Edison Investment Research - Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC (SST) Long-term investment in Asian small caps

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Long-term investment in Asian small caps

Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (SST) aims to generate long-term capital growth by investing in a portfolio of small-cap Asia ex-Japan equities. Vinay Agarwal is the interim lead fund manager while Wee-Li Hee is on maternity leave; he is assisted by Martin Lau, Scott McNab and the broader First State Stewart Asia team. Stocks are selected on a bottom-up basis, with a view to preserving capital on the downside as well as achieving capital growth. SST has significantly outperformed the peers and the MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan and MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan Small Cap indices over both five and 10 years.

10/11/2016 8 EN

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Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust is an investment trust. Co. invests mainly in the shares of smaller Asian quoted companies. For investment purposes, the investment region includes China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. As of Aug 31 2017, Co.'s investment portfolio totaled £338.4 million.

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Long-term investment in Asian small caps

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