US equity
Fund name Manager name Morningstar S&P fund FAR OBSR 3-year 3-year Domicile Curr Min init Fund
Rating ratings % chg volatility inv (£) size (£m)
Parvest US Small Cap C $ BNP Paribas HHHH A -2.05 16.31 Luxembourg $ 1.00 235.82
Martin Currie North America A Martin Currie Unit Trusts HHHH AA AA -3.35 18.59 UK £ 1,000 495
Loomis Sayles US Research I/A $ Ixis Asset Mgt Global Assoc HHHH A -3.68 14.43 Luxembourg $ 61,891 200.83
Henderson HF American Equity A2 Henderson Global Investors HHHH A -4.55 16.81 Luxembourg $ 1,547 321.43
MFS Meridian Technology A1$ MFS International HHHH AA -5 22.12 Luxembourg $ 3,095 24.15
Axa Framlington American Gwth Inc Axa Framlington Group HHHH A -6.46 17.46 UK £ 1,000 131.63
JPM US Value A (D) – $ JPMorgan AM (Europe) HHHH AA -9.54 15.37 Luxembourg $ 21,662 438.36
Legg Mason US Smaller Cos A Legg Mason Investments HHHH A AA -9.67 21.66 UK £ 3,000 66.84
LM-Royce Smaller Co – ADA$ Legg Mason Global Funds HHHH A A -9.71 20.49 Ireland $ 619 29.92
Gartmore US Opportunities R Acc Gartmore Fund Managers HHHH A -9.72 18.82 UK £ 1,000 204.22
ABN AmroO US Equity Select A $ Fortis Investments HHHH A -10.09 16.47 Luxembourg $ 155 29.03
BGF US Basic Value Hedge A2 € BlackRock Global Funds HHHH AA -10.85 17.48 Luxembour€ N/S 627.84
Baillie Gifford America A Acc Baillie Gifford & Co HHHH AA A -11.05 17.44 UK £ 1,000 86.67
Janus Intech US Risk Mgd Core A$ Janus Capital Funds (JCF) HHHH AA -11.18 14.45 Ireland $ 1,547 490.52
Fidelity American Fidelity (FIL Invest Svcs (UK)) HHHH A -11.6 16.75 UK £ 1,000 1,088.27
Baring US Value A Baring Asset Management HHHH AA -15.41 15.48 Ireland $ 3,095 4
Janus US Research A $ Janus Capital Funds (JCF) HHHH A -15.42 17.32 Ireland $ 1,547 22.36
BGF US Focused Value A2 $ BlackRock Global Funds HHHH AA -17.71 17.28 Luxembourg $ 3,095 131.41
Asia Pacific equity
Fund name Manager name Morningstar S&P fund FAR OBSR 3-year 3-year Domicile Curr Min init Fund
Rating ratings % chg volatility inv (£) size (£m)
First State Asia Pacific Leaders A £ First State Investments HHHHH AAA AA AAA 36.67 18.1 UK £ 1,000 1,697.47
First State Asia Pacific A £ First State Investments HHHHH AAA AAA AAA 26.24 18.34 UK £ 1,000 693.48
Investec GSF Asian Equity A Inc $ Investec Asset Mgt Lux HHHHH AA 25.82 23.56 Luxembourg $ 1,857 296.6
Aberdeen Asia Pacific A Acc Aberdeen Unit Trust Mngrs HHHHH AA 11.72 19.61 UK £ 500 1,118.5
Abs Asia AM Pac Rim Equity R/A $ Ixis Asset Mgt Global Assoc HHHHH A 9.87 26.79 Luxembourg $ N/S 239.19
Aberdeen Glbl Asia Pacific Equity A2 Aberdeen Global HHHHH AA A 9.1 19.13 Luxembourg $ 928 2,930.25
IP Pacific Acc Invesco Fund Managers HHHHH AA 5.68 18.09 UK £ 500 143.55
Aberdeen Asia Pacific & Japan A Acc Aberdeen Unit Trust Mngrs HHHHH AA 0.95 17.18 UK £ 500 125.15
JF Pacific Securities JF Asset Management HHHHH A -1.2 19.7 Caymans $ 1,238 184.81
Axa R’berg Pac ex Japan SC Al A$ Axa Rosenberg Mgt Ireland HHHHH AA -7.26 29.14 Ireland $ 618,911 171.27
Fidelity South East Asia Fidelity (FIL Invest Svcs (UK)) HHHH AA A 27.42 26.31 UK £ 1,000 866.18
FF – South East Asia A $ Fidelity (FIL (Luxembourg)) HHHH AA AA 24.71 24.88 Luxembourg $ 1,547 1,556.12
FF – Asian Special Situations A $ Fidelity (FIL (Luxembourg)) HHHH A 19.02 22.55 Luxembourg $ 1,547 440.8
Martin Currie Asia Pacific A Martin Currie Unit Trusts HHHH AA AA 18.29 23.45 UK £ 1,000 269
LM-BM Pacific Equity – ADA$ Legg Mason Global Funds HHHH AA A 15.98 24.6 Ireland $ 619 153.97
Investec Asia ex Japan A Net Investec Fund Managers (UK) HHHH AA A 15.31 23.71 UK £ 1,000 91.75
Legg Mason Asia Pacific A Legg Mason Investments HHHH AA 14.81 26.02 UK £ 3,000 47.85
Resolution Pacific Growth Acc Resolution Fund Managers HHHH AA 12.19 23.34 UK £ 500 69.41
Newton Oriental Inc BNY Mellon Asset Mgt HHHH AA A 10.14 24.1 UK £ 1,000 458.22
Principal Asian Equity A Inc Principal Global Investors HHHH AA 7.22 24.31 Ireland $ 6,189 8.14
BNY Mellon Asian Equity A $ BNY Mellon Asset Mgt Int’l HHHH AA 6.94 24.3 Ireland $ 3,095 505.34
IP Asian Acc Invesco Fund Managers HHHH AA 6.18 22.66 UK £ 500 320.84
Invesco Asian Equity A Invesco Asset Management HHHH AA A 2.39 22.55 Ireland $ 1,547 186.21
Lincoln Far East Trust Inc Lincoln Unit Trusts Managers HHHH A -0.23 17.38 UK £ 500 182.08
Ashburton Asia Pacific Equity PC$ Ashburton (Jersey) HHHH A -12.25 21.18 Jersey $ 6,189 27.65
Japan equity
Fund name Manager name Morningstar S&P fund FAR OBSR 3-year 3-year Domicile Curr Min init Fund
Rating ratings % chg volatility inv (£) size (£m)
Close Invest Japanese Equity A Acc Close Finsbury Asset Mgt HHHHH A -0.59 11.6 Ireland ¥ 1,259 30.9
IP Japan Acc Invesco Fund Managers HHHHH A -2.96 14.17 UK £ 500 149.04
Invesco Japanese Equity Core A Invesco Asset Management HHHHH A -3.27 14.62 Ireland $ 1,547 87.94
SG Japan Core Alpha Retail Acc Société Générale Asset Mgt HHHHH AA A -6.12 15.64 UK £ 1,000 451.21
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Volatility is expressed as standard deviation of 36 monthly total returns (bid-to-bid). Fund sizes are as reported by the management groups and the latest available to Morningstar. The Morningstar Rating is calculated based on a fund’s total returns, adjusted for
risk and sales charges, relative to other funds in its Morningstar Category. The Overall Morningstar Rating published here is based on a weighted average of a fund’s 3-, 5-, and 10-year ratings, depending on the length of its record.
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