Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (SST) aims to generate long-term capital growth by investing in a portfolio of small-cap Asia ex-Japan equities. Vinay Agarwal is the interim lead fund manager while Wee-Li Hee is on maternity leave; he is assisted by Martin Lau, Scott McNab and the broader First State Stewart Asia team. Stocks are selected on a bottom-up basis, with a view to preserving capital on the downside as well as achieving capital growth. SST has significantly outperformed the peers and the MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan and MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan Small Cap indices over both five and 10 years.
