The Fidelity Funds - Asian High Yield Fund A-ACC-USD page has been refreshed from Fidelity Funds’ April 2026 Hong Kong Extract Prospectus. The PDF fund description is for Asian High Yield Fund.
Investment Objective
The fund aims to achieve capital growth over time and provide a high level of income.
Investment Policy
The fund invests at least 70% of its assets, in high-yielding below investment grade debt securities of issuers, or in high-yielding debt securities of below investment grade issuers, that do most of their business in the Asian region, including emerging m arkets. These securities will be subject to high risk and will not be required to meet a minimum rating standard and may not be rated for creditworthiness by an internationally recognised rating agency. The fund may also invest in money market instruments on an ancillary basis. The fund may invest in the following assets according to the percentages indicated: Listed China onshore bonds (directly and/or indirectly): less than 30% (in aggregate). hybrids and contingent convertible (CoCo) bonds: less than 30%, with less than 20% in CoCos. The fund may also invest in other subordinated financial debt and preference shares. The funds exposure to distressed securities is limited to 10% of its assets.
Investment Process
In actively managing the fund, the Investment Manager uses in-house research and investment capabilities to identify suitable opportunities across bond issuers, sectors, geographies, and security types. This may include an assessment of bond issuers creditworthiness, macroeconomic factors, and valuations. The Investment Manager takes into account Sustainability Risks in its investment process. For more information, see Sustainable Investing and ESG Integration.
Derivatives and Techniques
The fund may use derivatives for hedging, efficient portfolio management and investment purposes. In addition to core derivatives (see How the Funds Use Instruments and Techniques), the fund intends to use TRS. TRS (including CFD) usage Expected 10%; maximum 50%. Securities lending Expected 15%; maximum 30%. Repos/reverse repos Expected 0%; maximum 30%.
Benchmark
J.P. Morgan Asia Credit Non-Investment Grade Index. Used for: investment selection, risk monitoring and performance comparison. The fund invests in securities of the benchmark, however, the management of the fund is discretionary, therefore the fund may invest in securities not included in the benchmark, and its performance over any period may or may not deviate significantly from that of the benchmark.
Base Currency
USD.
Main Risks
- China
- CoCo bonds
- Concentration
- Convertible securities
- Counterparty and collateral
- Credit
- Currency
- Derivatives
- Distressed securities
- Emerging markets
- Hedging
- High yield
- Interest rate
- Investment fund
- Liquidity
- Market
- Operational
Risk Management Method
Commitment.
Source
- Fidelity Funds, April 2026 Hong Kong Extract Prospectus:
data/fidelity/pr.ff.HK-en.HK.pdf