Pictet-Asian Equities Ex Japan-I $

To increase the value of your investment. Reference Index MSCI AC Asia ex Japan 10/40, an index that does not take into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Used for portfolio composition, risk monitoring, performance objective and performance measurement. Portfolio Assets The Fund invests at least two-thirds of its net assets in equities of companies that are domiciled, or do most of their business, in Asian countries, with the exception of Japan. The Fund invests in emerging markets and Mainland China. Derivatives and Structured Products The Fund may use derivatives to reduce various risks (hedging) and enter into long derivative positions provided that the exposure relating to such instruments does not exceed the amount of cash equivalents held by the Fund. Fund Currency USD Investment Process In actively managing the Fund, the Investment Manager uses a combination of market and fundamental company analysis to select securities that it believes offer favourable growth prospects at a reasonable price. The Investment Manager considers ESG factors a core element of its strategy by adopting a tilted approach which seeks to increase the weight of securities with low sustainability risks and/or to decrease the weight of securities with high sustainability risks, subject to good governance practices. Activities that adversely affect society or the environment are also avoided. Voting rights are methodically exercised and there may be engagement with companies to positively influence ESG practices. For further information, please refer to our exclusion framework in the Responsible Investment policy*, SFDR product category Article 8. The performance of the Fund is likely to be significantly different from that of the benchmark, because the Investment Manager has significant discretion to deviate from its securities and weightings.

PIR compliant

No

PEA compliant

No

PEA-PME compliant

No