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FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC

Fund Information / Factsheet Jun 17, 2020

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Fund Information / Factsheet

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Investment Objective

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To achieve long-term capital growth through investment principally in the stockmarkets of the Asian Region (excluding Japan).

Investment Trust Facts

Launch date: 13.06.96
Portfolio manager: Nitin Bajaj
Appointed to trust: 01.04.15
Years at Fidelity: 17
Total Net Assets (TNA): £ 246m
Ordinary shares in Issue: 75,053,022
Share price: 301.00p
NAV: 327.78p
Discount: 8.17%
Gross Market Gearing: 2.9%
Net Market Gearing: 0.0%

Performance Comparator

Market Index:

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small Cap (N) Index

The same index is used in the positioning tables on this factsheet. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may get back less than you invested.

Cumulative performance in GBP (%)

Performance is shown for the last five years (or since launch for funds launched within that period).

Performance to 31.05.20 in GBP (%)

Since
1m 3m YTD 1yr 3yr 5yr 13.06.96*
Share Price Cumulative Growth -5.0 -14.0 -26.4 -27.6 -20.8 24.4 262.6
NAV Cumulative Growth 0.1 -11.6 -17.5 -20.7 -16.0 18.9 281.9
Index Cumulative Growth 3.9 -2.6 -7.8 -0.2 6.6 31.5 183.2
Share Price Annualised Growth - - - -27.6 -7.5 4.5 5.5
NAV Annualised Growth - - - -20.7 -5.6 3.5 5.7
Index Annualised Growth - - - -0.2 2.2 5.6 4.4

Basis: bid-bid with income reinvested, in GBP, net of fees.

Market indices are sourced from RIMES and other data is sourced from third-party providers such as Morningstar. *Performance commencement date.

Key Risks

The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount invested. Overseas investments may be more volatile than established markets. The shares in the investment trust are listed on the London Stock Exchange and their price is affected by supply and demand. The investment trust can gain additional exposure to the market, known as gearing, potentially increasing volatility.

The Trust's NAV posted -20.7% returns during the 12-month period ended 31 May 2020, underperforming its reference index which slid -0.2%. The Trust's share price also lagged the reference index falling -27.6% over the year.

Portfolio Manager Commentary

The underperformance was mainly because the Trust's value style and bias towards small caps have been out of favour, as growth stocks and large caps have strongly outperformed value stocks and small caps. Stock selection proved unrewarding, particularly in India, South Korea and Taiwan and in financials and information technology sectors. Conversely, selection of stocks in Singapore and Vietnam and real estate and materials proved rewarding.

The overall operating environment has clearly changed due to the COVID outbreak, and businesses will have to operate in conditions we could never have planned for. A 30-50% fall in revenues for up to 6 months is a challenging situation for any business with fixed costs. Consequently, the Manager has sold out or materially reduced positions in businesses which were well financed for a normal recession, but not for the impact of the scale of COVID. Meanwhile, he has added a few severely sold down businesses in March which in his opinion will not be permanently damaged and will be in a stronger position coming out of the crisis.

The focus continues to be on strong businesses run by able managements available at reasonable valuations, with an objective of compounding money over a 3-5 year period. He remains biased towards smaller companies due to three reasons. First, this space provides opportunities to invest in "winners of tomorrow" before they become well known. Secondly, this space is not widely followed by professional investors and hence offers a higher likelihood of finding "mispriced businesses". Lastly, with over 18,000 listed companies, there is a lot to choose among "winners of tomorrow" and "mispriced businesses".

Performance for 12 month periods in GBP (%)

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FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC 31 MAY 2020

Equity Exposure % Total Net Assets (% TNA)

Exposure
(% TNA)
Gross Market Exposure 102.9
Net Equity 95.5
Other 0.0
Uninvested Cash 4.5

Notes on Portfolio Construction and a description of how data is calculated and presented are on page 3. Definitions of the terms used in the Equity Exposure table are in the Glossary.

