OP-Asia Index II B

OP-Asia Index is a good fit for a diversified portfolio
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OP-Asia Index provides a cost-efficient way to diversify assets beyond the Western stock market. Managing the investment requires one's own view and effort but, in exchange, the fund offers low management fees and high expected return in the long term. To complement index funds, we recommend also using actively managed funds investing in growth companies and emerging markets as well as theme funds.

  • The target market is advanced markets in Asia, and the investment focus is on the stock exchanges of Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore.

 

 

OP-Asia Index Institutional income unit

+14,91 %

year

(4)

Risk level
4

morningstar™

ESG
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SUBSCRIPTION FEE ANNUAL MANAGEMENT FEE REDEMPTION FEE
0,00 % 0,20 % 0,00 %

The minimum subscription amount for OP-Asia Index II is 100,000 euros. Class II does not 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.
Portfolio manager's review

The portfolio manager's review is available on the fund's Finnish pages.

Investment policy

OP-Asia Index Fund is a passive index fund whose assets are invested in accordance with the MSCI Pacific ESG Screened 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.

Changes are made in the portfolio of the fund primarily only in connection with the annual index revisions, which is why the trading expenses of the fund are relatively low.

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 ESG 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.

More details Basic data, performance and fact figures

Basic data

Fund manager
OP Asset Management Ltd
Benchmark index
MSCI Pacific ESG Screened Index
Start date
29.09.2011
ISIN
FI4000029525
fund serie
Institutional income unit
Fund size
725 Meur
Serie value (04.11.)
179,87 EUR
Monthly review
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Key Information Document
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Rules
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Sustainability data
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Accumulated profit (01.11)

1mth 3mth 6mth 1 y 3 y p.a. 5 y p.a.
OP-Asia Index B −4,78 % −1,54 % +1,60 % +14,91 % +2,86 % +4,89 %
Benchmark −4,77 % −1,50 % +1,73 % +15,17 % +3,11 % +5,12 %

Yearly performance

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 YTD
OP-Asia Index B +21,20 % +2,41 % +10,14 % −7,74 % +10,76 % +8,23 %
Benchmark +21,45 % +2,85 % +10,12 % −7,37 % +10,81 % +8,54 %

Key figures

Volatility 12 m vola 12m Sharpe 12 m Duration
OP-Asia Index B 18,80 % - -
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 or through insurance:

  • Buy and sell almost all OP mutual funds with no fees.*
  • You earn 0.35% OP bonuses from mutual fund and insurance assets.** 
  • Begin saving through insurance free of charge. 
  • 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.  

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:

*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.

**OP bonuses are automatically used to pay the bank’s service charges and insurance premiums. No OP bonuses are accrued from the R2 Crystal special common fund or institutional classes of funds. The following investment products linked to insurance assets do not accrue OP bonuses: JPM Russia A, JPM Emerging Europe Equity Fund, and BlackRock GF Emerging Europe Fund A. OP bonuses are accrued from unit-linked insurance policies, excluding Individual Unit-linked Insurance and Individual Capital Redemption Contracts.  

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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