Barings Eastern Europe A USD/  IE0000805634  /

The Fund invests at least 70% of total assets (excluding cash and cash-equivalent assets) in shares of companies from European emerging market countries (e.g. Armenia, Hungary and Turkey) or companies where the predominant part of their income and assets are derived from European emerging market countries. In investment terms, emerging markets are regions of the world that are still developing their economies. There is no limit to the proportion of the assets which may be invested in any one country. The Fund is also permitted to invest to a lesser extent in shares of companies outside of emerging markets including developed and frontier markets as well as in fixed income securities and cash. The Fund may use derivative instruments for both investment and hedging purposes. The return on a derivative is linked to movements in an underlying instrument referenced by the derivative such as currency or interest rates. The base currency of the Fund is USD.

The Fund invests at least 70% of total assets (excluding cash and cash-equivalent assets) in shares of companies from European emerging market countries (e.g. Armenia, Hungary and Turkey) or companies where the predominant part of their income and assets are derived from European emerging market countries. In investment terms, emerging markets are regions of the world that are still developing their economies. There is no limit to the proportion of the assets which may be invested in any one country.