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abrdn Latin American Equity Fund I Acc

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
abrdn Latin American Equity Fund I Acc
Fund-13.516.220.9-27.99.1
+/-Cat-2.00.3-0.9-2.1-0.2
+/-B’mrk-5.0--5.0-3.7-0.7
 
Key Stats
NAV
03/04/2025
 GBX 99.92
Day Change -1.72%
Morningstar Category™ Latin America Equity
IA (formerly IMA) Sector Latin America
ISIN GB00B4R0SD95
Fund Size (Mil)
02/04/2025
 GBP 73.41
Share Class Size (Mil)
03/04/2025
 GBP 70.70
Max Initial Charge -
Ongoing Charge
11/02/2025
  1.13%
Morningstar Research
Analyst Report26/03/2025
Harsh Jain, Senior Analyst
Morningstar, Inc

Abrdn Latin American Equity continues to benefit from the depth of analytical resource and collegial approach. However, the strategy’s quality characteristics have deteriorated, which leaves some question marks over execution of the process. As a...

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Performance
Price
Investment Objective: abrdn Latin American Equity Fund I Acc
To generate growth over the long term (5 years or more) by investing in Latin American equities (company shares). The fund will invest at least 70% in equities and equity related securities of companies listed, incorporated or domiciled in Latin American countries or companies that derive a significant proportion of their revenues or profits from Latin American operations or have a significant proportion of their assets there.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)03/04/2025
YTD7.92
3 Years Annualised-5.13
5 Years Annualised6.97
10 Years Annualised2.44
12 Month Yield 4.76
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Eduardo Figueiredo
14/02/2011
Nick Robinson
07/02/2011
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Inception Date
01/10/2012

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
MSCI EM Latin America 10/40 +3% NR GBPMorningstar EM Americas TME NR USD
Portfolio Profile for  abrdn Latin American Equity Fund I Acc28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock98.000.0098.00
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash3.591.592.00
Other0.000.000.00
Top 5 Regions%
Latin America98.63
Canada1.37
United States0.00
United Kingdom0.00
Eurozone0.00
Top 5 Sectors%
Industrials21.81
Financial Services20.26
Basic Materials16.20
Consumer Defensive13.22
Energy9.81
Top 5 HoldingsSector%
Itausa Investimentos ITAU SA Par... IndustrialsIndustrials7.95
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras... EnergyEnergy6.76
Vale SABasic MaterialsBasic Materials5.78
Wal - Mart de Mexico SAB de CVConsumer DefensiveConsumer Defensive5.58
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Class BBasic MaterialsBasic Materials5.28
abrdn Latin American Equity Fund I Acc
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  abrdn Latin American Equity Fund I Acc
Category:  Latin America Equity
Category Index:  Morningstar EM Americas TME NR USD
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-4.6916.97-17.51-13.5016.2020.85-27.939.06
+/- Category-1.861.79-1.30-2.030.26-0.91-2.06-0.20
+/- Category Index-4.552.61-0.57-4.95--5.01-3.72-0.68
% Rank in Category6928586264657862
Trailing Returns (GBP)03/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-1.72   -1.70-2.08
1 Week-2.24   -1.21-2.08
1 Month-0.43   -3.68-6.15
3 Months6.02   -2.97-5.47
6 Months-7.31   -4.82-6.66
YTD7.92   -2.40-3.56
1 Year-18.43   -3.24-6.32
3 Years Annualised-5.13   -1.88-4.17
5 Years Annualised6.97   -2.24-5.28
10 Years Annualised2.44   -0.16-1.53
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
20259.06---
2024-4.07-12.68-1.31-12.82
20232.088.37-2.3811.92
202227.26-16.3712.55-2.99
2021-6.0113.13-14.65-4.69
2020-43.1123.65-7.5726.88
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)28/02/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearAverageLow3 star
5-YearAverageBelow Average3 star
10-YearAverageAbove Average3 star
Overall*AverageAverage3 star
 
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Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev17.86 %
3-Yr Mean Return-3.15 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.40
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar EM Americas TME NR USD  MSCI EM Latin America NR USD
3-Yr Beta0.880.87
3-Yr Alpha-4.75-4.38
 
Investment Style Details28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
SizeRel to Cat
Average Mkt Cap (Mil)GBP 12063-
Market Capitalisation% of Equity
Giant40.10
Large43.85
Medium11.06
Small4.98
Micro0.00
Valuations and Growth RatesEquity PortfolioRelative to Category
Price/Prospective Earnings8.941.09
Price/Book1.421.11
Price/Sales1.551.57
Price/Cash Flow5.331.32
Dividend-Yield Factor5.640.87
 
Long-Term Projected Earnings Growth7.450.89
Historical Earnings Growth9.061.66
Sales Growth10.67-8.51
Cash-Flow Growth12.950.32
Book-Value Growth12.311.41
 
