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Comparing 3 funds

Returns, costs and exposure side by side, with sources and dates below.

First Sentier Investors (Ireland) Limited

FSSA Asian Equity Plus Fund

IE00B97HWB13 · Class I (Accumulation) GBP · GBP

▲ +25.3%

6M return · Ongoing charge 1.75%

BlackRock Fund Managers Limited

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK)

GB00B4M5NH84 · L GBP Accumulation · GBX

▲ +13.2%

6M return · Ongoing charge 0.28%

First Sentier Investors (UK) Limited

Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders Fund

GB0033874214 · Class A (Acc) GBP · GBX

▲ +24.4%

6M return · Ongoing charge 1.50%

Performance, starting at 100

GBP total return, daily prices to 12 Oct 2026. Source: FE fundinfo. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns.

If you had invested £10,000

What it would have become over 6M, GBP, month end to 30 Sep 2026.

Based on month end returns. Illustrative, before tax, not a prediction.

Country exposure

Average share of portfolio across these funds, as at 5 Oct 2026.

FSSA Asian Equity Plus Fund: Taiwan 26.6%, China 26.1%, South Korea 15.8%, India 11.4%

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK): Taiwan (Republic of China) 32.7%, China 27.1%, India 15.6%, Brazil 4.2%

Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders Fund: Taiwan 27.3%, China 25.3%, Korea 16.0%, India 12.5%

Sector exposure

Average share of portfolio across these funds, as at 5 Oct 2026.

FSSA Asian Equity Plus Fund: Information Technology 39.1%, Financials 22.2%, Industrials 12.4%, Consumer Discretionary 12.1%

iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK): Technology 35.1%, Financials 21.4%, Consumer Discretionary 8.9%, Industrials 8.0%

Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders Fund: Information Technology 39.8%, Financials 23.4%, Industrials 11.9%, Consumer Discretionary 11.7%

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Side by side

Returns in GBP, month end to 30 Sep 2026. Bold marks the highest value in the return rows, the lowest in the ongoing charge row and the largest in the fund size row.

Metric	FSSA Asian Equity Plus Fund	iShares Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund (UK)	Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders Fund
1 year returnHighest in bold	▲ +24.4%	▲ +14.2%	▲ +24.8%
3 year returnHighest in bold	▲ +46.1%	▲ +53.3%	▲ +36.7%
5 year returnHighest in bold	▲ +24.7%	▲ +40.0%	▲ +22.5%
Rank among sector peers, 1 yearQuartile among representative funds in the FE sector	Q3 of 1,010 representative funds	Q4 of 1,423 representative funds	Q3 of 1,010 representative funds
Ongoing charge (OCF)Lowest in bold	1.75%	0.28%	1.50%
Fund size, GBPLargest in bold	£4.5B	£4.1B	£3.6B
Volatility, 1 year FE, as at 4 Jul 2026	19.9%	15.2%	21.5%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year FE, as at 4 Jul 2026	1.47	1.86	1.33
Style	Active	Passive	Active
FE sector	GL Equity Asia Pacific Ex Japan	GL Equity Emerging Market Global	GL Equity Asia Pacific Ex Japan
Share class	Class I (Accumulation) GBP · GBP	L GBP Accumulation · GBX	Class A (Acc) GBP · GBX

Source: FE fundinfo, as supplied; the date shown is when FE last updated them.