Malaysia-based Hwang Investment Management has launched its maiden Japan focused fund for investors with a medium-to-long term investment horizon.
The Hwang Select Japan Quantum Fund (SJQF), which will invest in mid-tier Japanese companies, will be managed by Nikko Asset Management.
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The fund will employ an active value strategy which essentially focuses on investments in undervalued companies that offer growth opportunities, the company said.
Hwang Investment added that the fund will utilize fundamental research to identify stocks that have been mispriced by the market.
The fund will invest a minimum of 70% of its net asset value (NAV) in equities and equity-linked instruments and a maximum of 30% of its NAV in liquid assets such as money market instruments and deposits.
The fund has an offer period of not more than 21 days, from March 3 until March 23, at the price of 50 sen per unit with an initial investment of RM1,000 and additional investment of RM100.
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By GlobalData"We expect the fund to grow to 300 million ringgit (US$91.4 million) by this year-end," Hwang’s CEO Teng Chee Wai said.
