OP-Emerging Asia Fund is an equity fund investing its assets primarily in the emerging Asian equity markets. Key markets for the fund include China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan and Vietnam.
The fund's investments are primarily made through direct equity investments. The fund may use derivatives instruments in its investment activities to hedge against market fluctuations, to replace direct investments and to otherwise promote efficient portfolio management.
The fund’s equity exposure may vary so that a minimum of 50 % and a maximum of 105 % of the fund’s NAV is invested in the equity markets. Typically the equity weight ranges between 90–100 %.
The fund’s assets are diversified in the shares of many companies. Typically the fund invests its assets in the shares of about 80–120 companies, but this number may vary reflecting the views taken by the portfolio manager.
The benchmark index of the fund is MSCI Emerging Markets Asia (ex Korea, ex Taiwan, limiting India and China 25% in total) Net in EUR. With active investing, the Fund seeks to outperform its benchmark index in the long term. The Fund mainly takes notable active risk and it may differ significantly from the composition, weights and risk level of the benchmark index.
