Principal Age 65 Plus Fund
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Objective |
To provide stable growth for the retirement savings to members by investing in a globally diversified manner. The fund is denominated in Hong Kong dollars. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a unit trust APIF, Principal Unit Trust Umbrella Fund - Principal Age 65 Plus Fund, which in turn invests in two or more passively or actively managed approved ITCISs and / or unit trust APIFs as allowed under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (General) Regulation. |
Asset Allocation |
Global Equities Securities |
15 - 25%
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Global Debt Securities |
65 - 85%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits) |
0 - 10%
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Geographic Allocation |
No prescribed allocation |
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Principal Core Accumulation Fund
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Objective |
To provide capital growth to members by investing in a globally diversified manner. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a unit trust APIF, Principal Unit Trust Umbrella Fund - Principal Core Accumulation Fund, which in turn invests in two or more passively or actively managed approved ITCISs and / or unit trust APIFs as allowed under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (General) Regulation. |
Asset Allocation |
Global Equities Securities |
55 - 65%
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Global Debt Securities |
25 - 45%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits) |
0 - 10%
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Geographic Allocation |
No prescribed allocation |
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Default Investment Strategy ("DIS")
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Objective |
The MPF default investment strategy ("DIS") is a ready-made investment arrangement mainly designed for those members who are not interested or do not wish to make an investment choice, and is also available as an investment choice itself for members who find it suitable for their own circumstances. |
Investment Portfolio |
The DIS aims to balance the long term effects of risk and return through investing in two Constituent Funds, namely the Principal Core Accumulation Fund and the Principal Age 65 Plus Fund, according to the pre-set allocation percentages at different ages. |

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Objective |
To guarantee the capital value of the contributions, and to earn a competitive short-term rate of return. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in an insurance policy Approved Pooled Investment Fund ("Policy APIF") which will in turn invests in mainly a portfolio of short duration securities.
(Investments in the Policy APIF are subject to the credit risk of Principal) |
Asset Allocation |
Debt Securities |
0 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits) |
0 - 100%
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Geographic Allocation |
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* Principal Capital Guaranteed Fund
Principal, the Guarantor of the Principal Capital Guaranteed Fund under this Scheme, will provide a guarantee to ensure the unit value of the fund will never decrease. Prior to 30 December 2011, under the indirect charge option (i.e. the Class I Units after 30 December 2011), part of the management fee is asset based which is deducted from the net asset value of the fund, while the remaining part is payable by deducting units from member's account. As such, capital may not be guaranteed in absolute term for scheme members under the indirect charge option before 30 December 2011. For details, please refer to the sections "How guarantee works" and "Fees and Charges" of the Principal Brochure of the Scheme.
Subject to the sole discretion of the Trustee, (i) the Class D Units will not be available to employers, employees and self-employed persons who join the Scheme on or after 1 October 2004; and (ii) personal account members and SVC members will be subject to Class I Units only.

Principal Long Term Guaranteed Fund** |
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Objective |
To provide a competitive long-term total rate of return, while also providing a minimum guaranteed average annual return over the career of the members. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Policy APIF which will in turn invest in two or more Approved Pooled Investment Funds ("APIFs") and/or Approved Index-Tracking Collective Investment Schemes ("ITCIS"). The underlying investments will consist of debt and equity securities which may be denominated in HK dollars, US dollars or other currencies.
(Investments in the Policy APIF are subject to the credit risk of Principal)
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
10 - 55%
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Debt Securities |
25 - 90%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 20%
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Geographic Allocation |
United States and Greater China
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40 - 100%
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Other Asia
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0 - 50%
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Europe
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0 - 50%
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Other Countries
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0 - 50%
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** Principal Long Term Guaranteed Fund
Principal, the Guarantor of the Principal Long Term Guaranteed Fund under this Scheme, will only provide a guarantee of capital and a prescribed guarantee rate of return in certain specified circumstances. Your investments are subject to the credit risk of Principal.
The guarantee of capital and return will only be offered if the contributions in the fund are withdrawn upon the occurrence of a "qualifying event", which is the receipt by the Trustee of a valid claim of all the accrued benefits of the member upon satisfying any of the following conditions:
(a) Attainment of the normal retirement age or retirement at or after the early retirement age but before the normal retirement age
(b) Total incapacity
(c) Terminal illness
(d) Death
(e) Permanent departure from Hong Kong
(f) Claim of "small balance"
The above conditions (a) to (f) apply to employee members, self-employed persons, Special Voluntary Contributions members and "personal account members".
(g) Termination of the member's employment (regardless of the reason of termination) and the continuous period for which the member has been investing in the fund up to and including the last date of his employment ("qualifying period") is at least 36 complete months. The qualifying period in respect of a member will also be re-set to zero if the member (or his personal representative) effects a redemption, switching out or withdrawal of the units of the fund other than upon the occurrence of a qualifying event. For the avoidance of doubt, condition (g) does not apply to self-employed persons or personal account members.
If a redemption, switching out or withdrawal of units of the fund is effected by a member other than upon the occurrence of a qualifying event as stated above, the guarantee will be affected and the member's investments in this fund will be subject to market fluctuation and investment risks. Please refer to page 12 of the Principal Brochure under the section "Provision of Guarantee" for details of the guarantee conditions.

