownership 37.1% 23.4% 57.0% Foreign ownership 23.7% 15.1% 5.6% 18 Source: Bloomberg, HOSE, HNX, SSI

Highlights in 2018 Listings of big names such as BSR (Binh Son Refinery), OIL (PV Oil), POW (PV Power), TCB (Techcombank), etc. More to come. Covered warrants to be launched in April. State divestments in big listed companies (BMP, FPT, PLX, BHN, etc.) continue. More listings of equitized SOEs are expected under the Government s hard push. IPOs of large companies (VTVcab, Vinalines, Vinhomes, etc.) are coming. 19

Why Vietnam? Sound Fundamentals Solid Economic Growth Drivers Improving Trade Activities Stable Currency Things to be watched Overall Macroeconomic Picture 20

350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Sound Fundamentals Population demography in 2016F Monthly Minimum Wage Levels in Asia 2017 (USD) Equivalent to 60% of China Favorable demography o 92M population with 85% Vietnamese, 95% literacy rate, 65% population at working age. o Competitive labor cost: equivalent to 60% of China. o Fastest-growing middle and affluent class in Southeast Asia: expected to soar from 12M in 2015 to 33M by 2020. Political stability: Highly ranked among ASEAN countries in 2016 by Word Bank. Rick natural resources: o World s No.1 and No.2 exporter of pepper, coffee and rice; No.4 seafood exporter. o Net oil exporter by volume. o Mines: tungsten, titanium, bauxite, iron ore, etc. o Coast line of over 3200kms, enormous potential for fishery and tourism industries. Source: United Nations (Population Division) 2015, China Labor Bulletin 21

Feb 13 Jun 13 Okt 13 Feb 14 Jun 14 Okt 14 Feb 15 Jun 15 Okt 15 Feb 16 Jun 16 Okt 16 Feb 17 Jun 17 Okt 17 Feb 18 USD billion % USD billion Solid Economic Growth Drivers Strong and stable FDI inflows o Y2017: disbursed FDI reached USD17.5bn (+10.8% YoY) and committed FDI reached USD35.9bn (+47.1% YoY) the largest increase since 2008. o 2M2018: disbursed FDI reached USD1.7bn (+9.7% YoY) and committed FDI reached USD3.3bn (-1.8% YoY). o o In 2017, FDI sector contributed 72.6% to total exports. Benefiting from improving investment environment and signed FTAs. Robust manufacturing o o Keeping expansion mode mostly in the past 3 years amidst slowing global demand. Led by FDI and private sectors. 70,0 60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,0 10,0 0,0 66,5 Stable FDI Inflow In The Past Decade 35,9 21,0 21,5 21,6 21,9 22,8 24,4 18,0 14,5 15,8 17,5 14,5 11,5 13,0 10,0 11,0 11,0 12,5 10,5 11,5 4,6 3,3 1,7 FDI Disbursment (USD bn) FDI Commitment (USD bn) 56 54 52 50 Nikkei's Vietnam Purchasing Managers Index 20,0 15,0 10,0 FDI Contributes Significantly To Manufacturing Growth 10,0 11,0 11,0 10,5 11,5 12,5 14,5 15,8 17,5 20,0 15,0 10,0 48 5,0 1,7 5,0 46 0,0 0,0 FDI Disbursment (USD bn) Growth of Manufacturing (%, YoY) Source: Foreign Investment Agency, GSO, Nikkei Vietnam PMI Markit 22

Units Sold Units sold 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Solid Economic Growth Drivers (Cont.) Resilient domestic demand o Young population, fast urbanization, quickly-growing middle and affluent class. o Low penetration on base products/services. o Ranked No.6 globally for attractive emerging retail markets (2017 Global Retail Development Index) and No.5 globally for Consumer Confidence Index (2017). o Real retail sales growth reached 7-year high of 9.5% YoY in 2017. 3.000 2.500 2.000 1.500 1.000 500 0 Rising Individual Wealth GDP per capita (USD) 2.385 40.000 35.000 Condominium Sales Volume 32.905 600.000 Sales volume and growth of automobiles 100% 30.000 25.000 20.000 15.000 10.000 5.000 0 25.950 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 HCMC Hanoi 500.000 400.000 300.000 200.000 100.000 0 80% 55,0% 43,0% 304.423 272.750 244.914 24,3% 19,4% 60% 40% 158.000 20% 112.224 110.938 110.519 92.584-10,4% 0% -1,1% -16,5% -6,1% -20% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sales volume of Automobiles Growth (YoY) Source: Boston Consulting Group, GSO, VAMA, CBRE & MOF 23

USD billion Improving Trade Activities Vietnamese Trade Situation (USD billion) 250 200 2017 Trade surplus: USD2.92 billion 150 100 50 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2M2018 Export (USD billion) Import (USD billion) Y2017: Trade surplus reached USD2.92 billion, 15.9% higher than trade surplus of USD2.52 billion in 2016. In 2M2018, trade surplus hit USD1.08 billion. Benefiting from signed FTAs with the EU, South Korea, ASEAN, Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia. Vietnam s main export markets in 2017: the US (19.4%), EU (17.9%), China (16.6%), ASEAN (10.1%), Japan (7.9%) and Korea (6.9%). Vietnam s main import markets in 2017: China (27.6%), Korea (22.1%), ASEAN (13.3%), Japan (7.9%), EU (5.7%) and the US (4.4%). Key export products in 2017: Telephones, mobile phones and parts (21.2%), Garment (12.2%), Computer and Electronic products and parts (12.1%), and Footwear (6.8%). Key imported items in 2017: Computer and Electronic products and parts (17.9%), Machinery and Equipment (15.9%), Telephones, mobile phones and parts (7.7%) and Fabric (5.4%). Source: GSO, Vietnam Customs 24

