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Quick Stats
| Bid Price | - | Offer Price | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Price | GBX 512.81 | Day Change | GBX +1.90 (0.37%) |
| Price Date | 24 Sep 2018 | Crown Rating | |
| Shares Class | Inc. | Yield | 0.42 % |
| Total Expense Ratio | 0.98 | Fund Size | 40,060,000.00 |
| Launch Date | 30/07/1999 | Standard Initial Charge (%) | 4.00 |
| Currency | GBX | ISA Eligible | Yes |
| Annual Management Charge (%) | 0.75 | Sector | Global |
| Min Investment (£) | 1,000.00 | Total Expense Ratio (%) | 0.98 |
| ISIN | GB0030978729 | Min TopUp (£) | 500.00 |
Fund Objective
The Fund aims to grow your investment. The Fund mainly invests in shares of large companies around the world. These companies generally have a total stock market value of at least US $3 billion. The Fund may invest in both developed and emerging market countries (countries considered to have social or business activity in the process of rapid growth). The Fund may invest in any industry.
Fund Managers
Jonathan Asante
Jonathan Asante joined First State Investments Global Emerging Markets team as Senior Analyst in November 2004 and in January 2008 was appointed Head of Global Emerging Markets. His primary area of research is the entire emerging markets universe and he acts in the capacity of Co-Manager for a number of our portfolios. Jonathan joined from Framlington where he was Global Emerging Markets Fund Manager and Group Economist. Prior to joining Framlington in 1995, he was employed by NatWest Group where he was an Assistant Researcher, analysing the UK economy and UK credit markets. Previous to this Jonathan taught classes in economics and econometrics at the London School of Economics whilst doing postgraduate research. Jonathan graduated from the London School of Economics with BSc and MSc in Economics. He is an Associate member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.
Dominic St George
Dominic St George is an Analyst at First State Stewart (FSS). FSS is part of First State Investments and the team manages equities in Asia Pacific, Global Emerging and other international markets. He joined FSS as a graduate in November 2010.He is responsible for providing research support to the portfolio managers, covering all relevant geographical areas and industry sectors. Dominic holds a BA in Geography from Christ's College, Cambridge.
Alex Summers
Alex Summers is an Analyst with the St Andrews Partners team at Stewart Investors. He joined the team in July 2013. Alex is responsible for providing research support to the portfolio managers, covering all relevant geographical areas and industry sectors across global equities and emerging markets. He graduated with First Class Honours in Finance and Accounting from the University of New Brunswick in 2012.
Please remember that past performance is not a guide of future returns. The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up as a result of currency exchange and market fluctuations and investors may not get back the amount originally invested.
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