FairHorizon Red
R38-A

First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund

India large cap-biased equities. Active concentrated strategy.

About the Fund

Data as of

FSSA Investment Managers is an Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets equities specialist team under the First Sentier Group, a global asset management firm with 11 affiliate investment teams covering distinct asset classes and strategies, managing in total over A$200bn of assets. First Sentier Group is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

The FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund is an actively managed fund seeking to achieve long term capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of companies in the Indian subcontinent that comprises of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Given the market size differences, the fund will be mainly exposed to India with a large cap-bias. The fund adopts a bottom-up stock picking approach using fundamental analysis and close engagement with the shortlisted companies to identify quality companies with growth potential and healthy dividend growth, and thereafter allocates into the convicted companies with a long term investor mindset of 10 years or longer holding period. This sometimes result in contrarian views against prevailing market conditions. The fund has a concentrated portfolio of ~40 stocks.

Performance

Price Performance – Maximum Period

The FairHorizon Context

Investment-Time-Horizon in years

0 - 22 - 44 - 7 7 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.

Building Block Returns

First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
6.34%
Ann. return (5-year):
6.42%
Ann. return (10-year):
8.21%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
15.82%

This fund represents active exposure to India subcontinent large cap-biased equities.

Benchmark Returns

Amundi MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
20.80%
Ann. return (5-year):
5.59%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
19.21%

FairHorizon Benchmark Returns

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Equity Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
17.79%
Ann. return (5-year):
9.56%
Ann. return (10-year):
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
14.96%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

The Dimensional World Equity Fund is our FAIRHORIZON Red reference benchmark solution that has primarily global developed equities for long-term global equity-like returns and volatility.

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Why we prefer this fund

Relevance of strategy

This fund represents active exposure to India subcontinent large cap-biased equities.

Differentiated portfolio

The fund focuses on a bottom-up investment approach to look for quality companies with growth potential and healthy dividend growth, and invests with a long term (>10 year) holding period, The fund runs a concentrated high conviction portfolio.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-39.24%
Recovery Period
266 Days

Diversification

Top 10 Holdings

  • HDFC Bank Ltd8.89%
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd8.22%
  • ICICI Bank Ltd6.40%
  • ICICI Lombard General Insuranc4.27%
  • Bharti Airtel Ltd4.08%
  • Bosch Ltd3.97%
  • KEI Industries Ltd3.65%
  • State Bank of India3.16%
  • Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd3.04%
  • HCL Technologies Ltd2.96%

Sectors

  • Financials42.67%
  • Consumer Discretionary13.03%
  • Consumer Staples8.96%
  • Industrials8.52%
  • Materials7.75%
  • Communications6.17%
  • Cash4.89%
  • Technology2.96%
  • Health Care2.62%
  • Real Estate2.42%
  • Others0.00%

Geography

  • India95.11%
  • Cash4.89%
  • Others0.00%

Frequently asked questions

What is the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund?
The First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund is a actively managed fund in the India Equities asset class, managed by FSSA Investment Managers (First Sentier Group). India large cap-biased equities. Active concentrated strategy.
What is the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund's FairHorizon classification?
Das Family Office classifies this fund as FairHorizon Red, meaning it is suitable for investors with a 15+ years investment horizon. long-horizon, high-conviction equity allocation
What is the total expense ratio (TER) of the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund?
The First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund has a total expense ratio of 1.13% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 10%.
What is the ISIN of the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund?
The ISIN of the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund share class tracked by Das Family Office is IE00B6Y13T06.
What are the historical returns of the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund?
As of the most recent month-end, the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 6.34%, 5-year annualised total return of 6.42%, 10-year annualised total return of 8.21%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (III USD ACC) is Accumulating — income is automatically reinvested into the fund.
When was the First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund launched?
The First Sentier Investors Global Umbrella Fund plc - FSSA Indian Subcontinent Fund was incepted on 2013-08-23.