GAM Star Asia-Pacific Equity Accumulation Shares (Sterling Class)
Overview
| Fund manager's initial charge | 5.00% |
|---|---|
| HL initial saving | 5.00% |
| Net initial charge | 0.00% |
| Dealing charge | Free |
| Fund manager's annual charge | 1.50% |
| Performance charges | No |
| Total Expense Ratio | 1.60% |
| HL annual saving | 0.00% 2 |
| Platform fee | Free |
| Launch date | 04-01-1998 |
| Launch price | 10.00 CHF |
| Sector | Asia Pacific Inc Japan |
| Fund size | 201.00 CHF million |
| Number of holdings | 63 |
| Fund type | OEIC |
| Type of units | Accumulation |
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About the Fund Manager
Michael Lai
Located in: Hong Kong
Michael Lai is the Investment Director responsible for GAM's Asian funds and is a co-manager of GAM's Pacific funds with Lesley Kaye. Before joining GAM in 1998, he was senior vice president at Trust Company of the West (Asia) responsible for Asian portfolios. Prior to this, he was an investment manager at BZW Investment Management (HK). Michael holds an MSc in Econometrics from the London School of Economics and is a CFA charterholder. He is based in Hong Kong.
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Income details
| Running yield | N/a |
|---|---|
| Income paid | Annually |
| Type of payment | Dividend |
All yields are variable and not guaranteed. There is currently no yield information available for this fund.
Distribution dates
| Ex-dividend date | 01 July 2012 |
|---|---|
| Payment date 4 | 31 August 2012 |
Top 10 holdings
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | 4.40% |
|---|---|
| Toyota Motor Corp. | 4.38% |
| Tokyo Electron | 3.54% |
| Rio Tinto | 3.38% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial | 3.21% |
| Kirin Holdings Co. | 3.13% |
| Fujitsu | 2.93% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 2.37% |
| BHP Billiton | 2.36% |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group | 2.36% |
Top 10 sectors
| Banks | 16.59% |
|---|---|
| Technology Hardware & Equipment | 7.50% |
| Mining | 7.20% |
| General Industrials | 6.69% |
| Industrial Engineering | 6.00% |
| Financial Services | 5.03% |
| Automobiles & Parts | 4.38% |
| Support Services | 4.30% |
| Leisure Goods | 4.22% |
| Chemicals | 4.02% |
Top 10 countries
| Japan | 54.25% |
|---|---|
| Australia | 25.69% |
| Hong Kong | 11.10% |
| Singapore | 5.11% |
| Cash and Equiv. | 1.61% |
| United Kingdom | 1.41% |
| China | 0.83% |
Some of the data on this page and other related pages is provided to you for your information and is received from the Fund Management Company administering this fund. Hargreaves Lansdown accepts no liability for the reliability or accuracy of the data provided by third parties.
2 Annual saving is not available in the SIPP or Junior ISA.
4 If you elect to receive the income from a Vantage ISA, Fund or Share Account, we will collect any dividends for you and then pay them directly into your bank account within the first 10 working days of the following month.
Prices as at 09-02-2012. Data as at 31/12/2011.
