BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Debt Fund

As at 31 July 2010

Investment objective

The investment objective of the Sub-Fund is to achieve a superior total return from a portfolio of bond and other debt instruments from emerging markets worldwide.

General information

Total net assets (million)
$ 436.20
Lipper sector
LGC 2005 Bond Emerging Markets Global
Index
JP Morgan EMBI Global
Fund domicile
Dublin
Fund type
ICVC
Fund manager
Dedicated Team
Base currency
USD
Currencies available
EUR, USD, GBP

Key dates

Fund launch
10 May 2005
Close of financial year
31 Dec

BNY Mellon Asset Management Company

Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC: Standish is a specialist investment manager dedicated exclusively to active fixed income and credit solutions, with a particular strong emphasis on fundamental credit research.

Dealing

09:00 to 17:00 each business day

Valuation point: 12:00 Dublin time

General
 
Share class launch date
18 Nov 2005
Minimum investment
€ 5,000
Annual management charge
1.50%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
 
ISIN
IE00B06YC548
Bloomberg
MEEMDEA ID
Valoren
CH2241452
WKN
A0MNZA
Registered for sale in:
CH, DE, NL, IT, GUE, UK, FR, BE, JER, ES, GIB, AT, IRL, NO, CL, PE
General
 
Share class launch date
22 Dec 2005
Minimum investment
€ 5,000,000
Annual management charge
1.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
 
ISIN
IE00B06YC654
Bloomberg
MEEMDEC ID
Sedol
B06YC65
Valoren
CH2241454
Registered for sale in:
DE, NL, IT, GUE, UK, FR, BE, JER, ES, GIB, AT, IRL, NO, CL, PE
General
 
Share class launch date
10 May 2005
Minimum investment
$ 5,000
Annual management charge
1.50%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
 
ISIN
IE00B06YC985
Bloomberg
MEEMDUA ID
Sedol
B06YC98
WKN
A0F52A
Registered for sale in:
UK, IRL, PT, FR, ES, CH, DE, GIB, GUE, JER, NL, NO
General
 
Share class launch date
10 May 2005
Minimum investment
$ 5,000,000
Annual management charge
1.00%
Maximum initial charge
5.00%
Codes
 
ISIN
IE00B06YCB08
Bloomberg
MEEMDUC ID
Sedol
B06YCB0
Valoren
CH2156501
WKN
A0F52B
Registered for sale in:
IRL, UK, FR, CH, ES, GIB, DE, GUE, JER, NL, NO

Fund Specific Important Information

*Custom Fixed Interest Emerging Markets (USD) Sector modifies Lipper’s Fixed Interest Emerging Markets Sector to include only the funds with similar investment mandates and benchmarks.

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 C share class currency.

53.19
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Debt Fund
54.49
JP Morgan EMBI Global

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 C share class4.263.808.858.9419.4230.8053.199.368.89
Fund - USD A share class4.213.678.588.6218.8128.8649.388.828.35
JP Morgan EMBI Global4.124.539.319.7119.0833.1054.4910.009.08
Sector average4.173.408.468.8519.7623.9944.937.327.62
Fund - EUR A share class-1.506.1616.6420.3229.1435.7310.72
Fund - EUR C share class-1.466.2916.9520.6829.9137.9011.31
JP Morgan EMBI Global-2.116.6816.6220.8329.5839.8544.0411.837.56
Sector average-2.065.5315.7219.8830.3230.2835.129.106.12
Ranking of fund in sector11131111138686
No. of funds in sector252525252525242524
Quartile rank222222121

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 C share class currency.

Fund18.1%2.6%1.7%15.4%3.7%

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 C share class currency.

Fund30.82-12.575.8210.25-
Index28.17-10.916.289.88-
Quartile Rank3213-

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

Historical fund statistics - 3 years

Jensen alpha
-0.12
Beta
1.12
Correlation to benchmark
0.98
Annualised information ratio
-0.19
Annualised Sharpe ratio
0.46
Annualised tracking error
3.10
0.97

Dealing & Statutory literature