Investment Trusts
Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company invests in Asia-Pacific equities excluding Japan, aiming for long-term total returns while using derivatives tactically to protect capital in difficult markets. The portfolio is actively managed with a willingness to hold smaller and mid-sized companies.
Selects listed Asian companies through fundamental research and can use index futures, options and other derivatives to reduce market exposure or protect the portfolio when the managers see elevated risk.
Asia-Pacific equity markets excluding Japan, with exposure typically spread across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, India, South-East Asia and Australia according to stock opportunities.
Asian corporate earnings, stock selection, technology and semiconductor cycles, Chinese and Indian economic conditions, regional valuations, currency movements, use of defensive derivatives and the trust's discount to net asset value.
Asian market volatility, geopolitical tension, China-related regulation, currency movements, derivative and gearing risk, smaller-company liquidity, stock-selection errors and a widening discount to net asset value.
11 June 2026: agreed heads of terms for a combination with Pacific Assets Trust. Subject to shareholder approval, the enlarged vehicle would remain managed by Schroders and is intended to provide greater scale and lower ongoing charges.
Primarily targets total return but normally distributes portfolio income through an annual dividend. The 2025 final dividend was 11.5p per share; it went ex-dividend on 9 April 2026 and was paid on 11 May.
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