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Reaching out to you Hong Leong Asia-Pacific Dividend Fund Interim Report 2020/2021 30 April 2021 Unaudited Hong Leong Asia-Pacific Dividend Fund Contents Page Manager’s Review and Report 1-9 Statement by the Manager 10 Trustee’s Report 11 Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income 12 Condensed Statement of Financial Position 13 Condensed Statement of Changes in Equity 14 Condensed Statement of Cash Flows 15 Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements 16-47 Performance Data 48-49 Corporate Information 50 Corporate Directory 51 Manager’s Review and Report I. FUND INFORMATION Fund Name Hong Leong Asia-Pacific Dividend Fund Fund Category Equity Fund Type Growth & Income Investment Objective The Fund aims to provide investors with steady recurring income* that is potentially higher than the average fixed deposit rates. At the same time, the Fund also attempts to attain Medium-To-Long Term** capital gains from investing in high quality dividend yielding equities***. Benchmark MSCI AC Asia-Pacific ex Japan Index Distribution Policy The Fund intends to provide regular income* and potentially consistent Long-Term**** capital appreciation. Regular income returns will be declared annually on a best effort basis, depending on interest rates, market conditions and performance of the Fund. As such, the Fund will strive to declare distributions annually, if any, in the form of either cash or additional Units to the Unitholders. Breakdown of Unitholdings By Size Size of Holdings No. of Unitholders No. of Units Held 5,000 and below 265 688,680.90 5,001 to 10,000 152 1,121,830.78 10,001 to 50,000 254 5,854,399.52 50,001 to 500,000 53 5,956,170.76 500,001 and above 2 137,243,554.05 Notes: * Income may be distributed in the form of cash and/or Units. ** Medium-To-Long Term refers to a period of 3 to 5 years. *** High quality dividend yielding equities refer to equity securities that have dividend yields at and/or above market average. **** Long-Term refers to a period of above 5 years. HONG LEONG ASIA-PACIFIC DIVIDEND FUND 1 II. FUND PERFORMANCE Chart 1: Performance of the Fund versus the benchmark covering the last five-year financial period 200 150 100 Percentage Growth Percentage 50 0 30/04/2017 30/04/2021 30/04/2016 30/04/2019 30/04/2018 30/04/2020 From 30/04/2016 To 30/04/2021 Hong Leong Asia-Pacific MSCI AC Asia-Pacific ex Dividend Fund Japan 75.36 (HLAPDF) 138.52 Source: Lipper For Investment Management, In Malaysian Ringgit terms, ex- distribution, NAV Per Unit-to-NAV Per Unit basis with gross income (if any) from HLAPDF reinvested. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance and unit prices and investment returns may go down, as well as up. 2 HONG LEONG ASIA-PACIFIC DIVIDEND FUND Performance Review This Interim Report covers the six-month financial period from 1 November 2020 to 30 April 2021. The Fund posted a return of 33.19% in the past six months while its benchmark the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Index registered a return of 20.36% (in Malaysian Ringgit terms). During the financial period under review, the Fund had distributed income distribution of 2.00 sen per unit to its Unitholders on 19 January 2021. Prior to the income distribution, the cum-distribution net asset value (NAV) per unit of the Fund was RM0.6827 while the ex-distribution NAV per unit was RM0.6627. Unitholders should note that income distribution has the effect of reducing the NAV per unit of the Fund after distribution. For the five-year financial period ended 30 April 2021, the Fund garnered a return of 138.52% compared to the benchmark’s return of 75.36% while distributing a total gross income of 9.90 sen per unit. Table 1: Performance of the Fund for the following periods as at 30 April 2021 (Source: Lipper For Investment Management) 31/01/21– 31/10/20– 30/04/20– 30/04/18– 30/04/16– 30/04/11– 28/02/06– 30/04/21 30/04/21 30/04/21 30/04/21 30/04/21 30/04/21 30/04/21 Since 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Launch HLAPDF (%) 13.87 33.19 76.89 88.83 138.52 113.84 166.68 Benchmark (%) 3.04 20.36 38.52 27.76 75.36 90.24 134.79 HONG LEONG ASIA-PACIFIC DIVIDEND FUND 3 Table 2: Return of the Fund based on NAV Per Unit-to-NAV Per Unit basis for the period 31 October 2020 to 30 April 2021 (Source: Lipper For Investment Management) 30-Apr-21 31-Oct-20 Return (%) NAV Per Unit RM0.7363 RM0.5695 33.19# Benchmark 696.37 570.43 