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MEKONG FUND
MEKONG AT A GLANCE
The Mekong region is home to over 326 million people and has maintained GDP growth between 5-12% for the past 20 years. With over 10 years of experience in the region, the manager is positioned to provide unparalleled market access and returns. The Mekong Fund invests in companies in Thailand and the countries of the Mekong Region: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Yunnan Province in China.
FUND DESCRIPTION
Knight Mekong Fund is a directional long equity fund, aiming to provide investors with medium to long-term capital appreciation from a managed portfolio of mainly quoted securities on stock exchanges in Mekong Region. The Fund emphasizes value investing in Mekong Region markets (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, including Mekong Company listed outside the region such as Hong Kong and Singapore with particular emphasis on industries which have developed successfully in Thailand, and industries/companies benefiting from AEC and Thai/Mekong integration), and South Asia.
The Fund strives to achieve reasonably low volatility (given the nature of Asian emerging markets, some volatility is inevitable), and out-performance over both absolute and relative benchmarks (e.g. MSCI Asia Ex Japan Index).
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Manager Comment for Mekong Fund
Asian Markets fell back in June, with the Hang Seng Index -5.0%, MSCI Asia ex Japan Index -5.2%, MSCI AC ASEAN -7.1%, Thai SET Index -10.3%, our funds also slipped with Knight Mekong Fund -0.6%, Knight Asia Contrarian Fund -1.0%. After the disappointing North...
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- Myanmar 29%
- Thailand 25%
- Cambodia 18%
- Cash 15%
- Vietnam 6%
- Laos 4%
- Hong Kong 2%
- Australia 1%
FUND PARTICULARS
Investment Profile
Investment Focus
Investment Objective
Investment Horizon
Risk Level (1-7)
Management
Fund Structure
Fund Type
Inception
Base Currency
Currency Class
Minimal Init. Investment
Frontier Markets
Mekong Region
Listed and pre-IPO Equities
3-5 Years
4
Luxembourg Fund Partners
SICAV
AIF/SIF
2013
USD
USD, ISIN code LU0903793569
USD eq. of EUR 125.000 for direct investments or lower when dealt via »»
Dealing
Prenotice (Buy)
Prenotice (Sell)
Cut-off Time
Back End Load Fee
Annual Management Fee
Performance Fee
Custodian Fee
Domicile
Regulator
Custodian
Administrator
Audit
Monthly
2 Business Days
30 Calendar Days
16:00 CET
5%/5 Years
2%
20% above 6%, HWM
0.1% p.a. Plus Transaction Fees
Luxembourg
CSSF
KBL European Private Bankers
European Fund Administration
PwC
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