Overview
Fidelity Asian Values invests in the stock markets of the major economies of the Asian region, such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Singapore, as well as the less developed markets of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. This trust does not invest in Japan.
Nitin Bajaj, the portfolio manager, is a value investor who prefers to invest in small and medium sized companies as they tend to be less well researched and, therefore, more often mispriced. His investment decisions are based on rigorous fundamental analysis, with a bottom-up stock selection approach making use of Fidelity’s proprietary research resources
“Fidelity Closed end fund review – March 2018”, published in March 2018, looks at developments in three of its investment trusts
You can access the manager’s website here
Fundamentals
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Research History
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13 Oct 2023
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – October 2023
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03 Nov 2022
QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup November 2022
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | November 2022 A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage […]
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12 Nov 2020
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – November 2020
Investment Companies Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Events Guide Legal New research Here is a list of research we published over October: Herald Investment Trust – Hot chips “Reflecting its focus on technology, […]
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07 May 2020
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – May 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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24 Jan 2020
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review - 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
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08 May 2019
QuotedData’s economic roundup – May 2019
Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the […]
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25 Jan 2019
QuotedData review of 2018 - Annual report investment companies
QuotedData review of 2018 – Annual report investment companies 2018 – the return of volatility A trade war, Brexit, US interest rate rises, slowing Chinese growth, a US government shutdown, a dispute over Italy’s budget, the Skripal poisonings, numerous elections – there was plenty to worry about in 2018. A last-minute dive left the US […]
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13 Nov 2018
QuotedData's economic roundup - November 2018
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any […]
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11 May 2018
QuotedData's Economic round up – May 2018
QuotedData’s economic round up – May 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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25 Apr 2018
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 – Global equity markets declined in the first quarter of 2018. Concerns about US interest rate rises were the feature of the first half of the quarter. However, worries about global trade took over in the second part, particularly […]
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18 Apr 2018
QuotedData's Economic round up – April 2018
QuotedData’s economic round up – April 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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07 Mar 2018
Fidelity Closed end fund review - March 2018
Fidelity Closed end fund review – March 2018 – is a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) posted decent positive returns during 2017 but has continued to lag its peer […]
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07 Mar 2018
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – Marten & Co is publishing a new Fidelity Closed-End Funds review. This covers funds in the Asia-Pacific ex-japan, Japanese Smaller Companies and UK All Companies sectors. Welcome to the fifth edition of Marten & Co’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian […]
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07 Mar 2018
QuotedData releases 2018 Investment Companies Guide
QuotedData has released the 2018 edition of its highly-regarded Investment Companies Guide. Building on the success of last year’s publication and updated to reflect developments within the sector, the Guide harnesses QuotedData’s wide-ranging distribution capabilities to reach over 100,000 self-directed investors and their advisers. Two versions: In PDF 2018 Investment Companies Guide Final Version Or Accessed Via […]
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18 Jan 2018
QuotedData - 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
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10 Nov 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – November 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – November 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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19 Oct 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017 – Markets moved up a little over the course of the three months ended 30 September 2017. Regionally, emerging markets did well. The pound strengthened a bit relative to the US dollar but was flat against the euro. The oil price rose by more than 20%. In […]
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27 Jul 2017
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review
Marten & Co is publishing a new Fidelity Closed-End Funds review. This covers funds in the Asia-Pacific ex-japan, Japanese Smaller Companies and UK All Companies sectors. Welcome to the fourth edition of QuotedData’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In […]
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10 Jul 2017
Analyst Presentation Series - The QuotedData guide to quoted investment companies
Next event: Part 3 webinar/conference call Tuesday 5 September 2017 at 2pm QuotedData’s analysts are making a series of presentations based on our guide to investment companies. These are free, open to all and can be accessed either over the internet as a ‘webinar’ (see link below) or via a conference call (see below for dial-in details). To […]
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02 Jul 2017
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review Welcome to the third edition of Marten & Co’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: The appointment of Nitin Bajaj as manager of Fidelity Asian […]
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16 May 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – May 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – May 2017 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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10 Apr 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – April 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. April Investment Companies Roundup
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15 Mar 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – March 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. March Investment Companies Roundup
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14 Feb 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2017
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. February Investment Companies Roundup
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31 Jan 2017
QuotedData - 2016 review of the year
Our review of 2016 includes performance data, significant moves in discounts and premiums, money raised and money handed back, major news stories and links to the research we have published including our guide to investment companies. 2016 Annual roundup
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08 Nov 2016
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – November 2016
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. november-economic-and-political-roundup
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08 Nov 2016
QuotedData investment companies roundup – November 2016
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of October 2016. november-investment-companies-roundup-2
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02 Nov 2016
QuotedData’s guide to analysing and selecting quoted investment companies
The QuotedData independent guide to investment companies aims to help investors and financial advisers better understand investment companies and help them make better informed investment decisions. We hope that the guide will help clarify the jargon that appears in many of the communications from the investment world. It is designed to build investors’ knowledge, starting […]
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10 Oct 2016
Pacific Horizon - Brave new world
Marten & Co published an update on the company entitled Pacific Horizon – Brave new world The company’s performance has started to improve over the past few months, yet Baillie Gifford’s Ewan Markson-Brown and Roderick Snell, thinks that there is still considerable potential for the portfolio. He believes that some of the themes that he […]
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23 May 2016
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review Welcome to the second edition of Marten & Co’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication that looks at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: Fidelity Asian Values rises to the top of the […]
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23 May 2016
Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review
Welcome to the second edition of QuotedData’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication that looks at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In this issue: Fidelity Asian Values rises to the top of the performance tables in the AIC’s Asia […]
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28 Oct 2015
Fidelity Changes!