Sector/Industry Exposure (% TNA)

GICS Sector Net Index Relative
Consumer Discretionary 20.3 13.7 6.7
Information Technology 13.7 21.1 -7.3
Financials 13.2 6.7 6.5
Industrials 10.4 12.1 -1.7
Health Care 9.3 11.5 -2.2
Consumer Staples 8.0 5.4 2.7
Materials 6.1 9.0 -2.9
Utilities 4.8 2.6 2.2
Real Estate 4.2 12.2 -7.9
Energy 3.3 1.5 1.9
Communication Services 1.6 4.3 -2.8
Total Sector Exposure 95.0 100.0
Other Index / Unclassified 0.5 0.0
Total Equity Exposure 95.5 100.0

Top Net Long Positions (% TNA)

POWER GRID CORP OF INDIA LTD Utilities India 3.0 0.0 3.0
HDFC BANK LTD Financials India 2.6 0.0 2.6
REDINGTON INDIA LTD Information Technology India 2.3 0.1 2.2
FUFENG GROUP LTD Materials China 2.0 0.1 1.9
SINOPEC KANTONS HOLDINGS LTD Energy China 1.9 0.1 1.8
TIANNENG POWER INTL LTD Consumer Discretionary China 1.9 0.1 1.7
GRANULES INDIA LTD Health Care India 1.8 0.1 1.8
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO LTD Financials Korea (South) 1.8 0.0 1.8
ARWANA CITRAMULIA TBK PT Industrials Indonesia 1.5 0.0 1.5
AXIS BK LTD Financials India 1.5 0.0 1.5
Net Index Relative
3.0 0.0 3.0
2.6 0.0 2.6
2.3 0.1 2.2
2.0 0.1 1.9
1.9 0.1 1.8
1.8 0.0 1.8
1.8 0.1 1.8
1.9 0.1 1.7
1.5 0.0 1.5
1.5 0.0 1.5

Net Long Positions Concentration (% TNA)

Fund Index
Top 10 20.2 5.1
Top 20 33.5 8.6
Top 50 61.5 16.5

Market Capitalisation Exposure (% TNA)

GBP Net Index Relative
>10bn 10.7 0.0 10.7
5-10bn 8.9 0.0 8.9
1-5bn 15.1 37.8 -22.7
0-1bn 60.0 60.7 -0.6
Total Market Cap Exposure 94.7 98.5
Other Index / Unclassified 0.8 1.5
Total Equity Exposure 95.5 100.0

Country Exposure (% TNA)

Net Index Relative
India 20.3 13.4 6.9
China 19.5 13.2 6.3
Korea (South) 12.3 20.5 -8.2
Indonesia 9.9 1.6 8.3
Taiwan 7.9 27.4 -19.5
Hong Kong 6.1 6.8 -0.7
Australia 4.8 0.0 4.8
Philippines 3.6 0.8 2.9
Singapore 3.6 6.8 -3.2
Sri Lanka 2.0 0.0 2.0
Others 5.6 9.3 -3.8
Total Country Exposure 95.5 99.7
Other Index / Unclassified 0.0 0.3
Total Equity Exposure 95.5 100.0
GICS Sector Country Net Index Relative
3.0
Financials India 2.6 0.0 2.6
Information Technology India 2.3 0.1 2.2
Materials China 2.0 0.1 1.9
Energy China 1.9 0.1 1.8
Consumer Discretionary China 1.9 0.1 1.7
Health Care India 1.8 0.1 1.8
Financials Korea (South) 1.8 0.0 1.8
Industrials Indonesia 1.5 0.0 1.5
Financials India 1.5 0.0 1.5

Top Overweight Positions (% TNA) Top Underweight Positions (% TNA)

Net Index Relative
SILERGY CORP 0.0 0.8 -0.8
MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST REIT 0.0 0.8 -0.8
Short Position - name withheld -0.6 0.0 -0.6
MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL REIT 0.0 0.6 -0.6
Short Position - name withheld -0.5 0.0 -0.5
HANJIN KAL CORP 0.0 0.5 -0.5
Short Position - name withheld -0.5 0.0 -0.5
NETLINK NBN TRUST 0.0 0.4 -0.4
KEPPEL DC REIT 0.0 0.4 -0.4
MICROPORT SCIENTIFIC CORP 0.0 0.4 -0.4

