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All funds purchased at dollarDEX under CPFIS are offered at 0% sales charge for clients in the PrivateClient+ category. And no advice fees for first-timers.
All funds purchased at dollarDEX under CPFIS are offered at 0% sales charge for clients in the PrivateClient+ category. And no advice fees for first-timers.
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Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Fund
Bid / Offer price: SGD 2.06190 / NA (21-May-2013)
Prices shown are indicative and are usually based on prices of 2-4 dealing days earlier, and may not be exactly the price used for individual trades. Prices and returns on this page may be based on a reference price in a different currency to that of the fund dealing price. Returns experienced by individual clients may differ from those shown below. Clients should not rely on these prices for decision making. Fund prices provided by third-parties. dollarDEX does not guarantee any prices or valuations shown, and accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
Prices shown are indicative and are usually based on prices of 2-4 dealing days earlier, and may not be exactly the price used for individual trades. Prices and returns on this page may be based on a reference price in a different currency to that of the fund dealing price. Returns experienced by individual clients may differ from those shown below. Clients should not rely on these prices for decision making. Fund prices provided by third-parties. dollarDEX does not guarantee any prices or valuations shown, and accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
Fund description
The Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Fund aims to provide long-term capital gain by investing in authorised investments which are direct or indirect investments in emerging stock markets worldwide or companies with significant activities in emerging markets, or as a feeder fund to invest in the Aberdeen Global - Emerging Markets Equity Fund* (the "underlying fund"), a sub-fund of Luxembourg-registered Aberdeen Global, which invests at least two-thirds of its assets in equities and equity-related securities of companies with their registered office in an Emerging Market country; and/or, of companies which have the preponderance of their business activities in an Emerging Market country; and/or, of holding companies that have the preponderance of their assets in companies with their registered office in an Emerging Market country. "Emerging Market" shall mean any country that is included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or composite thereof (or any successor index, if revised), or any country classified by the World Bank as a low to upper middle income country.
The Aberdeen Global Emerging Markets Fund aims to provide long-term capital gain by investing in authorised investments which are direct or indirect investments in emerging stock markets worldwide or companies with significant activities in emerging markets, or as a feeder fund to invest in the Aberdeen Global - Emerging Markets Equity Fund* (the "underlying fund"), a sub-fund of Luxembourg-registered Aberdeen Global, which invests at least two-thirds of its assets in equities and equity-related securities of companies with their registered office in an Emerging Market country; and/or, of companies which have the preponderance of their business activities in an Emerging Market country; and/or, of holding companies that have the preponderance of their assets in companies with their registered office in an Emerging Market country. "Emerging Market" shall mean any country that is included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or composite thereof (or any successor index, if revised), or any country classified by the World Bank as a low to upper middle income country.
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| Performance period Since 10/Aug/2005 |
1-week | 1-month | 6-month | 1-year | 3-year | Since start# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | 1.521 | 6.081 | 13.641 | 23.749 | 34.081 | 106.190 |
| Annualized return (%) | 23.749 | 10.270 | 9.787 | |||
| Annual volatility (%) | 12.526 | 13.691 | 19.345 | |||
| Sharpe ratio+ | 1.872 | 0.714 | 0.454 | |||
| Beta^ | 0.787 | 0.633 | 0.948 | |||
| Worst Monthly Loss (%) | 0.534 | 7.090 | 7.090 | 19.583 | ||
| Worst Annual Loss (%) | 36.776 | |||||
| Maximum drawdown (%) What is this? | ||||||
| Highest bid/NAV price | 2.06190 | 2.06190 | 2.06190 | 2.06190 | 2.06190 | 2.06190 |
| Lowest bid/NAV price | 2.04440 | 1.95440 | 1.81820 | 1.64080 | 1.52410 | 0.82180 |
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Generally, high positive Sharpe ratios indicate superior risk-adjusted performance. Ranking of funds according to negative Sharpe ratios can be unreliable.
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Since start means from start of data available to dollarDEX and may not coincide with inception of fund.
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Calculated using S&P 500 (SGD). See glossary for definitions.
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Fund performance over the last 3 year. For more charts, returns and prices, click here.
Fund details
Some information here is from fund prospectus, factsheet or fund house and is correct to the best of our knowledge. However, clients must refer to latest fund prospectus for definitive information relating to the fund. This information here is not guaranteed and should not be relied on for any investment decision.
Some information here is from fund prospectus, factsheet or fund house and is correct to the best of our knowledge. However, clients must refer to latest fund prospectus for definitive information relating to the fund. This information here is not guaranteed and should not be relied on for any investment decision.
| Price frequency | Daily |
| Pricing basis | Forward |
| Dealing basis (subscriptions) What is this? | T+0 |
| Dealing basis (redemptions) What is this? | T+0 |
| Type | Active |
| Sector | All |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Asset sub-class | Mixed |
| Region | Emerging Global Peer funds |
| Launch price | SGD 1.00000 |
| Price currency [5] | SGD |
| Payment currency | SGD |
| Investment type | Cash, CPF-OA, SRS |
| Accept card (may not be accepted with some promotions) | Credit card online |
| Risk (volatility) What is this? | Medium High |
| Annual management/service fee [1] | 1.500% |
| Latest bid/NAV price | SGD 2.06190 (21-May-2013) |
| Latest offer price | NA |
| Bid price changes from last available price | +0.63% |
| Benchmark | MSCI Emerging Markets |
| Minimum initial investment | SGD 1,000 |
| Minimum subsequent investment | SGD 500 |
| Minimum RSP investment | SGD 100 |
| Lowest dollarDEX sales charge [2] | 0.75% (Cash/SRS) 0.00% (CPF) |
| Standard dollarDEX sales charge [2] | 1.50% (Cash/SRS) 1.00% (CPF) |
| Prospectus maximum sales charge | 5.00% |
| Your saving on $10k investment [3] | $425 (Cash/SRS) $500 (CPF) |
| dollarDEX commission as proportion of dollarDEX sales charge | 100.00% |
| dollarDEX trailer fee as proportion of annual mangement fee | 13.33% |
| Redemption charge: | 0.00% |
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Switch-in charge [4]: - peer-to-peer - maximum |
0.00% 1.50% |
| Cancellation: | 7 calendar days, if no previous holdings |
[1]
Total of fixed annual managment and service fees. Check fund prospectus for details including variable performance fees, if any, which may not be included here.
[2]
Your exact charge depends on your balance at dollarDEX and payment method. See fee structure for definitions and exceptions. Non-SGD funds may include an additional processing fee charged by dollarDEX.
[3]
Illustrative approximate saving per $10,000 invested at dollarDEX lowest sales charge compared with the same fund bought elsewhere at prospectus maximum sales charge.
[4]
Guideline only. See our pricing scheme for exact terms & conditions.
[5]
Usually same as fund dealing currency (refer to prospectus). Some funds have a SGD reference price used by Navigator.
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