Principal MPF Conservative Fund*** |
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Objective |
To at least earn a net return equal to the "prescribed savings rate" (which is broadly the average rate of interest on a Hong Kong dollar savings account) determined by the MPFA. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a unit trust Approved Pooled Investment Fund ("Unit Trust APIF") which will consist of a portfolio of bank deposits, short duration securities and high quality money market instruments denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
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Asset Allocation |
Certificates of Deposit |
0 - 95%
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Debt Securities |
0 - 95%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits) |
0 - 100%
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Geographic Allocation |
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*** Principal MPF Conservative Fund
Principal MPF Conservative Fund under this Scheme is not a guaranteed fund and does not guarantee the repayment of capital. Fees and charges of MPF conservative fund can be deducted from either (i) the assets of the fund or (ii) members' account by way of unit deduction. This Fund uses method (i) and, therefore, unit prices/net asset value/fund performance quoted have incorporated the impact of fees and charges.

Principal HK Dollar Savings Fund |
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Objective |
To earn a competitive short-to-medium term rate of return. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will invest in a portfolio of high quality Hong Kong dollar short-to-medium duration debt securities. The Unit Trust APIF may also hold assets denominated in US dollars or other currencies.
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Asset Allocation |
Short-to-medium Duration Debt Securities (e.g. certificates of deposits) |
60 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments
(e.g. bills and deposits) |
0 - 40%
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Geographic Allocation |
Hong Kong
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70 - 100%
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United States
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0 - 30%
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Europe
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0 - 30%
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Others
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0 - 20%
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Note: Investment in the Principal HK Dollar Savings Fund is different from placing deposits with a bank or deposit-taking company and is not protected by the Deposit Protection Scheme. Investments in this Fund will be subject to investment risks.

Principal Hong Kong Bond Fund |
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Objective |
To provide a return consisting of income and capital growth over medium to long term. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will primarily invest at least 70% of its assets in Hong Kong debt securities (rated or unrated^ ), including (but not limited to) sovereign and/or non-sovereign, floating and/or fixed, of varing maturities issued by the government or by multi-lateral agencies or by companies, and denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
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Asset Allocation |
Debt Securities |
70 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments(e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
Hong Kong |
70- 100%
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Other
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0 - 30%
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Risk / Return Profile# |
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^ Investment in unrated debt securities is only limited to those issued by the "exempt authority" within the definition of Section 7 of Schedule 1 to the MPF Regulation.

Principal International Bond Fund |
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Objective |
To protect and maximise real asset value in terms of international purchasing power. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will in turn invest in another APIF which invests mainly in a portfolio of debt securities, both sovereign and non-sovereign, of varying maturities and denominated in the world's major currencies.
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Asset Allocation |
Debt Securities |
70 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
United States |
15 - 65% |
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Italy |
0 - 50%
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France
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0 - 50% |
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Japan |
0 - 50%
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Germany |
0 - 50% |
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Canada |
0 - 20% |
Hong Kong |
0 - 50% |
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Other countries(each) |
0 - 20% |
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Principal Stable Yield Fund |
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Objective |
To seek long-term growth of capital through investing in a balanced portfolio. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will in turn invest in two or more APIFs and/or ITCIS. Through these underlying investments, the fund will invest primarily in equities and debt securities of different countries. The fund will provide an international exposure with relatively more emphasis on debt investments.
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
0 - 60%
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Debt Securities |
20 - 90%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
Asia |
0 - 75% |
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South America |
0 - 10%
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Europe |
0 - 75% |
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Africa/ Middle East |
0 - 10%
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North America |
0 - 80% |
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Others |
0 - 20% |
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Risk / Return Profile# |

