Overview
Asia Dragon Trust (formerly Edinburgh Dragon : EFM) aims to achieve long term capital growth through investment in the Far East. The company’s benchmark index is the MSCI All Country Asia (ex Japan) Index. Investments are made in stock markets in the region, with the exception of Japan and Australasia, principally in large companies. When appropriate, the trust will utilise gearing to maximise long term returns.
We have written notes that explain how the fund works:
“Returning to form“, published in August 2016, looks at how Asia Dragon is focused on the Asia ex Japan region and how quality has not been rewarded due to very low interest rates
“An artificial reality?“, published in April 2016, the managers believe that policies of central banks and governments have created environments where valuations are no longer based on reality
“Focused on quality“, published in September 2015, notes how Asia Dragon is managed and the makeup of its current portfolio positioning
You can access the manager’s website here
Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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12 Nov 2020 6 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – November 2020
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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19 Jun 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s weekly roundup 19 June 2020
James Carthew’s weekly news roundup show for Friday, 19 June, covers investing in batteries, Tritax Big Box REIT’s new shed for Amazon, the potential demise of Gabelli Value Plus+ (we always hated the ‘+’), why Lindsell Train’s managers should have taken the performance fee that they earned and European Opportunities big loss on Wirecard. It also […]
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07 May 2020 6 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – May 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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24 Jan 2020 28 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review – 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
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06 Dec 2019 7 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 2019
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Polar Capital and Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you […]
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07 Jun 2019 7 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – June 2019
Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the […]
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15 Apr 2019 8 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019 QuotedData news Through the first quarter of 2019, global equities largely clawed back the losses suffered over the final weeks of 2018. How much longer this ten-year bull market can sustain itself is the subject of much debate. US interest rate rises have stalled, reflecting growing cautiousness. Elsewhere, […]
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19 Dec 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – December 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – December 2018 is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Extract from ‘winners and losers’ The Californian wildfires took their toll on CatCo Reinsurance as it […]
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QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 2018
QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any […]
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16 Oct 2018 2 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Third Quarter 2018 Global equities delivered positive returns over the third quarter of 2018. This was principally because of strength in the US market. Political uncertainty and concerns about global trade held back other regions. Generally, government bond yields rose over the quarter. The UK equity market fell as the Bank of […]
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11 Jun 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s Economic round up – June 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – June 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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25 Apr 2018 2 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 – Global equity markets declined in the first quarter of 2018. Concerns about US interest rate rises were the feature of the first half of the quarter. However, worries about global trade took over in the second part, particularly […]
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13 Mar 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – March 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of February 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Equity markets continued to run up in early February, supported by strong corporate earnings […]
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07 Feb 2018 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of January 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. The oil price was up again over the month and this helped propel […]
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10 Jan 2018 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – January 2018
QuotedData investment companies roundup – January 2018 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of December 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. January Investment Companies Roundup Winners and losers in December Infrastructure India’s share price […]
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11 Dec 2017 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of November 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in November There were no […]
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28 Sep 2017 1 min read
Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent
Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) is designed for investors who want exposure to, what the managers are convinced is, the compelling investment opportunity that emerging markets provide. Its managers believe that they have built a portfolio of funds, managed by best-of-breed and, often, hard to access […]
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Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent
Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) is designed for investors who want exposure to, what the managers are convinced is, the compelling investment opportunity that emerging markets provide. Its managers believe that they have built a portfolio of funds, managed by best-of-breed and, often, hard to access […]
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14 Sep 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. September Investment Companies Roundup Winners and losers in August Ashmore Global’s […]
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31 Jan 2017 1 min read
QuotedData – 2016 review of the year
Our review of 2016 includes performance data, significant moves in discounts and premiums, money raised and money handed back, major news stories and links to the research we have published including our guide to investment companies. 2016 Annual roundup
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10 Oct 2016 2 min read
Pacific Horizon – Brave new world
Marten & Co published an update on the company entitled Pacific Horizon – Brave new world The company’s performance has started to improve over the past few months, yet Baillie Gifford’s Ewan Markson-Brown and Roderick Snell, thinks that there is still considerable potential for the portfolio. He believes that some of the themes that he […]
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1 min read
Pacific Horizon – Brave new world
Pacific Horizon’s (PHI)’s performance has started to improve over the past few months, yet the manager thinks that there is still considerable potential for the portfolio. He believes that some of the themes that he is focusing on could radically alter all our lives and that many Asian companies will be at the forefront of […]
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09 Aug 2016 2 min read
Edinburgh Dragon – Returning to form
Edinburgh Dragon – Returning to form is Marten & Co’s latest update note on the fund, published in August 2016 Edinburgh Dragon Trust (EFM) is the largest and one of the most liquid investment companies focused on the Asia ex Japan region. Its strong focus on quality has served it well over the long term. […]
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1 min read
Edinburgh Dragon – Returning to form
Edinburgh Dragon Trust (EFM) is the largest and one of the most liquid investment companies focused on the Asia ex Japan region. Its strong focus on quality has served it well over the long term. EFM’s manager says that an environment of very low interest rates has distorted markets, with the result that EFM’s focus […]
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19 Apr 2016 2 min read
Edinburgh Dragon – An artificial reality?
