- The Fund aims at long-term capital appreciation and income, investing primarily in a combination of U.S. or Canadian equity securities, debt securities and convertible securities.
- The Fund is exposed to significant risks which include investment/general market, company-specific, creditworthiness, counterparty, interest rate changes, country and region, asset allocation and currency (such as exchange controls, in particular RMB), and the adverse impact on RMB share classes due to currency depreciation.
- The Fund may invest in high-yield (non-investment grade and unrated) investments and convertible bonds which may subject to higher risks, such as volatility, creditworthiness, default, interest rate changes, general market and liquidity risks and therefore may increase the risk of loss of original investment.
- The Fund may invest in financial derivative instruments (“FDI”) which may expose to higher leverage, counterparty, liquidity, valuation, volatility, market and over the counter transactions risks. The use of derivatives may result in losses to the Fund which are greater than the amount originally invested. The Fund’s net derivative exposure may be up to 50% of the Fund’s net asset value.
- This investment may involve risks that could result in loss of part or entire amount of investors’ investment.
- In making investment decisions, investors should not rely solely on this material.
- The Fund adopts a “three-sleeve” approach, with the core holdings invested primarily in a portfolio consisting of 1/3 US corporate bonds, 1/3 US convertible bonds and 1/3 US equities/equity securities.
- The Fund’s structure seeks to provide potential income and capital appreciation while helping to moderate potential downside risk.
- Investment grade corporate bonds offer investors with high quality potential income while mitigating downside volatility and credit risks amid changing economic and market environments.
- Historical default risks in investment grade corporate bonds are low, and market dislocations could provide investors with attractive return potential.
* Source: ICE Data Services, Moody’s Investors Service. Data as of 30 September 2021. Past performance, or any prediction, projection or forecast, is not indicative of future performance.
- Convertible bonds combine equity and debt features which offer the potential of participating in equity market upside, while cushioning against potential downside volatility.
- US economic expansion and corporate earnings growth are expected to continue in 2022.
- US companies are positioned to benefit from pricing power, operating leverage, and rising sales, which should more than offset the impact of higher input costs and wages and near-term supply bottlenecks.