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Principal Long Term Accumulation Fund |
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Objective |
To earn a competitive long-term total rate of return through investing in a balanced portfolio. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will in turn invest in two or more APIFs and/or ITCIS.
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
20 - 80%
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Debt Securities |
15 - 75%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 20%
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Geographic Allocation |
United States
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15 - 100%
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Asia
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0 - 85%
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Europe
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0 - 30%
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Others
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0 - 20%
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Principal Global Growth Fund |
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Objective |
To seek long-term growth of capital through investing in a balanced portfolio. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will in turn invest in two or more APIFs and/or ITCIS. Through these underlying investments, the fund will invest primarily in equities and debt securities of different countries. The fund will normally target a larger allocation to equity investments than debt securities.
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
30 - 90%
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Debt Securities |
10 - 70%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g. bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
Asia |
0 - 75% |
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South America |
0 - 10%
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Europe |
0 - 75% |
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Africa/ Middle East |
0 - 10%
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North America |
0 - 80% |
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Others |
0 - 20% |
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Risk / Return Profile# |

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Principal U.S. Equity Fund |
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Objective |
To achieve capital growth over the long-term by investing in U.S. equity markets.
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Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will in turn invest in another APIF which consists primarily of U.S. equities and can include exposure to cash and short-term investments.
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
70 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
United States |
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70 - 100%
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Hong Kong |
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0 - 30%
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Others |
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0 - 20%
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Principal Asian Equity Fund |
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Objective |
To achieve capital growth over the long-term by investing in Asian equity markets. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will in turn invest in another APIF which consists primarily of Asian equities and can include exposure to cash and short-term investments.
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
70 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
Hong Kong |
0 - 65% |
China |
0 - 40%
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South Korea |
0 - 65% |
Indonesia |
0 - 40%
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Malaysia |
0 - 40% |
Philippines |
0 - 40% |
Singapore |
0 - 40% |
Thailand |
0 - 40% |
Taiwan |
0 - 40% |
India |
0 - 40% |
Others |
0 - 20% |
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Risk / Return Profile# |

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Principal China Equity Fund |
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Objective |
To achieve capital growth over the long term by investing mainly in China-related equities. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will invest primarily in equities issued by companies with exposure in different sectors of economies in People's Republic of China (Mainland China). A majority of the equities will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and may include exposure to stocks listed on other exchanges within the applicable regulatory limits. |
Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
70 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
People's Republic of China (Mainland China)
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70 - 100%
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Other countries
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0 - 30%
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Principal Hang Seng Index Tracking Fund |
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Objective |
To provide investment results that closely correspond to the performance of the Hang Seng Index through investing all or substantially all of the fund's assets in units of The Tracker Fund of Hong Kong. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in The Tracker Fund of Hong Kong, which will in turn invest all or substantially all of its assets in equity securities listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited.
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
90 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits)
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0 - 10%
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Geographic Allocation |
Hong Kong
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20 - 80%
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China
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20 - 80%
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Principal Hong Kong Equity Fund |
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Objective |
To achieve capital growth over the long-term by investing mainly in Hong Kong equity markets. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will invest primarily in listed equities issued by companies established in Hong Kong or by companies whose shares are listed in Hong Kong. The APIF may also invest in listed equities issued by companies which have business in Hong Kong. The fund may hold cash and short-term investments. |
Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
70 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
Hong Kong
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30 - 100%
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China
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0 - 50%
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Others
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0 - 30%
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Principal International Equity Fund |
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Objective |
To seek capital growth over the long-term through investing mainly in equity markets around the world. |
Investment Portfolio |
Invest in a Unit Trust APIF which will in turn invest in another APIF which consists of mainly equity securities selected from investment markets around the world and can include exposure to cash and short-term investments.
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Asset Allocation |
Equity Securities |
70 - 100%
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Cash & Short-term Investments (e.g.bills and deposits) |
0 - 30%
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Geographic Allocation |
Europe |
0 - 60% |
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North America |
0 - 65%
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Asia |
0 - 50% |
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Middle East |
0 - 20%
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South America |
0 - 50% |
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Africa |
0 - 20% |
Others |
0 - 20% |
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Risk / Return Profile# |

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NOTE:
Investors should note that (i) the above ranges of asset and geographic allocations are for indication only and long term allocations may vary with changing market conditions; and (ii) the geographic allocation for equity investments is classified by the principal place of business of the issuers and the geographic allocation for debt investments is classified by their currency denomination.
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