Objective
E Fund (HK) China Equity Dividend Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation primarily through equity-based investments in equity and equity-related securities of companies which are incorporated in, have their area of primary activity in or are related to the growth of Mainland China’s economy and are expected to achieve high dividend returns.
Investment Policies and Strategy
The Sub-Fund seeks to invest at least 70% of its net assets in equity or equity-related securities of companies whose activities are closely related to the economic development and growth of Mainland China. These companies may be listed in developed or emerging markets (including but not limited to the stock exchanges of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and U.S.). Equity and equity-related securities include but are not limited to common stocks, preference shares, American Depository Receipts and Global Depository Receipts. The Sub-Fund may invest in equity or equity-related securities of companies of any capital size which satisfies the requirements set out in this paragraph.
The above equity securities may include up to 15% of the Sub-Fund’s Net Asset Value in cornerstone investments. “Cornerstone investment” is a preferential placing to certain investors who are guaranteed to receive allocation of securities to be listed on a stock exchange irrespective of final offer price.
For equity investments, the Sub-Fund does not focus on any particular market sector or industry and may invest in shares issued by companies of any level of capitalisation.
The Sub-Fund may invest less than 20% of its Net Asset Value in the onshore market of Mainland China, including China A-Shares and B-Shares. Exposure to China A-Shares may be gained directly through the QFI status of the Manager and/or Stock Connect*. Exposure to the onshore market of Mainland China through the QFI status of the Manager will be less than 20% of the Sub-Fund’s Net Asset Value. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sub-Fund’s exposure to onshore market of Mainland China will be limited to investment in China A-Shares and B-Shares only.
Up to 30% of the Sub-Fund’s net assets in aggregate may be invested in (i) other equity and equity-related securities issued by companies whose activities are not closely related to the economic development and growth of Mainland China; (ii) other investments, including but not limited to money market instruments, cash and cash based instruments (e.g. bank certificates of deposit, bank deposits and negotiated term deposits with banks) or exchange-traded funds; (iii) other collective investment schemes; (iv) convertible bonds (which may be RMB denominated) (the Sub-Fund may hold listed equities from the conversion of the convertible bonds but will not hold equities that are unlisted after conversion) and/or (v) derivatives such as options, warrants and futures for investment purposes (please refer to the sub-section headed “Investment and Borrowing Restrictions” in the section headed “Investment Considerations” and Schedule 1 in the Explanatory Memorandum for further details).
The Sub-Fund may also invest in derivatives such as options, warrants and futures for hedging purposes.
The Sub-Fund will not invest in: (i) urban investment bonds (城投債); (ii) debt instruments that are rated BB+ or below by one of the credit rating agencies in Mainland China or an internationally recognized credit agency or unrated; and (iii) securities issued and/or guaranteed by a single sovereign issuer which is rated BB+ or below (as rated by an internationally recognized credit rating agency) or unrated.
It is not the Manager’s current intention to engage in securities financing transactions or invest in asset-backed securities (including asset-backed commercial papers) or mortgage-backed securities for the account of the Sub-Fund. If there is a change in such intention, the prior approval of the SFC will be sought and at least one month’s prior written notice will be given to the relevant Unitholders of the Sub-Fund.
* “Stock Connect” includes Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect.