To seek long-term investment growth, through growth of capital, from a portfolio of Chinese equity securities. The Fund mainly invests in China A-shares of companies of any market capitalisation that are located in, or derive significant business from, Mainland China, notably through Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect as well as in Chian B Shares.

The Fund does not offer any capital guarantee or protection and you may not get back the amount invested.

• The Fund is subject to the following risks which are materially relevant:
  Chinese Market risk: In addition to typical risks linked to Emerging Markets, investments in China are subject to economic, political, tax and operational risks specific to the Chinese Market. Please also refer to the prospectus for China QFII risk, Bond Connect risk and Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect risk.
  Concentration risk: the risk that arises when a fund invests in relatively few holdings, few sectors or a restricted geographic area. Performance may be more volatile than a fund with a greater number of securities.
  Emerging markets risk: the risk related to investing in countries that have less developed political, economic, legal and regulatory systems, and that may be impacted by political/economic instability, lack of liquidity or transparency, or safekeeping issues.
  Equity risk: prices of equities may be affected by factors such as economic, political, market, and issuer-specific changes. Such changes may adversely affect the value of the equities regardless of company-specific performance.
  Foreign Currency risk: the risk of loss arising from exchange-rate fluctuations or due to exchange control regulations.

Complete information on the risks of investing in the Fund are set out in the Fund's prospectus.

The Fund promotes environmental and social characteristics in accordance with Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (the “SFDR”).

In its implementation of the Fund’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) process, the Investment Manager promotes environmental and social characteristics by investing primarily in China A-Shares, RMB-denominated shares of companies located or having their principal business activities in Mainland China with an appropriate or better ESG profile, as captured by its proprietary ESG methodology. In addition, the Investment Manager applies specific ESG exclusions and commits to have an ESG score at Fund level higher than the average ESG score of the Fund’s benchmark.

The Fund’s environmental or social characteristics are assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively, by means of its proprietary ESG rating, relevant sustainability indicators and its engagement process where relevant further described in the Website disclosure’s dedicated sections. As part of its investment decision making process, the Fund’s ESG process uses binding criteria for the selection of underlying assets.  

Finally, the Fund has a minimum allocation of 20% of its portfolio to sustainable investments, with a minimum of 5% allocated towards investments with an environmentally sustainable objective and a minimum of 5% allocated towards investments with a socially sustainable objective. The Fund ensures that its sustainable investments do not cause significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective. 

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