Asset Allocation28/02/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock98.000.0098.00
Bond0.000.000.00
Property0.000.000.00
Cash3.591.592.00
Other0.000.000.00
World Regions28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
United States0.000.00
Canada1.372.01
Latin America98.631.02
United Kingdom0.000.00
Eurozone0.000.00
Europe - ex Euro0.00-
Europe - Emerging0.00-
Africa0.00-
Middle East0.00-
Japan0.000.00
Australasia0.00-
Asia - Developed0.00-
Asia - Emerging0.00-
 
Sector Weightings28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
Basic MaterialsBasic Materials16.201.32
Consumer CyclicalConsumer Cyclical2.340.27
Financial ServicesFinancial Services20.260.68
Real EstateReal Estate2.720.94
Consumer DefensiveConsumer Defensive13.221.08
HealthcareHealthcare3.842.03
UtilitiesUtilities8.011.22
Communication ServicesCommunication Services1.801.23
EnergyEnergy9.811.06
IndustrialsIndustrials21.811.70
 
Top 10 Holdings28/02/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings36
Total Number of Bond Holdings0
Assets in Top 10 Holdings52.92
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Itausa Investimentos ITAU SA Particip... 310Brazil7.95
Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras Part... 309Brazil6.76
Vale SA101Brazil5.78
Wal - Mart de Mexico SAB de CV205Mexico5.58
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Class B101Mexico5.28
Credicorp Ltd103Peru4.71
Nu Holdings Ltd Ordinary Shares Class A103Brazil4.63
Arca Continental SAB de CV205Mexico4.30
Banco Santander Chile ADR103Chile4.01
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Est... 207Brazil3.91
 
 
Management
Name of Companyabrdn Fund Managers Limited
Phone-
Websitehttps://www.abrdn.com/en-gb
Address280 Bishopsgate
 London   EC2M 4AG
 United Kingdom
DomicileUnited Kingdom
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date01/10/2012
Fund Advisor(s)
abrdn Investments Limited
Fund ManagerEduardo Figueiredo
Manager Start Date14/02/2011
Career Start Year2006
Education
Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado - FAAP, BA
 
Biography
Eduardo Figueiredo is a Director and Head of Brazilian Equities, focusing on the managment of Latin American Equities strategies as part of the Global Emerging Markets Equity Team. Prior to joining Aberdeen Asset Management in February 2011, Eduardo worked at Maua Sekular Investimentos (renamed Maua Capital), a Brazilian Asset Manager. After his initial years as a trainee on the Operations, Macroeconomic Research and Equities he became an Equity Analyst and Portfolio Manager. Eduardo has a BA in Business Administration from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado - FAAP, São Paulo. He is a CFA charterholder.
Fund ManagerNick Robinson
Manager Start Date07/02/2011
Career Start Year2000
Education
Lincoln College, M.A.
 
Biography
Nick Robinson is a Senior Investment Director on the Global Emerging Markets Equity team at abrdn. Nick joined the company in 2000 and spent eight years on the North American Equities team, including three years based in the US offices. In 2008 he joined the Global Emerging Markets Equity team. Nick relocated to São Paulo in 2009 to start Aberdeen’s operations in Brazil. In 2016 he returned to London. Nick graduated with an MSc in Chemistry from Lincoln College, Oxford and is a CFA charterholder.
Fund ManagerBrunella Isper
Manager Start Date07/02/2011
Career Start Year2009
Education
Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP, BPA
 
Biography
Brunella Isper is an Investment Manager on the Global Emerging Markets Equity Team. Brunella joined Aberdeen in 2010 from Bresser Asset Management where she worked as an Equity Research Analyst. Brunella graduated with a Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP, Brazil. She is a CFA charterholder.
Fund ManagerMubashira Bukhari Khwaja
Manager Start Date07/02/2011
Career Start Year2007
Education
Singapore Management University, MSc
Lahore University of Management Sciences, MSc
 
Biography
Mubashira Bukhari Khwaja is an Investment Director on the Global Emerging Markets Equity team. She joined Aberdeen Asset Management in 2007 after two years in the banking industry. Mubashira graduated with MSc in Wealth Management from Singapore Management University and MSc in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences. Mubashira is a CFA charterholder. CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute
Fund ManagerTiago Rodrigues
Manager Start Date13/02/2014
Career Start Year2010
Education
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, BSc
 
Biography
Tiago Rodrigues de Lourenço is an Investment Manager on the Global Emerging Markets Equity team. Tiago joined the company in 2012 as an Intern and later joined the graduate rotation scheme. Tiago graduated with a BSc in Business Administration and International Trade from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and is a CFA charterholder.
Fund ManagerIvan Kleimann
Manager Start Date01/03/2016
Career Start Year2015
Education
funda, B.A.
 
Biography
Ivan Kleimann is an Investment Manager on the Global Emerging Markets Equity team. Ivan joined Aberdeen in 2016 from Constellation Asset Management where he worked as an Equity Research Intern. Ivan graduated with a BA in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP, Brazil.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Chargen/a
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge1.00%
Ongoing Charge1.13%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial1000000  GBP
Additional50000  GBP
Savings50  GBP
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes