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Model Portfolios

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Make your cash work smarter for you

Access the best cash, money market, and ultra-short duration bond funds in the industry through Endowus CashUp, at the lowest cost achievable — so your money never goes a day without working.

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CashUp Simple
Lowest risk portfolio

This model portfolio aims to achieve yields comparable to or higher than prevailing money market rates, while maintaining a high liquidity. It consists of money market funds invested into fixed deposits and other high-quality money market instruments of short maturities, resulting in a portfolio duration of less than 60 days on average. There is a very high chance of capital preservation, although it is not guaranteed.

Underlying funds

Portfolio risk rating: 1

Risk considerations

Suitable for immediate and near-term cash needs. Key focus is capital preservation and providing liquidity, with yield comparable or higher than prevailing money market rates.

Negative returns (drawdowns) are rare, and when they occur will be minimal and come with a high chance of recovering within a few days.

Historical max lossi
歷史最大虧損i
-0.002%
Projected yield p.a.
5.4% to 5.6%*
Fund-level fees after Cashback
(0.20%)
Endowus Fee
(0.10%)
Projected yield
p.a. after all fees
5.1% to 5.3%*
CashUp Plus

This model portfolio aims to achieve yields comparable to or higher than prevailing money market rates, while maintaining a high liquidity. It consists of money market and cash funds primarily invested into fixed deposits and other high-quality money market instruments, or high quality short-term bonds, resulting in a portfolio duration of less than 1 year on average. There is a high chance of capital preservation, although it is not guaranteed.

Underlying funds

Portfolio risk rating: 1

Risk considerations

Suitable for both near-term and mid-term cash needs. Suitable for investors who wish to earn higher returns on cash, in exchange for higher risk potential compared to CashUp - Simple.

Chances of negative returns are slightly higher than CashUp - Simple. While these losses may be minimal, recovery may take up to a few months.

Historical max lossi
歷史最大虧損i
-0.02%
Projected yield p.a.
5.5% to 5.7%*
Fund-level fees after Cashback
(0.20%)
Endowus Fee
(0.10%)
Projected yield
p.a. after all fees
5.2% to 5.4%*
CashUp - Simple
Lowest risk portfolio

This model portfolio aims to achieve yields comparable to or higher than prevailing money market rates, while maintaining a high liquidity. It consists of money market funds invested into fixed deposits and other high-quality money market instruments of short maturities, resulting in a portfolio duration of less than 60 days on average. There is a very high chance of capital preservation, although it is not guaranteed.

Underlying funds

Portfolio risk rating: 1

Risk considerations

Suitable for immediate and near-term cash needs. Key focus is capital preservation and providing liquidity, with yield comparable or higher than prevailing money market rates.

Negative returns (drawdowns) are rare, and when they occur will be minimal and come with a high chance of recovering within a few days.

Historical max lossi
歷史最大虧損i
-0.002%
Projected return p.a.
How is this range calculated?
5.4% to 5.6%*
Fund-level Fees after Cashback
(0.20%)
Endowus Access Fee
(0.10%)
Projected return p.a. after all fees
5.1% to 5.3%*
CashUp - Plus

This model portfolio aims to achieve yields comparable to or higher than prevailing money market rates, while maintaining a high liquidity. It consists of money market and cash funds primarily invested into fixed deposits and other high-quality money market instruments, or high quality short-term bonds, resulting in a portfolio duration of less than 1 year on average. There is a high chance of capital preservation, although it is not guaranteed.

Underlying funds

Portfolio risk rating: 1

Risk considerations

Suitable for both near-term and mid-term cash needs. Suitable for investors who wish to earn higher returns on cash, in exchange for higher risk potential compared to CashUp - Simple.

Chances of negative returns are slightly higher than CashUp - Simple. While these losses may be minimal, recovery may take up to a few months.

Historical max lossi
歷史最大虧損i
-0.02%
Projected return p.a.
How is this range calculated?
5.5% to 5.7%*
Fund-level Fees after Rebates
(0.20%)
Endowus Access Fee
(0.10%)
Projected return p.a. after all fees
5.2% to 5.4%*
Projected yield is calculated based on latest available weighted average net yields of underlying funds (or also called yield-to-maturity) as disclosed by each fund manager, either in the latest monthly fund factsheets, website or direct communication to fund distributor (as of 31 August 2024). Projected yield after all fees are net of fund-level fees after Cashback and Endowus fees. Investors are reminded that this is an investment product and its value may rise, as well as fall. Please refer to our T&C and disclaimer at https://hk.endw.us/legal. This advertisement has not been reviewed by the SFC.*Not guaranteed.
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Portfolio Product Risk Rating: Please note that any portfolio product risk rating (the “PoRR”) provided by us is an internal rating assigned based on our product risk assessment model, and is for your reference only. For model portfolios, the portfolio PoRR is a weighted average product risk rating of funds included in the model portfolio rounding to the nearest integer. The PoRR is subject to change from time to time. The PoRR does not take into account your individual circumstances, objectives or needs and should not be regarded as advice or recommendation to purchase, hold or sell any fund or make any other investment decisions. Accordingly, you should not solely rely on the PoRR when making your investment decision in the relevant Portfolio.
Fund allocation percentages are for reference only and will be subject to adjustments due to market circumstances.

Low, fair fees

ENDOWUS fee (P.a.)
0.1-0.6%
You can enjoy up to 50% savings compared to other industry offerings
sales fees
0%
No hidden fees, ever
CASHBACK ON TRAILER FEEs
100%
We rebate it all back to you
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What is Endowus CashUp?

Endowus CashUp are two cash management model portfolios the Endowus Investment Office has designed using money market and ultra-short duration bond funds to meet the different cash management and short-term liquidity needs of investors.

Endowus CashUp portfolios have a low investment minimum of US$100 (HK$800), no lock-up periods, no subscription or withdrawal fees, and no maximum caps. Investment yields are accrued daily and investors can subscribe and redeem their portfolios at any time.

Choosing between the two portfolios: CashUp Simple and CashUp Plus depends on expected investment timeline and risk appetite of investors — whether you would like to take very minimal risk in return for small gains, or whether you are willing to take slightly higher risk for better returns.

What are money market and short duration bond funds?

Money market and short duration bond funds are investment funds that hold high quality and low volatility fixed income instruments. There are no lock-ups for these funds. 


Money Market Fund (very low risk):

A money market fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of institutional bank fixed deposits, as well as high quality investment-grade and very short duration government and corporate debt instruments. They are diversified across varying issuers and tenures maintaining a weighted average duration of around 12 months or less. Money market funds are considered to be very low risk in nature.


Short Duration Bond Fund (low risk):

A short duration bond fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of institutional bank fixed deposits, as well as high quality and investment-grade short duration government and corporate debt instruments. They are diversified across varying issuers and tenures maintaining a weighted average duration of around 24 months or less. Short duration bond funds are higher risk than money market funds but still considered to be low risk in nature.

How do I choose between Endowus CashUp - Simple and CashUp - Plus model portfolios?
You should select a CashUp model portfolio based on your unique financial circumstances, as discussed above. If you need help in selecting a suitable portfolio for your needs, please contact our SFC-licensed advisors via email, Whatsapp, or an advisory call here.
What are the risks of investing a CashUp model portfolio?

CashUp portfolios are diversified investment portfolios of cash, money market, and short duration fixed income funds. As an investment product, CashUp model portfolio is not capital-guaranteed and it may experience periods of negative returns. The return potential of each CashUp model portfolio is positively correlated to the risk profile of the underlying investments. Read more here for the differences between each CashUp model portfolios.


Difference between CashUp model portfolio and a bank deposit

When you make a deposit at a member bank of the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS), it is insured for up to HK$500,000 in the event that the bank fails. As CashUp is an investment product and not a bank deposit, it is not insured by the DPS.


Safeguarding your financial interests

CashUp model portfolios invests in funds, mainly money market funds and short-duration bond funds. The funds have their assets ring-fenced by fund trustees and custodians and are used for the sole objective of growing your investments.


With fund trustees custodians in place, your assets are kept separate from Endowus, as well as fund managers such as HSBC, Amundi, and Ping An.


Fund managers are also bounded by fund objectives as stated in the fund documentation and have strict guidelines for what the fund can and cannot invest in.

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