Fidelity Changes! Welcome to the first edition of Marten & Co’s regular publication. This edition takes a look at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. Special feature: New manager Nitin Bajaj settles in at Fidelity Asian Values Fidelity Asian Values invests in the stock […]
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28 Oct 2015
Fidelity Changes!
Fidelity Changes! Welcome to the first edition of what will be a regular publication. This edition takes a look at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. Special feature: New manager Nitin Bajaj settles in at Fidelity Asian Values
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05 Jun 2014
Fidelity's investment trust range
Fidelity’s investment trust range Fidelity currently manage five investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values : FAV, Fidelity China Special Situations : FCSS, Fidelity European Values : FEV, Fidelity Japanese Values : FJV and Fidelity Special Values : FSV – our report explains their objectives and investment strategies and looks at their recent performance. We also take a look at […]
News
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28 Sep 2018
Fidelity Asian Values's discount narrows to the benefit of shareholders
Fidelity Asian Values’s discount narrows to the benefit of shareholders – Fidelity Asian Values PLC (FAS) as delivered its financial annual report for the year ended 31 July 2018. Performance – headlines The company’s undiluted NAV rose by 2.2% on a total return basis. By way of comparison, its comparative index, the MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan PR USD rose by 5.7% . […]
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12 Oct 2017
Large cap tech leaves Fidelity Asian Values behind
Large cap tech leaves Fidelity Asian Values behind – Fidelity Asian Values says that its share price returned +24.9% and the NAV returned +19.3% for the year ended 31 July 2017. This compares to the MSCI All Countries Asia ex Japan Index, which rose by 28.2%. The Board is recommending an 11.1% increase in the […]
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06 Dec 2016
Fidelity Asian Values issues subscription shares and announces subscription price
Fidelity Asian Values has announced that, as detailed in its Prospectus dated 26 October 2016, it has made a one for 5 bonus issue of subscription shares and has allotted 13,497,222 subscription shares. The Subscription Price is equal to the published unaudited NAV per Ordinary Share as at 5.00 p.m. on 2 December 2016, plus […]
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26 Oct 2016
Fidelity Asian Values plans bonus issue of subscription shares
Fidelity Asian Values’ NAV increased by 33.8% over the year ended 31 July 2016, outperforming its benchmark by 18%. The company delivered a return to shareholders of 33.3%. The board is recommending a dividend of 4.50 pence per ordinary share, an increase from 2.00p in 2015. Fidelity Asian Values plans bonus issue of subscription shares Fidelity Asian Values’ board […]
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30 Mar 2016
Fidelity Asian Values beats benchmark by almost 10%
Fidelity Asian Values says, over the six months to 31 January 2016, the company’s net asset value strongly outperformed the MSCI All Countries Asia ex Japan Index. The company’s NAV returned 3.1%, compared with a fall of 6.6% for the index. The share price return was 1.2%, the discount having widened from 10.7% at the start […]
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23 Oct 2015
All change at Fidelity Asian Values
Fidelity Asian Values, got a new manager in the shape of Nitin Bajaj, a new benchmark – the MSCI All Countries Asia ex Japan Index, will use treasury shares for the first time, has cut its fees and is proposing changes to its investment policy. The proposed changes would extend the ways in which derivatives can […]
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24 Jul 2015
Fidelity Asian Values fee cut
Following Nitin Bajaj’s appointment as manager, his repositioning of its portfolio and the change of benchmark, the Board has also decided to review the management fee and is shifting from a flat fee of 1% on gross assets to a tiered fee of 0.9% on the first £200m of gross assets and 0.85% on the balance. FAV […]
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22 Jul 2015
Discount trends, big names big prices
http://www.moneyobserver.com/news/21-07-2015/discount-trends-big-names-big-prices Investment trusts with big name managers saw their share prices soar over the second quarter as investors sought out the best active management.
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27 Mar 2015
Change of manager and benchmark for Fidelity Asian Values
Over the six months that ended on 31 January 2015, Fidelity Asian Values outperformed its benchmark, generating a return on net assets of 9.2% as compared to 8.2% for the MSCI AC Far East ex Japan Index. Shareholders did even better than this though as the discount narrowed from 12.5% to 11.3%, giving them a total return of […]
