BNY Mellon Japan Equity Fund

As at 31 July 2010

Investment objective

To achieve long-term capital growth through investment primarily (meaning at least two thirds of the Sub-Fund’s assets) in a portfolio of equity and up to one-third of the Sub-Fund’s assets in a portfolio of equity-related securities of companies located or listed in Japan or delivering a preponderant part of their income in Japan.

General information

Total net assets (million)
$ 3.88
Lipper sector
UK Offshore - Japan
Index
Topix
Fund domicile
Dublin
Fund type
ICVC
Fund manager
Ewan Markson-Brown
Alternate
Paul Markham
Base currency
USD
Currencies available
EUR, USD

Key dates

Fund launch
29 Jan 1988
Close of financial year
31 Dec

BNY Mellon Asset Management Company

Newton Investment Management: Newton pursues a distinctive global thematic investment approach and provides added value from extensive proprietary research.

Dealing

09:00 to 17:00 each business day

Valuation point: 12:00 Dublin time

General
 
Share class launch date
02 Jan 2002
Minimum investment
€ 5,000
Annual management charge
2.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
 
ISIN
IE0004120030
Bloomberg
MELJAAE ID
Sedol
0412003
Valoren
CH1337199
WKN
693877
Registered for sale in:
DE, PE, NL, IT, UK, FR, CH, NO, CL, BE, JER, ES, TW, GIB, AT
General
 
Share class launch date
10 Dec 2001
Minimum investment
$ 5,000
Annual management charge
2.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
 
ISIN
IE0004121442
Bloomberg
MELJAA1 ID
Sedol
0412144
Valoren
CH1337211
WKN
798142
Registered for sale in:
DE, NL, IT, GUE, PT, UK, FR, CH, NO, JER, HK, ES, TW, GIB, IRL
General
 
Share class launch date
19 Dec 2001
Minimum investment
$ 5,000,000
Annual management charge
1.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
 
ISIN
IE0004124016
Bloomberg
MELJAC1 ID
Sedol
0412401
Valoren
CH1337652
WKN
798144
Registered for sale in:
DE, NL, IT, GUE, UK, FR, CH, NO, JER, HK, ES, GIB, IRL

Fund Specific Important Information

Active money is calculated against the FTSE Japan Index.

Performance record over 5 years

Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax. Performance history is given in Fund - USD A share class currency.

-38.54
BNY Mellon Japan Equity Fund
-1.55
Topix

PerformancetoAnnualised
1 month3 months6 monthsYTD1 year3 years5 years3 years5 years

Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax. Performance history is given in share class currency.

Fund - USD A share class0.30-14.92-11.13-10.47-10.46-43.80-38.54-17.48-9.27
Fund - USD C share class0.36-14.72-10.69-9.85-8.88-41.16-34.34-16.20-8.06
Topix3.10-6.53-0.391.56-0.09-27.76-1.55-10.27-0.31
Sector average3.09-7.27-0.931.020.47-31.05-9.34-11.87-2.13
Fund - EUR A share class-5.21-12.89-4.52-0.83-2.61-40.77-42.81-16.02-10.56
Topix-3.07-4.606.2711.858.72-24.09-8.21-8.78-1.70
Sector average-3.07-5.365.6911.269.33-27.55-15.48-10.41-3.49
Ranking of fund in sector1251261261251241038810388
No. of funds in sector1271261261251241138911389
Quartile rank444444444

Statutory performance data updated quarterly

From30 Jun 0930 Jun 0829 Jun 0730 Jun 0630 Jun 05
To30 Jun 1030 Jun 0930 Jun 0829 Jun 0730 Jun 06

Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax. Performance history is given in Fund - USD A share class currency.

Fund-7.6%-29.7%-13.9%-6.3%15.3%

Calendar Performance

20092008200720062005

Source: Lipper as at 31 July 2010. Total Return, including annual charges but excluding initial charges, income reinvested gross of tax. Performance history is given in Fund - USD A share class currency.

Fund-2.71-28.81-11.45-9.4414.53
Index4.79-26.82-5.192.0526.08
Quartile Rank42444

Asset allocation

Asset allocation

Asset allocation - industry

Asset allocation - industry
Top 10 holdings
%
INPEX Holdings Inc7.8
Nissan Motor Co Ltd7.1
Makita Corp6.7
Rohm Co Ltd5.2
Nomura Holdings Inc5.0
Mitsubishi Corp4.4
Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co4.1
Okuma Corp3.9
Capcom Co Ltd3.4
Fuji Film Hldgs Corp3.2

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time without notice, are for information purposes only and should not be construed as investment recommendations.

Absolute contribution - top 5
Stock level contributors%
Nissan Motor Co Ltd0.55
Makita Corp0.40
Sony Corp0.38
Rohm Co Ltd0.22
Fuji Film Hldgs Corp0.20
Active moneyFundIndexRelative
Top overweight%%%
Technology15.67.18.4
Oil & Gas7.81.06.8
Consumer Goods26.323.23.1
Basic Materials6.87.8-1.0
Consumer Services6.48.4-1.9
FundIndexRelative
Top underweight%%%
Financials9.318.0-8.7
Utilities0.05.5-5.5
Telecommunication0.03.9-3.9
Industrials16.319.9-3.6
Health Care2.55.2-2.7

Historical fund statistics - 3 years

Jensen alpha
-0.66
Beta
1.04
Correlation to benchmark
0.93
Annualised information ratio
-1.18
Annualised Sharpe ratio
-0.98
Annualised tracking error
7.12
0.89

Dealing & Statutory literature