20.36 vs Benchmark (%) - - 12.83 # Return is calculated after adjusting for income distribution during the period under review. Table 3: Financial Highlights The Net Asset Value attributable to Unitholders is represented by: 30-Apr-21 31-Oct-20 Change (RM) (RM) (%) Unitholders’ Capital 87,227,080 25,488,111 242.23 Retained Earnings 23,861,108 8,955,050 166.45 Net Asset Value 111,088,188 34,443,161 222.53 Units in Circulation 150,864,636 60,483,297 149.43 Table 4: The Highest and Lowest NAV Per Unit, Total Return of the Fund and the breakdown into Capital Growth and Income Distribution for the financial period/years Financial Period Financial Year Financial Year Financial Year 31/10/20– 31/10/19– 31/10/18– 31/10/17– 30/04/21 31/10/20 31/10/19 31/10/18 Highest NAV Per Unit (RM) 0.7610 0.6628 0.4694 0.4818 Lowest NAV Per Unit (RM) 0.5700 0.3702 0.3827 0.4146 Capital Growth (%) 29.29 21.33 11.36 -9.80 Income Distribution (%) 3.90 11.23 2.46 2.00 Total Return (%) 33.19 32.56 13.82 -7.80 Source: Lipper For Investment Management, In Malaysian Ringgit terms, ex- distribution, NAV Per Unit-to-NAV Per Unit basis with gross income (if any) from HLAPDF reinvested. 4 HONG LEONG ASIA-PACIFIC DIVIDEND FUND Table 5: Average Total Return of the Fund 30/04/20– 30/04/18– 30/04/16– 30/04/21 30/04/21 30/04/21 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Average Total Return (%) 76.89 29.61 27.70 Source: Lipper For Investment Management, In Malaysian Ringgit terms, ex- distribution, NAV Per Unit-to-NAV Per Unit basis with gross income (if any) from HLAPDF reinvested. Table 6: Annual Total Return of the Fund Financial Year 31/10/19– 31/10/18– 31/10/17– 31/10/16– 31/10/15– 31/10/20 31/10/19 31/10/18 31/10/17 31/10/16 Annual Total Return (%) 32.56 13.82 -7.80 18.85 5.97 Source: Lipper For Investment Management, In Malaysian Ringgit terms, ex- distribution, NAV Per Unit-to-NAV Per Unit basis with gross income (if any) from HLAPDF reinvested. III. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO Chart 2: Asset Allocation - November 2020 to April 2021 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 Equities HONG LEONG ASIA-PACIFIC DIVIDEND FUND 5 Chart 3: Sector Allocation as at 30 April 2021 Deposits & Cash Equivalents 12.32% Consumer Products Energy & Services 3.34% 28.10% Real Estate 4.01% Financial Services 6.70% Technology 6.75% Industrial Products Materials & Services 17.35% 21.43% Chart 4: Geographical Allocation as at 30 April 2021 Deposits & Cash Equivalents 12.32% Malaysia Thailand 32.16% 3.87% Taiwan 24.59% Hong Kong 27.06% 6 HONG LEONG ASIA-PACIFIC DIVIDEND FUND Strategies employed by the Fund during the period under review During the period under review, the Fund was well invested and managed to benefit from the vaccine-led market recovery, particularly at the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. In particular, the Fund’s exposure to export stocks in Taiwan and Malaysia drove most of the Fund’s outperformance during the period. The Fund remains predominantly invested in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia equities. This geographical allocation enables the Fund to benefit from both the strong economic recovery in developed markets and the long-term structural domestic demand growth in Asia. As of 30 April 2021, the Fund’s top-three holdings are D&O Green Technologies Berhad–Malaysia (6.75%), Eclat Textile Company Limited– Taiwan (6.71%) and Shimao Services Holdings Limited–Hong Kong (6.70%). Notification of changes A 3rd Supplementary Master Prospectus (“3rd SMP”) was issued on 31 December 2020 which is supplementary to and to be read in conjunction with the Hong Leong Master Prospectus dated 23 August 2019 (“MP”), the 1st Supplementary Master Prospectus dated 18 November 2019 (“1st SMP”) and the 2nd Supplementary Master Prospectus dated 27 March 2020 (“2nd SMP”). Changes that require your attention are: • The information stated under the “The Key Personnel of the Investment Team” was amended to reflect the change of designated Fund Manager effective 1 October 2020; and • The section on “Fund Switching” was partly re-arranged for clarity purposes. A copy of the MP, the 1st SMP, the 2nd SMP and the 3rd SMP can be obtained from our website at www.hlam.com.my. For the financial period under review, there were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Fund or circumstances that would materially affect the interest of Unitholders up to the date of this Manager’s report.