Baltic Equity Fund G
Emerging market equity funds
Fund facts
Value (24-05-2013)0.27705
Assets under management (milj.) (22-05-2013)17,905,041.59
Launch15-04-1998
Base currencyEUR
Minimum investment500 EUR or 30 EUR/month
TER 20122,40 %
Performance based management feeNo
Fund management company-
Distribution of incomeNo
ISINFI0008800867
Domicile
Homepagewww.danskeinvest.fi
Benchmark IndexOMX Baltic Benchmark Cap Gross Index (unofficial)
Portfolio manager88


Benchmark index

OMX Baltic Benchmark Cap Gross Index (unofficial)
Portfolio manager
Danske Capital AS
LC Status Morningstar Rating™ Date Value 1 y 3 y 5 y 10 y Start p.a.        
Date: 30-04-2013 24.05 0.27705 14.59 29.81 -8.79 52.37 3.36 Monthly review Key Investor Information Document Regulations Historical values
Investment policy
Danske Invest Baltic Equity is intended for investors who are looking for an investment solution on the Baltic emerging equity markets that is profitable, professionally managed and well-diversified. The fund is well-suited, for long-term investment, to experienced investors who can accept even substantial changes in the value of the fund from time to time. Due to its higher risk level than that of a normal mutual fund, the fund is recommended only as a small part of a diversified investment portfolio. The recommended investment horizon in the fund is more than five years.

The assets of Danske Invest Baltic Equity are invested in a diversified manner mainly in publicly traded equities whose issuer is a Baltic company, or a company operating in or listed in the Baltic region, or a company that is highly dependent on the economies of the Baltic region. The general performance of the Baltic emerging equity markets is reflected in the value of the fund.
Portfolio manager review
In April the Baltic market was down by 1.4%. Lithuania was up by 0.6%, Estonia was down by 1.0% and Latvia was down by 3.1%. Swedbank was one of the best performing stocks in April up by 7.6% due to the better than expected results. Estonian utility company Tallinna Vesi posted good Q1 results and proposed a dividend of EUR 0.87, equal to a yield of 8.1% , stock was up by 5.8% during the month. Tallink proposed a dividend of EUR 0.05, equal to a yield of 5.1%. Estonian construction company Merko Ehitus proposed a dividend of EUR 0.30, equal to a yield of 4.2%, above than expected. Retail companies Tallinna Kaubamaja and Apranga posted weaker than expected Q1 2013 results, especially on profitability level, mainly due to the cold weather and higher costs. Lithuanian GDP grew by 3.4% in Q1 y-o-y. Fitch rating agency has upgraded its long-term rating on Lithuania to BBB+ from BBB, with the outlook stable. In March retail sales continued to show high growth rates in all three Baltic states y-o-y with +8.8% in Latvia, +7% in Estonia and +4.6% in Lithuania.
Major holdings 30-04-2013
Tallink Group AS8.03%
Linas Agro Group6.60%
Pieno Zvaigzdes6.13%
Apranga5.41%
Olympic Entertainment Group AS4.43%
Tallinna Kaubamaja4.30%
Swedbank AB A4.17%
Merko Ehitus AS (EUR)4.00%
AS Tallinna Vesi3.94%
Grindeks3.38%
OTHER_LIKVIDS49.61%

Sector allocation/asset allocation 30-04-2013
Consumer discretionary23.32%
Consumer staples21.09%
Industrials14.89%
Financials11.98%
Energy5.50%
Health care3.38%
Telecommunication services2.62%
Other17.21%

Country allocation 30-04-2013
Lithuania36.83%
Estonia33.69%
Sweden6.79%
Latvia3.40%
Denmark2.13%
Finland1.96%
Other15.21%
Year Fund (%) Index (%)
1999 14.63 17.23
2000 33.72 6.79
2001 -1.61 -5.38
2002 22.91 23.96
2003 37.05 61.76
2004 38.57 62.37
2005 35.97 60.42
2006 5.56 10.66
2007 -8.87 -5.98
2008 -65.34 -67.04
2009 29.41 45.69
2010 48.43 71.92
2011 -15.85 -18.42
2012 16.82 21.85


Key figures 17-05-2013
Volatility (%)6.265
Sharpe2.347
Tracking error3.649
IR-1.386
Alpha2.761
Beta0.694
Duration-


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