Edinburgh Dragon – An artificial reality? Edinburgh Dragon Trust (EFM) is the largest and one of the most easily tradeable investment companies in the AIC’s Asia ex Japan sector. The fund manager aims to buy high-quality companies at attractive valuations – an approach that has been applied consistently for many years. The manager believes that […]
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1 min read
Edinburgh Dragon – An artificial reality?
Please click the link above to access our latest research on Edinburgh Dragon Edinburgh Dragon Trust (EFM) is the largest and one of the most easily tradeable investment companies in the AIC’s Asia ex Japan sector. The fund manager aims to buy high-quality companies at attractive valuations – an approach that has been applied consistently […]
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21 Mar 2016 2 min read
Pacific Horizon – investor in Asian growth
Pacific Horizon – investor in Asian growth Marten and Co publishes its first initiation of coverage note on Pacific Horizon (PHI) The company is unashamedly a growth fund and its Asia-focused portfolio has significant overweight exposures to technology and biotechnology. However, it would appear that, investors are shying away from Asia because of weak Chinese growth and […]
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11 Sep 2015 1 min read
Edinburgh Dragon – Focused on Quality
Edinburgh Dragon – Focused on Quality Marten and Co publishes its first initiation of coverage note on Edinburgh Dragon (EFM) Edinburgh Dragon (EFM) has some natural advantages as the largest and one of the most liquid Asian investment companies. Its focus on buying high quality companies at attractive valuations appears to have served it well […]
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1 min read
Edinburgh Dragon – Focused on Quality
Edinburgh Dragon (EFM) has some natural advantages as the largest and one of the most liquid Asian investment companies. Its focus on buying high quality companies at attractive valuations appears to have served it well over the long term but in recent years its performance has lagged its peer group. However, the manager believes current […]
News
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30 Oct 2020 4 min read
Asia Dragon held back by defensive holdings and exposure to India and Singapore
Asia Dragon (DGN) reported annual results to 31 August 2020. The trust, previously known as Edinburgh Dragon, delivered an NAV increase of 4.7% and a market return of 4% (both on a total return basis). DGN’s benchmark, the MSCI Asia ex Japan index, fared better, returning 10.9%. DGN’s manager said that much of the stock market exuberance was fuelled […]
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04 Nov 2019 3 min read
New name for Edinburgh Dragon
We woke this morning to annual results from Asia Dragon Trust – which was a bit confusing as it is not a fund we have ever heard of – turns out that Edinburgh Dragon’s board decided to change the name of the trust with immediate effect – the ticker becomes DGN. Given that this is […]
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08 May 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 8 May 2019
JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) reported annual results covering the period to February 28, 2019. The company, which mainly invests in US and European microcap companies and US real estate, delivered an NAV return of +0.6%. David Zalaznick, JZCP’s co-founder and investment adviser, said: “We are pleased with the continued strong underlying performance of the US and European microcap […]
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3 min read
Edinburgh Dragon picks some winners in China while Korea and India lag
Edinburgh Dragon picks some winners in China while Korea and India lag – Edinburgh Dragon Trust (EFM) has reported half-year results this morning, covering the period to Ferbruary 28, 2019. Total return NAV was down 1.1% and the share price up 1.2% in the comparison period to August 31, 2018. Moutai a highlight EFM’s chairman, […]
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01 Feb 2019 5 min read
Aberdeen Emerging: underlying managers struggled in 2018
Aberdeen Emerging: underlying managers struggled in 2018 – Aberdeen Emerging Markets underperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over the year to the end of October 2018, returning -12.4% in NAV terms against -9.0% for the benchmark. The discount widened, leaving shareholders with a return of -15.7%. total dividends of 21p were paid in accordance with the […]
