Announcement : Change of master fund and payment date change for Redemption and Switching out date of SCBUSSMFUND

3 April 2020

SCB Asset Management Company Limited (SCBAM) would like to notify unitholders that SCBAM has obtained the approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC Office) on April 3, 2020 to change the master fund of SCBUSSMFUND as the existing master fund has been underperforming its benchmark which consequently affect SCBUSSMFUND performance and the benefits of unitholders.  In addition, will change payment date for redemption and switching out date to the destination fund.  The details are listed per below.

Details​ Existing New​
Master fund name U.S. Small Companies Fund share class “Accumulation” Granahan US Focused Growth share class “A Accumulation”
Inception date 22/09/2004 11/04/2014
Benchmark Russell 2000 Index Russell 2000 Growth Total Return Index
Investment Strategy
Active management
- Invests in small cap companies located in the United States
- Model tilts to value factors 
Active management
- Invests in small cap companies located in the United States
- Bottom-up stock selection for both quantitative and qualitative analysis
Number of Holdings More than 1,000 names +/- 40 names 

Payment date for redemption 

Within 4 days from the transaction date

Within 6 days from the transaction date
Switching out date
(In case SCBUSSMFUND is the source Fund.)
Within 3 days from the transaction date Within 5 days from the transaction date

 

This will be effective from April 20, 2020 onwards.

Please be informed accordingly.

 

Announced on April 3, 2020
SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd.,

SCBAM

Suggested Fund

SCBLEQ

SCB LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND (Dividend)

SCBLEQA

SCB LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND
(Accumulation)

SCBRMLEQ

SCB Low Volatility Equity RMF

SCBGEARA

SCB Global Equity Absolute Return Fund (Accumulation)

SCBSPICYA

SCB Mixed – Spicy Fund (Accumulation)

SCBINCA

SCB Income Fund (Accumulation)

SCBINCR

SCB Income Fund (Auto Redemption)

SCBROBOA

SCB Global Robotics Fund (Accumulation)