Invesco Asia Trust - Ready to exploit valuation dislocations in Asia

Invesco Asia Trust’s (IAT’s) one-year NAV total return (TR) of negative 3.7% (vs negative 3.5% for the benchmark) was limited by the measured Chinese re-opening rebound, as the trust moved to an overweight position in China and Hong Kong earlier this year (now at c 43% of portfolio, c 3–4pp above benchmark weight). That said, the managers uphold their conviction in IAT’s Chinese stock picks, and the trust maintained its long-term outperformance of the benchmark and its AIC Asia Pacific Equity In

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IAT is a long-term outperformer on a significant discount…

Invesco Asia Trust - Conviction pays off

Leaning into opportunities in China, along with stock selection in India, Korea and Hong Kong, has contributed positively to performance. The fund is ahead of its Asian closed-ended peers on an NAV total return (TR) basis for the year to end-February 2023 and over the long term it continues to generate a double-digit annualised NAV TR (c 10% in sterling over the past 10 years), supported by consistent income. IAT pays a regular six-monthly dividend equivalent to 2% of NAV (4% pa). The managers,

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IAT’s discipline has been rewarded, and it offers differentiation going forward…

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IAT is in its element in the current environment and is on course for the third straight year of outperformance…

Invesco Asia Trust - Seizing an opportunity

Despite the setback in Asian markets during Q122, Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) continues to generate a double-digit annualised NAV total return (c 11.5% in sterling over the past 10 years), supported by consistent income. It pays a regular six-monthly dividend equivalent to 2% of NAV (4% per year). In January 2022, the fund management team was enhanced when Fiona Yang was appointed co-manager alongside Ian Hargreaves, who has run the portfolio since 2011 (from 2015 as sole manager). IAT’s team targe

Invesco Asia Trust - Picking quality value stocks

Despite the notable setback in Asian markets during Q122, Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) continues to generate a double-digit annualised NAV total return (c 11% over the past 10 years), supported by consistent income. It has continued to pay a regular six-monthly dividend equivalent to 2% of NAV (4% per year). In January 2022, the fund management team was enhanced when Fiona Yang was appointed co-manager alongside Ian Hargreaves, who has run the portfolio since 2011 (from 2015 as a sole manager). IAT’

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IAT could appeal to investors looking to diversify in a growth-heavy sector

Invesco Asia - Overview

Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) aims to grow capital by investing in Asian equities with a valuation-sensitive approach. Manager Ian Hargreaves focusses on identifying businesses which are cheap relative to their future earnings growth potential, looking across the whole market for new ideas. IAT pays out 2% of NAV each half year as a dividend, based on the valuation at the end of that period. This is paid from income (and from capital where necessary), with the focus of the manager remaining on genera

Invesco Asia Trust - Abundance of earnings recovery

Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) continues to generate double-digit annualised NAV total return (11.8% over the past 10 years), supported by consistent income. In August 2020, the board introduced a new dividend policy to pay a regular six-monthly dividend equivalent to 2% of NAV (4% pa), a sizeable dividend enhancement from the FY20 annual dividend of 7p per share, at c 2.5% of NAV. The fund manager, Ian Hargreaves, runs the portfolio, blending growth and value styles. He targets double-digit annualise

Invesco Asia - Overview

Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) aims to outperform Asian markets using a contrarian stock-picking strategy with a mixture of growth and value elements. Manager Ian Hargreaves has generated significant outperformance of the benchmark in his first five years in charge, as we discuss in the Performance section. Since the start of this 2021 financial year IAT also offers a yield of 2% of NAV every half-year (4% p.a. on a stable NAV). This is paid out of capital if necessary, meaning Ian’s stock selection a

Invesco Asia - Overview

Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) aims to outperform Asian markets using a contrarian strategy with a mixture of growth and value elements. Manager Ian Hargreaves has generated significant outperformance of the benchmark since taking over in 2015, as we discuss in the Performance section.

Invesco Asia Trust - Rallying out of the crisis

Invesco Asia Trust (IAT) has generated an annualised NAV total return of 10.1% over the past 10 years, supported by steady income. The board aims to pay a regular six-monthly dividend equivalent to 2% of NAV. A performance-related conditional tender offer (subject to shareholder approval), announced in August 2020, emphasises the board’s focus on total return. The fund manager, Ian Hargreaves, who has co-managed IAT since 2011 and has been sole manager since 2015, aims to outperform the market o

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The Hardman & Co Monthly: April 2024

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