31st July UK Sterling (GBP) United Kingdom

-0.20%

31 May2020

FIDELITY INVESTMENT TRUSTS FIDELITY ASIAN VALUES PLC

Approach and Style Administrative & Dealing Information

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Nitin Bajaj aims to generate outperformance mainly through stock selection within the Asia Pacific ex Japan universe. He prefers investing in smaller companies because they tend to be less well researched, which leads to greater valuation anomalies. His fundamental analysis involves the evaluation of various factors including, but not limited to, stock valuation, financial strength, cash flows, company's competitive advantages, business prospects and earnings potential. His style is tilted towards value and he has a two to three year investment horizon.

Financial Year End: Reference currency:

Company domicile: Company legal structure: Capital guarantee: ISIN: SEDOL: Bloomberg: Distribution frequency: Charges made to income or capital: Other Ongoing Costs (including AMC/excluding Portfolio transaction costs): Portfolio transaction costs: Annual Management Charge:

Investment Trust
No
GB0003322319
0332231
FAS LN
Annual
Income*
0.98%
0.31%
0.70% (net assets)+/-
0.20% (based on
performance relative
to the Market Index)

Last VMF adjustment (+/- 0.2%) applied at month end:

*Variable element of fee allcharged to capital

Independent Assessment

Information in this section is the latest available at date of publication. Further details can be found in the Glossary section of this factsheet. As some ratings agencies may use past performance to produce their assessments, these are not a reliable indicator of future results.

Portfolio Construction – Explained How data is calculated and presented

This factsheet contains information about the composition of the fund at a particular point in time. It aims to help you understand how the fund manager is positioned to achieve the fund's objectives.

The Equity Exposure table provides an overall view of the fund. Net Equity represents - in percentage terms - how much of the fund is invested in the market, netting off long and short positions. The higher the figure, the more the fund will take part in any market rises (or falls). It is important to note that Net Equity can be greater than 100% (for example if the manager is using derivative contracts) and when it is, the portfolio may be described as geared.

The exposure and positioning tables on page 2 break the fund down into a number of different views, each providing a different perspective on the fund's investments.

Portfolio composition data has been calculated and presented according to several general principles, which are listed below.

  • Aggregation: all investments, including derivatives, linked to a particular issuing company have been combined to form a total percentage holding for each company. The aggregate holding is referred to in this factsheet as a position. Where a company is listed in two separate countries, each listing may be classified as a separate issuing company. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and derivatives on ETFs are treated as individual securities – ie not aggregated.

  • Categorisation: for investments that have underlying securities we use the attributes of the underlying issuing company or common share to determine the appropriate sector, market capitalisation band and geographic area.

  • Derivatives: all derivatives are included on an exposure basis and, where necessary, are delta-adjusted. Delta-adjusting expresses derivatives in terms of the equivalent number of shares that would be needed to generate the same return.

  • "Basket" securities: securities that represent a number of company shares – like index futures or options – are allocated to categories (such as country) whenever possible. Otherwise they are included in the "Other Index / Unclassified" category.

Glossary / Additional Notes

Equity Exposure notes

GROSS MARKET EXPOSURE

Gross Market Exposure is the total of long exposures, plus the total of short exposures, and less the total of exposures hedging the portfolio, expressed as a percentage of shareholders' funds (Total Net Assets).

NET EQUITY

The net positive exposure to the market with short and hedge positions subtracted from long positions.

Glossary / Additional Notes

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OTHER

The value of any non-equity investments (excluding cash funds) expressed as a percentage of TNA.

UNINVESTED CASH

This is 100% minus the fund's Net Equity exposure and minus Other. This leaves any residual cash exposure that is not invested in shares or via derivatives.

Investment Trust Facts

NAV

The total value of a company's assets less the total value of its liabilities is its net asset value (NAV). For valuation purposes it is common to divide net assets by the number of shares in issue to give the net assets per share. NAV calculations can include or exclude current financial year income. For the purposes of this factsheet, they are valued with assets including income and costs and with debt valued at the market.

PREMIUM

If the share price of an investment company is higher than the net asset value (NAV) per share, the company is said to be trading at a premium. The premium is shown as a percentage of the NAV.

DISCOUNT

If the share price of an investment company is lower than the net asset value (NAV) per share, the company is said to be trading at a discount. The discount is shown as a percentage of the NAV.

GEARING

Gearing is the Market Exposure figure (either gross or net) expressed in excess of Total Net Assets. It represents the additional exposure to the market above Shareholders' Funds.

FAIR VALUE

The fair value of investments is initially taken to be their cost and is subsequently measured as follows: Listed investments are valued at bid prices, or last market prices, depending on the convention of the exchange on which they are listed; and

Unlisted investments are investments which are not quoted, or are not frequently traded, are stated at the Directors' best estimate of fair value and take account of the cost of the investment, recent arm's length transactions in the same or similar investments and financial performance of the investment since purchase.

General notes

TOTAL NET ASSETS (TNA)

The Company's total assets minus its total liabilities - also known as Shareholders' Funds. It represents the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares.

INDEX

The index used in the positioning tables on page 2 is the index defined in the Performance Comparator section on page 1.

TOP NET LONG POSITIONS

Those companies in which the largest percentages of the trust's total net assets are effectively invested. Positions in other funds – including ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) - can appear in this table, but index derivatives form part of an "Other Index / Unclassified" category which will not appear.

TOP OVERWEIGHT & UNDERWEIGHT POSITIONS

Those positions which have the largest active weight relative to the index. Positions in other funds - including ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) - can appear in this table, but index derivatives form part of an "Other Index / Unclassified" category which will not appear. In the underweight table, any short position names have been withheld in line with Fidelity's disclosure policy.

NET LONG POSITIONS CONCENTRATION

Illustrates the weight of the top 10, 20 and 50 positions in the trust and the weight of the top 10, 20 and 50 positions in the index. It does not attempt to show the coincidence of security ownership between fund and index. The sector/industry classification used (i.e. GICS, ICB, TOPIX and IPD) varies by fund. Full descriptions can be found below.

Glossary / Additional Notes

ONGOING COSTS (KID)

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These include Portfolio transaction costs (the costs of us buying and selling underlying investments) and Other ongoing costs (the costs that we take each year for managing the investment).

These are based on the methodology prescribed by EU Regulation (PRIIPS) and differ from other presentations of costs such as the Ongoing Charge Figure (OCF) in the Company's Annual Report & Accounts.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTION COSTS

These are costs incurred when trading underlying investments.

SECTOR INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

GICS: Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra. GICS consists of 11 sectors, 24 industry groups, 68 industries and 157 sub-industries. More information is available at http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices/gics/en/us

ICB: The Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) is an industry classification developed by Dow Jones and FTSE. It is used to segregate

markets into sectors within the macroeconomy. The ICB uses a system of 10 industries, partitioned into 20 supersectors, which are further divided into 41 sectors, which then contain 114 subsectors. More information is available at http://www.icbenchmark.com/

Legal Information

Fidelity International refers to the group of companies which form the global investment management organisation that provides information on products and services in designated jurisdictions outside of North America.

Fidelity only offers information on its own products and services and does not provide investment advice based on individual circumstances.

This communication is not directed at, and must not be acted upon by persons inside the United States and is otherwise only directed at persons residing in jurisdictions where the relevant funds are authorised for distribution or where no such authorisation is required.

Unless otherwise stated, all views are those of Fidelity.

Reference in this document to specific securities or funds should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell them, but is included for the purposes of illustration only. Investors should also note that the views expressed may no longer be current and may have already been acted upon by Fidelity. The research and analysis used in this documentation is gathered by Fidelity for its use as an investment manager and may have already been acted upon for its own purposes.

Fidelity, Fidelity International, the Fidelity International logo and F symbol are trademarks of FIL Limited.

This fund is managed by FIL Investments International.

Morningstar annualised growth rates, total return, sector median performance and ranks - Data Source - © 2016 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

Before investing you should read the latest Annual Report and Key Features Document, which are available from www.fidelity.co.uk/its.

Issued by FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited, a firm authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited is registered in England and Wales under the company number 2016555. The registered office of the company is Oakhill House, 130 Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 9DZ, United Kingdom.

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