Asia Pacific Trust | Maple-Brown Abbott

Maple-Brown Abbott Asian Dividend Growth Fund

The Fund is an actively managed fund that invests in listed (and to be listed) securities across Asia that we believe have sustainable and growing income streams and the potential for long-term capital growth.

We believe one of the key identifiers of strong total returns of Asian equities is dividend growth. The Fund’s investment universe comprises companies across the Asian region with a market capitalisation typically above US$1 billion dollars. To narrow the investment universe, we apply two distinct quantitative screening models to identify those companies with both the ability to pay a sustainable and attractive dividend stream, and the intention to reward shareholders with an attractive dividend profile going forward. The quantitative screens are complemented by bottom-up fundamental research, where we conduct detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis on select companies that have been identified from the two quantitative screens. This in-depth research includes detailed financial forecasts, meetings with company management and an assessment of management quality, industry structure and ESG factors. The Fund typically holds between 25–40 stocks.

Investment objective

The Fund aims to deliver an attractive total return, after fees, over a five-year period whilst maintaining a dividend yield in excess of the MSCI All Countries Asia excluding Japan Net Index (AUD).

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Fund facts
Inception date23/06/2021	Distribution frequencySemi-annually
Reference benchmarkMSCI All Countries Asia excluding Japan Net Index (AUD)	Minimum initial application$ 20,000
APIR codeMPL8237AU	Management costs %0.90
Pricing frequency & cut-offDaily / 2pm Sydney time on a Business Day	Buy/sell spread %0.28/0.28

Fund benefits

Investment expertise

The Fund is managed by a dedicated and experienced team of Asian equity specialists.

Investment growth and distributions

The Fund aims to deliver long term capital growth, along with the potential to receive quarterly distributions.

Broader investment opportunities

The Fund provides access to investment opportunities, markets and risk management techniques not generally available to individual investors.

Portfolio managers

Geoffrey Bazzan

Head of Asia Pacific Equities

Howard Ho

Investment Analyst, Asian Equities

Fund performance^

as at 30/09/2021

	1 mth %	3 mths %	Since inception % *
Fund	0.0	1.6	2.2
Reference benchmark	-3.0	-5.8	-3.4

^Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. No warranty can be given for future performance. Returns are volatile and may fluctuate quickly and significantly. Total return is based on the movement in net asset value per unit plus distributions and is before tax and after all fees and charges. Imputation and foreign tax credits are not included in the performance figures. Source: Maple-Brown Abbott and MSCI
* Inception date is 23 June 2021.

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