FairHorizon Red
R20-A

Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund

Asia ex Japan large cap-biased growth-focused equities with higher risk/return approach. Active bottom-up concentrated strategy.

About the Fund

Data as of

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is the asset management arm of US investment bank Morgan Stanley. MSIM manages over US$1.9tn of assets globally through long-only, alternatives, and liquidity fund products.

The Morgan Stanley Asia Opportunity Fund is an actively managed fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund emphasises a bottom-up stock selection process, by investing in high quality established and emerging companies located in Asia excluding Japan, that the investment team believes are undervalued at the time of purchase and have sustainable competitive advantages that can be monetised through growth. ESG considerations are integrated in the investment process. The fund runs a highly concentrated portfolio of >30 holdings and can have high concentration in single sectors, resulting in potentially higher volatility than broad equity markets.

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

Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
8.08%
Ann. return (5-year):
-5.51%
Ann. return (10-year):
9.31%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
24.34%

This fund represents active exposure to Asia ex Japan large caps-biased growth-focused 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 Asia ex Japan large caps-biased growth-focused equities.

Differentiated portfolio

The fund focuses on a bottom-up investment approach to look for undervalued companies with sustainable competitive advantages that can be monetised through growth.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-61.20%
Recovery Period
— (still in drawdown)

Diversification

Top 10 Holdings

  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactu9.85%
  • Trip.com Group Ltd - Depositar7.33%
  • Coupang Inc Class A Common Sto5.80%
  • ICICI Bank Ltd - Depositary Re5.57%
  • Baidu Inc - Depositary Receipt4.79%
  • Tencent Holdings Ltd4.48%
  • Meituan Class B4.34%
  • HDFC Bank Ltd4.08%
  • Eternal Ltd3.96%
  • Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd3.84%

Sectors

  • Communications36.47%
  • Financials18.64%
  • Consumer Discretionary18.48%
  • Technology10.67%
  • Real Estate4.10%
  • Cash3.85%
  • Consumer Staples3.84%
  • Industrials3.47%
  • Treasury0.71%

Geography

  • China34.16%
  • India25.37%
  • Taiwan10.67%
  • Singapore10.34%
  • U.S.A.6.97%
  • South Korea4.83%
  • Cash3.85%
  • Ireland2.55%
  • Hong Kong1.48%

Frequently asked questions

What is the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund?
The Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund is a actively managed fund in the Asia ex Japan Equities - Core asset class, managed by Morgan Stanley IM. Asia ex Japan large cap-biased growth-focused equities with higher risk/return approach. Active bottom-up concentrated strategy.
What is the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity 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 Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund?
The Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund has a total expense ratio of 0.99% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 15%.
What is the ISIN of the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund?
The ISIN of the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund share class tracked by Das Family Office is LU1378878869.
What are the historical returns of the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund?
As of the most recent month-end, the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 8.08%, 5-year annualised total return of -5.51%, 10-year annualised total return of 9.31%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (I USD ACC) is Accumulating — income is automatically reinvested into the fund.
What is the SFDR sustainability classification of the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund?
The Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund is classified as Article 8 under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
When was the Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund launched?
The Morgan Stanley Investment Funds - Asia Opportunity Fund was incepted on 2016-03-31.