KBC Asset Management Japan

KBC Equity Fund Asia Pacific aims to generate a return by investing primarily in shares of companies from Japan and developed countries in the Asia-Pacific region. KBC Equity Fund Asia Pacific is actively managed with reference to the following benchmark: MSCI Pacific-Net Return index (www.MSCI.com). However, is not the aim of the fund to replicate the benchmark. The composition of the benchmark is taken into account when compiling the portfolio. When compiling the portfolio, the manager may also decide to invest in instruments that are not included in the benchmark, or indeed not to invest in instruments that are included. The composition of the portfolio will to a large extent be similar to that of the benchmark. The benchmark is also used to assess the performance of the fund. The benchmark is also used to determine the fund's risk limitation mechanism. This limits the extent to which the fund's return may deviate from the benchmark. The longterm expected tracking error for this fund is 3.00%. The tracking error measures the volatility of the fund's return relative to that of the benchmark. The higher the tracking error, the more the fund's return fluctuates relative to the benchmark. Market conditions may cause the actual tracking error to differ from the expected tracking error. KBC Equity Fund Asia Pacific may make limited use of derivatives*. This means that derivatives can be used either to help achieve the investment objectives (for instance, to increase or decrease the exposure to one or more market segments in line with the investment strategy), or to neutralise the portfolio’s sensitivity to market factors (by hedging an exchange rate risk, for example). The fund is denominated in Japanese yen. The fund reinvests any income received in the manner set out in the prospectus (for more details, see section 'Types of units and fees and charges' of the information for this sub-fund in the prospectus). The above objectives and investment policy have been taken in their entirety from the Key Information Document (KID). Neither the capital nor the return is guaranteed or protected. The volatility of the net asset value may be high due to the composition of the portfolio.