Schroder Asian Discovery Fund

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Schroder Asian Discovery Fund Z Income GBP

Category Asia ex-Japan Small/Mid-Cap Equity

This fund can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account
Last buy/sell price

£1.004

arrow-up£0.005 (+0.46%)

Fund Code

SZSDI

B4Y8PY6

GB00B4Y8PY67

Prices updated as at 02 Apr 2025
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Prices in GBP

Investment objective
The Fund aims to provide capital growth in excess of the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Mid Cap (Net Total Return) index (after fees have been deducted) over a three to five year period by investing in equity and equity related securities of small and mid cap Asian companies (excluding Japan). The Fund is actively managed and invests: at least 80% of its assets in equity and equity related securities of Asian (excluding Japan) companies; and at least 80% of its assets in equities of small and mid cap companies. Small and mid cap companies are those that, at the time of purchase, are similar in size to those comprising the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Mid Cap (Net Total Return) index.

Company name
Schroder Unit Trusts Limited
Fund launch date
15 Mar 2012
Domicile
United Kingdom
UCITS
Yes
Lead manager
Robin Parbrook
Lead manager start date
31 Dec 2020
Lead fund manager biography
Robin Parbrook is the Co-head of Asian Alternative investments at Schroders, his main responsibility is co-running the Asian Total Return Fund and Asian Total Return Investment Company. In 2017 he returned to the UK having spent most of the previous 25 years with Schroders in Asia. Prior to this he was head of the Asian Equity Team, overseeing the investment team and equity products managed in the region. He joined Schroders in 1990 and is based in London. Robin was the Head of Asian Equities at Schroders (based in Hong Kong) from 2010 to 2017. He was the Co-Manager SISF Asian Total Return Fund at Schroders UK (based in Edinburgh) from 2007 to 2010. He was an Asian Equity Fund Manager (and Team Head from 2004) at Schroders Hong Kong/Singapore from 1992 to 2007. Alongside the Asian Total Return Funds he also managed the SISF Asian Opportunities fund until the end of 2017. Qualifications: MA in Economics from Edinburgh University.
Lead manager
Alexander Deane
Lead manager start date
31 Dec 2020
Lead fund manager biography
Alexander is a fund manager for Global Small Cap Equity accounts. He joined Schroders in September 2015 as an Equity Analyst on the Global Small Cap team. His investment career commenced in 2010, initially working as an analyst at Rothschild and then Berenberg following UK capital goods companies. He is a Graduate of Nottingham University, and a Spanish speaker.
Head office
1 London Wall Place
London
United Kingdom
EC2Y 5AU
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