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Overall Morningstar
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| As of 2010-01-31 |
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Out of
Diversified Emerging Mkts Funds |
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| Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance. |
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Morningstar®
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Growth |
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| As of
2010-01-31 |
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| Day Change |
| $ 0.28 |
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| NAV (2010-02-09) |
| $ 14.15 |
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| YTD Return % (2010-02-09) |
| -6.35% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 130 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
Aberdeen Developing Markets B |
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2000-08-30
to 2010-01-31) |
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Category: |
Diversified Emerging Mkts |
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Index: |
MSCI EAFE NR USD |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2010-02-09 |
| Inception date: 2000-08-30 |
10yr and Inception Returns as of 2010-01-31 |
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YTD Returns as of 2010-02-09 |
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YTD |
1 Year |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Since Inception |
| Fund |
-6.35 |
63.48 |
-0.07 |
11.41 |
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9.53 |
| +/- Category |
0.56 |
-0.89 |
0.81 |
0.34 |
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| +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD |
1.12 |
32.93 |
9.13 |
9.14 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-12-31) |
68.17 |
68.17 |
1.25 |
13.07 |
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10.34 |
| Month-End (as of 2010-01-31) |
-12.54 |
69.64 |
-0.44 |
11.64 |
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9.53 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-12-31
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| On Distribution |
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69.54 |
-1.66 |
9.45 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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45.26 |
-0.46 |
9.48 |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 263 funds), (5 yrs : out of 198 funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is
none,
the maximum deferred sales fee is
none,
and the maximum redemption sales fee is
2.00%.
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| The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein. |
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| Sector Breakdown % |
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Information |
15.64 |
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Software |
4.78 |
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Hardware |
3.36 |
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Media |
0.00 |
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Telecommunications |
7.49 |
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Service |
50.14 |
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Healthcare |
6.85 |
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Consumer Services |
12.99 |
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Business Services |
4.24 |
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Financial Services |
26.06 |
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Manufacturing |
34.22 |
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Consumer Goods |
9.07 |
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Industrial Materials |
8.69 |
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Energy |
16.47 |
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Utilities |
0.00 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
0.0 |
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Stocks |
95.4 |
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Bonds |
0.0 |
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Other |
4.6 |
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Foreign Stocks |
93.6 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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Data through 2010-01-31 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
47 |
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Turnover % |
93 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
0 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
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| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
35.13 |
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ending as of
2009-12-31 |
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Data through 2010-01-31 |
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| Fund Inception: 2000-08-30 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Mark Gordon-James (2009-01-01) |
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Gordon-James is an investment manager on the global emerging markets equities team. He
joined Aberdeen in 2004 from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers where he worked
with the emerging markets team.Mark graduated with a BSc in Geography and
Economics from the London School of Economics. Mark is a CFA Charterholder |
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Peter Hames (2009-01-01) |
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Peter has principal responsibility for day-to-day
management of all Asian regional portfolios. He has oversight of a team of nine on Asian ex-Japan equities, with a further 14 investment managers who provide local market input, as well as running specialist country portfolios from offices across the region. Peter joined Aberdeen in 1990 as a European investment manager and then transferred to the Asian equity desk, co-founding AAMAL’s office in 1992. Previously, Peter worked for the Guinness family as an investment manager specialising in overseas investment. Prior to that, Peter worked for National Westminster Bank. Peter graduated with a BA in Economics and Accounting from Bristol University. |
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Joanne Irvine (2009-01-01) |
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Irvine joined Aberdeen in 1996, initially in a group development role, and then
moved to the global emerging markets equity team in 1997. Previously, Joanne worked in corporate finance specialising in raising development capital finance for private businesses.
Joanne has a BA in accounting and is a qualified
Chartered Accountant. |
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Devan Kaloo (2009-01-01) |
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Kaloo joined Aberdeen in 2000 when the investment adviser for which he worked, Murray Johnstone, was acquired by Aberdeen. He initially worked with the Asian equity team and was promoted to senior investment manager in 2003 and worked closely with Peter Hames on regional portfolio construction. In May 2005, he was appointed to his current position. Kaloo began his career at Martin Currie in Edinburgh, initially working on the North American team before transferring to the global asset allocation desk.
He has an MA (Hons) from St Andrews University and a postgraduate degree in Investment Analysis from
Stirling University, also in Scotland. |
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Fiona Morrison (2009-01-01) |
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Morrison is an investment manager on the emerging markets ex Asia team. She joined
Aberdeen as part of a team acquired from Deutsche in October 2005. Prior to
joining Aberdeen, Morrison was an analyst with Deutsche since 2001.
She graduated from the University of Durham with a BA Honours in History with French. |
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Hugh Young (2009-01-01) |
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Young set up AAMAL's office in 1992 as Aberdeen's Asia-Pacific headquarters. He
is also head of equities globally and a member of the executive committee
responsible for day-to-day running of AAMAL's parent company, Aberdeen PLC. Young
has over 25 years' experience in investment management and has managed
Aberdeen's Asian assets since 1985. Before joining Aberdeen, his career included
posts at Fidelity International and MGM Assurance.
He graduated with a BA in Politics from Exeter University. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-28) |
| Front: |
None |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
2.42 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-10-31)
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| Correspondence Information |
Aberdeen Funds
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