• NAV at the year end of 44.41p per share (2020: 46.35p), after dividend payments totalling 3.00p per share during the year
• Deployment of £6.91 million during the year, including new investments in 20 private and AIM quoted companies
The financial year to 28 February 2021 has been a period of significant challenge and uncertainty dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This public health crisis has had a wide-reaching impact across our society, and the Directors thoughts are with all of those who have been affected.
Despite the economic disruption experienced during the year, it is encouraging to report that your Company has continued to make positive progress, with NAV total return increasing to 144.32p per share. This reflects the strength and resilience of the investee portfolio, where most companies successfully adjusted their business models to enable them to continue to operate under the lockdown restrictions. Further progress
Fidelity Asian Values Plc - Half-year Report
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Financial Highlights:
The Company s NAV rose by +22.5% over the six-month period.
The Company s share price increased by +27.7% compared with a +20.0% return of the Comparative Index.
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Anna-Marie Davis
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Over the six month period ended 31 January 2021, the net asset value ( NAV ) of Fidelity Asian Values PLC rose by 22.5% and the share price by 27.7%, compared with a 20.0% return of the Comparative Index. While these numbers are encouraging, longer-term performance is not as strong as I would have hoped for.
In Asia, there was an expectation that investors would rotate out of growth stocks and into value names in the last quarter of 2020 in the hope that value would benefit from an economic recovery. However, this trend has not played out to the extent we expected and stock selection was the key driver of the Company s relative performance.
The financial year to 31 December 2020 has been a very challenging period, during which the COVID-19 pandemic and the protective measures that were subsequently introduced, have had a significant impact on the economy, whilst also affecting the personal and working lives of most people. This global health crisis has had a wide reaching impact across our society and the thoughts of the Directors are with all of those who have been affected.
Against this economic backdrop, it is encouraging to report on the positive progress that has been achieved by your Company, with NAV total return at the year end increasing to 148.93p per share. This growth reflects the strength and resilience of the underlying portfolio, and the ability of investee companies to adapt to the evolving market conditions. The AIM quoted portfolio made a strong contribution to the overall performance with most investee companies reporting positive trading updates, which resulted in share price appreciation. C
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