OP-Asia Index fund Fund

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Invest cost-effectively in developed Asian economies. The OP-Asia Index fund offers an effortless and affordable means of investing outside US and European stock exchanges. The fund lets you invest in companies listed on stock exchanges in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and Singapore and complements actively managed stock and fixed income funds.

In an index fund, the fund's assets are invested to track the performance of a group of stocks, or market index. The OP-Asia Index fund tracks the MSCI Pacific Screened index and invests its assets in the largest listed companies in Southeast Asia. Index funds are a form of passive investment, which means that the portfolio manager does not select stocks independently but instead tracks the movements of the selected index. Dividends from stocks are automatically reinvested into the fund.

Our view is that companies that act sustainably hold a competitive edge on the markets in the long term. For this reason, the fund tracks an index that is committed to maintaining a 30% lower carbon intensity compared to the parent index. The index also excludes industries that are harmful to the environment and society, such as coal, palm oil, tobacco and controversial weapons.

Why invest in the OP-Asia Index fund

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OP-Asia Index

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Online fees and charges

Subscription fee	Annual management fee	Redemption fee
0,00 %	0,39 %	0,00 %

Fund units generate OP bonuses.

More information on the fund

OP-Asia Index invests its funds in advanced markets in Asia and the investor's portfolio will thereby get a solid base steadily following global economic prospects. The biggest investments are made on the stock exchanges of Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore, focusing on large-cap stocks. Since the Asian market does not breathe in the same rhythm as the Western market, OP-Asia Index offers exceptionally great diversification benefits.

OP-Asia Index is the choice of an active investor with a determined view. It suits investors hunting for high returns, but it requires risk tolerance, some understanding of the Asian market as well as willingness to follow the market's events and manage the investment accordingly. Here the portfolio manager's role mainly consists of cost-efficient execution of the fund according to the index.

As part of overall asset management, OP-Asia Index naturally offers a good way of diversifying anyone's portfolio. Thanks to their low fees and high expected return in the long term, index funds can well complement actively managed funds in the portfolio of, say, a long-term saver or pension saver. OP-Asia Index is recommended primarily in a situation where redemption of units would occur after seven years at the earliest.

Investment policy

OP-Asia Index Fund is a passive index fund whose assets are invested in accordance with the MSCI Pacific Screende Index in equities of the largest listed companies in South-East Asia. This means that the assets of the fund are distributed in the countries and companies constituting the benchmark index in the same proportions as in the benchmark index.

Since the fund strives to replicate the performance of the benchmark index as closely as possible, it will only maintain a small cash position to pay for redemptions. In order to reduce securities transactions resulting from redemptions and subscriptions, the fund may use derivatives instruments in its portfolio management to a limited extent.

Since the assets of the fund are invested in equities of the largest companies by market capitalisation, its investments may be concentrated significantly in certain sectors, such as financials and industrials.

The Fund’s trading costs are relatively low as changes to the portfolio are basically only made in conjunction with index adjustments.

Responsibility of the fund

The Fund is a passive index fund. It promotes environmental and social characteristics by using an index based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis while excluding certain investments.

Negative screening: As the Fund is a passive index fund, the Fund manager cannot make individual exclusion decisions. The Fund is based on an index which excludes companies with connections to the production of controversial weapons. The index also excludes companies which have violated international standards (UN Global Compact and OECD guidelines for multinationals) and companies which have committed very severe ESG violations.

Use of ESG data in the investment analysis: The benchmark index considers companies’ ESG rating and emphasises companies with better ESG ratings.

Shareholders’ meetings: The Fund votes in shareholders’ meetings through a service provider in line with OP Fund Management Company Ltd’s shareholder engagement principles that take responsibility aspects into account.

Assessing good governance: The Fund is based on the MSCI Universal Index, using both the MSCI ESG Rating and the MSCI ESG Rating Trend data and gives weight to those companies with better ratings. The level of corporate governance is included in the ESG Rating.

Sustainability-related disclosures

Portfolio manager's review

More details Basic data, performance and fact figures

Basic data

Fund manager: OP Asset Management Ltd
Benchmark index: MSCI Pacific Screened Index
Start date: 29.09.2011
ISIN: FI4000029491
fund serie: Accumulation unit
Fund size: 665 Meur
Serie value (13.03.): 266,22 EUR
Monthly review: Download
Key Information Document: Download
Rules: Download
Sustainability data: Download

Accumulated profit (12.03)

	1mth	3mth	6mth	1 y	3 y p.a.	5 y p.a.
OP-Asia Index A	−5,00 %	−5,62 %	+1,15 %	+2,98 %	+5,92 %	+9,38 %
Benchmark	−4,89 %	−5,46 %	+1,24 %	+3,46 %	+6,38 %	+9,79 %

Yearly performance

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	YTD
OP-Asia Index A	+2,37 %	+9,89 %	−7,89 %	+10,56 %	+14,39 %	−3,17 %
Benchmark	+2,85 %	+10,12 %	−7,37 %	+10,81 %	+14,87 %	−3,07 %

Key figures

	Volatility 12 m	vola 12m	Sharpe 12 m	Duration
OP-Asia Index A	19,38 %	-	-
Benchmark index	-	-	-

Owner-customers’ saving and investing benefits

As our owner-customer, saving and investing is especially worthwhile thanks to the excellent benefits you receive.

Your benefits when investing in funds:

Buy and sell almost all OP mutual funds with no fees.*
You earn 0.35% OP bonuses from mutual fund and insurance assets.**

Your benefits when investing through insurance:

Begin saving through insurance free of charge.
You will earn 0.35% of OP bonuses from funds linked to insurance assets.***
Switch between investments, invest additional funds and change your payment and investment plan for OP Unit-linked Insurance and OP Capital Redemption Contract free of charge in our digital services.

**OP bonuses are used to pay the bank’s service charges and insurance premiums.

***You earn OP bonuses from unit-linked insurance policies, excluding individual unit-linked insurance policies and Individual Capital Redemption Contracts. The principles of contribution towards OP bonuses from funds linked to insurance assets will be harmonised with direct investments. As of 1 January 2025, the following funds linked to insurance assets will no longer contribute towards OP bonuses: third-party funds such as JP Morgan funds, structured loans and institutional class funds such as OP-World III A.

Your benefits in equity and ETF investing:

Open an equity savings account or book-entry account free of charge.
You get a discount on equity trading and a 1% fee ceiling when trading in Finnish listed companies through a book-entry account The discounts apply in digital services.
Get access to free stock picks and analysis.
Get a discount on the service packages for savers and investors:
Equity savings account:
Saver: €0/month (normally €2.99/month)
Investor: €9.99/month (normally €14.99/month)
Book-entry account:
Saver: €0/month (normally €2.99/month)
Investor: €0/month (normally €5.39/month)

Other benefits:

Only owner-customers can invest in Profit Shares.

Remember to make use of all benefits:

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*Standard fees are charged for the following special common funds: OP-Public Services Real Estate, OP-Forest Owner, OP-Rental Yield, OP-Alternative Portfolio and OP-Private Equity.

The fund's other unit classes

Income unit generating annual cash flow, suitable for foundations

The fund’s unit class II A with a minimum subscription of 100,000 euros

The fund’s unit class II B with a minimum subscription of 100,000 euros

This is an advertisement. The funds are managed by OP Fund Management Company Ltd. The portfolio manager is the portfolio management company specified in the fund prospectus for OP funds. Investments always involve risks. The value of investments can rise and fall, and the investor may lose part of or all the invested funds. Past performance is no guarantee of potential future yield. The larger the fund’s expenses, the greater the impact on the expected return on the investment. Any yield also depends on taxation, which in turn varies depending on the investor’s personal circumstances and is subject to future changes. If the fund is marketed outside Finland, OP Fund Management Company Ltd may decide to end such marketing. The information presented on this page does not fully describe all the fund’s characteristics.

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