Barings Frontier Markets A USD Acc
Managed by
Michael Levy
Michael Levy is an investment manager in the EMEA & Global Frontier Markets equity team and is the lead manager for the Baring Russia fund and Baring Frontier Markets fund. He joined Barings in July 2012 after 17 years at Alliance Bernstein where he held a number of equity portfolio management and research roles. His most recent responsibility before joining Barings was portfolio manager for Emerging and International equity portfolios. Michael began his career in 1992 at Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants as a Partner Trainee. He has a BA (Hons) in Economics and Social Studies from the University of Manchester.
Objective
The Fund will seek to achieve long-term capital growth primarily through investment in frontier markets. The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing to obtain at least 70% Net Asset Value exposure to frontier markets. The Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of equities and equity related securities of companies incorporated in and/or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in frontier market countries, or derivatives, collective investment schemes and equity related instruments providing exposure to such frontier markets companies. The Fund will invest across the market capitalization spectrum
Performance
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Rank 12/19 Total Return
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Rank 10/19 Standard Deviation
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Rank 14/19 Max Drawdown
| Fund Name | Currency | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ashmore SICAV Emerging Mkts Frtr Eqty I USD Inc | EUR | -4.9% |
| 11 | T Rowe Frontier Markets Equity A USD | EUR | -5.6% |
| 12 | Barings Frontier Markets A USD Acc | EUR | -6.6% |
| 13 | Templeton Frontier Markets A (acc) USD | EUR | -8.3% |
| 14 | KMG deVere Global Frontier Market A USD | EUR | -8.5% |
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| Fund Name | Currency | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Templeton Frontier Markets A (acc) USD | EUR | 9.3 |
| 9 | Magna New Frontiers N EUR | EUR | 10.3 |
| 10 | Barings Frontier Markets A USD Acc | EUR | 10.9 |
| 11 | Ashmore SICAV Emerging Mkts Frtr Eqty I USD Inc | EUR | 10.9 |
| 12 | HSBC GIF Frontier Markets IC USD | EUR | 11.1 |
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| Fund Name | Currency | Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Eurizon Fund Equity EM New Frontiers Z | EUR | -13.3% |
| 13 | AG Frontier Markets Equity I Acc USD | EUR | -14.0% |
| 14 | Barings Frontier Markets A USD Acc | EUR | -14.7% |
| 15 | T Rowe Frontier Markets Equity A USD | EUR | -15.1% |
| 16 | East Capital Frontier Markets Fund A USD | EUR | -15.2% |
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Total Return
Quarterly Performance
| to 30/06/2018 | Annual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.6% | -9.4% | |||
| 2017 | 9.3% | 4.9% | 1.3% | -1.4% | 4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -9.1% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 7.4% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | 8.1% | -0.4% | -10.4% | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 11.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | 7.6% |
Month by Month Performance
Returns Vs Risk
Asset Allocation
Breakdown
Top 10 Holdings
| Stock | Size |
|---|---|
| National Bank of Kuwait SAKP ORD | 7.93% |
| Vietnam Dairy Products JSC ORD | 5.08% |
| Safaricom Plc ORD | 3.92% |
| Guaranty Trust Bank PLC ORD | 3.30% |
| YPF SA DR | 3.26% |
| Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd ORD | 3.24% |
| Northern Trust Global - The US Dollar A | 3.19% |
| Human Soft Holding Company KSCP ORD | 2.85% |
| Equity Group Holdings Ltd ORD | 2.75% |
| Brac Bank Ltd ORD | 2.60% |
Registered For Sale In
- Austria
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Fund Info
- Launch date25/04/2013
- Share Class size00Mn
- Base currencyUSD
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ISIN IE00B8BVS817
Purchase Info
- Min. initial investment5,000
- Min. regular additional investment0
Charges
- Annual management2.00%
- Initial investment5.00%