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02 Nov 2018 2 min read
Edinburgh Dragon offers 30% tender offer
Edinburgh Dragon offers 30% tender offer – Edinburgh Dragon Trust has released its results or the year ended 31 August 2018. The trust’s NAV total return for the year came in a whisker ahead of the return on its benchmark (2.3% versus 2.2%). The shares did a bit better, returning 3.4% as the discount narrowed a little. […]
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02 Nov 2017 5 min read
Aberdeen stays as manager of Edinburgh Dragon on a reduced fee
Aberdeen stays as manager of Edinburgh Dragon on a reduced fee – Edinburgh Dragon says that, for the year ended 31 August 2017, the NAV rose by 21.6% on a total return basis. However, this performance was less than the benchmark’s increase of 27.2% in sterling terms. Following concerns over performance, the Board undertook a detailed […]
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03 Nov 2016 4 min read
Edinburgh Dragon’s performance picks up
For the year to 31 August 2016, Edinburgh Dragon’s NAV rose by 31.9% on a total return basis. This was slightly less than the MSCI All Country Asia (ex Japan) Index ‘s increase of 33.0% in sterling terms. Most of these returns were generated in the second half of the year when Edinburgh Dragon’s performance picked up, […]
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19 Aug 2016 1 min read
EDINBURGH DRAGON TRUST: Investment trust roars back with 40% gain in six months
The good times are returning for shareholders in Edinburgh Dragon, an investment trust that seeks to generate returns from investing across diverse Far Eastern stock markets. After making a number of mistakes two to three years ago, the management team, led by Singapore-based Adrian Lim, is back on form. Over the past six months, the […]
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21 Dec 2015 5 min read
Henderson Alternative Strategies sees performance pick up in second half
Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2015. During the period, the Company delivered a NAV total return of -5.0% compared with a 0.8% rise in its FTSE World Total Return Index global equity benchmark. However, the board say that they are very encouraged to see that […]
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The best investment trusts for investing in Asia right now
Chinese volatility in early August and the ‘Black Monday’ falls that followed may seem like big enough warning signals to avoid investing in Asia altogether. However, it is worth remembering that for most countries in the Asia (ex-Japan) region expected long-term growth remains attractive relative to more developed economies, and the region has much more […]
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03 Nov 2015 4 min read
Edinburgh Dragon’s China underweight impacts performance
Edinburgh Dragon Trust has announced its final results for the year ended 31 August 2015. During the year the trust’s NAV fell 12.4%, in total return terms, underperforming its MSCI All Country Asia (ex Japan) benchmark which fell 9.1% (all in sterling terms). During the period, the share price fell by 12.8% to 235.8p, as […]
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30 Apr 2015 1 min read
Chinese underweight contributes to Edinburgh Dragon’s mild underperformance
Edinburgh Dragon‘s recent half yearly results report a rise in NAV of 3.7% during the six-months to 28 February 2015, underperforming its MSCI All-Countries Asia (ex-Japan) Index which rose 5.9% (all in Sterling adjusted terms). The company reports that this was due to be underweight China (the Chinese stock market outperformed the broader region during […]
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04 Nov 2014 1 min read
Edinburgh Dragon hurt by Standard Chartered and City Developments
EFM : Edinburgh Dragon hurt by Standard Chartered and City Developments Edinburgh Dragon underperformed its benchmark over the year that ended on 31 August 2014, delivering a 10.4% return on net assets as compared to a 13.2% return, in Sterling terms, on the MSCI All Countries Asia ex Japan Index. The report says the problem […]
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30 Apr 2014 1 min read
Edinburgh Dragon : EFM – half year figures
Edinburgh Dragon’s figures for the six months ended 28 February 2014 show a fall of 5% I total return terms for the company’s net assert value – 4% worse than the 1% fall in its benchmark index. The Chairman attributes this Edinburgh Dragon’s holdings in Greater China and Singapore.