The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities and equity related securities (such as global depository receipts and American depository receipts) issued by companies in or deriving...
Actively managed, contrarian portfolio of 45–60 stocks, focusing on Asian ex-Japan companies or firms with significant revenues from the region. The fund has earned an EU SFDR classification of Article 8. ESG considerations and risks are reflected in the team's bottom-up analysis.
Managed by Federated Hermes Limited, a subsidiary of Federated Hermes, a global asset manager established in 1955 and listed on the NYSE, with over US$900 billion in assets under management and investing since 1983. The fund is led by portfolio manager Jonathan Pines, managing the strategy since 2010 with over 26 years of industry experience and co-managed by Sandy Pei, who has over 16 years of industry experience. They are part of the Asia ex-Japan team, supported by six other professionals in the same team.
Track record of consistent top-tier returns and good downside protection since fund inception in 2012, and even in periods when the value factor underperformed.
Contrarian and value-oriented investment approach, focusing on companies that are trading at low valuation relative to their fundamentals, regardless of the quality of such companies. The team screens the investable universe based on quantitative filters (like attractive price-to-book ratios), before conducting a deep-dive on eligible companies and engaging with company management to establish their fair value.
Access to clean retail share class with no trailer fees to achieve the lowest possible fees
Investors seeking exposure into Asia or looking to further diversify their Asian investment portfolio through a contrarian approach can consider the Fund as a satellite allocation to complement other existing equity funds. Investors should remain mindful that the Fund is a regional equity strategy and will likely experience periods of heightened volatility and make sure their portfolio remains geographically diversified in most cases. The Fund has a tilt towards Value factor which may undergo prolonged periods of underperformance during market phases when value investing is out of favor.
Daily data. Returns as of 05 Nov 2026.
| Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | - | 7.9% | 7.2% | -13.5% | 10.4% | 7.2% | -4.7% | 4.0% | 0.0% | -4.2% | -5.0% | - | - |
| 2025 | 32.7% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | -1.4% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 1.8% | -3.3% | 3.2% |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8% | 10.9% | -5.0% | -3.1% | -0.8% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 7.72% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 7.28% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 5.83% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Pfd Registered Shs Non-Voting | 4.76% |
| Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd | 3.30% |
| AAC Technologies Holdings Inc | 3.27% |
| CP All PCL Shs Foreign Registered | 2.93% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR | 2.58% |
| Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd | 2.57% |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd Class A | 2.43% |
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