Jan-11 May-11 Sep-11 Jan-12 May-12 Sep-12 Jan-13 May-13 Sep-13 Jan-14 May-14 Sep-14 Jan-15 May-15 Sep-15 Jan-16 May-16 Sep-16 Jan-17 May-17 Sep-17 Jan-18 Stable Currency In 2017, VND remained almost stable, with a slight appreciation of 0.26% YoY against USD thanks to: o Flexible daily FX mechanism managed by the State Bank of Vietnam. o Record high foreign reserves (~USD52 billion as at year-end, equivalent to ~3 months of imports, up from 2.69x at the end of 2016). o Solid foreign inflows through: trade surplus of USD2.92 billion, strong FDI disbursement of USD17.5 billion (+10.8% YoY), and overseas remittances estimated at USD13.8 billion (+16% YoY). USD/VND was almost flat YTD2018. Performance of regional currencies against USD Currency 1Y 2Y 3Y MYR 13.2% 7.6% -7.8% THB 10.9% 13.5% 2.8% CNY 8.5% 3.3% -1.0% SGD 5.7% 6.4% 3.0% VND -0.3% -1.5% -6.2% IDR -3.1% -2.5% -5.7% PHP -3.7% -8.8% -15.4% Source: XE.com, collected FX rates are the mid-rate, as of Feb 28, 2018. 60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,0 10,0 0,0 6,2 7,0 Vietnam's Foreign Reserves (USD billion) 9,1 13,4 41,0 36,0 30,0 30,2 23,5 23,9 23,6 16,5 12,5 13,5 52,0 23.500 23.000 22.500 22.000 21.500 21.000 20.500 20.000 VND USD Exchange Rate Unofficial market rate Interbank rate Source: SBV, XE.com, official newspapers, HSC 25

Jan-05 Jun-05 Nov-05 Apr-06 Sep-06 Feb-07 Jul-07 Dec-07 May-08 Oct-08 Mar-09 Aug-09 Jan-10 Jun-10 Nov-10 Apr-11 Sep-11 Feb-12 Jul-12 Dec-12 May-13 Oct-13 Mar-14 Aug-14 Jan-15 Jun-15 Nov-15 Apr-16 Sep-16 Feb-17 Jul-17 Dec-17 Things To Be Watched Sovereign debt and State budget deficit in 2017: o o Inflation: o o Sovereign debt was estimated at 61.3% of GDP vs. 63.6% of GDP in 2016, lower than the ceiling rate of 65% of GDP. State budget deficit was estimated at 3.48% of GDP, excluding principal repayments, close to the Government s FY2017 target of 3.50%. CPI in 2017 was 3.53% YoY due mainly to increases of healthcare/pharmaceuticals and education prices, compared to the Government s target of 4%. CPI in Feb 2018: +1.24% YTD, and average inflation in 2M2018: +2.90% YoY. Yearly Public Debt and State budget deficit (% GDP) 70,0% 7,0% 60,0% 6,0% 50,0% 5,0% 40,0% 4,0% 30,0% 3,0% 20,0% 2,0% 10,0% 1,0% 0,0% 0,0% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017E Public Debt (% GDP) (LHS) State Budget Deficit (% GDP) (RHS) 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Credit Growth vs CPI (YoY) 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% Credit Growth YoY CPI YoY Source: SBV, MoF, HSC 26

Overall Macro-economic Picture Macro Indicators 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018F GDP Growth (% YoY, 2010p) 5.2 5.4 6 6.68 6.21 6.81 6.7 Manufacturing (% YoY) 5.8 7.44 8.45 10.6 11.9 14.4 12.1 Retail Sales (% YoY) 16 12.6 10.6 9.5 10.2 10.86 11.7 Industrial Production Index (% YoY) 4.8 5.9 7.6 9.8 7.5 9.4 9.1 CPI (Average, % YoY) 9.2 6.6 4.1 0.6 2.66 3.53 4.3 Credit Growth (% YTD) 8.9 12.5 14 17.3 18.80 18 18 Exports (USD bn) 114.6 132.2 150.0 162.1 175.9 214.02 253.35 Imports (USD bn) 113.8 131.3 148.0 165.6 173.3 211.10 248.47 Trade Balance (USD bn) 0.8 0.9 2.0 (3.5) 2.68 2.92 4.88 Disbursed FDI (USD bn) 10.5 11.5 12.4 14.5 15.8 17.5 N/A Committed FDI (USD bn) 13 21.6 21.92 22.8 24.4 35.9 N/A Overseas Remittances (USD bn) 10.0 11.0 12 13.2 9.2 13.8 N/A Current Account Balance (USD bn) 7.0 8.8 9.36 1 9.6 4 9 Foreign Reserves (USD bn) 25.40 26.00 34.30 28.4 36.7 52 56 Interbank Mid Rate (USD/VND, year-end) 21,230 21,103 21,411 22,475 22,768 22,712 22,980 VND fluctuation against USD (%) 1.6 0.6-1.5-5.0-1.3 0.25-1.18 Source: GSO, Customs, SBV, HSC, SSI 27

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